2025 · Week 3
Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots
Sep 21, 2025 · Gillette Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf
Recap
Pittsburgh Steelers defeated New England Patriots 21–14. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Steelers (53%). Steelers improve to 2-1; Patriots fall to 1-2. Aaron Rodgers paced the offense with 139 passing yards and 2 TDs; 1 rushing yard. Patriots out-gained the opponent 387–203 in total yards. Patriots turned it over 4 times to Steelers's 1.
Team stats
| PIT | NE | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | First downs | 23 |
| 203 | Total yards | 387 |
| 139 | Passing yards | 268 |
| 64 | Rushing yards | 119 |
| 16/23 | Comp / Att | 28/37 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 0 | Sacks taken | 5 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(8:29) 14-K.Gainwell left end for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q19-C.Boswell extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Kuntz, Holder-3-C.Waitman.
- Q2(13:53) (Shotgun) 8-A.Rodgers pass short right to 4-D.Metcalf for 12 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q29-C.Boswell extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Kuntz, Holder-3-C.Waitman.
- Q2(9:04) 10-D.Maye pass short left to 85-H.Henry for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q236-A.Borregales extra point is GOOD, Center-47-J.Ashby, Holder-17-B.Baringer.
- Q4(15:00) (Shotgun) 10-D.Maye pass short middle to 85-H.Henry for 16 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q436-A.Borregales extra point is GOOD, Center-47-J.Ashby, Holder-17-B.Baringer.
- Q4(2:20) (Shotgun) 8-A.Rodgers pass deep left to 19-C.Austin for 17 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q49-C.Boswell extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Kuntz, Holder-3-C.Waitman.
Box score
PIT
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Rodgers | 16/23 | 139 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Rodgers | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Jaylen Warren | 18 | 47 | 0 |
| Kenny Gainwell | 4 | 16 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Warren | 5 | 6 | 34 | 0 |
| Calvin Austin III | 3 | 5 | 34 | 1 |
| DK Metcalf | 3 | 4 | 32 | 1 |
| Jonnu Smith | 3 | 3 | 23 | 0 |
| Kenny Gainwell | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Pat Freiermuth | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drake Maye | 28/37 | 268 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drake Maye | 7 | 45 | 0 |
| Rhamondre Stevenson | 4 | 18 | 0 |
| Antonio Gibson | 7 | 28 | 0 |
| TreVeyon Henderson | 11 | 28 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Henry | 8 | 11 | 90 | 2 |
| Rhamondre Stevenson | 3 | 3 | 38 | 0 |
| Austin Hooper | 2 | 3 | 28 | 0 |
| Kayshon Boutte | 2 | 3 | 28 | 0 |
| TreVeyon Henderson | 3 | 3 | 19 | 0 |
| Mack Hollins | 4 | 4 | 27 | 0 |
| Stefon Diggs | 3 | 3 | 23 | 0 |
| Kyle Williams | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| DeMario Douglas | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 |