2001 · Conf. Champ.
New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers
Jan 27, 2002 · Heinz Field · outdoors · grass
Recap
New England Patriots beat Pittsburgh Steelers 24–17. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Patriots had just a 31% chance going in. Troy Brown led the way with 8 catches for 121 yards. Steelers turned it over 4 times to Patriots's 0.
Team stats
| NE | PIT | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | First downs | 18 |
| 284 | Total yards | 313 |
| 217 | Passing yards | 255 |
| 67 | Rushing yards | 58 |
| 22/39 | Comp / Att | 24/42 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 4 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 12/18 | 115 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 10/21 | 102 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Antowain Smith | 15 | 47 | 0 |
| Marc Edwards | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| J.R. Redmond | 3 | 13 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Brown | 8 | 11 | 121 | 0 |
| David Patten | 4 | 11 | 39 | 1 |
| Marc Edwards | 4 | 5 | 26 | 0 |
| Charles Johnson | 2 | 3 | 22 | 0 |
| J.R. Redmond | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Jermaine Wiggins | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Fred Coleman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
PIT
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kordell Stewart | 24/42 | 255 | 0 | 3 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kordell Stewart | 8 | 41 | 0 |
| Hines Ward | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| Amos Zereoue | 4 | 11 | 1 |
| Jerome Bettis | 9 | 8 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaxico Burress | 5 | 12 | 67 | 0 |
| Hines Ward | 6 | 11 | 64 | 0 |
| Amos Zereoue | 4 | 4 | 50 | 0 |
| Jerome Bettis | 2 | 2 | 23 | 0 |
| Troy Edwards | 2 | 4 | 16 | 0 |
| Dan Kreider | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Matt Cushing | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Bobby Shaw | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Jerame Tuman | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |