Week 4, 1998

played in Pittsburgh, PA

71 degrees, fair, 13 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	14	0	0	-	14
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	3	0	10	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:05 PIT - Dorsey Levens 8 run (Greg Davis extra point)
2Q: 12:12 NED - Robert Holcombe 1 run (Cole Ford extra point)
2Q: 03:10 NED - Antonio Freeman 7 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
2Q: 00:03 PIT - Greg Davis 27 field goal
4Q: 10:32 PIT - Kendall Gammon 18 pass from Timm Rosenbach (Greg Davis extra point)
4Q: 00:27 PIT - Greg Davis 40 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:05 PIT - Dorsey Levens 8 run (Greg Davis extra point)
2Q: 12:12 NED - Robert Holcombe 1 run (Cole Ford extra point)
2Q: 03:10 NED - Antonio Freeman 7 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
2Q: 00:03 PIT - Greg Davis 27 field goal
4Q: 10:32 PIT - Kendall Gammon 18 pass from Timm Rosenbach (Greg Davis extra point)
4Q: 00:27 PIT - Greg Davis 40 field goal

Team Statistics NED PIT
Record 3-1 3-1
First Downs 23 19
- by Rushing 6 7
- by Passing 16 11
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 325 288
- Offensive Plays 73 57
- Yards per Play 4.45 5.05
Net Rushing Yards 47 116
- Rushing Attempts 31 28
- Yards per Rush 1.52 4.14
Net Passing Yards 278 172
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 28 - 1 29 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 278 172
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.62 5.93
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 11/17 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 9.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/38 7/41
Punt Returns/Yards 2/13 2/9
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 19 OWN 34
Time of Possession 34:52 25:08

Team Statistics	NED	PIT
Record	3-1	3-1
First Downs	23	19
- by Rushing	6	7
- by Passing	16	11
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	325	288
- Offensive Plays	73	57
- Yards per Play	4.45	5.05
Net Rushing Yards	47	116
- Rushing Attempts	31	28
- Yards per Rush	1.52	4.14
Net Passing Yards	278	172
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 28 - 1	29 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	278	172
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.62	5.93
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	11/17	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	9.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/38	7/41
Punt Returns/Yards	2/13	2/9
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 19	OWN 34
Time of Possession	34:52	25:08

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:17	3:40	OWN 20	6	9	Punt
1	6:59	1:07	OWN 24	3	6	Punt
1	3:56	6:53	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
2	8:47	5:44	OWN 8	12	92	Touchdown
2	1:46	0:12	OWN 40	1	0	Interception
3	15:00	6:12	OWN 20	13	56	Missed FG
3	5:23	1:15	OWN 7	3	2	Punt
3	2:44	4:19	OWN 20	10	42	Missed FG
4	10:21	5:10	OWN 20	11	43	Missed FG
4	0:20	0:20	OWN 20	2	6	Game

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:43	OWN 20	6	40	Punt
1	8:37	1:38	OWN 28	3	5	Punt
1	5:52	1:56	OWN 41	6	59	Touchdown
2	12:03	3:16	OWN 20	8	31	Punt
2	3:03	1:17	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	1:34	1:34	OPP 49	6	39	Field Goal
3	8:48	3:25	OWN 31	6	13	Punt
3	4:08	1:24	OWN 46	4	12	Punt
4	13:25	3:04	OWN 45	7	55	Touchdown
4	5:11	4:51	OWN 44	9	33	Field Goal

Game MVP: Dorsey Levens, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Robert Holcombe	25	45	1.80	26	2	1
John Miller	4	0	0.00	2	0	0
Mike Alstott	2	2	1.00	3	0	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dorsey Levens	20	84	4.20	15	4	1
R-Kal De Poyster	7	27	3.86	11	2	0
Carl Pickens	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Majkowski	42	28	278	0/0	1	24	1	83.2

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Timm Rosenbach	29	16	172	0/0	1	27	0	84.2

