2026 · Week 2
Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots
Sep 20, 2026 · Gillette Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf
Recap
New England Patriots defeated Pittsburgh Steelers 20–3. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Patriots (66%). Patriots improve to 1-1; Steelers fall to 1-1. Drake Maye paced the offense with 208 passing yards; 17 rushing yards.
Team stats
| PIT | NE | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | First downs | 13 |
| 278 | Total yards | 344 |
| 187 | Passing yards | 208 |
| 91 | Rushing yards | 136 |
| 23/40 | Comp / Att | 14/22 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 4 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(8:29) (Shotgun) 32-T.Henderson left guard for 39 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q18-A.Borregales extra point is GOOD, Center-47-J.Ashby, Holder-19-M.Wishnowsky.
- Q1(4:15) 9-C.Boswell 57 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Left, Center-46-C.Kuntz, Holder-19-C.Johnston.
- Q2(14:18) 8-A.Borregales 30 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-47-J.Ashby, Holder-19-M.Wishnowsky.
- Q2(:05) 9-C.Boswell 56 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-C.Kuntz, Holder-19-C.Johnston.
- Q3(3:55) 8-A.Borregales 47 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Right, Center-47-J.Ashby, Holder-19-M.Wishnowsky.
- Q3(:46) 8-A.Borregales 45 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-47-J.Ashby, Holder-19-M.Wishnowsky.
- Q4(13:46) (Shotgun) 8-A.Rodgers sacked at PIT 21 for -9 yards (90-C.Barmore). FUMBLES (90-C.Barmore) [90-C.Barmore], RECOVERED by NE-91-E.Ponder at PIT 19. 91-E.Ponder for 19 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q48-A.Borregales extra point is GOOD, Center-47-J.Ashby, Holder-19-M.Wishnowsky.
Box score
PIT
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Rodgers | 23/39 | 187 | 0 | 1 |
| Mason Rudolph | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Rodgers | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Jaylen Warren | 11 | 43 | 0 |
| Pat Freiermuth | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Rico Dowdle | 7 | 22 | 0 |
| Travis Homer | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| Mason Rudolph | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Warren | 2 | 4 | 34 | 0 |
| Germie Bernard | 4 | 8 | 35 | 0 |
| Pat Freiermuth | 4 | 5 | 32 | 0 |
| Roman Wilson | 5 | 6 | 28 | 0 |
| DK Metcalf | 4 | 9 | 27 | 0 |
| Rico Dowdle | 2 | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Darnell Washington | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Ben Skowronek | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drake Maye | 14/22 | 208 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drake Maye | 4 | 17 | 0 |
| TreVeyon Henderson | 16 | 76 | 1 |
| Rhamondre Stevenson | 6 | 43 | 0 |
| Corey Kiner | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romeo Doubs | 3 | 4 | 96 | 0 |
| Rhamondre Stevenson | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Hunter Henry | 3 | 5 | 40 | 0 |
| Eli Raridon | 1 | 1 | 30 | 0 |
| Mack Hollins | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| Kyle Williams | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| DeMario Douglas | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Reggie Gilliam | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Efton Chism III | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 |