2017 · Week 15
New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers
Dec 17, 2017 · Heinz Field · outdoors · grass
Recap
New England Patriots held off Pittsburgh Steelers 27–24. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Patriots only a 48% shot beforehand. Patriots improve to 11-3; Steelers fall to 11-3. Tom Brady paced the offense with 298 passing yards and 1 TD.
Team stats
| NE | PIT | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | First downs | 21 |
| 375 | Total yards | 424 |
| 298 | Passing yards | 281 |
| 77 | Rushing yards | 143 |
| 22/35 | Comp / Att | 22/30 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 22/35 | 298 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Dion Lewis | 13 | 67 | 1 |
| Rex Burkhead | 4 | 12 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Gronkowski | 9 | 13 | 168 | 0 |
| Dion Lewis | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Brandin Cooks | 4 | 7 | 60 | 1 |
| Danny Amendola | 2 | 4 | 23 | 0 |
| Rex Burkhead | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Dwayne Allen | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| James White | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Kenny Britt | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Phillip Dorsett | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Jacob Hollister | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| James Develin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
PIT
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 22/30 | 281 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Le'Veon Bell | 24 | 117 | 1 |
| James Conner | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| Fitzgerald Toussaint | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le'Veon Bell | 5 | 6 | 48 | 0 |
| JuJu Smith-Schuster | 6 | 6 | 114 | 0 |
| Martavis Bryant | 4 | 6 | 59 | 1 |
| Antonio Brown | 2 | 3 | 24 | 0 |
| Eli Rogers | 1 | 2 | 18 | 1 |
| Xavier Grimble | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Jesse James | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| Darrius Heyward-Bey | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |