New England Patriots vs Pittsburgh Steelers

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December 16th, 1995

1995 Week 16

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Offensive Starters

QB D. Bledsoe

RB C. Martin

FB S. Gash

WR V. Brisby

WR W. Moore

TE B. Coates

T B. Armstrong

G W. Roberts

C D. Wohlabaugh

G B. Kratch

T M. Lane

Defensive Starters

DE T. Roberts

DT M. Jones

DE T. Barnett

LB W. McGinest

LB V. Brown

LB T. Johnson

LB C. Slade

CB R. Reynolds

CB T. Law

S M. Guyton

S T. Ray

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Patriots	3	3	6	15	27
Steelers	0	17	7	17	41

	Patriots	Steelers
Q1	3	0
Q2	3	17
Q3	6	7
Q4	15	17
FINAL	27	41

Key Performers

Patriots

PassingD. Bledsoe

39/60, 336 YDS, 3 TD

RushingC. Martin

20, 120 YDS

ReceivingV. Brisby

7, 99 YDS

TacklesR. Reynolds

SacksW. McGinest

1.0

InterceptionsV. Brown

Steelers

PassingN. ODonnell

14/25, 195 YDS, 2 TD

RushingE. Pegram

10, 36 YDS

ReceivingE. Mills

3, 99 YDS, 1 TD

TacklesG. Lloyd

SacksK. Greene

1.0

InterceptionsW. Williams

Team Comparison

Patriots

Stat

Steelers

First Downs

439

Total Yards

321

Rushes

117

Rush YDS

Rush TD

65.0%

PASS %

57.1%

322

NET PASS YDS

226

PASS TD

Takeaways

36:08

Time of Possession

23:52

Offensive Starters

K. Stewart QB

N. O'Donnell QB

E. Pegram RB

E. Mills WR

Y. Thigpen WR

M. Bruener TE

J. Jackson T

J. Strzelczyk G

D. Dawson C

B. Stai G

L. Searcy T

Defensive Starters

B. Buckner DE

J. Steed DT

R. Seals DE

K. Greene LB

L. Kirkland LB

J. Olsavsky LB

G. Lloyd LB

W. Williams CB

C. Lake CB

M. Bell S

D. Perry S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1995 Week 16 match up between the New England Patriots and the Pittsburgh Steelers featuring 336 passing yards by Drew Bledsoe.

Legend

Moment: Patriots

Moment: Steelers

Patriots Momentum

Steelers Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • NWE FG NWE FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Matt Bahr 23 yard field goal good

Patriots opens scoring → 3-0

< Q2 > • PIT FG PIT FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Norm Johnson 32 yard field goal good

Steelers ties it up → 3-3

< Q2 > • NWE FG NWE FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Matt Bahr 22 yard field goal good

Patriots takes the lead → 6-3

< Q2 > • PIT TD PIT TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Neil ODonnell pass complete to Yancey Thigpen for 14 yards touchdown - PAT good

Steelers takes the lead → 10-6

< Q2 > • PIT TD PIT TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Bledsoe sacked by Ray Seals for 8 yards. Drew Bledsoe fumbles (forced by Ray Seals) recovered by Brentson Buckner at NE46 and returned for 46 yards touchdown - PAT good

Steelers extends lead → 17-6

< Q3 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Bledsoe pass complete to Ben Coates for 6 yards touchdown

Patriots cuts lead → 17-12

< Q3 > • PIT TD PIT TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Kordell Stewart left end for 22 yards touchdown - PAT good

Steelers extends lead → 24-12

< Q4 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Bledsoe pass complete to Ben Coates for 6 yards touchdown - PAT good

Patriots cuts lead → 24-19

< Q4 > • PIT FG PIT FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Norm Johnson 32 yard field goal good

Steelers extends lead → 27-19

< Q4 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Bledsoe pass complete to Curtis Martin for 22 yards touchdown - 2PT conversion good

Patriots ties it up → 27-27

< Q4 > • PIT TD PIT TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Neil ODonnell pass complete to Ernie Mills for 62 yards touchdown - PAT good

