Pittsburgh Steelers vs New England Patriots

Final

NFL

PIT Team page

3 — 20

NE Team page

DateSeptember 20, 2026

VenueGillette Stadium

PIT 45%

NE 48%

Tie 7%

New England gets a slight lean, but this is a genuinely close matchup. NE’s 2025 regular-season profile was excellent: a 14-3 record, 28.8 points scored per game and 18.8 allowed. The current results point the other way, with PIT opening 1-0 after a 20-13 win over Atlanta while NE lost 13-10 at Seattle. That keeps Pittsburgh firmly in contention, especially after its defense held Atlanta to 13 points. Still, New England has had 256.67 hours between scheduled starts and returns to Gillette Stadium, while Pittsburgh is coming off a standard seven-day interval. The rest and home setting narrowly offset Pittsburgh’s better current result, but not enough to call this a strong team edge.

Team Form

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Pittsburgh Steelers

New England Patriots

Key Stats

2026 season · Team stats

Pittsburgh Steelers

20.0

PTS/G

279.0

TOTAL YDS/G

221.0

PASS YDS/G

58.0

RUSH YDS/G

23.08

3RD DOWN %

TURNOVER DIFF

50.00

RZ TD%

DEF SACKS

New England Patriots

10.0

PTS/G

287.0

TOTAL YDS/G

178.0

PASS YDS/G

109.0

RUSH YDS/G

31.25

3RD DOWN %

-3

TURNOVER DIFF

50.00

RZ TD%

DEF SACKS

Key Players

Pittsburgh Steelers

3,322Pass Yards

850Rec. Yards

New England Patriots

178Pass Yards

911Rush Yards

Boxscore

Scoring by period

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
PIT	0	3	0	0	3
NE	7	3	3	7	20

Team stats

PIT Stat NE

16 1st Downs 15

10 Passing 1st downs 6

4 Rushing 1st downs 7

2 1st downs from penalties 2

2-12 3rd down efficiency 4-12

1-1 4th down efficiency 0-0

67 Total Plays 53

235 Total Yards 327

3.5 Yards per Play 6.2

12 Total Drives 11

144 Passing 191

23/40 Comp/Att 14/22

3.3 Yards per pass 7.6

1 Interceptions thrown 1

4-43 Sacks-Yards Lost 3-17

91 Rushing 136

23 Rushing Attempts 28

4.0 Yards per rush 4.9

0-1 Red Zone (Made-Att) 0-1

5-59 Penalties 6-31

2 Turnovers 2

1 Fumbles lost 1

0 Defensive / Special Teams TDs 1

32:47 Possession 27:13

PIT

Pittsburgh Steelers

Defensive

Pittsburgh Steelers Defensive
Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Derrick Harmon	8	1	0.5	0	0	1
Nick Herbig	7	4	0	3	0	0
Payton Wilson	6	4	0	1	0	0
Jaquan Brisker	6	1	0	0	0	0
Rayshawn Jenkins	5	4	0	0	0	0
Asante Samuel Jr.	5	3	0	0	1	0
Jalen Ramsey	5	2	0	0	0	0
Robert Spears-Jennings	4	3	0	0	0	0
T.J. Watt	4	2	1.5	1	0	2
Alex Highsmith	3	2	1	2	1	3
Jamel Dean	3	2	0	0	0	0
Cameron Heyward	3	0	0	0	1	1
Keeanu Benton	3	0	0	0	0	0
Patrick Queen	2	0	0	0	1	0
Aaron Rodgers	1	1	0	0	0	0
Sebastian Joseph-Day	1	1	0	1	0	0
Cole Holcomb	1	1	0	0	0	0

Fumbles

Pittsburgh Steelers Fumbles
Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Aaron Rodgers	2	1	0
Payton Wilson	0	0	1
Troy Fautanu	0	0	1

Interceptions

Pittsburgh Steelers Interceptions
Player	INT	YDS	TD
Patrick Queen	1	3	0

Kicking

Pittsburgh Steelers Kicking
Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Chris Boswell	1/2	50.0	56	0/0	3

