Week 4, 2001

played in New England, MA

56 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers00715-22
New England Patriots710149-40

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:14 NED - Damian Vaughn 11 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
2Q: 08:27 NED - Terrell Buckley 27 interception return (Cole Ford extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NED - Cole Ford 43 field goal
3Q: 09:01 PIT - Omar Epps 4 run (John Kasay extra point)
3Q: 06:42 NED - Robert Holcombe 17 pass from Don Majkowski (Cole Ford extra point)
3Q: 01:27 NED - Brian Dawkins 95 interception return (Cole Ford extra point)
4Q: 12:52 PIT - Qadry Ismail 12 pass from Jeff Blake (Jeff Blake pass to Benjamin Blue for conversion)
4Q: 09:59 NED - Cole Ford 40 field goal
4Q: 07:30 NED - Cole Ford 34 field goal
4Q: 05:22 PIT - Qadry Ismail 9 pass from Jeff Blake (John Kasay extra point)
4Q: 00:28 NED - Cole Ford 30 field goal

Team StatisticsPITNED
Record3-13-1
First Downs2313
- by Rushing42
- by Passing1910
- by Penalty01
Total Net Yards434289
- Offensive Plays7155
- Yards per Play6.115.25
Net Rushing Yards9177
- Rushing Attempts1926
- Yards per Rush4.792.96
Net Passing Yards343212
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt48 - 35 - 428 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards361218
- Sacks/Yards Lost4/181/6
- Yards per Pass Play6.607.31
Fumbles/Lost3/22/1
3rd Down Conversions4/121/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.87.7
4th Down Conversions1/10/0
Penalties/Yards6/467/45
Punt Returns/Yards3/282/19
Kick Returns/Yards3/651/28
Interception Ret./Yards0/04/179
2pt Conversions1/10/0
Red Zone Visits34
- Red Zone TDs/FGs3/02/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 21OWN 44
Time of Possession32:2927:31

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:28OWN 20534Punt
17:514:08OWN 23745Missed FG
12:072:07OWN 2339Punt
212:521:51OWN 331Punt
28:570:41OWN 2020Interception
28:162:00OWN 20519Fumble
25:231:40OWN 203-1Punt
22:171:09OWN 2239Punt
312:203:27OPP 41741Touchdown
36:311:45OWN 2033Punt
33:202:02OWN 11460Interception
31:183:35OWN 20980Touchdown
49:541:24OWN 21413Interception
47:242:09OWN 20780Touchdown
42:371:04OWN 20512Interception
40:230:23OWN 2618Game
New England Patriots
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:323:41OWN 20619Punt
13:431:36OWN 39561Touchdown
215:002:08OWN 19432Punt
211:012:04OPP 4435Punt
26:160:53OPP 3935Punt
23:431:26OWN 443-7Punt
21:081:08OWN 42432Field Goal
315:002:40OWN 3447Fumble
38:531:43OWN 2036Punt
37:100:39OPP 25225Touchdown
34:461:26OWN 3439Punt
412:432:49OWN 20557Field Goal
48:301:06OPP 2538Field Goal
45:152:38OPP 46412Punt
41:331:10OPP 2138Field Goal

Game MVP: Brian Dawkins, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

PittsburghAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Omar Epps12605.001521
Reuben Droughns6264.33900
John Supernaw155.00500
New EnglandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Robert Holcombe19462.421210
Shaun Alexander3144.67800
Don Majkowski2105.00600
Eric Moulds11111.001110
J.T. Ogden1-4-4.00-400

Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Jeff Blake33232561/3230374.8
John Supernaw15121053/15022168.1
New EnglandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Don Majkowski28202181/62310117.8

Receiving Statistics

PittsburghCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Qadry Ismail152319312.8761302
WR Carl Pickens68508.334260
RB Omar Epps33165.33060
WR Bobby Engram33268.679140
TE Benjamin Blue222311.507130
RB Reuben Droughns232110.5020140
FB Jim Branson1122.00120
TE Tony Stewart1133.00030
WR Kevin Kasper1199.00090
WR David Terrell131818.000180
New EnglandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB Robert Holcombe68447.3317171
WR Antonio Freeman469122.7556310
WR Eric Moulds464310.755280
TE Damian Vaughn232814.0017171
WR Evan Toomer1133.00030
RB Shaun Alexander1166.00060
RB J.T. Ogden1255.00050
WR Muneer Moore11-2-2.000-20

Interception Statistics

PittsburghIntsYardsAvgTD
New EnglandIntsYardsAvgTD
S Brian Dawkins211557.501
CB Terrell Buckley12727.001
S Rodney Harrison13737.000

