Week 3
Final
NE
PIT1Q 03:55
7 - 0
T. Brown 55-yard TD punt return.
Touchdown
Made XP
4th & 11
2Q 13:44
7 - 3
K. Brown 30-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 8
2Q 01:05
14 - 3
D. Patten 11-yard TD catch from D. Bledsoe.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10
3Q 09:11
21 - 3
A. Harris TD blocked field goal return.
Touchdown
Made XP
4th & 5
3Q 05:32
21 - 10
J. Bettis 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & Goal
3Q 01:33
21 - 17
A. Zereoue 11-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10
4Q 11:21
24 - 17
A. Vinatieri 44-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 4
Top Performers
Pass Yds
255
Stewart
PIT
Rush Yds
47
Smith
NE
Rec Yds
121
Brown
NE
Scrim TD
1
Patten
NE
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
2001 AFC East
NE PIT
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Bengals Game Summary
The Pittsburgh Steelers fell to the New England Patriots, 24 to 17, in the 2001 AFC Championship game on January 27, 2002.
Game Info
November 21, 2024
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Brady #12 | 12/18 | 115 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 2-14 | 84.3 |
D. Bledsoe #11 | 10/21 | 102 | 4.9 | 1 | 0 | 2-11 | 77.9 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Stewart #10 | 24/42 | 255 | 6.1 | 0 | 3 | 3-7 | 45.2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Smith #23 | 15 | 47 | 3.1 | 0 | 19 |
J.R. Redmond #21 | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 7 |
T. Brady #12 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 |
M. Edwards #44 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
D. Bledsoe #11 | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 4 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Stewart #10 | 8 | 41 | 5.1 | 0 | 34 |
A. Zereoue #21 | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 1 | 11 |
J. Bettis #36 | 9 | 8 | 0.9 | 1 | 4 |
H. Ward #86 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Brown #80 | 8/11 | 121 | 15.1 | 0 | 28 |
D. Patten #86 | 4/11 | 39 | 9.8 | 1 | 15 |
M. Edwards #44 | 4/5 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 |
C. Johnson #81 | 2/3 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 15 |
J. Wiggins #85 | 2/4 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 |
J.R. Redmond #21 | 2/4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 7 |
F. Coleman #84 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Burress #80 | 5/12 | 67 | 13.4 | 0 | 16 |
H. Ward #86 | 6/11 | 64 | 10.7 | 0 | 24 |
A. Zereoue #21 | 4/4 | 50 | 12.5 | 0 | 19 |
J. Bettis #36 | 2/2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 12 |
T. Edwards #81 | 2/4 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 9 |
D. Kreider #35 | 2/2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 9 |
M. Cushing #48 | 1/1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
B. Shaw #82 | 1/3 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
J. Tuman #84 | 1/2 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
C. Fuamatu-Ma'afala #45 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
T. Bruschi #54 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
K. Stewart #10 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Law #24 | 7-7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
O. Smith #30 | 7-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. McGinest #55 | 6-5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Phifer #58 | 6-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Jones #34 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M. Vrabel #50 | 4-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Johnson #52 | 3-1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Milloy #36 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
A. Pleasant #98 | 3-3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Seymour #93 | 3-3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Bruschi #54 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Hamilton #98 | 3-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Shaw #29 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Stevens #23 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Harris #23 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Pass #35 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Walter #13 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Chatham #58 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Cherry #30 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Coleman #84 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Cox #51 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Izzo #53 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Buckley #27 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Flowers #41 | 9-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Bell #97 | 8-8 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Gildon #92 | 8-5 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Fiala #57 | 7-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Alexander #27 | 6-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Scott #30 | 6-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Porter #55 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Washington #20 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Smith #91 | 4-3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. A. Jones #52 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Logan #31 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Shaw #82 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Townsend #26 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Hampton #98 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Jackson #83 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. von Oelhoffen #67 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Burress #80 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Faneca #66 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Gandy #70 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Haggans #53 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Vinatieri #4 | 1/2 | 3/3 | 6 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Brown #3 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Walter #13 | 7 | 274 | 39.1 | 52 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Miller #4 | 6 | 258 | 43.0 | 53 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Pass #35 | 3 | 83 | 27.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Edwards #81 | 5 | 86 | 17.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Brown #80 | 3 | 80 | 26.7 | 55 | 1 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Edwards #81 | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 28 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Brady #12 | 12/18 | 115 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 2-14 | 84.3 |
D. Bledsoe #11 | 10/21 | 102 | 4.9 | 1 | 0 | 2-11 | 77.9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Smith #23 | 15 | 47 | 3.1 | 0 | 19 |
J.R. Redmond #21 | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 7 |
T. Brady #12 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 |
M. Edwards #44 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
D. Bledsoe #11 | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Brown #80 | 8/11 | 121 | 15.1 | 0 | 28 |
D. Patten #86 | 4/11 | 39 | 9.8 | 1 | 15 |
M. Edwards #44 | 4/5 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 |
C. Johnson #81 | 2/3 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 15 |
J. Wiggins #85 | 2/4 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 |
J.R. Redmond #21 | 2/4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 7 |
F. Coleman #84 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
T. Bruschi #54 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Law #24 | 7-7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
O. Smith #30 | 7-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. McGinest #55 | 6-5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Phifer #58 | 6-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Jones #34 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M. Vrabel #50 | 4-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Johnson #52 | 3-1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Milloy #36 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
A. Pleasant #98 | 3-3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Seymour #93 | 3-3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Bruschi #54 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Hamilton #98 | 3-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Shaw #29 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Stevens #23 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Harris #23 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Pass #35 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Walter #13 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Chatham #58 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Cherry #30 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Coleman #84 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Cox #51 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Izzo #53 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Buckley #27 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Vinatieri #4 | 1/2 | 3/3 | 6 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Walter #13 | 7 | 274 | 39.1 | 52 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Pass #35 | 3 | 83 | 27.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Brown #80 | 3 | 80 | 26.7 | 55 | 1 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Stewart #10 | 24/42 | 255 | 6.1 | 0 | 3 | 3-7 | 45.2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Stewart #10 | 8 | 41 | 5.1 | 0 | 34 |
A. Zereoue #21 | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 1 | 11 |
J. Bettis #36 | 9 | 8 | 0.9 | 1 | 4 |
H. Ward #86 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Burress #80 | 5/12 | 67 | 13.4 | 0 | 16 |
H. Ward #86 | 6/11 | 64 | 10.7 | 0 | 24 |
A. Zereoue #21 | 4/4 | 50 | 12.5 | 0 | 19 |
J. Bettis #36 | 2/2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 12 |
T. Edwards #81 | 2/4 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 9 |
D. Kreider #35 | 2/2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 9 |
M. Cushing #48 | 1/1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
B. Shaw #82 | 1/3 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
J. Tuman #84 | 1/2 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
C. Fuamatu-Ma'afala #45 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
K. Stewart #10 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Flowers #41 | 9-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Bell #97 | 8-8 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Gildon #92 | 8-5 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Fiala #57 | 7-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Alexander #27 | 6-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Scott #30 | 6-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Porter #55 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Washington #20 | 5-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Smith #91 | 4-3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. A. Jones #52 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Logan #31 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Shaw #82 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Townsend #26 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Hampton #98 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Jackson #83 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. von Oelhoffen #67 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Burress #80 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Faneca #66 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Gandy #70 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Haggans #53 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Brown #3 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Miller #4 | 6 | 258 | 43.0 | 53 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Edwards #81 | 5 | 86 | 17.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Edwards #81 | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 28 | 0 |
Punt
3 plays,
12 yd,
02:110-0
Punt
3 plays,
2 yd,
01:030-0
Punt
3 plays,
10 yd,
01:110-0
Punt
5 plays,
7 yd,
02:270-0
Punt
5 plays,
24 yd,
02:100-0
Punt
3 plays,
4 yd,
02:167-0
Field Goal
10 plays,
65 yd,
05:097-3
Punt
6 plays,
9 yd,
03:067-3
Punt
3 plays,
6 yd,
01:067-3
Punt
10 plays,
38 yd,
05:427-3
Punt
3 plays,
-3 yd,
00:577-3
Touchdown
7 plays,
75 yd,
01:4414-3
Interception
7 plays,
38 yd,
00:5814-3
Fumble
3 plays,
11 yd,
00:5914-3
Downs
4 plays,
3 yd,
01:0614-3
Blocked FG
8 plays,
31 yd,
04:0421-3
Touchdown
8 plays,
68 yd,
03:4021-10
Punt
3 plays,
-7 yd,
02:0121-10
Touchdown
5 plays,
32 yd,
01:4121-17
Field Goal
11 plays,
50 yd,
05:1724-17
Punt
5 plays,
29 yd,
02:5224-17
Punt
9 plays,
28 yd,
03:5924-17
Interception
4 plays,
13 yd,
01:4024-17
Missed FG
4 plays,
2 yd,
00:2624-17
Interception
2 plays,
0 yd,
00:1324-17
End of Game
5 plays,
15 yd,
02:0224-17
259
Total Yds
306
192
Pass Yds
248
67
Rush Yds
58
12
Total Drives
14
68
Total Plays
67
3.8
Yards Per Play
4.6
4.5
Yards Per Pass
5.5
2.7
Yards Per Rush
2.6
30:55
Possession
29:05
18
Biggest Lead
0
15
1st Downs
23
11
Passing 1st Downs
14
4
Rushing 1st Downs
4
0
1st Downs from Penalties
25
6/17
3rd Down
4/14
0/1
4th Down
0/0
/
Red Zone
/
7
Punts
6
0
Turnovers
4
0
Interceptions Thrown
3
0
Fumbles Lost
1
12
Penalties
3
3.0
Sacks
4.0
10
Tackles For Loss
6
1
D/ST TD
0
