| AFC Championship - New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: January 23, 2005 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Heinz Field Attendance: 65242 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 10 F Humidty: 57% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | 10 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 41 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England Patriots | Adam Vinatieri 48 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | New England Patriots | Deion Branch 60 pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jeff Reed 43 FG | 10 | 3 |
| 2 | New England Patriots | David Givens 9 pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 17 | 3 |
| 2 | New England Patriots | Rodney Harrison 87 interception return (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 24 | 3 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jerome Bettis 5 run (Jeff Reed kick) | 24 | 10 |
| 3 | New England Patriots | Corey Dillon 25 run (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 31 | 10 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Hines Ward 30 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Jeff Reed kick) | 31 | 17 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jeff Reed 20 FG | 31 | 20 |
| 4 | New England Patriots | Adam Vinatieri 31 FG | 34 | 20 |
| 4 | New England Patriots | Deion Branch 23 run (Adam Vinatieri kick) | 41 | 20 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Plaxico Burress 7 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Jeff Reed kick) | 41 | 27 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Corey Dillon | 24 | 73 | 3.0 | 25t | 1 |
| Deion Branch | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 23t | 1 |
| Kevin Faulk | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Tom Brady | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| David Givens | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Jerome Bettis | 17 | 64 | 3.8 | 25 | 1 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Verron Haynes | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Duce Staley | 10 | 26 | 2.6 | 6 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Tom Brady | 21 | 14 | 66.7 | 0 | 207 | 9.9 | 60t | 2 | 2 | 11 | 130.5 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Ben Roethlisberger | 24 | 14 | 58.3 | 3 | 226 | 9.4 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 78.1 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| David Givens | 10 | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 18 | 1 |
| Deion Branch | 4 | 4 | 116 | 29.0 | 60t | 1 |
| Troy Brown | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Christian Fauria | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| David Patten | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Corey Dillon | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Daniel Graham | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Hines Ward | 8 | 5 | 109 | 21.8 | 30t | 1 |
| Antwaan Randle El | 4 | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 34 | 0 |
| Plaxico Burress | 6 | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 16 | 1 |
| Verron Haynes | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Jerame Tuman | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Walter Rasby | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Lee Mays | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Eugene Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodney Harrison | 1 | 87 | 87.0 | 87t | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Josh Miller | 4 | 161 | 40.3 | 49 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Chris Gardocki | 3 | 129 | 43.0 | 44 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Troy Brown | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Antwaan Randle El | 3 | 0 | 40 | 13.3 | 22 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||
| Jay Feely | 3 | 180 | 60.0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||
| David Akers | 6 | 403 | 67.2 | 1 |