Pittsburgh
Steelers
0-1
37
FINAL
7
New England
Patriots
0-1
AI Recap
AI RECAPThe Pittsburgh Steelers rolled into Foxborough and left no doubt, hammering the New England Patriots 37-7 in a Week 2 statement win. What was billed as an early-season measuring stick for both clubs turned lopsided in a hurry. Pittsburgh controlled the game in all three phases and never let the Patriots into it.
Aaron Rodgers ran the show for the Steelers, carving up New England for 331 yards through the air with a touchdown strike. His favorite target was DK Metcalf, who piled up 161 receiving yards and consistently won on the outside to keep the chains moving. On the ground, Rico Dowdle added 80 rushing yards, giving Pittsburgh the balance it needed to shorten the game and keep the New England offense on the sideline.
Defensively, the numbers told the story of a long afternoon for the hosts. Robert Spillane was everywhere for New England with a team-high eight total tackles, and Harold Landry III got home for the Patriots' lone sack, but the pressure came too infrequently to slow Rodgers down. New England's single touchdown was all its offense could muster against a Pittsburgh unit that tightened as the lead grew. Once the Steelers pulled away behind the Rodgers-to-Metcalf connection, the game was effectively over.
Passing
| Player | Pos | ATT | CMP | YDS | TD | INT | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Rodgers | QB | 38 | 24 | 331 | 1 | 0 | 99.7 |
| Drake Maye | QB | 27 | 13 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 60.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Pos | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rico Dowdle | HB | 12 | 80 | 6.7 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| TreVeyon Henderson | HB | 14 | 47 | 3.4 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Jaylen Warren | HB | 12 | 32 | 2.7 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Drake Maye | QB | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Aaron Rodgers | QB | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| DK Metcalf | WR | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Michael Pittman | WR | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Rhamondre Stevenson | HB | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Romeo Doubs | WR | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darnell Washington | TE | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Pos | REC | YDS | YPR | TD | LNG | DROP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DK Metcalf | WR | 9 | 161 | 17.9 | 1 | 77 | 0 |
| Michael Pittman | WR | 5 | 88 | 17.6 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Germie Bernard | WR | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Romeo Doubs | WR | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| A.J. Brown | WR | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Kayshon Boutte | WR | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| TreVeyon Henderson | HB | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Hunter Henry | TE | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Rico Dowdle | HB | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Eli Raridon | TE | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Pat Freiermuth | TE | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Jaylen Warren | HB | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Roman Wilson | WR | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Defense
| Player | Pos | TKL | SACK | INT | FF | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Spillane | MIKE | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jaquan Brisker | SS | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlton Davis III | CB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Byard III | FS | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gabe Jacas | LEDG | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Milton Williams | DT | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Landry III | REDG | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Heyward | DT | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jamel Dean | CB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcus Jones | CB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Deion Jones | MIKE | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Gonzalez | CB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Highsmith | REDG | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Barmore | DT | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Payton Wilson | WILL | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Ramsey | FS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Patrick Queen | MIKE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Porter | CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asante Samuel Jr | CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Woodson | SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Watt | LEDG | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Blay Jr. | DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Herbig | REDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Harmon | DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeShon Elliott | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Namdi Obiazor | WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | Pos | FGM | FGA | XPM | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Boswell | K | 3 | 3 | 4 | 42 |
| Bryce Baringer | P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andres Borregales | K | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

