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Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots

Pittsburgh Steelers21✓

New England Patriots14

Final · Sunday, September 21, 2025 · 1:00 p.m. ET · Gillette Stadium

Head coaches: Mike Tomlin (Steelers) · Mike Vrabel (Patriots)

Linescore

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Steelers	7	7	0	7	21
Patriots	0	7	0	7	14

Scoring summary

Clock	Play	Team	Detail	PIT–NE
Q1
8:25	TD	Steelers	Kenneth Gainwell 1 Yd Rush (Chris Boswell Kick)	7–0
Q2
13:49	TD	Steelers	DK Metcalf 12 Yd pass from Aaron Rodgers (Chris Boswell Kick)	14–0
9:01	TD	Patriots	Hunter Henry 5 Yd pass from Drake Maye (Andy Borregales Kick)	14–7
Q4
14:56	TD	Patriots	Hunter Henry 16 Yd pass from Drake Maye (Andy Borregales Kick)	14–14
2:16	TD	Steelers	Calvin Austin III 17 Yd pass from Aaron Rodgers (Chris Boswell Kick)	21–14

Team stats

Stat	Steelers	Patriots
First downs	17	26
Total yards	203	369
Yards per play	4.1	5.2
Passing yards	139	250
Comp / att	16/23	28/37
Rushing yards	64	119
Third down	4-9	6-13
Fourth down	0-0	4-5
Red zone	3-3	2-4
Turnovers	1	5
Penalties – yards	8-59	7-54
Sacks – yards lost	0-0	5-18
Possession	26:40	33:20
Plays	49	71

Also	Steelers	Patriots
Passing first downs	5	13
Rushing first downs	7	10
First downs by penalty	5	3
Drives	10	9
Yards per pass	6.0	6.0
Interceptions thrown	1	1
Rushing attempts	26	29
Yards per rush	2.5	4.1
Fumbles lost	0	4
Defensive / special-teams TDs	0	0

Player lines

Pittsburgh Steelers

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
8Aaron Rodgers	16/23	139	6.0	2	1	0-0	49.2	96.1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
30Jaylen Warren	18	47	2.6	0	11
14Kenny Gainwell	4	16	4.0	1	13
8Aaron Rodgers	4	1	0.3	0	3
Team	26	64	2.5	1	13

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
19Calvin Austin III	3	34	11.3	1	17	5
30Jaylen Warren	5	34	6.8	0	15	6
4DK Metcalf	3	32	10.7	1	15	4
81Jonnu Smith	3	23	7.7	0	21	3
14Kenny Gainwell	1	10	10.0	0	10	1
88Pat Freiermuth	1	6	6.0	0	6	3
Team	16	139	8.7	2	21	22

Fumbles

Player	FUM	REC
81Jonnu Smith	1	0
23Darius Slay	0	1
90T.J. Watt	0	1
40Jabrill Peppers	0	1
41Payton Wilson	0	1
Team	1	4

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
6Patrick Queen	10	6	0	1	2	0
41Payton Wilson	7	4	0	0	0	0
55Cole Holcomb	6	5	0	0	0	0
26Brandin Echols	6	4	0	1	1	0
97Cameron Heyward	6	3	1	0	1	1
21Chuck Clark	6	3	0	0	0	0
22Juan Thornhill	6	3	0	0	0	0
40Jabrill Peppers	6	2	0	0	0	0
90T.J. Watt	5	2	2	2	0	2
33Jack Sawyer	4	3	0	0	0	0
23Darius Slay	3	3	0	0	1	0
96Daniel Ekuale	3	2	0	0	0	0
99Derrick Harmon	2	2	1	1	0	1
42James Pierre	2	2	0	0	0	0
51Nick Herbig	2	1	1	1	0	4
98DeMarvin Leal	2	1	0	0	0	0
15Ben Skowronek	2	0	0	0	0	0
94Yahya Black	2	0	0	0	0	0
4DK Metcalf	1	1	0	0	0	0
95Keeanu Benton	1	1	0	0	0	0
28Miles Killebrew	1	0	0	0	0	0
5Jalen Ramsey	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	84	48	5	6	5	8

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
26Brandin Echols	1	0	0

Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
14Kenny Gainwell	1	27	27.0	27	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS	Made from
9Chris Boswell	0/0	0.0	0	3/3	3	—

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
3Corliss Waitman	4	169	42.3	0	3	55

New England Patriots

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
10Drake Maye	28/37	268	7.2	2	1	5-18	63.4	102.1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
10Drake Maye	7	45	6.4	15
4Antonio Gibson	7	28	4.0	11
32TreVeyon Henderson	11	28	2.5	5
38Rhamondre Stevenson	4	18	4.5	10
Team	29	119	4.1	15

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
85Hunter Henry	8	90	11.3	2	18	11
38Rhamondre Stevenson	3	38	12.7	0	23	3
81Austin Hooper	2	28	14.0	0	16	3
9Kayshon Boutte	2	28	14.0	0	20	3
13Mack Hollins	4	27	6.8	0	11	4
8Stefon Diggs	3	23	7.7	0	11	3
32TreVeyon Henderson	3	19	6.3	0	8	3
18Kyle Williams	1	8	8.0	0	8	1
3DeMario Douglas	2	7	3.5	0	8	5
Team	28	268	9.6	2	23	36

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST
38Rhamondre Stevenson	2	2
4Antonio Gibson	1	1
10Drake Maye	1	1
Team	4	4

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD	QB HTS
14Robert Spillane	15	9	1	1	0
2Harold Landry III	8	2	0	0	1
31Craig Woodson	4	2	0	0	0
21Jaylinn Hawkins	3	2	0	0	0
44K'Lavon Chaisson	3	2	1	0	2
7Carlton Davis III	2	2	0	0	0
97Milton Williams	2	2	2	0	0
25Marcus Jones	2	2	0	0	0
23Kyle Dugger	2	1	0	0	0
71Mike Onwenu	1	1	0	0	0
41Brenden Schooler	1	1	0	0	0
51Jack Gibbens	1	1	1	0	0
22Charles Woods	1	1	0	0	0
90Christian Barmore	1	1	0	0	0
92Joshua Farmer	1	1	1	0	0
66Will Campbell	1	1	0	0	0
94Cory Durden	1	0	0	0	0
99Keion White	1	0	0	0	0
53Christian Elliss	1	0	0	0	0
Team	51	31	6	1	3

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
14Robert Spillane	1	37	0

Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
32TreVeyon Henderson	3	68	22.7	23
4Antonio Gibson	1	26	26.0	26
Team	4	94	23.5	26

Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
25Marcus Jones	1	11	11.0	11	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS	Made from
36Andy Borregales	0/0	0.0	0	2/2	2	—

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
17Bryce Baringer	1	59	59.0	1	0	59

Entering Week 3

The table after Week 2, the way the standings read when this game kicked off.

Pittsburgh Steelers · 1-1 · 2nd in the AFC North

New England Patriots · 1-1 · 2nd in the AFC East

Officials and attendance

Attendance: 64,628

Officials: Line Judge Kent Payne · Side Judge James Coleman · Referee Clete Blakeman · Back Judge Jonah Monroe · Umpire Scott Campbell · Field Judge Karina Tovar · Down Judge Andy Warner

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