The New England Patriots beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 21-18 on Dec 7, 2023 at Acrisure Stadium.
Final · Acrisure Stadium
Top performers
- Bailey Zappe threw for 240 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception for the Patriots.
- Ezekiel Elliott ran for 68 yards on 22 carries.
- Mitchell Trubisky threw for 190 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception for the Steelers.
- Najee Harris ran for 29 yards on 12 carries.
New England Patriots box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ezekiel Elliott | 22 | 68 | 0 | 12 |
| Bailey Zappe | 3 | 13 | 0 | 11 |
| Team | 25 | 81 | 0 | 12 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JuJu Smith-Schuster | 4 | 6 | 90 | 0 | 37 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | 7 | 8 | 72 | 1 | 16 |
| Hunter Henry | 3 | 3 | 40 | 2 | 24 |
| Tyquan Thornton | 3 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 11 |
| Pharaoh Brown | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Jalen Reagor | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 18 | 24 | 223 | 3 | 37 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jahlani Tavai | 15 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Mills | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ja'Whaun Bentley | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Dugger | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jonathan Jones | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Myles Bryant | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lawrence Guy | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davon Godchaux | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anfernee Jennings | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Barmore | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mack Wilson Sr. | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cody Davis | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deatrich Wise Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.C. Jackson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brenden Schooler | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keion White | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 71 | 40 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Pittsburgh Steelers box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Trubisky | 8 | 30 | 1 | 15 |
| Najee Harris | 12 | 29 | 0 | 7 |
| Jaylen Warren | 7 | 11 | 0 | 7 |
| Calvin Austin III | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 28 | 70 | 1 | 15 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diontae Johnson | 3 | 7 | 57 | 1 | 25 |
| Jaylen Warren | 4 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 12 |
| Najee Harris | 3 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 14 |
| George Pickens | 5 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 7 |
| Pat Freiermuth | 3 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 7 |
| Darnell Washington | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Connor Heyward | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 21 | 32 | 154 | 1 | 25 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Herbig | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Heyward | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Watt | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minkah Fitzpatrick | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Martinez | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Porter Jr. | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Patrick Peterson | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damontae Kazee | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Highsmith | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Levi Wallace | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keeanu Benton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 41 | 30 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Before and after
- Patriots · 2023 season · Previous Dec 3, 2023: LAC 6, NE 0 · Next Dec 17, 2023: KC 27, NE 17
- Steelers · 2023 season · Previous Dec 3, 2023: ARI 24, PIT 10 · Next Dec 16, 2023: PIT 13, IND 30