Week 1
Final
PIT
NE1Q 11:01
0 - 7
C. Fauria 4-yard TD catch from T. Brady.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal
1Q 04:56
7 - 7
H. Ward 13-yard TD catch from K. Stewart.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10
2Q 02:27
7 - 10
A. Vinatieri 45-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 3
3Q 13:36
7 - 17
D. Hayes 40-yard TD catch from T. Brady.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & 10
3Q 07:10
7 - 24
D. Branch 22-yard TD catch from T. Brady.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & 7
3Q 02:12
7 - 27
A. Vinatieri 28-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & Goal
4Q 09:35
7 - 30
A. Vinatieri 27-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 8
4Q 00:04
14 - 30
K. Stewart 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
4th & Goal
Top Performers
Pass Yds
294
Brady
NE
Rush Yds
60
Smith
NE
Rec Yds
90
Ward
PIT
Scrim TD
1
Stewart
PIT
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
2002 AFC North
PIT NE
Steelers 
Browns 
Ravens 
Bengals 
Jets 
Patriots 
Dolphins 
Bills Game Summary
The New England Patriots decisively defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers, 30 to 14, on September 9, 2002.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Stewart #10 | 24/37 | 242 | 6.5 | 1 | 3 | 5-38 | 58.6 |
A. Randle El #82 | 1/1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 87.5 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Brady #12 | 29/43 | 294 | 6.8 | 3 | 0 | 2-14 | 110.0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Bettis #36 | 8 | 35 | 4.4 | 0 | 16 |
K. Stewart #10 | 8 | 16 | 2.0 | 1 | 10 |
A. Zereoue #21 | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 0 | 7 |
A. Randle El #82 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Smith #23 | 17 | 60 | 3.5 | 0 | 25 |
M. Edwards #44 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Ward #86 | 8/10 | 90 | 11.3 | 1 | 17 |
A. Randle El #82 | 6/8 | 87 | 14.5 | 0 | 27 |
M. Bruener #87 | 4/4 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 | 8 |
A. Zereoue #21 | 3/3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 10 |
P. Burress #80 | 1/6 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
D. Kreider #35 | 1/1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
C. Fuamatu-Ma'afala #45 | 1/1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
T. Mathis #81 | 1/4 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
J. Tuman #84 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Branch #84 | 6/9 | 83 | 13.8 | 1 | 22 |
D. Patten #86 | 4/8 | 70 | 17.5 | 0 | 37 |
D. Hayes #81 | 3/5 | 54 | 18.0 | 1 | 40 |
C. Cleeland #82,87 | 6/6 | 40 | 6.7 | 0 | 10 |
T. Brown #80 | 6/7 | 22 | 3.7 | 0 | 19 |
M. Edwards #44 | 1/2 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
C. Fauria #86 | 2/2 | 11 | 5.5 | 1 | 7 |
J.R. Redmond #21 | 1/2 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
A. Smith #23 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Graham #89 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
J. Bettis #36 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
K. Stewart #10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
L. Flowers #41 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
A. Smith #23 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
R. Phifer #58 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
V. Green #21 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Farrior #51 | 11-7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Gildon #92 | 10-8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Porter #55 | 6-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Scott #30 | 5-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Flowers #41 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
B. Alexander #27 | 4-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. von Oelhoffen #67 | 4-2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Washington #20 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Hampton #98 | 3-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Logan #31 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Bell #97 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Foote #50 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Bailey #93 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Mays #89 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Bettis #36 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Poteat #22 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Smith #91 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Townsend #26 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Ward #86 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Bruener #87 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Fiala #57 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Haggans #53 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Phifer #58 | 12-8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Law #24 | 10-9 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Jones #34 | 8-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Milloy #36 | 7-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. McGinest #55 | 6-3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Seymour #93 | 6-2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Bruschi #54 | 5-4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Martin #90 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Chatham #58 | 4-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Green #97 | 4-3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
R. Lyle #95 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Vrabel #50 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T. Buckley #27 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
V. Green #21 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
B. Holsey #79 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Izzo #53 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
O. Smith #30 | 2-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Harris #23 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Kelly #31 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Light #72 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J.R. Redmond #21 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Cherry #30 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Peterson #2 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Vinatieri #4 | 3/3 | 3/3 | 12 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Miller #4 | 5 | 197 | 39.4 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Walter #13 | 5 | 197 | 39.4 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Mays #89 | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Poteat #22 | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Branch #84 | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Randle El #82 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Brown #80 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Stewart #10 | 24/37 | 242 | 6.5 | 1 | 3 | 5-38 | 58.6 |
A. Randle El #82 | 1/1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 87.5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Bettis #36 | 8 | 35 | 4.4 | 0 | 16 |
K. Stewart #10 | 8 | 16 | 2.0 | 1 | 10 |
A. Zereoue #21 | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 0 | 7 |
A. Randle El #82 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Ward #86 | 8/10 | 90 | 11.3 | 1 | 17 |
A. Randle El #82 | 6/8 | 87 | 14.5 | 0 | 27 |
M. Bruener #87 | 4/4 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 | 8 |
A. Zereoue #21 | 3/3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 10 |
P. Burress #80 | 1/6 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
D. Kreider #35 | 1/1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
C. Fuamatu-Ma'afala #45 | 1/1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
T. Mathis #81 | 1/4 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
J. Tuman #84 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
J. Bettis #36 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
K. Stewart #10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
L. Flowers #41 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Farrior #51 | 11-7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Gildon #92 | 10-8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Porter #55 | 6-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Scott #30 | 5-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Flowers #41 | 5-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
B. Alexander #27 | 4-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. von Oelhoffen #67 | 4-2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Washington #20 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Hampton #98 | 3-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Logan #31 | 2-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Bell #97 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Foote #50 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Bailey #93 | 2-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Mays #89 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Bettis #36 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Poteat #22 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Smith #91 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Townsend #26 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Ward #86 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Bruener #87 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Fiala #57 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Haggans #53 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Peterson #2 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Miller #4 | 5 | 197 | 39.4 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Mays #89 | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Poteat #22 | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Randle El #82 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Brady #12 | 29/43 | 294 | 6.8 | 3 | 0 | 2-14 | 110.0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Smith #23 | 17 | 60 | 3.5 | 0 | 25 |
M. Edwards #44 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Branch #84 | 6/9 | 83 | 13.8 | 1 | 22 |
D. Patten #86 | 4/8 | 70 | 17.5 | 0 | 37 |
D. Hayes #81 | 3/5 | 54 | 18.0 | 1 | 40 |
C. Cleeland #82,87 | 6/6 | 40 | 6.7 | 0 | 10 |
T. Brown #80 | 6/7 | 22 | 3.7 | 0 | 19 |
M. Edwards #44 | 1/2 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
C. Fauria #86 | 2/2 | 11 | 5.5 | 1 | 7 |
J.R. Redmond #21 | 1/2 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
A. Smith #23 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Graham #89 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
A. Smith #23 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
R. Phifer #58 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
V. Green #21 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Phifer #58 | 12-8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Law #24 | 10-9 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Jones #34 | 8-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Milloy #36 | 7-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. McGinest #55 | 6-3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Seymour #93 | 6-2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Bruschi #54 | 5-4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Martin #90 | 4-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Chatham #58 | 4-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Green #97 | 4-3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
R. Lyle #95 | 3-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Vrabel #50 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T. Buckley #27 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
V. Green #21 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
B. Holsey #79 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Izzo #53 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
O. Smith #30 | 2-2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Harris #23 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Kelly #31 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Light #72 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J.R. Redmond #21 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Cherry #30 | 1-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Vinatieri #4 | 3/3 | 3/3 | 12 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Walter #13 | 5 | 197 | 39.4 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Branch #84 | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Brown #80 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
Interception
3 plays,
2 yd,
01:080-0
Punt
3 plays,
6 yd,
00:550-0
Interception
1 play,
0 yd,
00:060-0
Touchdown
4 plays,
11 yd,
01:540-7
Touchdown
10 plays,
51 yd,
06:077-7
Punt
7 plays,
18 yd,
03:547-7
Punt
8 plays,
31 yd,
04:347-7
Punt
5 plays,
22 yd,
01:457-7
Missed FG
8 plays,
56 yd,
04:037-7
Field Goal
9 plays,
44 yd,
03:117-10
Punt
5 plays,
1 yd,
01:587-10
End of Half
3 plays,
14 yd,
00:257-10
Touchdown
4 plays,
74 yd,
01:337-17
Fumble
2 plays,
14 yd,
00:207-17
Touchdown
9 plays,
70 yd,
06:047-24
Interception
3 plays,
4 yd,
02:057-24
Field Goal
8 plays,
32 yd,
02:507-27
Punt
3 plays,
6 yd,
00:547-27
Punt
4 plays,
15 yd,
02:047-27
Punt
3 plays,
-1 yd,
01:397-27
Field Goal
6 plays,
32 yd,
02:597-30
Fumble
7 plays,
22 yd,
03:047-30
Fumble
1 play,
0 yd,
00:087-30
Punt
4 plays,
11 yd,
01:387-30
Punt
3 plays,
5 yd,
01:477-30
Touchdown
11 plays,
86 yd,
02:5514-30
283
Total Yds
343
209
Pass Yds
280
74
Rush Yds
63
13
Total Drives
13
67
Total Plays
63
4.2
Yards Per Play
5.4
4.9
Yards Per Pass
6.2
3.1
Yards Per Rush
3.5
30:31
Possession
29:29
0
Biggest Lead
23
20
1st Downs
20
11
Passing 1st Downs
14
7
Rushing 1st Downs
2
2
1st Downs from Penalties
4
4/14
3rd Down
5/13
2/2
4th Down
0/0
5
Punts
5
5
Turnovers
1
3
Interceptions Thrown
0
2
Fumbles Lost
1
13
Penalties
7
2.0
Sacks
5.0
6
Tackles For Loss
7
0
D/ST TD
0