Fumble Statistics

PittsburghFumbRecovForceTD
Bobby Engram2000
John Supernaw1000
Reuben Droughns0100
Kenoy Kennedy0100
Kim Herring0010
Coby Rhinehart0010
New EnglandFumbRecovForceTD
Robert Holcombe1000
Muneer Moore1000
Bryant Westbrook0110
Greg Biekert0100
Kelvin Garmon0100
Tucker Brock0010
John St. Clair0010

Punting Statistics

PittsburghPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Jeff Feagles625542.536.0490
New EnglandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Bryan Barker835544.433.4604

Kicking Statistics

PittsburghFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
John Kasay0/10/10/002/2
New EnglandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Cole Ford4/42/20/0434/4

Punt Return Statistics

PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Bobby Engram2147.00
Kevin Kasper11414.00
New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Eric Moulds2199.50

Kick Return Statistics

PittsburghRetYardsAvgTD
Qadry Ismail24120.50
Bobby Engram12424.00
New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Eric Moulds12828.00

Defensive Statistics

PittsburghTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Tim Watson800.02528
ILB Winfred Tubbs520.01313
S Kim Herring510.02326
CB Coby Rhinehart430.02325
OLB Takeo Spikes310.01720
ILB Tracy Simien300.01716
CB Dale Carter300.02324
OLB Bryan Jones300.02125
S Kenoy Kennedy300.01519
DT Stalin Colinet210.01215
DT Bill Johnson200.01110
WR Qadry Ismail20---------
DE Greg Spires101.01519
DE N.D. Kalu100.01621
ILB Monte Beisel100.01313
OLB Vincent Vega010.046
DT Derrick Ransom010.01414
New EnglandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Brian Dawkins810.51851
DE Richard Seymour621.51338
ILB Desmond Grasso630.51850
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.610.01646
CB Bryant Westbrook520.01537
S Aric Morris510.0421
ILB Greg Biekert420.01530
OLB Joseph Doser300.51646
CB Terrell Buckley300.01547
OLB Tucker Brock201.036
CB Mark Walhberg200.0320
S Rodney Harrison120.01952
DE Ben Karpinski110.0927
DT Reggie McGrew110.01018
ILB Hannibal Navies110.085
DT Sam Adams100.01034
DE Erik Flowers020.01639

Pass Rush Statistics

PittsburghSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Greg Spires1.001019
DT Bill Johnson0.001010
OLB Bryan Jones0.001025
DT Stalin Colinet0.000115
New EnglandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Richard Seymour1.500038
OLB Tucker Brock1.00006
S Brian Dawkins0.500051
OLB Joseph Doser0.500046
ILB Desmond Grasso0.500050
DE Ben Karpinski0.011027
DT Sam Adams0.011034

Pass Defense Statistics

PittsburghCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Tim Watson50028
CB Coby Rhinehart50025
OLB Takeo Spikes30020
CB Dale Carter21024
S Kim Herring21026
ILB Tracy Simien10016
ILB Winfred Tubbs10013
OLB Bryan Jones10025
CB Eric Kelly0109
New EnglandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Desmond Grasso60050
CB Terrell Buckley50147
CB Bryant Westbrook50037
S Aric Morris50021
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.40046
S Brian Dawkins20251
ILB Greg Biekert20030
OLB Joseph Doser20046
OLB Tucker Brock1106
S Rodney Harrison10152
CB Mark Walhberg10020
DE Richard Seymour10038

Blocking Statistics

PittsburghKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Keith Kartz23019151
Jon Runyan23019038
Bob Hallen15019151
Sid Miller14019051
Jim Branson11013017
Benjamin Blue11016025
Tony Stewart010308
Lewis Kelly0000114
Leonard Davis00019152
New EnglandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Mo Collins27026029
Kelvin Garmon18026029
Matt Light12026029
Damien Woody04026029
Greg Randall03026129

Special Teams Tackles

PittsburghTacklesSTPlays
Carl Pickens124
Jim Branson120
Chris Wiltz17
New EnglandTacklesSTPlays
Bryant Westbrook222
Cornell Haynes Jr.217
Muneer Moore118
John St. Clair112

