New England Patriots vs Pittsburgh Steelers

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September 9th, 2002

2002 Week 1

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Offensive Starters

QB T. Brady

RB A. Smith

FB M. Edwards

WR T. Brown

TE D. Graham

TE C. Fauria

T M. Light

G J. Andruzzi

C M. Compton

G D. Woody

T K. Jones

Defensive Starters

DE W. McGinest

DT S. Martin

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	3	17	3	30
Steelers	7	0	0	7	14

	Patriots	Steelers
Q1	7	7
Q2	3	0
Q3	17	0
Q4	3	7
FINAL	30	14

Key Performers

Patriots

PassingT. Brady

29/43, 294 YDS, 3 TD

RushingA. Smith

17, 60 YDS

ReceivingD. Branch

6, 83 YDS, 1 TD

TacklesR. Phifer

SacksT. Law

1.0

InterceptionsT. Buckley

Steelers

PassingK. Stewart

24/37, 242 YDS, 1 TD

RushingJ. Bettis

8, 35 YDS

ReceivingH. Ward

8, 90 YDS, 1 TD

TacklesJ. Farrior

SacksK. von Oelhoffen

1.5

InterceptionsN/A

Team Comparison

Patriots

Stat

Steelers

First Downs

343

Total Yards

283

Rushes

Rush YDS

Rush TD

67.4%

PASS %

65.8%

280

NET PASS YDS

209

PASS TD

Takeaways

29:29

Time of Possession

30:31

Offensive Starters

K. Stewart QB

J. Bettis RB

D. Kreider FB

H. Ward WR

M. Bruener TE

J. Tuman TE

W. Gandy T

A. Faneca G

J. Hartings C

O. Ross G

M. Smith T

Defensive Starters

K. von Oelhoffen DE

A. Smith DE

C. Hampton DT

J. Gildon LB

J. Farrior 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 2002 Week 1 match up between the New England Patriots and the Pittsburgh Steelers featuring 83 receiving yards by Deion Branch.

Legend

Moment: Patriots

Moment: Steelers

Patriots Momentum

Steelers Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Tom Brady pass complete to Christian Fauria for 4 yards touchdown - PAT good

Patriots opens scoring → 7-0

< Q1 > • PIT TD PIT TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Kordell Stewart pass complete to Hines Ward for 13 yards touchdown - PAT good

Steelers ties it up → 7-7

< Q2 > • NWE FG NWE FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Adam Vinatieri 45 yard field goal good

Patriots takes the lead → 10-7

< Q3 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Tom Brady pass complete to Donald Hayes for 40 yards touchdown - PAT good

Patriots extends lead → 17-7

< Q3 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Tom Brady pass complete to Deion Branch for 22 yards touchdown - PAT good

Patriots extends lead → 24-7

< Q3 > • NWE FG NWE FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Adam Vinatieri 28 yard field goal good

Patriots extends lead → 27-7

< Q4 > • NWE FG NWE FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Adam Vinatieri 27 yard field goal good

Patriots extends lead → 30-7

< Q4 > • PIT TD PIT TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Kordell Stewart middle for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Steelers cuts lead → 30-14

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Tom Brady	43	29	67.4	294	3	0	40	2	110
Team Totals	43	29	67.4	294	3	0	40	2

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Antowain Smith	17	60	3.5	25
Marc Edwards	1	3	3.0	3
Team Totals	18	63	3.5	25

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Deion Branch	9	6	83	13.8	1	22
Cam Cleeland	6	6	40	6.7	0	10
Troy Brown	7	6	22	3.7	0	19
David Patten	8	4	70	17.5	0	37
Donald Hayes	5	3	54	18.0	1	40
Christian Fauria	2	2	11	5.5	1	7
Marc Edwards	2	1	11	11.0	0	11
J.R. Redmond	2	1	3	3.0	0	3
Antowain Smith	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Daniel Graham	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	43	29	294	10.1	3	40

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Roman Phifer	12	8	4	0	0
Ty Law	10	9	1	1	0
Tebucky Jones	8	4	4	0	0
Lawyer Milloy	7	4	3	0	0
Willie McGinest	6	3	3	1	0
Richard Seymour	6	2	4	1	0
Tedy Bruschi	5	4	1	1	0
Jarvis Green	4	3	1	1	0
Matt Chatham	4	2	2	0	0
Steve Martin	4	3	1	0	0
Terrell Buckley	3	3	0	0	2
Mike Vrabel	3	2	1	0	1
Victor Green	3	3	0	0	0
Bernard Holsey	3	2	1	0	0
Larry Izzo	3	3	0	0	0
Rick Lyle	3	1	2	0	0
Antwan Harris	2	1	1	0	0
Otis Smith	2	2	0	0	0
J.R. Redmond	1	0	1	0	0
JeRod Cherry	1	0	1	0	0
Ben Kelly	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	91	60	31	5	3

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Deion Branch	2	51	25.5	0
Team Totals	2	51	25.5	0

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Troy Brown	1	10	10	0
Team Totals	1	10	10.0	0

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

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Ken Walter	5	197	39.4
Team Totals	5	197	39.4

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Kordell Stewart	37	24	64.9	242	1	3	27	5	58.6
Antwaan Randle El	1	1	100.0	5	0	0	5	0	87.5
Team Totals	38	25	65.8	247	1	3	27	5

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Kordell Stewart	8	16	2.0	1	10
Jerome Bettis	8	35	4.4	0	16
Amos Zereoue	7	14	2.0	0	7
Antwaan Randle El	1	9	9.0	0	9
Team Totals	24	74	3.1	1	16

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Hines Ward	10	8	90	11.3	1	17
Antwaan Randle El	8	6	87	14.5	0	27
Mark Bruener	4	4	25	6.3	0	8
Amos Zereoue	3	3	15	5.0	0	10
Plaxico Burress	6	1	11	11.0	0	11
Dan Kreider	1	1	9	9.0	0	9
Chris Fuamatu-Maafala	1	1	6	6.0	0	6
Terance Mathis	4	1	4	4.0	0	4
Jerame Tuman	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	38	25	247	9.9	1	27

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk
James Farrior	11	7	4	0
Jason Gildon	10	8	2	0
Joey Porter	6	6	0	0
Lee Flowers	5	4	1	0
Chad Scott	5	2	3	0
Kimo von Oelhoffen	4	2	2	1.5
Brent Alexander	4	1	3	0
Chris Hope	4	2	2	0
Casey Hampton	3	2	1	0
Dewayne Washington	3	3	0	0
Rodney Bailey	2	0	2	0
Kendrell Bell	2	1	1	0
Larry Foote	2	1	1	0
Mike Logan	2	2	0	0
Clark Haggans	1	0	1	0.5
Lee Mays	1	1	0	0
Hank Poteat	1	1	0	0
Kendrick Clancy	1	1	0	0
John Fiala	1	1	0	0
Aaron Smith	1	1	0	0
Deshea Townsend	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	70	47	23	2

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg
Lee Mays	4	84	21
Hank Poteat	2	45	22.5
Team Totals	6	129	21.5

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Antwaan Randle El	2	9	4.5	0
Team Totals	2	9	4.5	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Todd Peterson	1	0	2	2
Team Totals	1	0	2	2

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Josh Miller	5	197	39.4
Team Totals	5	197	39.4

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