The Pittsburgh Steelers were defeated by the New England Patriots, 23 to 9, on December 6, 1998.

Final

Patriots

8-5-0

23

Steelers

7-6-0

9

Team

NE

PIT

1

3

0

2

10

6

3

0

3

4

10

0

Total

23

9

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

NE

PIT

Adam Vinatieri 21-yard field goal

3

0

2nd quarter

NE

PIT

Adam Vinatieri 29-yard field goal

6

0

Norm Johnson 49-yard field goal

6

3

Terry Glenn 86-yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick)

13

3

Norm Johnson 26-yard field goal

13

6

3rd quarter

NE

PIT

Norm Johnson 43-yard field goal

13

9

4th quarter

NE

PIT

Adam Vinatieri 35-yard field goal

16

9

Robert Edwards 4-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick)

23

9

Patriots

Steelers

1st Downs

19

13

Passing 1st Downs

13

10

Rushing 1st Downs

4

3

1st downs from penalties

2

0

3rd down efficiency

6 - 17

4 - 13

4th down efficiency

0 - 0

0 - 1

Total Plays

70

61

Total Yards

377

249

Yards per play

5.4

4.1

Passing

304

195

Comp - Att

21 - 34

21 - 45

Yards per pass

8.4

4.1

Interceptions thrown

3

2

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 23

3 - 11

Rushing

73

54

Rushing Attempts

34

13

Yards per rush

2.1

4.2

Penalties

12

6

Turnovers

3

Fumbles lost

0

1

Interceptions

3

2

Possession

38:24

21:36

Patriots

Steelers

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Drew Bledsoe	21	34	327	9.6	1	3	2	66.7
Team	21	34	304	9.6	1	3	2	66.7

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Robert Edwards	28	66	2.4	1
Derrick Cullors	1	6	6.0	0
Drew Bledsoe	5	1	0.2	0
Team	34	73	2.1	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Terry Glenn	9	193	21.4	1
Ben Coates	6	78	13.0	0
Shawn Jefferson	2	29	14.5	0
Tony Simmons	1	12	12.0	0
Robert Edwards	1	6	6.0	0
Chris Floyd	1	6	6.0	0
Tony Carter	1	3	3.0	0
Team	21	327	9.6	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	0	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Chad Eaton			3.0
Team			3.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Adam Vinatieri	3	3		2	11
Team	3	3		2	11

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Tom Tupa	3	163	54.3
Team	3	163	54.3

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Derrick Cullors	2	37	18.5
Chris Canty	1	15	15.0
Chris Sullivan	1	5	5.0
Team	4	57	14.3

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Chris Canty	2	7	3.5	0
Team	2	7	3.5	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Kordell Stewart	21	45	206	4.6	0	2	3	41.5
Team	21	45	195	4.6	0	2	3	41.5

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Jerome Bettis	12	48	4.0
Fred McAfee	1	6	6.0
Team	13	54	4.2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Charles Johnson	5	61	12.2
Will Blackwell	3	47	15.7
Courtney Hawkins	4	30	7.5
Mark Bruener	3	29	9.7
Hines Ward	2	19	9.5
David Dunn	2	18	9.0
Jon Witman	2	2	1.0
Team	21	206	4.6	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	1	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Kevin Henry			1.0
Orpheus Roye			1.0
Team			2.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Norm Johnson	3	3		0	9
Team	3	3		0	9

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Josh Miller	5	208	41.6
Team	5	208	41.6

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
David Dunn	3	67	22.3
Will Blackwell	3	42	14.0
Team	6	109	18.2

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Courtney Hawkins	2	22	11.0	0
Team	2	22	11.0	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,070

Pickett

RUSH

1,035

Harris

REC

1,140

Pickens

Team Rankings

PPG

17.9

28th

OPP PPG

19.1

6th

RUSH YDS/G

118.2

13th

PASS YDS/G

201.2

27th

2023 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Ravens	13	4	.765
Browns	11	6	.647
Steelers	10	7	.588
Bengals	9	8	.529

Last Game

Bills

1-0-0

31

Final

17

Steelers

0-1-0

Mon 15 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 2/10	SF	@	KC	22-25
Sat 1/27	KC	@	BAL	17-10
Sat 1/27	DET	@	SF	31-34
Sat 1/20	TB	@	DET	23-31
Sat 1/20	KC	@	BUF	27-24

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/6	GB	@	PHI	1:00 PM

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The Pittsburgh Steelers were defeated by the New England Patriots, 23 to 9, on December 6, 1998.

Final

Patriots

23

Steelers

9

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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More Steelers Stats

2,070

1,035

1,140

NFL 2023 Leaders

1,051

837

774

313

268

226

355

274

262

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule