New England Patriots vs Pittsburgh Steelers

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January 5th, 1997

1996 Week DIV

Divisional Playoffs

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Offensive Starters

QB D. Bledsoe

RB C. Martin

WR T. Glenn

WR S. Jefferson

TE K. Byars

TE B. Coates

T B. Armstrong

G W. Roberts

C D. Wohlabaugh

G T. Rucci

T M. Lane

Defensive Starters

DE F. Collons

DT M. Wheeler

DT P. Sagapolutele

DE W. McGinest

LB C. Slade

LB T. Johnson

LB T. Collins

CB T. Law

CB O. Smith

S L. Milloy

S W. Clay

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Patriots	14	7	0	7	28
Steelers	0	0	3	0	3

	Patriots	Steelers
Q1	14	0
Q2	7	0
Q3	0	3
Q4	7	0
FINAL	28	3

Key Performers

Patriots

PassingD. Bledsoe

14/24, 164 YDS, 1 TD

RushingC. Martin

19, 166 YDS, 3 TD

ReceivingT. Glenn

3, 69 YDS

TacklesT. Johnson

SacksT. Johnson

1.0

InterceptionsL. Milloy

Steelers

PassingM. Tomczak

16/29, 110 YDS

RushingJ. Bettis

13, 43 YDS

ReceivingA. Hastings

5, 55 YDS

TacklesL. Kirkland

SacksC. Brown

1.0

InterceptionsC. Brown

Team Comparison

Patriots

Stat

Steelers

First Downs

346

Total Yards

213

Rushes

194

Rush YDS

123

Rush TD

57.7%

PASS %

41.0%

152

NET PASS YDS

PASS TD

Takeaways

Offensive Starters

M. Tomczak QB

J. Bettis RB

T. Lester FB

C. Johnson WR

A. Hastings WR

J. Hayes TE

J. Jackson T

W. Wolford G

D. Dawson C

B. Stai G

J. Strzelczyk T

Defensive Starters

B. Johnson DE

J. Steed DT

K. Henry DE

J. Gildon LB

L. Kirkland LB

J. Olsavsky LB

C. Brown LB

R. Woodson CB

W. Williams CB

C. Lake S

D. Perry S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1996 Divisional match up between the New England Patriots and the Pittsburgh Steelers featuring 166 rushing yards by Curtis Martin.

Legend

Moment: Patriots

Moment: Steelers

Patriots Momentum

Steelers Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Curtis Martin right guard for 2 yards touchdown - PAT good

Patriots opens scoring → 7-0

< Q1 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Bledsoe pass complete to Keith Byars for 34 yards touchdown - PAT good

Patriots extends lead → 14-0

< Q2 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Curtis Martin right guard for 78 yards touchdown - PAT good

Patriots extends lead → 21-0

< Q3 > • PIT FG PIT FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Norm Johnson 29 yard field goal good

Steelers cuts lead → 21-3

< Q4 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Curtis Martin right guard for 23 yards touchdown - PAT good

Patriots extends lead → 28-3

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Drew Bledsoe	24	14	58.3	164	1	2	53	2	58.3
Scott Zolak	2	1	50.0	3	0	0	3	0	56.2
Team Totals	26	15	57.7	167	1	2	53	2

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Curtis Martin	19	166	8.7	3	78
Marrio Grier	5	7	1.4	0	4
Scott Zolak	3	-4	-1.3	0	-1
Dave Meggett	2	18	9.0	0	14
Keith Byars	2	8	4.0	0	7
Drew Bledsoe	1	-1	-1.0	0	-1
Team Totals	32	194	6.1	3	78

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Keith Byars	4	4	53	13.3	1	34
Terry Glenn	7	3	69	23.0	0	53
Shawn Jefferson	4	3	18	6.0	0	9
Ben Coates	4	3	18	6.0	0	8
Curtis Martin	3	2	9	4.5	0	6
Dave Meggett	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Troy Brown	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	24	15	167	11.1	1	53

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Ted Johnson	8	5	3	1	0
Chris Slade	8	5	3	1	0
Todd Collins	6	3	3	0	0
Jerome Henderson	6	5	1	0	0
Lawyer Milloy	5	4	1	0	1
Willie McGinest	5	3	2	0	0
Mark Wheeler	5	3	2	0	0
Corwin Brown	5	4	1	0	0
Willie Clay	3	0	3	0	1
Ty Law	3	2	1	0	0
Michael McGruder	3	3	0	0	0
Chad Eaton	2	1	1	0.5	0
Mike Jones	2	0	2	0.5	0
Pio Sagapolutele	2	2	0	0	0
Tedy Bruschi	2	2	0	0	0
Ferric Collons	1	1	0	0	0
Otis Smith	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	67	44	23	3	2

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Troy Brown	2	54	27	0
Team Totals	2	54	27.0	0

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Dave Meggett	7	72	10.3	0
Team Totals	7	72	10.3	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Adam Vinatieri	0	0	4	4
Team Totals	0	0	4	4

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Tom Tupa	7	305	43.6
Team Totals	7	305	43.6

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Mike Tomczak	29	16	55.2	110	2	23	2	35.1
Kordell Stewart	10	0	0.0	0	0	0	1	39.6
Team Totals	39	16	41.0	110	2	23	3

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Jerome Bettis	13	43	3.3	11
Fred McAfee	5	30	6.0	10
Kordell Stewart	4	19	4.8	10
Jon Witman	3	11	3.7	14
Mike Tomczak	2	20	10.0	10
Team Totals	27	123	4.6	14

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	Lng
Andre Hastings	10	5	55	11.0	23
Jerome Bettis	2	2	-1	-0.5	2
Fred McAfee	3	2	7	3.5	9
Kirk Botkin	2	2	20	10.0	11
Jahine Arnold	9	2	16	8.0	11
Ernie Mills	2	2	15	7.5	8
Jon Witman	1	1	-2	-2.0	-2
Charles Johnson	7	0	0	0.0	0
Tim Lester	1	0	0	0.0	0
Corey Holliday	2	0	0	0.0	0
Team Totals	39	16	110	6.9	23

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Levon Kirkland	9	5	4	0	0
Chad Brown	8	5	3	1	1
Rod Woodson	7	7	0	0	0
Jason Gildon	6	4	2	0	0
Jerry Olsavsky	5	4	1	0	0
Darren Perry	5	4	1	0	0
Joel Steed	4	3	1	0	0
Orpheus Roye	3	2	1	1	0
Kevin Henry	3	0	3	0	0
Bill Johnson	3	1	2	0	0
Willie Williams	2	2	0	0	1
Carnell Lake	2	2	0	0	0
Oliver Gibson	2	0	2	0	0
Myron Bell	1	1	0	0	0
Deon Figures	1	0	1	0	0
Chris Oldham	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	62	41	21	2	2