Participation

PittsburghRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Sid Miller1951------777
Qadry Ismail1550------974
Leonard Davis1952---------71
Keith Kartz1951---------70
Bob Hallen1951---------70
Tim Watson------25281568
Coby Rhinehart------23252068
Carl Pickens636------2466
David Terrell1645------162
Dale Carter------23241158
Jon Runyan1938---------57
Reuben Droughns723------2656
Kim Herring------2326453
Takeo Spikes------17201552
Jim Branson1317------2050
Benjamin Blue1625------950
Bryan Jones------2125450
Kenoy Kennedy------15191448
Tracy Simien------17161447
N.D. Kalu------1621643
Jeff Blake434---------38
Greg Spires------1519438
Bobby Engram515------1737
Omar Epps1221------134
Derrick Ransom------1414634
John Supernaw1518---------33
Stalin Colinet------1215431
Vincent Vega------462030
Kevin Kasper112------1629
Winfred Tubbs------1313228
Tony Stewart38------1728
Monte Beisel------1313127
Bill Johnson------1110526
Lewis Kelly014------721
Quinton Reese------108220
Eric Kelly------79218
Bryan Cox------78---15
Jeff Walker18---------9
Chris Wiltz01------78
Nicolas Thai01------78
Jeff Feagles00------77
Mike Schneck00------77
John Kasay00------55
Kendrick Clancy------0055
Tim Mangum01---------1
Todd Helton00---------0
New EnglandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Cornell Haynes Jr.------16461779
Terrell Buckley------15471274
Bryant Westbrook------15372274
Rodney Harrison------1952273
Brian Dawkins------1851271
Greg Biekert------15302570
Desmond Grasso------1850169
Mo Collins2629------1267
Joseph Doser------1646466
Eric Moulds2129------858
Richard Seymour------1338657
Erik Flowers------1639156
Don Majkowski2629---------55
Damien Woody2629---------55
Kelvin Garmon2629---------55
Greg Randall2629---------55
Matt Light2629---------55
Robert Holcombe2225------148
Jamie Asher2119------747
Sam Adams------1034145
Ben Karpinski------927137
Antonio Freeman1621---------37
Shaun Alexander44------2836
Mark Walhberg------3201235
Reggie McGrew------1018634
Muneer Moore610------1834
J.T. Ogden1212------933
Damian Vaughn1210------931
Brad Hoover1013------730
Aric Morris------421328
Erron Kinney10------2324
Charles Davenport00------1616
Tucker Brock------36514
Hannibal Navies------85---13
Todd Franz------021113
Leon Searcy00------1212
Cole Ford00------1212
Johnny Minevich00------1212
John St. Clair00------1212
Aidan Summers00------1212
Bryan Barker00------88
Evan Toomer52---------7
Sean Parker00------44
James Becker------03---3
Ted Johnson------10---1
Trot Nixon00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left294.5
Middle15775.1
Right252.5
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left9313.4
Middle8141.8
Right9323.6
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Jeff Blake33234211103
John Supernaw15121010101
New EnglandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Don Majkowski28204113310

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen66355.8
Short (0-8 Yds)21191637.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)1781156.8
Long (19+ Yds)424812.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen107565.6
Short (0-8 Yds)888010.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)63325.3
Long (19+ Yds)425012.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Qadry Ismail23151193450
WR Carl Pickens86050136
RB Omar Epps33016021
WR Bobby Engram33026015
RB Reuben Droughns32021023
WR David Terrell31118045
TE Benjamin Blue22023025
FB Jim Branson1102017
TE Tony Stewart110308
WR Kevin Kasper1109012
New EnglandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
RB Robert Holcombe86144025
WR Antonio Freeman64091321
WR Eric Moulds64043129
TE Damian Vaughn32028010
RB J.T. Ogden2105012
WR Evan Toomer110302
RB Shaun Alexander110604
WR Muneer Moore110-2010

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

PittsburghAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Omar Epps144.005.00
New EnglandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Robert Holcombe273.502.42

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Jeff Blake76405.717.76
New EnglandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Don Majkowski44369.007.79

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Qadry Ismail43215.258.39
WR Carl Pickens1133.006.25
FB Jim Branson1122.002.00
RB Reuben Droughns111414.007.00
New EnglandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Evan Toomer1133.003.00
RB Robert Holcombe111717.005.50
TE Damian Vaughn111111.009.33
RB J.T. Ogden1155.002.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

PittsburghRushesConversions
Omar Epps10
Reuben Droughns10
New EnglandRushesConversions
Robert Holcombe30
Don Majkowski10
Shaun Alexander10

Third Down Passing Statistics

PittsburghAttCompConversions
Jeff Blake654
John Supernaw320
New EnglandAttCompConversions
Don Majkowski751

Third Down Receiving Statistics

PittsburghTargCatchConversions
RB Reuben Droughns322
WR Carl Pickens210
WR Qadry Ismail222
TE Benjamin Blue110
WR Bobby Engram110
New EnglandTargCatchConversions
RB Robert Holcombe321
WR Eric Moulds220
WR Antonio Freeman100
WR Evan Toomer110

SectionAttendance
Stadium67,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck20,700 (21,400)
End Zone14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats12,700 (13,600)
Club Seats7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,300 (3,300)