The Pittsburgh Steelers were decisively beaten by the New England Patriots, 41 to 27, in the 2004 AFC Championship game on January 23, 2005.

2004 Pittsburgh Steelers

Final

NE

41

PIT

27

1

10

3

2

14

0

3

7

14

4

10

10

Total

41

27

1st quarter

NE

PIT

Patriots

Adam Vinatieri 48-yard field goal

3

0

Patriots

Deion Branch 60-yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick)

10

0

Steelers

Jeff Reed 43-yard field goal

10

3

2nd quarter

NE

PIT

Patriots

David Givens 9-yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick)

17

3

Patriots

Rodney Harrison 87-yard interception return (Adam Vinatieri kick)

24

3

3rd quarter

NE

PIT

Steelers

Jerome Bettis 5-yard run (Jeff Reed kick)

24

10

Patriots

Corey Dillon 25-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick)

31

10

Steelers

Hines Ward 30-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Jeff Reed kick)

31

17

4th quarter

NE

PIT

Steelers

Jeff Reed 20-yard field goal

31

20

Patriots

Adam Vinatieri 31-yard field goal

34

20

Patriots

Deion Branch 23-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick)

41

20

Steelers

Plaxico Burress 7-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Jeff Reed kick)

41

27

Patriots

Steelers

1st Downs

18

19

Passing 1st Downs

9

11

Rushing 1st Downs

7

8

1st downs from penalties

2

0

3rd down efficiency

5 - 12

4 - 12

4th down efficiency

1 - 1

1 - 2

Total Plays

55

62

Total Yards

322

388

Yards per play

5.9

6.3

Passing

196

225

Comp - Att

14 - 21

14 - 24

Yards per pass

8.5

9

Interceptions thrown

0

3

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 11

1 - 1

Rushing

126

163

Rushing Attempts

32

37

Yards per rush

3.9

4.4

Penalties

1

2

Turnovers

0

4

Fumbles lost

0

1

Interceptions

0

3

Possession

28:29

31:31

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Tom Brady 14 21 207 9.9 2 0 2 130.5
Team 14 21 196 9.9 2 0 2 130.5

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Corey Dillon 24 73 3.0 1
Deion Branch 2 37 18.5 1
Kevin Faulk 3 20 6.7 0
Tom Brady 2 -2 -1.0 0
David Givens 1 -2 -2.0 0
Team 32 126 3.9 2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Deion Branch 4 116 29.0 1 4
David Givens 5 59 11.8 1 10
Troy Brown 1 11 11.0 0 1
Christian Fauria 1 9 9.0 0 1
David Patten 1 8 8.0 0 3
Corey Dillon 1 5 5.0 0 1
Daniel Graham 1 -1 -1.0 0 1
Team 14 207 9.9 2 21

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
David Givens 1 0 1
Mike Vrabel 0 0 1
Team 1 0 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Rodney Harrison 12 10 0.0 0 1 0
Tedy Bruschi 9 8 0.0 0 0 0
Ty Warren 8 6 0.0 0 0 0
Mike Vrabel 6 5 0.0 0 0 0
Ted Johnson 8 4 0.0 1 0 0
Jarvis Green 5 3 1.0 0 0 0
Asante Samuel 4 3 0.0 0 4 0
Rabih Abdullah 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
Troy Brown 3 2 0.0 0 0 0
Je'Rod Cherry 3 2 0.0 0 0 0
Hank Poteat 2 2 0.0 0 1 0
Eugene Wilson 4 2 0.0 0 2 0
Rosevelt Colvin 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
Willie McGinest 3 1 0.0 0 0 0
Dexter Reid 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
Tully Banta-Cain 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Matt Chatham 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Randall Gay 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
Dan Koppen 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Lonie Paxton 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Keith Traylor 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Vince Wilfork 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Team 81 52 1.0 1 8 0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Adam Vinatieri 2 2 5 11
Team 2 2 5 11

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Josh Miller 4 161 40.3 49
Team 4 161 40.3

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Bethel Johnson 4 90 22.5 0 29
Patrick Pass 1 17 17.0 0 17
Team 5 107 21.4 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Troy Brown 2 6 3.0 0 6
Team 2 6 3.0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Ben Roethlisberger 14 24 226 9.4 2 3 1 78.1
Team 14 24 225 9.4 2 3 1 78.1

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Jerome Bettis 17 64 3.8 1
Ben Roethlisberger 5 45 9.0 0
Verron Haynes 5 28 5.6 0
Duce Staley 10 26 2.6 0
Team 37 163 4.4 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Hines Ward 5 109 21.8 1 8
Antwaan Randle El 3 52 17.3 0 4
Plaxico Burress 3 37 12.3 1 6
Verron Haynes 1 14 14.0 0 1
Jerame Tuman 1 8 8.0 0 3
Walter Rasby 1 6 6.0 0 1
Lee Mays 0 0 0 1
Team 14 226 9.4 2 24

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Jerome Bettis 1 1 0
Ben Roethlisberger 1 0 0
Team 2 1 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Troy Polamalu 7 6 0.0 0 0 0
James Farrior 10 5 0.0 1 0 0
Larry Foote 5 4 0.0 1 0 0
Joey Porter 6 4 1.0 1 0 0
Willie Williams 7 4 0.0 1 0 0
Chris Hope 5 3 0.0 1 1 0
Aaron Smith 5 3 0.0 1 0 0
Ricardo Colclough 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
Clark Haggans 6 2 1.0 1 0 0
Clint Kriewaldt 5 2 0.0 0 0 0
Deshea Townsend 2 2 0.0 0 2 0
James Harrison 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
Sean Morey 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
Antwaan Randle El 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Chad Scott 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Ike Taylor 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Keydrick Vincent 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Hines Ward 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Kendrick Clancy 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Chris Hoke 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Kimo von Oelhoffen 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
Team 74 44 2.0 7 3 0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Jeff Reed 2 2 3 9
Team 2 2 3 9

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Chris Gardocki 3 129 43.0 44
Team 3 129 43.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Antwaan Randle El 4 75 18.8 0 26
Ike Taylor 3 29 9.7 0 17
Matt Cushing 1 11 11.0 0 11
Team 8 115 14.4 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Antwaan Randle El 3 40 13.3 0 22
Team 3 40 13.3 0

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19.1

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118.2

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