Steelers takes the lead → 34-27

< Q4 > • PIT TD PIT TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Bledsoe pass complete to Ben Coates for 5 yards. Ben Coates fumbles (forced by Greg Lloyd) recovered by Chris Oldham at NE23 and returned for 23 yards touchdown - PAT good

Steelers extends lead → 41-27

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Drew Bledsoe	60	39	65.0	336	3	1	25	2	89.3
Team Totals	60	39	65.0	336	3	1	25	2

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Curtis Martin	20	120	6.0	32
Dave Meggett	2	-2	-1.0	0
Drew Bledsoe	1	-1	-1.0	-1
Team Totals	23	117	5.1	32

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Ben Coates	15	11	83	7.5	2	13
Curtis Martin	9	8	62	7.8	1	22
Vincent Brisby	10	7	99	14.1	0	25
Sam Gash	6	3	24	8.0	0	11
Hason Graham	8	3	24	8.0	0	13
Will Moore	4	3	24	8.0	0	11
Dave Meggett	4	2	23	11.5	0	15
Drew Bledsoe	1	1	-9	-9.0	0	-9
John Burke	2	1	6	6.0	0	6
Team Totals	59	39	336	8.6	3	25

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Ricky Reynolds	6	5	1	0	0
Willie McGinest	5	5	0	1	0
Terry Ray	5	4	1	0	0
Ty Law	4	4	0	0	0
Tim Roberts	4	3	1	0	0
Chris Slade	4	3	1	0	0
Troy Barnett	3	1	2	0	0
Myron Guyton	3	3	0	0	0
Ted Johnson	3	2	1	0	0
Mike Jones	3	2	1	0	0
Vincent Brown	2	2	0	0	1
Corwin Brown	2	2	0	0	0
Jimmy Hitchcock	1	1	0	0	0
Aaron Jones	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	46	38	8	1	1

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg
Dave Meggett	2	33	16.5
Troy Brown	4	83	20.8
John Burke	1	7	7
Mike Gisler	1	8	8
Team Totals	8	131	16.4

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Dave Meggett	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	1	0	0.0	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Matt Bahr	2	2	1	1
Team Totals	2	2	1	1

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Bryan Wagner	5	209	41.8
Team Totals	5	209	41.8

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Neil ODonnell	25	14	56.0	195	2	1	62	1	91.2
Kordell Stewart	3	2	66.7	41	0	0	32	0	109.7
Team Totals	28	16	57.1	236	2	1	62	1

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Erric Pegram	10	36	3.6	0	7
Fred McAfee	7	23	3.3	0	10
Kordell Stewart	4	25	6.3	1	22
John Williams	2	3	1.5	0	3
Ernie Mills	1	8	8.0	0	8
Team Totals	24	95	4.0	1	22

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Yancey Thigpen	8	5	91	18.2	1	32
Ernie Mills	7	3	99	33.0	1	62
Andre Hastings	3	3	16	5.3	0	9
John Williams	3	2	11	5.5	0	7
Fred McAfee	2	1	3	3.0	0	3
Mark Bruener	2	1	14	14.0	0	14
Jonathan Hayes	1	1	2	2.0	0	2
Erric Pegram	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	27	16	236	14.8	2	62

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Greg Lloyd	13	7	6	0	0
Levon Kirkland	10	6	4	0	0
Darren Perry	9	9	0	0	0
Willie Williams	7	7	0	0	1
Myron Bell	7	4	3	0	0
Carnell Lake	6	6	0	0	0
Jerry Olsavsky	6	4	2	0	0
Kevin Greene	4	3	1	1	0
Brentson Buckner	4	2	2	0	0
Joel Steed	3	2	1	0	0
Ray Seals	2	1	1	1	0
Kevin Henry	2	0	2	0	0
Bill Johnson	2	0	2	0	0
Chris Oldham	2	0	2	0	0
Randy Fuller	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	78	52	26	2	1