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NFL KICKOFF WEEKEND 2015 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2015
PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
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STEELERS |
PATRIOTS |
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THURS. RECORD |
10-14 |
8-5 |
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SERIES LEADER |
14-9 |
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STREAKS |
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4 of past 6 |
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
Mike Tomlin: 2-3 |
Bill Belichick: 10-11 |
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LAST GAME |
11/3/13: Steelers 31 at Patriots 55. New England TE Rob Gronkowski has 143 receiving yards & TD. RB Stevan Ridley rushes for 2 TDs. |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
11/3/13 |
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REFEREE |
Carl Cheffers |
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BROADCAST |
NBC (8:30 PM ET): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya (Field reporter). Westwood One: Kevin Harlan, Boomer Esiason, Ross Tucker (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 88 (WW1), 83 (Pit), 93 (NE). XM: 88 (WW1), 225 (Pit), 226 (NE). |
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2014 STATS
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PASSING |
Roethlisberger: 408-608-4952 (T1L)-32-9-103.3 (1C) |
Brady: 373-582-4109-33 (3C)-9-97.4 (3C) |
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RUSHING |
Williams (Car): 62-219-3.5-0 |
Bolden: 28-89-3.2-1 |
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RECEIVING |
Brown: 129 (1L)-1698 (1L)-13.2-13 (1C) |
Edelman: 92-972-10.6-4 |
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OFFENSE |
411.1 (1C) |
365.5 |
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TAKE/GIVE |
0 |
+12 (T1C) |
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DEFENSE |
353.4 |
344.1 |
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SACKS |
Heyward: 7.5 |
Ninkovich: 8 |
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INTs |
Gay: 3 |
3 tied: 2 |
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PUNTING |
Berry (R) (Pre.): 49.8 |
Allen: 46.4 |
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KICKING |
Scobee (Jax.): 83 (23/23 PAT; 20/26 FG) |
Gostkowski: 156 (1L) (51/51 PAT; 35/37 FG) |
NOTES
STEELERS: QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER has led Pit to 5 division titles, 3 AFC Championships & 2 SB wins. In 2014, passed for single-season club record 4,952 yards & 32 TDs, which tied his own Steelers mark (2007). All-time franchise passing leader in yards (39,057), TDs (251), comp (3,157) & rating (93.9)...RB DE ANGELO WILLIAMS makes Pit debut. Played 9 seasons with Car. & is Panthers' all-time leading rusher (6,846)...WR ANTONIO BROWN led NFL in catches (129) & rec. yards (1,698) in 2014, both single-season club records, & became 4th player in NFL history with back-to-back 110+ catch seasons...LB JAMES HARRISON (69.5) needs half sack to join JASON GILDON (77) as only Steelers with 70+ career. Has 5.5 sacks in past 7. LB LAWRENCE TIMMONS led team with 132 tackles in 2014.
PATRIOTS: Have won 6 consec division titles, tied for 2nd-longest streak in NFL annals...QB TOM BRADYhas 11-2 career record (.846) in season openers, highest win pct. among SB-era QBs (min. 10 starts). In 2014, guided NE to fourth SB title in 14 years & became 1st starting QB in NFL history to win 12 division championships... In 4 career starts, RB BRANDON BOLDENaverages 6.3 yards per rush & has 175 total scrimmage yards (119 rush, 56 receiving) with 2 rush TDs...In past 5 (incl. playoffs), WR JULIAN EDELMAN has 41 catches for 510 yards (102 per game) & 3 TD catches. In 2014, TE ROB GRONKOWSKI led Pats with 12 TD catches, tied for most among NFL TEs. 1 of 2 TEs in NFL history with 4 10-TD seasons (ANTONIO GATES). In 3 career meetings, has 21 catches for 309 yards & 4 TDs...LB JAMIE COLLINS has 4 sacks in past 5. S DEVIN MC COURTY had INT in last meeting.
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