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Robert Holcombe	8	10	59	7.38	35	12	0
WR Antonio Freeman	7	13	83	11.86	35	21	1
WR Charles Davenport	4	6	37	9.25	24	24	0
WR Eric Moulds	4	7	44	11.00	6	20	0
TE Jamie Asher	2	3	16	8.00	10	10	0
TE Keith Jackson	1	1	14	14.00	13	14	0
WR Ed McCaffrey	1	1	20	20.00	6	20	0
FB Mike Alstott	1	1	5	5.00	1	5	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Carl Pickens	5	8	47	9.40	6	18	0
WR Brian Blades	2	5	3	1.50	0	3	0
TE Kendall Gammon	2	3	34	17.00	18	18	1
WR Kevin Alexander	2	2	33	16.50	2	21	0
WR Braden Yoon	2	6	24	12.00	0	16	0
FB Aaron Craver	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Dorsey Levens	1	3	27	27.00	27	27	0
RB R-Kal De Poyster	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ashley Ambrose	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Robert Holcombe	1	0	0	0
Mike Alstott	0	1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Tony McCoy	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Barker	3	126	42.0	39.0	46	0

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dan Stryzinski	6	270	45.0	36.2	49	3

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cole Ford	0/3	0/3	0/2	0	2/2

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Greg Davis	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Moulds	2	13	6.5	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stanley Richard	1	1	1.0	0
Braden Yoon	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rodney Harrison	6	6	0.0	28	29
S Kevin Williams	6	1	0.0	17	21
ILB Ted Johnson	5	2	0.0	28	29
CB Allen Rossum	5	1	0.0	28	25
CB Tom Carter	5	0	0.0	28	29
OLB Nickolas Fox	4	0	0.0	25	27
S Greg Myers	2	1	0.0	28	29
DE Jeff Lageman	2	0	0.0	25	22
CB Steve Isreal	2	0	0.0	4	13
DT John Randle	1	2	0.0	21	20
DT Tony Siragusa	1	1	0.0	16	14
ILB Ron Johnson	1	1	0.0	8	4
WR Eric Moulds	1	0	---	---	---
DT Walter Hemingway	1	0	0.0	14	16
DE Ben Karpinski	0	4	0.0	20	19

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Brad Edwards	7	5	30	42
OLB Takeo Spikes	7	1	22	30
DT Bill Johnson	7	0	29	39
ILB Kanavis McGhee	6	5	29	39
S Darren Woodson	6	1	30	42
CB Ashley Ambrose	4	1	29	40
DT Stalin Colinet	4	0	29	37
CB John Mangum	3	1	15	31
DE Tony McCoy	3	0	25	32
OLB Carlos Jenkins	2	0	5	5
CB Stanley Richard	2	0	27	40
OLB Vincent Vega	2	0	19	19
DE N.D. Kalu	1	2	25	34
OLB Mike Jones	1	1	2	2
S Henry Jones	1	0	7	10
OLB Alcides Cantanho	1	0	5	2

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Jeff Lageman	2	1	22
ILB Ted Johnson	1	0	29
DT John Randle	0	3	20

Pittsburgh	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Bill Johnson	1	1	39
DE Tim Edwards	1	0	8
DE Tony McCoy	1	0	32
CB John Mangum	0	1	31
CB Ashley Ambrose	0	1	40
S Darren Woodson	0	1	42
DE N.D. Kalu	0	1	34
DT Stalin Colinet	0	1	37

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Tom Carter	4	0	29
CB Allen Rossum	4	0	25
CB Steve Isreal	2	0	13
ILB Ted Johnson	2	0	29
S Kevin Williams	1	1	21
S Rodney Harrison	1	0	29
S Greg Myers	1	0	29
OLB Nickolas Fox	1	0	27

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Brad Edwards	5	0	0	42
CB Ashley Ambrose	4	2	1	40
S Darren Woodson	4	0	0	42
OLB Takeo Spikes	4	0	0	30
ILB Kanavis McGhee	3	0	0	39
DE Tony McCoy	2	0	0	32
CB John Mangum	1	0	0	31
OLB Carlos Jenkins	1	0	0	5
S Henry Jones	1	0	0	10
CB Stanley Richard	1	0	0	40
DT Bill Johnson	1	0	0	39
OLB Vincent Vega	1	0	0	19

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Tony Mandarich	2	6	31	42
Daquan Peterman	2	6	31	42
Brendan Stai	1	10	31	42
Richmond Webb	1	4	31	42
Fred Miller	0	2	31	42
Keith Jackson	0	1	14	14
Bob Christian	0	1	1	1
Jamie Asher	0	1	24	30

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Barret Robbins	4	7	28	29
Chris Wiltz	2	6	28	29
Jon Runyan	2	5	28	29
Blake Brockermeyer	0	5	28	29
Aaron Craver	0	3	15	12
Kendall Gammon	0	1	21	16
Brandon Bertelsen	0	1	28	29

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Larry Izzo	2	22

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Alcides Cantanho	1	12
Aaron Craver	1	11

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Robert Holcombe	27	36	---	---	19	82
Brendan Stai	31	42	---	---	6	79
Don Majkowski	31	42	---	---	---	73
Tony Mandarich	31	42	---	---	---	73
Richmond Webb	31	42	---	---	---	73
Fred Miller	31	42	---	---	---	73
Daquan Peterman	31	42	---	---	---	73
Antonio Freeman	29	40	---	---	---	69
Mike Alstott	26	32	---	---	11	69
Allen Rossum	---	---	28	25	8	61
Rodney Harrison	---	---	28	29	3	60
Tom Carter	---	---	28	29	2	59
Ted Johnson	---	---	28	29	2	59
Greg Myers	---	---	28	29	2	59
Eric Moulds	18	30	---	---	10	58
Jamie Asher	24	30	---	---	1	55
Nickolas Fox	---	---	25	27	2	54
Jeff Lageman	---	---	25	22	1	48
John Randle	---	---	21	20	---	41
Ben Karpinski	---	---	20	19	1	40
Kevin Williams	---	---	17	21	1	39
Shawn Sawyda	---	---	12	18	8	38
Walter Hemingway	---	---	14	16	7	37
Tony Siragusa	---	---	16	14	2	32
Charles Davenport	6	18	---	---	8	32
Steve Isreal	---	---	4	13	15	32
Larry Izzo	---	---	5	2	22	29
Keith Jackson	14	14	---	---	---	28
Ed McCaffrey	4	3	---	---	12	19
Ron Johnson	---	---	8	4	7	19
Damian Vaughn	2	0	---	---	13	15
Evan Toomer	0	0	---	---	13	13
John Miller	4	6	---	---	---	10
Bob Christian	1	1	---	---	7	9
Bruce Ellerson	---	---	0	0	7	7
Jeff Dellenbach	0	0	---	---	6	6
Cole Ford	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tre Fuller	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tony Ramirez	0	0	---	---	6	6
Glenn Rountree	0	0	---	---	6	6
Desmond Grasso	---	---	0	0	5	5
Bryan Barker	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mike Cherry	0	0	---	---	3	3
Ron Rogers	---	---	1	2	---	3
Trot Nixon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kevin Abrams	---	---	0	0	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Darren Woodson	---	---	30	42	11	83
Stanley Richard	---	---	27	40	11	78
Brad Edwards	---	---	30	42	3	75
Kanavis McGhee	---	---	29	39	4	72
Ashley Ambrose	---	---	29	40	3	72
Stalin Colinet	---	---	29	37	6	72
Bill Johnson	---	---	29	39	2	70
Brandon Bertelsen	28	29	---	---	8	65
N.D. Kalu	---	---	25	34	2	61
Tony McCoy	---	---	25	32	2	59
Timm Rosenbach	28	29	---	---	---	57
Chris Wiltz	28	29	---	---	---	57
Blake Brockermeyer	28	29	---	---	---	57
Barret Robbins	28	29	---	---	---	57
Jon Runyan	28	29	---	---	---	57
Carl Pickens	28	25	---	---	3	56
John Mangum	---	---	15	31	9	55
Takeo Spikes	---	---	22	30	2	54
Brian Blades	21	26	---	---	---	47
Dorsey Levens	21	19	---	---	1	41
Kevin Alexander	8	18	---	---	15	41
Kendall Gammon	21	16	---	---	3	40
Vincent Vega	---	---	19	19	1	39
Aaron Craver	15	12	---	---	11	38
R-Kal De Poyster	8	11	---	---	17	36
Braden Yoon	5	14	---	---	9	28
Alcides Cantanho	---	---	5	2	12	19
Tim Edwards	---	---	6	8	4	18
Henry Jones	---	---	7	10	1	18
Derrick Ransom	---	---	7	10	1	18
Carlos Jenkins	---	---	5	5	6	16
Jeremy Brigham	0	0	---	---	15	15
Ted Popson	9	2	---	---	2	13
Mike Jones	---	---	2	2	7	11
Amani Toomer	0	1	---	---	9	10
Jeff Spek	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dan Stryzinski	0	0	---	---	8	8
John Gerak	0	0	---	---	8	8
Melvin Tuten	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tucker Joseph	0	0	---	---	8	8
Cole Trickel	4	1	---	---	2	7
Greg Davis	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tyrus McCloud	---	---	0	0	3	3
John Supernaw	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tim Kohn	0	0	---	---	---	0
Orlando Sheehan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	5	0.8
Middle	22	42	1.9
Right	3	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	44	3.7
Middle	11	36	3.3
Right	5	36	7.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Majkowski	42	28	4	2	0	2	6	0	1

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Timm Rosenbach	29	16	2	3	2	1	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	13	11	107	8.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	76	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	95	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	24	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	5	46	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	81	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	21	5.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Antonio Freeman	13	7	83	1	40
RB Robert Holcombe	10	8	59	0	36
WR Eric Moulds	7	4	44	1	30
WR Charles Davenport	6	4	37	1	18
TE Jamie Asher	3	2	16	0	30
TE Keith Jackson	1	1	14	0	14
WR Ed McCaffrey	1	1	20	1	3
FB Mike Alstott	1	1	5	0	32

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Carl Pickens	8	5	0	47	0	25
WR Braden Yoon	6	2	1	24	0	14
WR Brian Blades	5	2	0	3	0	26
TE Kendall Gammon	3	2	0	34	0	16
RB Dorsey Levens	3	1	1	27	1	19
WR Kevin Alexander	2	2	0	33	1	18
FB Aaron Craver	1	1	0	1	0	12
RB R-Kal De Poyster	1	1	0	3	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Robert Holcombe	3	3	1.00	1.80
Mike Alstott	1	-1	-1.00	1.00

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dorsey Levens	2	8	4.00	4.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Don Majkowski	3	2	12	4.00	6.62

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Timm Rosenbach	2	1	18	9.00	5.93

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Antonio Freeman	2	1	7	3.50	6.38
FB Mike Alstott	1	1	5	5.00	5.00

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Kendall Gammon	1	1	18	18.00	11.33
WR Braden Yoon	1	0	0	0.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Robert Holcombe	2	2
Mike Alstott	1	1

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Dorsey Levens	4	2
R-Kal De Poyster	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Don Majkowski	14	8	8

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Timm Rosenbach	9	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charles Davenport	4	2	2
WR Eric Moulds	4	3	3
WR Antonio Freeman	3	1	1
RB Robert Holcombe	2	1	1
WR Ed McCaffrey	1	1	1

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Carl Pickens	3	1	1
WR Brian Blades	2	0	0
TE Kendall Gammon	2	2	2
WR Braden Yoon	2	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,400 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,600 (20,900)
End Zone 14,100 (15,100)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,300)
Club Seats 8,900 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 3,800 (3,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,400 (70,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,600 (20,900)
End Zone	14,100 (15,100)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,300)
Club Seats	8,900 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	3,800 (3,800)