2004 Conference Championship · Sun, Jan 23, 2005 · Heinz Field

New England PatriotsWinner

Pittsburgh Steelers

NE -3 ✓O 36.5 ✓11°FPatriots closed -3 and covered, winning by 14.

New England Patriots 41–27.

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Who moved the needle

Passing · PIT

14/24, 226 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT

-4.2 expected points added

Passing · NE

14/21, 207 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT

11.5 expected points added

Rushing · NE

24 att, 73 yds, 1 TD

-4.3 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · PIT

17 att, 64 yds, 1 TD

-5.6 expected points added on the ground

Full stat lines

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Tom Brady	14/21	207	2	0	2	11.5

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Corey Dillon	24	73	3.0	1	-4.3
Deion Branch	2	37	18.5	1	6.2
Kevin Faulk	3	20	6.7	0	1.4
Tom Brady	2	-2	-1.0	0	-1.3
David Givens	1	-2	-2.0	0	-0.9

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Rodney Harrison	7	2	0.0	1	1
Tedy Bruschi	7	1	0.0	0	0
Ted Johnson	3	4	0.0	0	0
Jarvis Green	3	2	1.0	0	0
Ty Warren	3	2	0.0	0	0
Mike Vrabel	3	1	0.0	0	0
Asante Samuel	3	1	0.0	0	4
Willie McGinest	1	2	0.0	0	0
Je'Rod Cherry	2	1	0.0	0	0
Eugene Wilson	1	2	0.0	2	2

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Ben Roethlisberger	14/24	226	2	3	1	-4.2

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Jerome Bettis	17	64	3.8	1	-5.6
Ben Roethlisberger	5	45	9.0	0	3.3
Verron Haynes	5	28	5.6	0	1.7
Duce Staley	10	26	2.6	0	-2.6

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Clark Haggans	2	4	1.0	0
Willie Williams	3	3	0.0	0
James Farrior	1	5	0.0	0
Chris Hope	3	2	0.0	1
Clint Kriewaldt	2	3	0.0	0
Joey Porter	3	2	1.0	0
Troy Polamalu	3	1	0.0	0
Aaron Smith	2	2	0.0	0
James Harrison	1	1	0.0	0
Larry Foote	1	1	0.0	0

Closing number vs result

Patriots closed -3 and covered, winning by 14.

Total closed 36.5; the game landed 68 — over by 31.5.

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