Kick Returns

Pittsburgh Steelers Kick Returns
Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Kaden Wetjen	4	92	23.0	26	0
Eli Heidenreich	1	26	26.0	26	0

Passing

Pittsburgh Steelers Passing
Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
Aaron Rodgers	23/39	187	4.8	0	1	4-43	60.5
Mason Rudolph	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	0-0	39.6

Punting

Pittsburgh Steelers Punting
Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Cameron Johnston	8	385	48.1	1	3	53

Punt Returns

Pittsburgh Steelers Punt Returns
Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Kaden Wetjen	2	21	10.5	17	0

Receiving

Pittsburgh Steelers Receiving
Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	TGTS
Germie Bernard	4	35	8.8	19	8
Jaylen Warren	2	34	17.0	26	4
Pat Freiermuth	4	32	8.0	9	5
Roman Wilson	5	28	5.6	9	6
DK Metcalf	4	27	6.8	16	9
Rico Dowdle	2	22	11.0	13	2
Darnell Washington	1	7	7.0	7	2
Ben Skowronek	1	2	2.0	2	1

Rushing

Pittsburgh Steelers Rushing
Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Jaylen Warren	11	43	3.9	10
Rico Dowdle	7	22	3.1	6
Travis Homer	2	16	8.0	14
Aaron Rodgers	1	5	5.0	5
Mason Rudolph	1	3	3.0	3
Pat Freiermuth	1	2	2.0	2

New England Patriots

Defensive

New England Patriots Defensive
Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
Christian Elliss	12	7	1	1	0	1	0
Charles Woods	10	8	0	0	1	0	0
Craig Woodson	7	4	0	0	1	0	0
Robert Spillane	6	3	0	0	0	1	0
Elijah Ponder	5	3	1	3	0	2	1
Christian Gonzalez	4	3	0	0	2	0	0
Kevin Byard	4	2	0	0	0	0	0
Gabe Jacas	3	1	0	0	1	1	0
Quintayvious Hutchins	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joshua Farmer	2	1	1	1	0	1	0
Marcus Jones	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jaylen Reed	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Namdi Obiazor	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Cory Durden	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Christian Barmore	1	1	1	1	0	1	0
DaQuan Jones	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Hunter Henry	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Reggie Gilliam	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Darius Muasau	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Karon Prunty	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Efton Chism III	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dre'Mont Jones	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Milton Williams	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cameron Latu	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Erick Hunter	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fumbles

New England Patriots Fumbles
Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Rhamondre Stevenson	1	1	0
Romeo Doubs	1	0	0
Elijah Ponder	0	0	1

Interceptions

New England Patriots Interceptions
Player	INT	YDS	TD
Gabe Jacas	1	11	0

Kicking

New England Patriots Kicking
Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Andy Borregales	2/3	66.7	45	2/2	8

Kick Returns

New England Patriots Kick Returns
Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Kyle Williams	1	29	29.0	29	0

Passing

New England Patriots Passing
Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
Drake Maye	14/22	208	9.5	0	1	3-17	75.6

Punting

New England Patriots Punting
Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Mitch Wishnowsky	4	185	46.3	0	1	54

Punt Returns

New England Patriots Punt Returns
Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Marcus Jones	4	40	10.0	19	0

Receiving

New England Patriots Receiving
Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	TGTS
Romeo Doubs	3	96	32.0	63	4
Hunter Henry	3	40	13.3	29	5
Eli Raridon	1	30	30.0	30	1
Mack Hollins	2	18	9.0	10	2
Kyle Williams	1	10	10.0	10	2
DeMario Douglas	1	9	9.0	9	2
Reggie Gilliam	1	4	4.0	4	2
Rhamondre Stevenson	1	3	3.0	3	2
Efton Chism III	1	-2	-2.0	-2	1

Rushing

New England Patriots Rushing
Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
TreVeyon Henderson	16	76	4.8	1	39
Rhamondre Stevenson	6	43	7.2	0	24
Drake Maye	4	17	4.3	0	13
Corey Kiner	2	0	0.0	0	2