2022 · Week 2
New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers
Sep 18, 2022 · Heinz Field · outdoors · grass
Recap
New England Patriots escaped with a 17–14 win over Pittsburgh Steelers. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Patriots only a 40% shot beforehand. Patriots improve to 1-1; Steelers fall to 1-1. Mac Jones was the story of the game with 252 passing yards and 1 TD; 6 rushing yards.
Team stats
| NE | PIT | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | First downs | 16 |
| 376 | Total yards | 259 |
| 252 | Passing yards | 168 |
| 124 | Rushing yards | 91 |
| 21/35 | Comp / Att | 21/33 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 0 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(6:46) 6-N.Folk 28 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-J.Cardona, Holder-7-J.Bailey.
- Q1(5:21) (Shotgun) 10-M.Trubisky pass short right to 18-D.Johnson to PIT 38 for 6 yards (2-J.Mills). FUMBLES (2-J.Mills), RECOVERED by NE-55-J.Uche at PIT 38. 55-J.Uche for 38 yards, TOUCHDOWN. The Replay Official reviewed the fumble ruling, and the play was REVERSED. (Shotgun) 10-M.Trubisky pass short right to 18-D.Johnson to PIT 36 for 4 yards (2-J.Mills).
- Q2(8:38) 9-C.Boswell 36 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-C.Kuntz, Holder-6-P.Harvin.
- Q2(:30) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 10-M.Jones pass deep right to 15-N.Agholor for 44 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q26-N.Folk extra point is GOOD, Center-49-J.Cardona, Holder-7-J.Bailey.
- Q3(9:21) 6-N.Folk 52 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Right, Center-49-J.Cardona, Holder-7-J.Bailey.
- Q3(5:47) 9-C.Boswell 52 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-C.Kuntz, Holder-6-P.Harvin.
- Q3(2:50) 37-D.Harris up the middle for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q36-N.Folk extra point is GOOD, Center-49-J.Cardona, Holder-7-J.Bailey.
- Q4(15:00) (Shotgun) 10-M.Trubisky pass short middle to 88-P.Freiermuth for 8 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Box score
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mac Jones | 21/35 | 252 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mac Jones | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| Damien Harris | 15 | 71 | 1 |
| Rhamondre Stevenson | 9 | 47 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Agholor | 6 | 6 | 110 | 1 |
| Jakobi Meyers | 9 | 13 | 95 | 0 |
| Damien Harris | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| Rhamondre Stevenson | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Kendrick Bourne | 2 | 3 | 16 | 0 |
| Lil'Jordan Humphrey | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Hunter Henry | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DeVante Parker | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonnu Smith | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
PIT
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Trubisky | 21/33 | 168 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Trubisky | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Najee Harris | 15 | 49 | 0 |
| Gunner Olszewski | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| Jaylen Warren | 4 | 15 | 0 |
| Derek Watt | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diontae Johnson | 6 | 10 | 57 | 0 |
| Najee Harris | 5 | 6 | 40 | 0 |
| Chase Claypool | 4 | 6 | 26 | 0 |
| George Pickens | 1 | 2 | 23 | 0 |
| Pat Freiermuth | 4 | 7 | 22 | 1 |
| Jaylen Warren | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |