2016 Conference Championship · Sun, Jan 22, 2017 · Gillette Stadium
Pittsburgh Steelers
17
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New England PatriotsWinner
36
NE -5.5 ✓O 49.5 ✓
New England Patriots 36–17 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NE
32/42, 384 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
17.6 expected points added · +9.4% completion over expected
Passing · PIT
31/47, 314 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
8.2 expected points added · +3.8% completion over expected
Receiving · NE
8/10 for 118 yds, 1 TD
24% of team targets · 10.3 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 31/47 | 314 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAngelo Williams | 14 | 34 | 2.4 | 1 | -3.4 |
| Le'Veon Bell | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 0 | -1.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Brown | 7 | 9 | 77 | 0 | 19% | 4.0 |
| Eli Rogers | 7 | 10 | 66 | 0 | 21% | -1.0 |
| DeAngelo Williams | 7 | 7 | 51 | 0 | 15% | 5.8 |
| Jesse James | 5 | 7 | 48 | 0 | 15% | 3.1 |
| Cobi Hamilton | 2 | 5 | 37 | 1 | 11% | -0.6 |
| Sammie Coates | 2 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 11% | -0.8 |
| David Johnson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2% | -0.4 |
| Darrius Heyward-Bey | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -5.9 |
| Roosevelt Nix | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Timmons | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Davis | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Shazier | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Artie Burns | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Mitchell | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bud Dupree | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Javon Hargrave | 2 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Harrison | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Gay | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Cockrell | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 32/42 | 384 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeGarrette Blount | 16 | 47 | 2.9 | 1 | -0.6 |
| Dion Lewis | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 0 | -1.5 |
| James White | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Tom Brady | 4 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | -2.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Hogan | 9 | 12 | 180 | 2 | 29% | 13.6 |
| Julian Edelman | 8 | 10 | 118 | 1 | 24% | 10.3 |
| Martellus Bennett | 5 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 12% | 1.6 |
| James Develin | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2% | 0.8 |
| Danny Amendola | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 5% | 0.3 |
| LeGarrette Blount | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2% | 0.5 |
| Dion Lewis | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5% | -0.4 |
| James White | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 10% | -1.6 |
| Malcolm Mitchell | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 10% | -4.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Ryan | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Patrick Chung | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcolm Butler | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric Rowe | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Malcom Brown | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Van Noy | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Branch | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin McCourty | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey Flowers | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Jones | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -5.5
- Closing total
- 49.5
- PIT moneyline
- +195
- NE moneyline
- -218
Patriots closed -5.5 and covered, winning by 19.
Total closed 49.5; the game landed 53 — over by 3.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Gillette Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 41°F, wind 10 mph
- Referee
- Terry McAulay
- Rest
- PIT 7 days · NE 8 days
- Coaches
- Mike Tomlin vs Bill Belichick