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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers - January 23rd, 2005
New England Patriots 41 at Pittsburgh Steelers 27
Sunday, January 23, 2005
New England Patriots 41, Pittsburgh Steelers 27| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots (16-2-0) | 10 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 41 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers (16-2-0) | 3 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 27 |
Scoring
| NWE | PIT | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | NWE | Adam Vinatieri 48 yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| NWE | Deion Branch 60 yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 10 | 0 | |
| PIT | Jeff Reed 43 yard field goal | 10 | 3 | |
| 2nd | NWE | David Givens 9 yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 17 | 3 |
| NWE | Rodney Harrison 87 yard interception return (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 24 | 3 | |
| 3rd | PIT | Jerome Bettis 5 yard rush (Jeff Reed kick) | 24 | 10 |
| NWE | Corey Dillon 25 yard rush (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 31 | 10 | |
| PIT | Hines Ward 30 yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Jeff Reed kick) | 31 | 17 | |
| 4th | PIT | Jeff Reed 20 yard field goal | 31 | 20 |
| NWE | Adam Vinatieri 31 yard field goal | 34 | 20 | |
| NWE | Deion Branch 23 yard rush (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 41 | 20 | |
| PIT | Plaxico Burress 7 yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Jeff Reed kick) | 41 | 27 |
Team Stats
| NWE | PIT | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 18 | 19 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 32-126-2 | 37-163-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 14-21-207-2-0 | 14-24-226-2-3 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-11 | 1-1 |
| Net pass yards | 196 | 225 |
| Total yards | 322 | 388 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-0 | 2-1 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 4 |
| Penalties-yards | 1-5 | 2-20 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Deion Branch | NWE | 2 | 37 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 116 | 1 | 60 | ||||||
| Tom Brady | NWE | 14 | 21 | 207 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 2 | -2 | 0 | -1 | ||||
| Corey Dillon | NWE | 24 | 73 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
| David Givens | NWE | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2 | 5 | 59 | 1 | 18 | ||||||
| Kevin Faulk | NWE | 3 | 20 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||
| Troy Brown | NWE | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Christian Fauria | NWE | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| David Patten | NWE | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Daniel Graham | NWE | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Ben Roethlisberger | PIT | 14 | 24 | 226 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 5 | 45 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| Hines Ward | PIT | 5 | 109 | 1 | 30 | ||||||||||
| Jerome Bettis | PIT | 17 | 64 | 1 | 25 | ||||||||||
| Antwaan Randle El | PIT | 3 | 52 | 0 | 34 | ||||||||||
| Verron Haynes | PIT | 5 | 28 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | ||||||
| Plaxico Burress | PIT | 3 | 37 | 1 | 16 | ||||||||||
| Duce Staley | PIT | 10 | 26 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Jerame Tuman | PIT | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Walter Rasby | PIT | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
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 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| David Givens | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Jarvis Green | NWE | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Rodney Harrison | NWE | 1 | 87 | 1 | 87 | ||||||||||||||
| Bethel Johnson | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 90 | 22.5 | 0 | 29 | |||||||||
| Patrick Pass | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 | |||||||||
| Mike Vrabel | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Eugene Wilson | NWE | 2 | 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 | |||
| Matt Cushing | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | |||||||||
| Clark Haggans | PIT | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Joey Porter | PIT | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Antwaan Randle El | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 75 | 18.8 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | 22 | ||||
| Ike Taylor | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 17 | |||||||||
New England Patriots Starting Lineup
| Tom Brady | QB |
| Corey Dillon | RB |
| Deion Branch | WR |
| Russ Hochstein | TE |
| Christian Fauria | TE |
| Daniel Graham | TE |
| Matt Light | LT |
| Joe Andruzzi | LG |
| Dan Koppen | C |
| Steve Neal | RG |
| Brandon Gorin | RT |
| Ty Warren | LDE |
| Jarvis Green | DE |
| Keith Traylor | NT |
| Mike Vrabel | LOLB |
| Tedy Bruschi | LILB |
| Ted Johnson | RILB |
| Willie McGinest | ROLB |
| Randall Gay | LCB |
| Asante Samuel | RCB |
| Rodney Harrison | SS |
| Eugene Wilson | FS |
Pittsburgh Steelers Starting Lineup
| Ben Roethlisberger | QB |
| Jerome Bettis | RB |
| Dan Kreider | FB |
| Plaxico Burress | WR |
| Hines Ward | WR |
| Jerame Tuman | TE |
| Marvel Smith | LT |
| Alan Faneca | LG |
| Jeff Hartings | C |
| Keydrick Vincent | RG |
| Oliver Ross | RT |
| Aaron Smith | LDE |
| Chris Hoke | NT |
| Kimo von Oelhoffen | RDE |
| Clark Haggans | LOLB |
| James Farrior | LILB |
| Larry Foote | RILB |
| Joey Porter | ROLB |
| Willie J. Williams | LCB |
| Deshea Townsend | RCB |
| Troy Polamalu | SS |
| Chris Hope | FS |