Prediction: Patriots 24, Steelers 23
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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| Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 18 |
Ben Roethlisberger |
Pass: 250, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 17 |
Le'Veon Bell |
Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
| RB 54 |
Felix Jones |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 2-10, 0 |
| WR 14 |
Antonio Brown |
Rec: 5-80, 0 TD |
| WR 31 |
Emmanuel Sanders |
Rec: 4-50, 0 TD |
| WR 51 |
Jerricho Cotchery |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
| TE 7 |
Heath Miller |
Rec: 4-50, 1 TD |
| K 12 |
Shaun Suisham |
FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 12 |
Defense / ST |
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| New England Patriots |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 17 |
Tom Brady  |
Pass: 240, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 10 |
Stevan Ridley |
Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| RB 34 |
Brandon Bolden |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 2-20, 0 |
| WR 27 |
Aaron Dobson |
Rec: 4-50, 0 TD |
| WR 33 |
Danny Amendola |
Rec: 4-40, 0 TD |
| WR 41 |
Julian Edelman |
Rec: 4-40, 0 TD |
| WR 74 |
Kenbrell Thompkins |
Rec: 1-10, 0 TD |
| TE 1 |
Rob Gronkowski |
Rec: 7-70, 1 TD |
| K 11 |
Stephen Gostkowski |
FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3 |
| DEF 10 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Steelers In career vs. Patriots, QB Ben Roethlisberger has 3-3 reg-sea record with 12 TDs vs. 3 INTs & 95.3 rating. In past 2 vs. NE, Roethlisberger has passed for 752 yards with 5 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 97.7 rating. Has 199 TD passes & needs 1 to join HOFer TERRY BRADSHAW (212) as only Steelers to reach 200 career. Has 89-44 (.669) record as starter... Since '11, Steelers are 14-2 (.875) when club has 100+ rush yards... .Rookie RB LE'VEON BELL aims for 3rd straight game with rush TD... WR Antonio Brown (56) has reached 50 rec. for 3rd straight season. Avg. NFL-best 8 catches per game in 2013. Had 9 rec. for 67 yards with TD in last game vs. NE. WR Emmanuel Sanders tied career-best with 7 rec. last week. Has TD in 2 of past 3... TE Heath Miller had 7 catches for 85 yards in last meeting vs. Patriots... LB LaMarr Woodley has (57) 5th-most sacks in club annals since '82. Has 3 sacks in 3 career games vs. NE. S Troy Polamalu had sack & INT last week. Had INT in last game at NE... .LB Lawrence Timmons leads team with 59 tackles.
 Patriots Club aims for 7th consecutive win in Nov... In past 3 vs. Steelers, QB Tom Brady has completed 86 of 124 passes (69.4 pct.) for 947 yards with 9 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 115.9 rating. Has 343 career TD passes, tied for 4th-most in NFL history (DREW BREES, 343). Brady has 33-10 (.767) record as starter in Nov... RB Stevan Ridley has 4 rush TDs in past 3 games. RB Brandon Bolden aims for 3rd straight game with rush TD... In 2 career games vs. Pit., TE Rob Gronkowski has 12 catches for 166 yards with 3 TD catches. Gronkowski (197) needs 3 catches to reach 200 career. Since 2011, Gronkowski has 28 TD rec., tied for 3rd-most in NFL... WR-PR Julian Edelman has career-best in catches (48) & rec. yards (462) in' 13... Defense has forced turnover in 35 consecutive games, longest active streak in NFL... Registered season-best 6 sacks last week... DE Chandler Jones has career-best 6.5 sacks in 2013... Rookie DT CHRIS JONES ranks 1st among NFL rookies with 4.5 sacks... Rookie CB Logan Ryan had career-best 2 sacks last week... Rookie S Duron Harmon registered 1st INT of career last week.
