New England Patriots vs Pittsburgh Steelers

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January 23rd, 2005

2004 Week CONF

Conference Champ

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Offensive Starters

QB T. Brady

RB C. Dillon

WR D. Branch

TE R. Hochstein

TE D. Graham

TE C. Fauria

T M. Light

G J. Andruzzi

C D. Koppen

G S. Neal

T B. Gorin

Defensive Starters

DE T. Warren

DT K. Traylor

DE J. Green

LB W. McGinest

LB M. Vrabel

LB T. Bruschi

LB T. Johnson

CB R. Gay

CB A. Samuel

S R. Harrison

S E. Wilson

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Patriots	10	14	7	10	41
Steelers	3	0	14	10	27

	Patriots	Steelers
Q1	10	3
Q2	14	0
Q3	7	14
Q4	10	10
FINAL	41	27

Key Performers

Patriots

PassingT. Brady

14/21, 207 YDS, 2 TD

RushingC. Dillon

24, 73 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingD. Branch

4, 116 YDS, 1 TD

TacklesR. Harrison

SacksJ. Green

1.0

InterceptionsE. Wilson

Steelers

PassingB. Roethlisberger

14/24, 226 YDS, 2 TD

RushingJ. Bettis

17, 64 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingH. Ward

5, 109 YDS, 1 TD

TacklesW. Williams

SacksC. Haggans

1.0

InterceptionsN/A

Team Comparison

Patriots

Stat

Steelers

First Downs

322

Total Yards

388

Rushes

126

Rush YDS

163

Rush TD

66.7%

PASS %

58.3%

196

NET PASS YDS

225

PASS TD

Takeaways

28:29

Time of Possession

31:31

Offensive Starters

B. Roethlisberger QB

J. Bettis RB

D. Kreider FB

H. Ward FL

P. Burress SE

J. Tuman TE

M. Smith T

A. Faneca G

J. Hartings C

K. Vincent G

O. Ross T

Defensive Starters

K. von Oelhoffen DE

A. Smith DE

C. Hoke DT

C. Haggans LB

J. Farrior LB

L. Foote LB

J. Porter LB

W. Williams CB

D. Townsend CB

T. Polamalu S

C. Hope S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 2004 Championship match up between the New England Patriots and the Pittsburgh Steelers featuring 116 receiving yards by Deion Branch.

Legend

Moment: Patriots

Moment: Steelers

Patriots Momentum

Steelers Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • NWE FG NWE FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Adam Vinatieri 48 yard field goal good

Patriots opens scoring → 3-0

< Q1 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Tom Brady pass complete to Deion Branch for 60 yards touchdown - PAT good

Patriots extends lead → 10-0

< Q1 > • PIT FG PIT FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Jeff Reed 43 yard field goal good

Steelers cuts lead → 10-3

< Q2 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Tom Brady pass complete to David Givens for 9 yards touchdown - PAT good

Patriots extends lead → 17-3

< Q2 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Ben Roethlisberger pass incomplete intended for Jerame Tuman is intercepted by Rodney Harrison at NWE-13 and returned for 87 yards touchdown - PAT good

Patriots extends lead → 24-3

< Q3 > • PIT TD PIT TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Jerome Bettis left guard for 5 yards touchdown - PAT good

Steelers cuts lead → 24-10

< Q3 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Corey Dillon right end for 25 yards touchdown - PAT good

Patriots extends lead → 31-10

< Q3 > • PIT TD PIT TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Ben Roethlisberger pass complete to Hines Ward for 30 yards touchdown - PAT good

Steelers cuts lead → 31-17

< Q4 > • PIT FG PIT FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Jeff Reed 20 yard field goal good

Steelers cuts lead → 31-20

< Q4 > • NWE FG NWE FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Adam Vinatieri 31 yard field goal good

Patriots extends lead → 34-20

< Q4 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Deion Branch right end for 23 yards touchdown - PAT good

Patriots extends lead → 41-20

< Q4 > • PIT TD PIT TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Ben Roethlisberger pass complete to Plaxico Burress for 7 yards touchdown - PAT good

Steelers cuts lead → 41-27

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Tom Brady	21	14	66.7	207	2	0	60	2	130.5
Team Totals	21	14	66.7	207	2	0	60	2

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Corey Dillon	24	73	3.0	1	25
Kevin Faulk	3	20	6.7	0	17
Tom Brady	2	-2	-1.0	0	-1
Deion Branch	2	37	18.5	1	23
David Givens	1	-2	-2.0	0	-2
Team Totals	32	126	3.9	2	25

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
David Givens	10	5	59	11.8	1	18
Deion Branch	4	4	116	29.0	1	60
Corey Dillon	1	1	5	5.0	0	5
Troy Brown	1	1	11	11.0	0	11
Christian Fauria	1	1	9	9.0	0	9
David Patten	3	1	8	8.0	0	8
Daniel Graham	1	1	-1	-1.0	0	-1
Team Totals	21	14	207	14.8	2	60

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Rodney Harrison	11	9	2	0	1
Tedy Bruschi	8	5	3	0	0
Mike Vrabel	8	6	2	0	0
Randall Gay	5	5	0	0	0
Troy Brown	3	2	1	0	0
Asante Samuel	3	3	0	0	0
Roman Phifer	3	3	0	0	0
Dexter Reid	3	2	1	0	0
Jarvis Green	2	1	1	1	0
Willie McGinest	2	2	0	0	0
Ty Warren	2	1	1	0	0
Matt Chatham	2	0	2	0	0
JeRod Cherry	2	2	0	0	0
Vince Wilfork	2	2	0	0	0
Eugene Wilson	1	0	1	0	2
Tully Banta-Cain	1	1	0	0	0
Larry Izzo	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	59	45	14	1	3

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg
Bethel Johnson	4	90	22.5
Patrick Pass	1	17	17
Team Totals	5	107	21.4

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Troy Brown	2	6	3	0
Team Totals	2	6	3.0	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Adam Vinatieri	2	2	5	5
Team Totals	2	2	5	5

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Josh Miller	4	161	40.3
Team Totals	4	161	40.3

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	24	14	58.3	226	2	3	34	1	78.1
Team Totals	24	14	58.3	226	2	3	34	1

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Jerome Bettis	17	64	3.8	1	25
Duce Staley	10	26	2.6	0	6
Ben Roethlisberger	5	45	9.0	0	13
Verron Haynes	5	28	5.6	0	8
Team Totals	37	163	4.4	1	25

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Hines Ward	8	5	109	21.8	1	30
Antwaan Randle El	4	3	52	17.3	0	34
Plaxico Burress	6	3	37	12.3	1	16
Verron Haynes	1	1	14	14.0	0	14
Jerame Tuman	3	1	8	8.0	0	8
Walter Rasby	1	1	6	6.0	0	6
Lee Mays	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	24	14	226	16.1	2	34

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk
Willie Williams	11	10	1	0
Chris Hope	10	5	5	0
James Farrior	9	4	5	0
Clark Haggans	7	3	4	1
Troy Polamalu	7	4	3	0
Chris Hoke	5	2	3	0
Larry Foote	4	3	1	0
Deshea Townsend	4	2	2	0
Kimo von Oelhoffen	4	3	1	0
Joey Porter	3	2	1	1
Aaron Smith	3	3	0	0
James Harrison	3	2	1	0
Travis Kirschke	3	1	2	0
Russell Stuvaints	3	3	0	0
Verron Haynes	1	0	1	0
Ike Taylor	1	1	0	0
Brett Keisel	1	1	0	0
Lee Mays	1	0	1	0
Sean Morey	1	1	0	0
Chad Scott	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	82	51	31	2