Patriots 23-20 Steelers (25 Sep, 2005) Box Score

New England Patriots

Pittsburgh Steelers

Cowboys hold off NFC East rival Giants in defensive battle

Saints LB Demario Davis to miss first career game vs. Falcons

Raiders rule out Davante Adams, Maxx Crosby, 3 other starters

New England Patriots

Pittsburgh Steelers

Cowboys hold off NFC East rival Giants in defensive battle

Saints LB Demario Davis to miss first career game vs. Falcons

Raiders rule out Davante Adams, Maxx Crosby, 3 other starters

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2-1, 1-1 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NE	7	0	3	13	23
PIT	10	0	3	7	20

2-1, 1-1 home

New England Passing


Tom Brady#12
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
31/41	372	9.1	0	1	3-26	92.7
31/41	346	9.1	0	1	3-26	92.7

Pittsburgh Passing


Ben Roethlisberger#7
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
12/28	216	7.7	2	0	4-26	93.8
12/28	190	7.7	2	0	4-26	93.8

New England Rushing


Corey Dillon#28
Kevin Faulk#33
Patrick Pass#36
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
22	61	2.8	2	9
7	14	2.0	0	4
1	5	5.0	0	5
30	80	2.7	2	9

Pittsburgh Rushing


Willie Parker
Ben Roethlisberger#7
Verron Haynes#36
Cedrick Wilson#80
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
17	55	3.2	11
3	17	5.7	10
2	7	3.5	6
1	0	0.0	0
23	79	3.4	11

New England Receiving


David Givens#87
Deion Branch#86
Kevin Faulk#33
Troy Brown#80
Corey Dillon#28
Patrick Pass#36
Ben Watson#84
Bethel Johnson
team

REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
9	130	14.4	30
6	78	13.0	22
7	71	10.1	23
4	43	10.8	19
2	23	11.5	19
1	14	14.0	14
1	10	10.0	10
1	3	3.0	3
31	372	12.0	30

Pittsburgh Receiving


Hines Ward#86
Antwaan Randle El#82
Verron Haynes#36
Cedrick Wilson#80
Heath Miller#83
Quincy Morgan#11
Willie Parker
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
4	110	27.5	2	85
2	56	28.0	0	49
1	18	18.0	0	18
2	16	8.0	0	10
1	13	13.0	0	13
1	9	9.0	0	9
1	-6	-6.0	0	-6
12	216	18.0	2	85

New England Fumbles


Kevin Faulk#33
Tim Dwight#17
Eugene Wilson#26
team

FUM	LOST	REC
2	2	0
1	0	0
0	0	1
3	2	1

Pittsburgh Fumbles


Antwaan Randle El#82
Travis Kirschke#90
Larry Foote#50
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	1	0
0	0	1
0	0	1
1	1	2

New England Defense



Guss Scott
Willie McGinest#55
Monty Beisel#52
Eugene Wilson#26
Richard Seymour#92
Ty Warren#94
Larry Izzo#53
Chad Brown
Mike Vrabel#50
Asante Samuel#22
Ellis Hobbs#31
Chad Scott#30
Jarvis Green
Bethel Johnson
Vince Wilfork#75
Rodney Harrison#37
Duane Starks#22
Patrick Pass#36
Deion Branch#86
Dan Koppen#67
Logan Mankins#70
Don Davis#51
Matt Chatham#58
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
6	5	0	0	0	0	0
5	4	2	0	1	0	0
5	2	0	0	1	0	0
5	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	2	0	1	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	1	0	0
3	2	0	0	1	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	1	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
60	40	4	0	6	0	0

Pittsburgh Defense



Ike Taylor#24
James Farrior#51
Clark Haggans#51
Chris Hope#43
Larry Foote#50
Mike Logan#31
Ricardo Colclough#23
Casey Hampton#98
Deshea Townsend#23
Kimo Von von Oelhoffen#66
Troy Polamalu#43
James Harrison#92
Chris Gardocki#17
Travis Kirschke#90
Joey Porter#55
Clint Kriewaldt#57
Chidi Iwuoma#28
Antwaan Randle El#82
Verron Haynes#36
Brett Keisel#99
Matt Kranchick
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
15	11	0	0	1	0	0
15	9	1	0	0	0	0
10	7	1	0	0	0	0
10	6	0	0	1	0	0
9	5	0	0	0	0	0
5	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
4	1	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	1	0	0
2	2	1	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
92	63	3	0	3	0	0

New England Interceptions

	INT	YDS	TD
No New England Interceptions

Pittsburgh Interceptions


Chris Hope#43
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	5	0
1	5	0

New England Kick Returns


Bethel Johnson
Ellis Hobbs#31
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
3	69	23.0	26
2	59	29.5	34
5	128	25.6	34

Pittsburgh Kick Returns


Ricardo Colclough#23
James Harrison#92
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
3	81	27.0	44
1	-2	-2.0	-2
4	79	19.8	44

New England Punt Returns


Tim Dwight#17
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
4	55	13.8	28	0
4	55	13.8	28	0

Pittsburgh Punt Returns


Antwaan Randle El#82
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
3	20	6.7	17	0
3	20	6.7	17	0

New England Kicking


Adam Vinatieri#4
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
3/4	75.0	48	2/2	11
3/4	75.0	48	2/2	11

Pittsburgh Kicking


Jeff Reed
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
2/3	66.7	33	2/2	8
2/3	66.7	33	2/2	8

New England Punting


Josh Miller#4
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
4	180	45.0	0	1	49
4	180	45.0	0	1	49

Pittsburgh Punting


Chris Gardocki#17
Ben Roethlisberger#7
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	LONG
5	226	45.2	0	56
1	39	39.0	1	39
6	265	44.2	1	56

9:15 PM, 25 September 2005

Attendance: 64,868

Referees:
Bill Carollo

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Buffalo	3	0	1.000	112	48
New York	2	1	.667	67	52
Miami	1	2	.333	33	72
New England	1	2	.333	39	57

New York failed to score a touchdown Thursday night and came up short against Dallas.

New Orleans Saints linebacker Demario Davis will not play against the Atlanta Falcons, according to coach Dennis Allen.

The Raiders have ruled out star receiver Davante Adams, edge rusher Maxx Crosby and three other starters for Sunday's matchup against the Browns.

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