Results and Schedule
| Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2013-09-08 |
TEN |
H |
L 9-16 |
-7 |
| 2 |
2013-09-16 |
CIN |
A |
L 10-20 |
-10 |
| 3 |
2013-09-22 |
CHI |
H |
L 23-40 |
-17 |
| 4 |
2013-09-29 |
MIN |
A |
L 27-34 |
-7 |
| 5 |
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Bye |
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| 6 |
2013-10-13 |
NYJ |
A |
W 19-6 |
+13 |
| 7 |
2013-10-20 |
BAL |
H |
W 19-16 |
+3 |
| 8 |
2013-10-27 |
OAK |
A |
L 18-21 |
-3 |
| 9 |
2013-11-03 |
NE |
A |
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| 10 |
2013-11-10 |
BUF |
H |
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| 11 |
2013-11-17 |
DET |
H |
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| 12 |
2013-11-24 |
CLE |
A |
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| 13 |
2013-11-28 |
BAL |
A |
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| 14 |
2013-12-08 |
MIA |
H |
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| 15 |
2013-12-15 |
CIN |
H |
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| 16 |
2013-12-22 |
GB |
A |
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| 17 |
2013-12-29 |
CLE |
H |
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| New England Patriots |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2013-09-08 |
BUF |
A |
W 23-21 |
+2 |
| 2 |
2013-09-12 |
NYJ |
H |
W 13-10 |
+3 |
| 3 |
2013-09-22 |
TB |
H |
W 23-3 |
+20 |
| 4 |
2013-09-29 |
ATL |
A |
W 30-23 |
+7 |
| 5 |
2013-10-06 |
CIN |
A |
L 6-13 |
-7 |
| 6 |
2013-10-13 |
NO |
H |
W 30-27 |
+3 |
| 7 |
2013-10-20 |
NYJ |
A |
L 27-30 |
-3 |
| 8 |
2013-10-27 |
MIA |
H |
W 27-17 |
+10 |
| 9 |
2013-11-03 |
PIT |
H |
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| 10 |
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Bye |
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| 11 |
2013-11-18 |
CAR |
A |
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| 12 |
2013-11-24 |
DEN |
H |
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| 13 |
2013-12-01 |
HOU |
A |
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| 14 |
2013-12-08 |
CLE |
H |
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| 15 |
2013-12-15 |
MIA |
A |
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| 16 |
2013-12-22 |
BAL |
A |
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| 17 |
2013-12-29 |
BUF |
H |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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PIT
Offense |
NE
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
20.3 |
26.8 |
23.4 |
NE |
| Rushing yards |
76.7 |
128.8 |
110.4 |
NE |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.50 |
4.33 |
4.11 |
NE |
| Completion % |
69.1% |
56.9% |
61.3% |
PIT |
| Passing yards |
284.3 |
202.0 |
235.8 |
PIT |
| Passing yards per completion |
10.43 |
9.95 |
10.86 |
PIT |
| Passing yards per attempt |
7.21 |
5.67 |
6.65 |
PIT |
| Interceptions |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
- |
| Fumbles lost |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
NE |
| Sacks allowed |
4.0 |
3.5 |
2.8 |
NE |
| 3rd down conversions |
40.6% |
28.6% |
38.0% |
PIT |
| 4th down conversions |
0.0% |
50.0% |
45.4% |
NE |
| Time of possession |
32:13 |
28:14 |
49:18 |
PIT |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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PIT
Defense |
NE
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
23.7 |
20.0 |
23.4 |
NE |
| Rushing yards |
111.7 |
136.5 |
110.4 |
PIT |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.48 |
4.22 |
4.11 |
NE |
| Completion % |
62.7% |
55.4% |
61.3% |
NE |
| Passing yards |
180.0 |
210.3 |
235.8 |
PIT |
| Passing yards per completion |
9.78 |
10.74 |
10.86 |
PIT |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.13 |
5.94 |
6.65 |
NE |
| INT return |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
NE |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
NE |
| Sacks |
1.7 |
3.3 |
2.8 |
NE |
| 3rd down conversions |
36.9% |
43.2% |
38.0% |
PIT |
| 4th down conversions |
100.0% |
22.2% |
45.4% |
NE |
| Time of possession |
27:47 |
31:44 |
49:18 |
PIT |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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PIT |
NE |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
8.3 |
10.1 |
9.0 |
NE |
| Yards per kick return |
24.2 |
23.8 |
24.2 |
PIT |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
10.1 |
9.1 |
9.0 |
NE |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
20.8 |
20.0 |
24.2 |
NE |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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PIT |
NE |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
5.7 |
5.5 |
6.4 |
NE |
| Penalty yards |
49.7 |
52.8 |
55.8 |
PIT |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 3 to 8 of the 2013 season after deducting the best
and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per
pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on
totals through Weeks 3 to 8 with no adjustment.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
| Pittsburgh Steelers vs. New England Patriots |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2002 |
1 |
2002-09-09 |
PIT |
NE |
14-30 |
NE |
| 2004 |
8 |
2004-10-31 |
NE |
PIT |
20-34 |
PIT |
| 2004 |
CF |
2005-01-23 |
NE |
PIT |
41-27 |
NE |
| 2005 |
3 |
2005-09-25 |
NE |
PIT |
23-20 |
NE |
| 2007 |
14 |
2007-12-09 |
PIT |
NE |
13-34 |
NE |
| 2008 |
13 |
2008-11-30 |
PIT |
NE |
33-10 |
PIT |
| 2010 |
10 |
2010-11-14 |
NE |
PIT |
39-26 |
NE |
| 2011 |
8 |
2011-10-30 |
NE |
PIT |
17-25 |
PIT |
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Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database. CF = Conference Final
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