New England Patriots vs Pittsburgh Steelers

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January 27th, 2002

2001 Week CONF

Conference Champ

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Patriots Away

Final

Steelers Home

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Offensive Starters

QB T. Brady

RB A. Smith

FB M. Edwards

WR T. Brown

WR D. Patten

TE R. Rutledge

T M. Light

G M. Compton

C D. Woody

G J. Andruzzi

T G. Randall

Defensive Starters

DE B. Hamilton

DT B. Mitchell

DT R. Seymour

DE A. Pleasant

LB R. Phifer

LB M. Vrabel

LB T. Bruschi

CB T. Law

CB O. Smith

S L. Milloy

S T. Jones

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Patriots	7	7	7	3	24
Steelers	0	3	14	0	17

	Patriots	Steelers
Q1	7	0
Q2	7	3
Q3	7	14
Q4	3	0
FINAL	24	17

Key Performers

Patriots

PassingT. Brady

12/18, 115 YDS

RushingA. Smith

15, 47 YDS

ReceivingT. Brown

8, 121 YDS

TacklesT. Law

SacksW. McGinest

1.0

InterceptionsT. Jones

Steelers

PassingK. Stewart

24/42, 255 YDS

RushingK. Stewart

8, 41 YDS

ReceivingP. Burress

5, 67 YDS

TacklesL. Flowers

SacksJ. Gildon

2.0

InterceptionsN/A

Team Comparison

Patriots

Stat

Steelers

First Downs

259

Total Yards

306

Rushes

Rush YDS

Rush TD

56.4%

PASS %

57.1%

192

NET PASS YDS

248

PASS TD

Takeaways

30:55

Time of Possession

29:05

Offensive Starters

K. Stewart QB

J. Bettis RB

J. Witman FB

H. Ward FL

P. Burress SE

J. Tuman TE

W. Gandy T

A. Faneca G

J. Hartings C

R. Tylski G

M. Smith T

Defensive Starters

K. von Oelhoffen DE

A. Smith DE

C. Hampton DT

J. Gildon LB

J. Fiala LB

K. Bell LB

J. Porter LB

C. Scott CB

D. Washington CB

L. Flowers S

B. Alexander S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 2001 Championship match up between the New England Patriots and the Pittsburgh Steelers featuring 121 receiving yards by Troy Brown.

Legend

Moment: Patriots

Moment: Steelers

Patriots Momentum

Steelers Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Josh Miller punts 47 yards returned by Troy Brown for 55 yards touchdown - PAT good

Patriots opens scoring → 7-0

< Q2 > • PIT FG PIT FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Kris Brown 30 yard field goal good

Steelers cuts lead → 7-3

< Q2 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Bledsoe pass complete to David Patten for 11 yards touchdown - PAT good

Patriots extends lead → 14-3

< Q3 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Kris Brown 34 yard field goal no good blocked by Brandon Mitchell recovered by Troy Brown and returned for 11 yards lateral to Antwan Harris for 49 yards touchdown - PAT good

Patriots extends lead → 21-3

< Q3 > • PIT TD PIT TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Jerome Bettis up the middle for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Steelers cuts lead → 21-10

< Q3 > • PIT TD PIT TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Amos Zereoue up the middle for 11 yards touchdown - PAT good

Steelers cuts lead → 21-17

< Q4 > • NWE FG NWE FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Adam Vinatieri 44 yard field goal good

Patriots extends lead → 24-17

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Lng	Sk	Rate
Drew Bledsoe	21	10	47.6	102	1	18	2	77.9
Tom Brady	18	12	66.7	115	0	28	2	84.3
Team Totals	39	22	56.4	217	1	28	4

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Antowain Smith	15	47	3.1	19
Drew Bledsoe	4	1	0.3	4
J.R. Redmond	3	13	4.3	7
Tom Brady	2	3	1.5	2
Marc Edwards	1	3	3.0	3
Team Totals	25	67	2.7	19

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Troy Brown	11	8	121	15.1	0	28
Marc Edwards	5	4	26	6.5	0	7
David Patten	11	4	39	9.8	1	15
J.R. Redmond	4	2	2	1.0	0	7
Charles Johnson	3	2	22	11.0	0	15
Jermaine Wiggins	4	2	7	3.5	0	4
Fred Coleman	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	39	22	217	9.9	1	28

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Ty Law	7	7	0	0	0
Otis Smith	7	6	1	0	0
Willie McGinest	6	5	1	1	0
Roman Phifer	6	2	4	0	0
Tebucky Jones	4	3	1	0	1
Mike Vrabel	4	3	1	0	0
Lawyer Milloy	3	3	0	0	1
Anthony Pleasant	3	3	0	1	0
Tedy Bruschi	3	2	1	0.5	0
Ted Johnson	3	1	2	0.5	0
Bobby Hamilton	3	0	3	0	0
Richard Seymour	3	3	0	0	0
Antwan Harris	2	2	0	0	0
Terrance Shaw	2	2	0	0	0
Matt Stevens	2	1	1	0	0
Patrick Pass	1	0	1	0	0
Ken Walter	1	1	0	0	0
Matt Chatham	1	1	0	0	0
JeRod Cherry	1	1	0	0	0
Fred Coleman	1	1	0	0	0
Bryan Cox	1	1	0	0	0
Larry Izzo	1	0	1	0	0
Terrell Buckley	0	0	0	0	1
Team Totals	65	48	17	3	3

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Patrick Pass	3	83	27.7	0
Team Totals	3	83	27.7	0

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Troy Brown	3	80	26.7	1
Team Totals	3	80	26.7	1

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Adam Vinatieri	2	1	3	3
Team Totals	2	1	3	3

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Ken Walter	7	274	39.1
Team Totals	7	274	39.1

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Kordell Stewart	42	24	57.1	255	0	3	24	3	45.2
Team Totals	42	24	57.1	255	0	3	24	3

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Jerome Bettis	9	8	0.9	1	4
Kordell Stewart	8	41	5.1	0	34
Amos Zereoue	4	11	2.8	1	11
Hines Ward	1	-2	-2.0	0	-2
Team Totals	22	58	2.6	2	34

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	Lng
Hines Ward	11	6	64	10.7	24
Plaxico Burress	12	5	67	13.4	16
Amos Zereoue	4	4	50	12.5	19
Jerome Bettis	2	2	23	11.5	12
Troy Edwards	4	2	16	8.0	9
Dan Kreider	2	2	13	6.5	9
Matt Cushing	1	1	10	10.0	10
Bobby Shaw	3	1	9	9.0	9
Jerame Tuman	2	1	3	3.0	3
Chris Fuamatu-Maafala	1	0	0	0.0	0
Team Totals	42	24	255	10.6	24

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk
Lee Flowers	9	3	6	0
Jason Gildon	8	5	3	2
Kendrell Bell	8	8	0	1
John Fiala	7	2	5	0
Brent Alexander	6	5	1	0
Chad Scott	6	4	2	0
Joey Porter	5	4	1	0
Dewayne Washington	5	3	2	0
Aaron Smith	4	3	1	1
Mike Jones	3	3	0	0
Casey Hampton	2	0	2	0
Lenzie Jackson	2	2	0	0
Mike Logan	2	2	0	0
Deshea Townsend	2	2	0	0
Wayne Gandy	1	0	1	0
Kimo von Oelhoffen	1	1	0	0
Clark Haggans	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	72	48	24	4