Week 1, 2015

played in New England, MA

65 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers31400-17
New England Patriots71777-38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:53 PIT - Chris Boswell 25 field goal
1Q: 06:54 NED - Aaron Dobson 27 pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
2Q: 15:00 NED - Julian Edelman 1 pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
2Q: 11:00 PIT - Le'Veon Bell 6 run (Chris Boswell extra point)
2Q: 07:13 NED - Dion Lewis 1 run (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
2Q: 03:50 NED - Stephen Gostkowski 36 field goal
2Q: 00:28 PIT - DeAngelo Williams 1 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell extra point)
3Q: 03:51 NED - Chris Harper 10 pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
4Q: 02:52 NED - LeGarrette Blount 29 run (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)

Team StatisticsPITNED
Record0-11-0
First Downs2127
- by Rushing27
- by Passing1817
- by Penalty13
Total Net Yards370406
- Offensive Plays7666
- Yards per Play4.876.15
Net Rushing Yards65113
- Rushing Attempts1828
- Yards per Rush3.614.04
Net Passing Yards305293
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt53 - 30 - 137 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards334300
- Sacks/Yards Lost5/291/7
- Yards per Pass Play5.267.71
Fumbles/Lost1/01/1
3rd Down Conversions11/214/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.88.0
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards7/555/50
Punt Returns/Yards3/320/0
Kick Returns/Yards3/673/89
Interception Ret./Yards1/31/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits35
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/13/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 28OWN 28
Time of Possession30:0129:59

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:006:15OWN 211071Field Goal
16:411:53OWN 20423Punt
214:542:05OWN 20841Punt
212:361:45OPP 32432Touchdown
27:070:46OWN 2730Punt
23:443:22OWN 201180Touchdown
313:111:57OWN 12444Punt
310:422:19OPP 3962Punt
33:451:20OWN 223-6Punt
31:193:38OWN 11929Punt
410:491:37OWN 2236Punt
46:420:49OWN 203-6Punt
42:391:45OWN 20842Interception
40:170:17OPP 4912Game
New England Patriots
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
18:452:04OWN 41459Touchdown
14:484:54OWN 191081Touchdown
212:490:13OWN 2010Interception
210:513:44OWN 40760Touchdown
26:212:37OWN 40941Field Goal
20:220:22OWN 201-2Half
315:001:49OWN 43545Fumble
311:140:32OWN 1030Punt
38:234:38OWN 20880Touchdown
32:251:06OWN 433-2Punt
412:411:52OWN 1237Punt
49:122:30OWN 32514Punt
45:533:14OPP 46546Touchdown
40:540:37OWN 53-3Punt

Game MVP: LeGarrette Blount, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

PittsburghAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Le'Veon Bell8151.88801
DeAngelo Williams6183.00700
Ben Roethlisberger2168.00800
Jordan Todman11717.001710
Roosevelt Nix1-1-1.00-100
New EnglandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
LeGarrette Blount20582.902921
Dion Lewis6528.672321
Tom Brady231.50500

Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Ben Roethlisberger45242955/29135081.2
Landry Jones86390/0018145.3
New EnglandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Tom Brady37243001/73281105.6

Receiving Statistics

PittsburghCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Antonio Brown81412015.0047350
WR Jacoby Jones49348.500160
WR David Nelson467218.001260
RB DeAngelo Williams333210.6726291
FB Roosevelt Nix33124.00070
TE Heath Miller222613.008140
RB Le'Veon Bell2484.008100
TE Matt Spaeth111414.000140
WR Darrius Heyward-Bey1277.00070
RB Jordan Todman1122.00020
WR Markus Wheaton1777.00070
TE Jesse James0100.00000
New EnglandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB LeGarrette Blount669916.5079280
WR Julian Edelman587014.0040281
TE Rob Gronkowski556012.0015160
WR Aaron Dobson495213.0021271
FB Joey Iosefa22105.009100
WR Brandon LaFell13-1-1.000-10
WR Chris Harper121010.000101
RB Dion Lewis0100.00000
TE A.J. Derby0100.00000

Interception Statistics

PittsburghIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Cortez Allen133.000
New EnglandIntsYardsAvgTD
S Devin McCourty100.000

Fumble Statistics

PittsburghFumbRecovForceTD
Ben Roethlisberger1000
Arthur Moats0100
Marcus Gilbert0100
James Harrison0010
New EnglandFumbRecovForceTD
Tom Brady1000
Jabaal Sheard0010

Punting Statistics

PittsburghPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Jordan Berry933437.132.7422
New EnglandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Ryan Allen526953.843.4591

Kicking Statistics

PittsburghFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Chris Boswell1/10/00/0252/2
New EnglandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Stephen Gostkowski1/10/00/0365/5

Punt Return Statistics

PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Le'Veon Bell33210.70
New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD

Kick Return Statistics

PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Le'Veon Bell24723.50
Darrius Heyward-Bey12020.00
New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Dion Lewis26432.00
Julian Edelman12525.00

Defensive Statistics

PittsburghTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Shamarko Thomas800.02336
OLB James Harrison401.02231
ILB Ryan Shazier450.02832
OLB Bud Dupree410.02023
S Mike Mitchell320.02133
CB William Gay310.02533
ILB Terence Garvin310.006
ILB Lawrence Timmons300.01314
CB Cortez Allen220.02637
CB Antwon Blake210.089
S Robert Golden210.0810
DT Dan McCullers200.02021
DE Stephon Tuitt200.02433
CB Doran Grant200.01122
WR Darrius Heyward-Bey10---------
OLB Arthur Moats100.068
CB Ross Cockrell100.022
DE Nicholas Smith100.02129
DE Cam Thomas010.0610
New EnglandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Devin McCourty1100.01858
CB Justin Coleman601.01850
CB Tarell Brown420.01850
ILB Jerod Mayo420.01854
OLB Eric Martin410.01244
CB Malcolm Butler410.01240
DE Jabaal Sheard311.01039
S Tavon Wilson310.01856
S Duron Harmon300.0118
OLB Jon Bostic201.01036
DE Rob Ninkovich101.0217
OLB Nick Moody101.0614
ILB Dane Fletcher120.0612
DE Akiem Hicks100.01135
WR Aaron Dobson10---------
CB Darryl Roberts100.008
DT Damon Samuels100.0723

Pass Rush Statistics

PittsburghSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB James Harrison1.001031
DE Nicholas Smith0.011029
OLB Arthur Moats0.00108
DT Dan McCullers0.001021
OLB Bud Dupree0.001023
New EnglandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Jabaal Sheard1.004139
DE Rob Ninkovich1.000017
OLB Jon Bostic1.000036
OLB Nick Moody1.000014
CB Justin Coleman1.000050
DE Chandler Jones0.022341
OLB Eric Martin0.021044
DE Akiem Hicks0.001035

Pass Defense Statistics

PittsburghCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Shamarko Thomas60036
ILB Terence Garvin3006
CB William Gay21033
OLB James Harrison20031
OLB Arthur Moats2008
ILB Ryan Shazier20032
OLB Bud Dupree20023
CB Cortez Allen12137
S Mike Mitchell11033
DT Letroy Guion10022
S Robert Golden10010
DE Stephon Tuitt10033
New EnglandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Devin McCourty50158
CB Justin Coleman42050
OLB Eric Martin40044
CB Malcolm Butler40040
S Duron Harmon30018
CB Tarell Brown20050
ILB Dane Fletcher20012
DE Jabaal Sheard20039
CB Darryl Roberts2008
ILB Jerod Mayo13054
S Tavon Wilson11056
OLB Jon Bostic01036

Blocking Statistics

PittsburghKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
David DeCastro26018050
Marcus Gilbert13018358
Kelvin Beachum13018158
Maurkice Pouncey12018050
Francisco Dixon02018158
New EnglandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Nate Solder49225038
Joey Iosefa34016019
David Andrews33026038
Tre Jackson14026038
Sebastian Vollmer02028138
Marcus Cannon020300
Shaq Mason010300
Dominique Yachera01026038

Special Teams Tackles

PittsburghTacklesSTPlays
DeAngelo Williams126
Darrius Heyward-Bey114
Doran Grant114
New EnglandTacklesSTPlays
Jordan Richards430
Brandon Bolden221

Participation

PittsburghRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Kelvin Beachum1858------1086
Francisco Dixon1858------1086
David DeCastro1850------1078
Marcus Gilbert1858---------76
Ben Roethlisberger1850---------68
Maurkice Pouncey1850---------68
Cortez Allen------2637164
Stephon Tuitt------2433663
Ryan Shazier------2832161
Shamarko Thomas------2336160
William Gay------2533159
DeAngelo Williams626------2658
David Nelson530------2358
James Harrison------2231356
Mike Mitchell------2133155
Antonio Brown1540---------55
Heath Miller1634------454
Le'Veon Bell1230------1254
Jacoby Jones1238------151
Nicholas Smith------2129151
Doran Grant------11221447
Dan McCullers------2021546
Bud Dupree------2023144
Roosevelt Nix1022------941
Markus Wheaton425------1039
Letroy Guion------1522138
Arthur Moats------682034
Lawrence Timmons------1314431
Robert Golden------8101230
Jesse James416------1030
Antwon Blake------891128
Matt Spaeth05------2126
Jordan Todman516------324
Darrius Heyward-Bey18------1423
Jarvis Jones------97622
Alejandro Villanueva08------1018
Cam Thomas------610---16
Greg Warren00------1010
Terence Garvin------06410
Ross Cockrell------22610
Jordan Berry00------99
Cody Wallace08---------8
Landry Jones08---------8
Chris Boswell00------55
Mike Vick00------11
Chris Hubbard00---------0
New EnglandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Devin McCourty------1858278
LeGarrette Blount2227------2675
Tavon Wilson------1856175
Jerod Mayo------1854274
Tarell Brown------1850270
Rob Gronkowski2737------670
Justin Coleman------1850169
Dominique Yachera2638------569
Sebastian Vollmer2838------167
Tom Brady2838---------66
David Andrews2638---------64
Tre Jackson2638---------64
Nate Solder2538---------63
Julian Edelman2232------559
Eric Martin------1244258
Chandler Jones------1641---57
Joey Iosefa1619------2257
Malcolm Butler------1240---52
Jabaal Sheard------1039251
Akiem Hicks------1135248
Jon Bostic------1036248
Aaron Dobson1529------246
Jonathan Freeny------7152244
Brandon LaFell1417------1243
Jordan Richards------083038
Alan Branch------820937
Damon Samuels------723737
Chris Harper78------1833
Brandon Bolden36------2130
Dane Fletcher------6121129
Duron Harmon------1181029
Nick Moody------614727
A.J. Derby84------1527
Rob Ninkovich------217120
Dion Lewis611------320
Darryl Roberts------081018
Marcus Cannon30------69
Shaq Mason30------69
Stephen Gostkowski00------88
Bryan Stork20------57
Joe Cardona00------66
Ryan Allen00------55
Jimmie Lucas10------12
K.C. Craddock00------11
Jimmy Garoppolo00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left341.3
Middle10444.4
Right5173.4
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left13493.8
Middle10575.7
Right492.3
None1-2-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Ben Roethlisberger45245036840
Landry Jones860001001
New EnglandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Tom Brady37245114501

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen84111.4
Short (0-8 Yds)22141476.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)138846.5
Long (19+ Yds)104929.2
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)17131539.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)115605.5
Long (19+ Yds)2000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Antonio Brown1482120240
WR Jacoby Jones94134038
WR Markus Wheaton7107025
WR David Nelson64072230
RB Le'Veon Bell4208030
RB DeAngelo Williams33032126
FB Roosevelt Nix33012022
TE Heath Miller22026034
WR Darrius Heyward-Bey210708
TE Matt Spaeth1101405
RB Jordan Todman1102016
TE Jesse James1000016
New EnglandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Aaron Dobson94052129
WR Julian Edelman85070132
RB LeGarrette Blount66099327
TE Rob Gronkowski55060037
WR Brandon LaFell310-1017
WR Chris Harper2111008
FB Joey Iosefa22010019
RB Dion Lewis1000011
TE A.J. Derby100004

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

PittsburghAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Le'Veon Bell382.671.88
New EnglandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Dion Lewis210.508.67
LeGarrette Blount144.002.90

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger43153.756.56
New EnglandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Tom Brady76304.298.11

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB DeAngelo Williams1111.0010.67
WR Jacoby Jones1144.003.78
WR Antonio Brown111010.008.57
WR Markus Wheaton1000.001.00
New EnglandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Julian Edelman2110.508.75
TE Rob Gronkowski111414.0012.00
WR Brandon LaFell11-1-1.00-0.33
WR Aaron Dobson1166.005.78
WR Chris Harper111010.005.00
FB Joey Iosefa1100.005.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

PittsburghRushesConversions
Le'Veon Bell11
New EnglandRushesConversions
LeGarrette Blount31

Third Down Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompConversions
Ben Roethlisberger17128
Landry Jones222
New EnglandAttCompConversions
Tom Brady753

Third Down Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargCatchConversions
WR Antonio Brown532
WR David Nelson333
WR Jacoby Jones221
RB Le'Veon Bell211
FB Roosevelt Nix221
TE Heath Miller110
TE Matt Spaeth111
WR Darrius Heyward-Bey111
WR Markus Wheaton100
TE Jesse James100
New EnglandTargCatchConversions
WR Julian Edelman222
WR Brandon LaFell210
WR Aaron Dobson211
RB LeGarrette Blount110

SectionAttendance
Stadium68,700 (68,800 capacity)
Upper Deck21,900 (21,900)
End Zone15,800 (15,800)
Mezzanine9,100 (9,100)
Sideline Seats14,000 (14,000)
Club Seats6,000 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes1,900 (2,000)