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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers - January 27th, 2002
New England Patriots 24 at Pittsburgh Steelers 17
Sunday, January 27, 2002
New England Patriots 24, Pittsburgh Steelers 17| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots (13-5-0) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers (14-4-0) | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
Scoring
| NWE | PIT | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | NWE | Troy Brown 55 yard punt return (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2nd | PIT | Kris Brown 30 yard field goal | 7 | 3 |
| NWE | David Patten 11 yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 14 | 3 | |
| 3rd | NWE | Antwan Harris 49 yard return (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 21 | 3 |
| PIT | Jerome Bettis 1 yard rush (Kris Brown kick) | 21 | 10 | |
| PIT | Amos Zereoue 11 yard rush (Kris Brown kick) | 21 | 17 | |
| 4th | NWE | Adam Vinatieri 44 yard field goal | 24 | 17 |
Team Stats
| NWE | PIT | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 15 | 23 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 25-67-0 | 22-58-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 22-39-217-1-0 | 24-42-255-0-3 |
| Sacked-yards | 4-25 | 3-7 |
| Net pass yards | 192 | 248 |
| Total yards | 259 | 306 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 4 |
| Penalties-yards | 12-87 | 3-25 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Troy Brown | NWE | 8 | 121 | 0 | 28 | ||||||||||
| Tom Brady | NWE | 12 | 18 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Drew Bledsoe | NWE | 10 | 21 | 102 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Antowain Smith | NWE | 15 | 47 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||
| David Patten | NWE | 4 | 39 | 1 | 15 | ||||||||||
| Marc Edwards | NWE | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 7 | ||||||
| Charles Johnson | NWE | 2 | 22 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||
| J.R. Redmond | NWE | 3 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | ||||||
| Jermaine Wiggins | NWE | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Kordell Stewart | PIT | 24 | 42 | 255 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 8 | 41 | 0 | 34 | ||||
| Plaxico Burress | PIT | 5 | 67 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||
| Hines Ward | PIT | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2 | 6 | 64 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| Amos Zereoue | PIT | 4 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 19 | ||||||
| Jerome Bettis | PIT | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Troy Edwards | PIT | 2 | 16 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Dan Kreider | PIT | 2 | 13 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Matt Cushing | PIT | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Bobby Shaw | PIT | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Jerame Tuman | PIT | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Troy Brown | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 80 | 26.7 | 1 | 55 | |||||||||
| Tedy Bruschi | NWE | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Terrell Buckley | NWE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Ted Johnson | NWE | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Tebucky Jones | NWE | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||||||
| Willie McGinest | NWE | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Lawyer Milloy | NWE | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| Patrick Pass | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 83 | 27.7 | 0 | 35 | |||||||||
| Anthony Pleasant | NWE | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Kendrell Bell | PIT | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Troy Edwards | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 86 | 17.2 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 28 | ||||
| Jason Gildon | PIT | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Aaron Smith | PIT | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Kordell Stewart | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
New England Patriots Starting Lineup
| Tom Brady | QB |
| Antowain Smith | RB |
| Marc Edwards | FB |
| David Patten | WR |
| Troy Brown | WR |
| Rod Rutledge | TE |
| Matt Light | LT |
| Mike Compton | LG |
| Damien Woody | C |
| Joe Andruzzi | RG |
| Greg Randall | RT |
| Bobby Hamilton | LDE |
| Brandon Mitchell | LDT |
| Richard Seymour | RDT |
| Anthony Pleasant | RDE |
| Mike Vrabel | LLB |
| Tedy Bruschi | MLB |
| Roman Phifer | RLB |
| Ty Law | LCB |
| Otis Smith | RCB |
| Lawyer Milloy | SS |
| Tebucky Jones | FS |
Pittsburgh Steelers Starting Lineup
| Kordell Stewart | QB |
| Jerome Bettis | RB |
| Jon Witman | FB |
| Plaxico Burress | WR |
| Hines Ward | WR |
| Jerame Tuman | TE |
| Wayne Gandy | LT |
| Alan Faneca | LG |
| Jeff Hartings | C |
| Rich Tylski | RG |
| Marvel Smith | RT |
| Aaron Smith | LDE |
| Casey Hampton | NT |
| Kimo von Oelhoffen | RDE |
| Jason Gildon | LOLB |
| John Fiala | LILB |
| Kendrell Bell | RILB |
| Joey Porter | ROLB |
| Chad Scott | LCB |
| Dewayne Washington | RCB |
| Lee Flowers | SS |
| Brent Alexander | FS |