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NFL SCOREBOARD: Box Score
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New England 24, Pittsburgh 17
Posted: Sunday January 27, 2002 06:48 PM
PLAYOFFS 1234TOTAL  
New England 7 7 7 3 24  
Pittsburgh 0 3 14 0 17 FINAL

Team Stats
  NEW ENGLAND PITTSBURGH
First Downs 1523
      Rushing44
      Passing1114
      Penalty05
3rd-Down Efficiency 6-174-14
4th-Down Efficiency 0-10-0
Total Net Yards 259306
      Total plays6867
      Average gain3.84.6
Net Yards Rushing 6758
      Rushes2522
      Average per rush2.72.6
Net Yards Passing 192248
      Completed-attempted22-3924-42
      Yards per pass4.55.5
      Sacked-yards lost4-253-7
      Had intercepted03
Punts-Average 7-39.16-43.0
Return Yardage 193115
      Punts-returns3-803-29
      Kickoffs-returns3-835-86
      Interceptions-returns3-300-0
Penalties-Yards 12-873-25
Fumbles-Lost 0-02-1
Time Of Possession 30:5529:05
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New England Player Statistics
Rushing
Antowain Smith 15-47, Jr Redmond 3-13, Marc Edwards 1-3, Tom Brady 2-3, Drew Bledsoe 4-1.
Passing
Tom Brady 12-18 for 115 yards, 0 INT, 0 TD, Drew Bledsoe 10-21 for 102 yards, 0 INT, 1 TD.
Receiving
Troy Brown 8-121, David Patten 4-39, Marc Edwards 4-26, Charles Johnson 2-22, Jermaine Wiggins 2-7, Jr Redmond 2-2.
Tackles (tackles-assists-sacks)
Ty Law 7-0-0, Otis Smith 6-1-0, Willie Mcginest 5-1-1, Roman Phifer 2-4-0, Tebucky Jones 3-1-0, Lawyer Milloy 3-0-0, Anthony Pleasant 3-0-1, Richard Seymour 3-0-0, Ted Johnson 1-2-0.5, Bobby Hamilton 0-3-0, Tedy Bruschi 2-1-0.5, Matt Stevens 1-1-0, Terrance Shaw 2-0-0, Bryan Cox 1-0-0, Matt Chatham 1-0-0, Je'rod Cherry 1-0-0, Fred Coleman 1-0-0, Antwan Harris 2-0-0, Larry Izzo 0-1-0, Patrick Pass 0-1-0, Ken Walter 1-0-0.
Fumbles Lost
None
Opponent Fumbles Recovered
Tedy Bruschi

Pittsburgh Player Statistics
Rushing
Kordell Stewart 8-41, Amos Zereoue 4-11, Jerome Bettis 9-8, Hines Ward 1-minus 2.
Passing
Kordell Stewart 24-42 for 255 yards, 3 INT, 0 TD.
Receiving
Hines Ward 6-64, Plaxico Burress 5-67, Amos Zereoue 4-50, Jerome Bettis 2-23, Troy Edwards 2-16, Dan Kreider 2-13, Matt Cushing 1-10, Bobby Shaw 1-9, Jerame Tuman 1-3.
Tackles (tackles-assists-sacks)
Lethon Flowers 3-6-0, Kendrell Bell 8-0-1, Jason Gildon 5-3-2, John Fiala 2-5-0, Brent Alexander 5-1-0, Chad Scott 4-2-0, Joey Porter 4-1-0, Dewayne Washington 3-2-0, Aaron Smith 3-1-1, Mike Jones 3-0-0, Mike Logan 2-0-0, Casey Hampton 0-2-0, Deshea Townsend 2-0-0, Kimo Von Oelhoffen 1-0-0, Wayne Gandy 0-1-0, Clark Haggans 1-0-0, Lenzie Jackson 2-0-0.
Fumbles Lost
Kordell Stewart
Opponent Fumbles Recovered
None

Scoring Summary
First Quarter

NEW ENGLAND - TOUCHDOWN (11:18)
Play: Troy Brown 55 Yard Punt Return (Adam Vinatieri Kick)
NEW ENGLAND 7-0
 

Second Quarter

PITTSBURGH - FIELD GOAL (1:27)
Play: Kris Brown 30 Yard
Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards in 5:09
Key Plays:
    • Stewart 34-yard run to New England 38
    • Stewart 9-yard pass to Shaw on 3rd-and-4 to New England 23
    • Stewart 10-yard pass to Cushing to New England 13
NEW ENGLAND 7-3

NEW ENGLAND - TOUCHDOWN (14:02)
Play: David Patten 11 Yard Pass From Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri Kick)
Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards in 1:44
Key Plays:
    • Brady 28-yard pass to Brown on 3rd-and-8 to Pittsburgh 40
    • Bledsoe 15-yard pass to Patten to Pittsburgh 25
    • Bledsoe 10-yard pass to Patten to Pittsburgh 11
NEW ENGLAND 14-3
 

Third Quarter

NEW ENGLAND - TOUCHDOWN (6:09)
Play: Antwan Harris 49 Yard Lateral From Troy Brown (Adam Vinatieri Kick)
NEW ENGLAND 21-3

PITTSBURGH - TOUCHDOWN (9:49)
Play: Jerome Bettis 1 Yard Run (Kris Brown Kick)
Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards in 3:40
Key Plays:
    • Stewart 24-yard pass to Ward to New England 44
    • Stewart 19-yard pass to Zereoue on 3rd-and-9 to New England 19
    • Stewart 9-yard pass to Ward plus 8-yard unnecessary roughness penalty on Patriots' Law to New England 7
NEW ENGLAND 21-10

PITTSBURGH - TOUCHDOWN (13:31)
Play: Amos Zereoue 11 Yard Run (Kris Brown Kick)
Drive: 5 plays, 32 yards in 1:41
Key Plays:
    • Edwards 28-yard punt return to New England 32
    • Stewart 9-yard pass to Kreider to New England 23
    • Stewart 2-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to New England 21
    • Stewart 10-yard pass to Burress to New England 11
NEW ENGLAND 21-17
 

Fourth Quarter

NEW ENGLAND - FIELD GOAL (3:48)
Play: Adam Vinatieri 44 Yard
Drive: 11 plays, 45 yards in 5:17
Key Plays:
    • Bledsoe 15-yard pass to Johnson to New England 44
    • Bledsoe 13-yard pass to Brown to Pittsburgh 48
    • Bledsoe 6-yard pass to Edwards on 3rd-and-3 to Pittsburgh 32
NEW ENGLAND 24-17
 

Officials: Referee-Ed Hochuli, Umpire-Ed Coukart, Head linesman-George Hayward, Line judge-Ron Marinucci, Field judge-Tom Sifferman, Side judge-Don Carlsen, Back judge-Kirk Dornan.

Attendence: 64,704

Time: 3:46

 


 
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