2016 · Week 7
New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers
Oct 23, 2016 · Heinz Field · outdoors · grass
Recap
New England Patriots defeated Pittsburgh Steelers 27–16. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Patriots only a 49% shot beforehand. Patriots improve to 6-1; Steelers fall to 4-3. Tom Brady paced the offense with 222 passing yards and 2 TDs; 13 rushing yards.
Team stats
| NE | PIT | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | First downs | 16 |
| 362 | Total yards | 375 |
| 222 | Passing yards | 281 |
| 140 | Rushing yards | 94 |
| 19/26 | Comp / Att | 29/47 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 0 | Sacks taken | 0 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 19/26 | 222 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 5 | 13 | 0 |
| LeGarrette Blount | 24 | 127 | 2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeGarrette Blount | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Rob Gronkowski | 4 | 4 | 93 | 1 |
| Julian Edelman | 9 | 10 | 60 | 0 |
| James White | 2 | 5 | 32 | 1 |
| Chris Hogan | 2 | 2 | 25 | 0 |
| Martellus Bennett | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Malcolm Mitchell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Bolden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
PIT
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landry Jones | 29/47 | 281 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Brown | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Le'Veon Bell | 21 | 81 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Brown | 7 | 11 | 106 | 0 |
| Le'Veon Bell | 10 | 13 | 68 | 0 |
| Cobi Hamilton | 3 | 6 | 36 | 0 |
| Darrius Heyward-Bey | 3 | 7 | 30 | 1 |
| Jesse James | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| Xavier Grimble | 2 | 5 | 14 | 0 |
| David Johnson | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Sammie Coates | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |