AFC Championship Game * Playoff * 08-16-2007 Temp:21 Wind:0-10 MVP:Blount 1976 New England (12-3) 0 0 0 3 3 1976 Pittsburgh (13-2) 14 0 9 0 23 1 Pit TD Harris 3 run (Gerela) (3-18-2:00) 9:18 0-7 1 Pit TD Bradshaw 14 pass to Harris (Gerela) (5-28-3:46) 5:09 0-14 3 Pit FG Gerela 20 (7-46-6:17) 7:03 0-17 3 Pit TD Bradshaw 10 run (no good) (5-16-2:52) 0:56 0-23 4 NE FG Smith 49 (12-48-6:51) 7:20 3-23 NE Pit First Downs 16 14 Rushes 44-231 32-78 Passes 16-4-15 15-11-180 Sacked 3-23 1-5 Fumble 3 2 Penalties 3-24 1-5 Turnovers 6 0 Time 29:26 30:33 Third Down 6-11 3-10 Fourth Down 1-2 0-0 Net Offense 223 253 Injuries:none 1976 New England Patriots Rushing Att Yds Ave 10 FD Lg TD Receiving Rec Dp Yds Ave 25 FD Lg TD Calhoun 16 94 5.9 2 7 15 0 Cunningham 2 0 9 4.5 0 0 7 0 Johnson,A 12 53 4.4 0 1 8 0 Francis 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Grogan 8 47 5.9 1 4 12 0 Johnson,A 1 1 6 6.0 0 0 6 0 Cunningham 8 37 4.6 0 2 8 0 4 3 15 3.8 0 0 7 0 44 231 5.3 3 14 15 0 Passing Att Cmp C% Yds Ave Lg Bd 25 In I% Sk TD TD% Rate Grogan 16 4 25.0 15 3.8 7 3 0 4 25.0 3 0 0.0 0.0 16 4 25.0 15 3.8 7 3 0 4 25.0 3 0 0.0 0.0 Kicking XPA XPM XP% FGA FGM FG% 40+ 50+ Lg Pts Smith,J 0 0 0.0 1 1 100.0 100.0 0.0 49 3 Punting No Yards Lg TB BK 20 Ret Yds Net Gross Patrick 3 122 56 1 0 0 2 20 27.3 40.7 Kick Returns No Yards Ave Lg TD Punt Returns No FC Yards Ave Lg TD Calhoun 4 88 22.0 28 0 Haynes 1 0 10 10.0 10 0 Beaudoin 1 19 19.0 19 0 1 0 10 10.0 10 0 5 107 21.4 28 0 Fumbles Grogan 2 Johnson, 1 Sacks Hurries Stuffs Deflections Forced Fmb Fumble Rec Lunsford 1 Zabel 1 Hunt,S 3 Adams,J 1 Grogan 1 Hamilton 2 McCray 1 Lunsford 2 Adams,J 2 Nelson 2 McGee 1 Tackles Adams,J 6 Hunt,S 5 Hamilton 4 Fox 1 Howard,B 1 Tipton,D 1 Haynes 6 Lunsford 4 McGee 2 King 1 Webster 1 Nelson 6 McCray 4 Barnes,P 2 Moore,A 1 Bishop 1 Ints No Yds Ave Lg TD 0 0 0.0 0 0 1976 Pittsburgh Steelers Rushing Att Yds Ave 10 FD Lg TD Receiving Rec Dp Yds Ave 25 FD Lg TD Harris,F 17 38 2.2 1 2 13 1 Grossman 4 0 71 17.8 1 2 31 0 Bleier 8 30 3.8 2 2 15 0 Bleier 2 0 19 9.5 0 2 12 0 Bradshaw,T 5 8 1.6 1 1 10 1 Harris,F 2 0 23 11.5 0 1 14 1 Harrison,R 2 2 1.0 0 0 3 0 Brown,L 1 0 11 11.0 0 1 11 0 32 78 2.4 4 5 15 2 Lewis,F 1 1 7 7.0 0 1 7 0 Swann 1 0 49 49.0 1 1 49 0 11 1 180 16.4 2 8 49 1 Passing Att Cmp C% Yds Ave Lg Bd 25 In I% Sk TD TD% Rate Bradshaw,T 15 11 73.3 180 16.4 49 1 2 0 0.0 1 1 6.7 135.4 15 11 73.3 180 16.4 49 1 2 0 0.0 1 1 6.7 135.4 Kicking XPA XPM XP% FGA FGM FG% 40+ 50+ Lg Pts Gerela 3 2 66.7 3 1 33.3 0.0 0.0 20 5 Punting No Yards Lg TB BK 20 Ret Yds Net Gross Walden 4 132 45 0 0 1 1 10 30.5 33.0 Kick Returns No Yards Ave Lg TD Punt Returns No FC Yards Ave Lg TD Pough 2 40 20.0 21 0 Bell,T 2 0 20 10.0 11 0 2 40 20.0 21 0 2 0 20 10.0 11 0 Fumbles Grossman 1 Harris,F 1 Sacks Hurries Stuffs Deflections Forced Fmb Fumble Rec Greene 2 Greenwoo 1 Thomas 1 Edwards, 1 Bleier 1 Holmes 1 Russell 1 Greene 1 Gravelle 1 White,D 1 Greenwoo 1 Lambert 1 Shell 1 Tackles Greenwoo 8 Lambert 5 Holmes 4 Edwards, 3 Deloplai 2 Toews 1 Blount 6 Ham 5 Dunn 3 White,D 3 Allen 2 Banaszak 1 Wagner 6 Greene 4 Russell 3 Harrison 2 Thomas 1 Shell 1 Ints No Yds Ave Lg TD Blount 3 15 5.0 8 0 Lambert 1 5 5.0 5 0 4 20 5.0 8 0 1st Quarter KO 15:00 Pit Pough ret of 21 -- KO-deep -- Return 1 10 own26 14:50 Pit Harris -3 B1 Sweep-L R1 Z Run 2 13 own23 14:43 Pit Harris 13 B1 Draw B2 tMo Basic/Bz1/Lr 1 10 own36 13:40 Pit Harris 5 B1 OffTkl-L Ni sMo Dbl-Lewis,F/Bz1/Lr 2 5 own41 12:42 Pit Bradsha-Lewis X B1 S-Cross B2 tM Key-Bleier/Lr 3 5 own41 12:37 Pit Harris 4 B1 Sweep-L B2 tMo Dbl-Swann/Bz2/Lr 4 1 own45 12:30 Pit Walden 34,Haynes 0 -- Pt-side -- Return 1 10 own21 12:26 NE Pen10(Gray) B2 Trap-R B1 sZ Pass 1 20 own11 12:17 NE Grogan 6 B2 Sweep-L B1 sZ Pass 2 14 own17 11:32 NE Pen5(Calhoun) B2 M-Cross B1 sZ Pass 2 19 own12 11:32 NE Grogan-INT-Blount B2 M-Hitch B1 sZ Pass 1 10 opp18 11:18 Pit Bleier 15 B1 Sweep-R Ni tMo Dbl-Swann/Lr 1 3 opp3 10:18 Pit Harris 0 R1 Dive R1 tMi Run-Harris,F/Lr 2 3 opp3 9:26 Pit Harris 3/TD R1 Sweep-L R2 M Run-Bleier/Lr 0-7 KO 9:18 NE Calhoun ret of 28 -- KO-deep -- Return 1 10 own26 9:09 NE Grogan-INT-Blount B1 M-Hitch B1 sZ Pass 1 10 opp28 8:55 Pit Bleier 2 B1 Trap-L R1 Z Run-Harris,F 2 8 opp26 7:58 Pit Harris 1 B1 Sweep-L R1 Z Run-Harris,F 3 7 opp25 7:01 Pit Bleier 10 B1 Trap-R B2 tZ Key-Bleier/Bz1/Lr 1 10 opp15 6:10 Pit Bradshaw 1 B1 L-Slant R1 tM Run-Harris,F/Lr 2 9 opp14 5:19 Pit Bradsha-Harris 14/TD B1 S-Flat R1 M Run-Harris,F/Lr 0-14 KO 5:09 NE Calhoun ret of 28 -- KO-deep -- Return 1 10 own29 5:00 NE Cunningham 4 B1 OffTkl-L B1 sZ Pass 2 6 own33 4:17 NE Johnson 7 B1 Pitch-L B1 sZ Pass 1 10 own40 3:38 NE Cunningham 3 B1 Trap-R B1 sZ Pass 2 7 own43 2:59 NE Grogan-Johnson X B2 S-Flat B1 sZ Pass 3 7 own43 2:55 NE Calhoun 10 B2 OffTkl-L Di tZ Pass 1 10 opp47 2:13 NE Johnson 4 B2 Dive B1 sZ Pass 2 6 opp43 1:28 NE Calhoun 7 B2 OffTkl-L B1 sZ Pass 1 10 opp36 0:47 NE Johnson 2 B2 Dive B1 Z Basic 2 8 opp34 0:03 NE Calhoun 3 B2 Trap-L B1 Z Basic 2nd Quarter 3 5 opp31 15:00 NE Calhoun 4 B2 OffTkl-L B1 sZ Pass 4 1 opp27 14:17 NE Grogan 7 B2 Sweep-L B1 Z Basic 1 10 opp20 13:32 NE Sk-Holmes -4 B2 S-Out B1 sZ Pass 2 14 opp24 12:50 NE Calhoun 7 B2 OffTkl-L B1 sZ Pass 3 7 opp17 12:09 NE Calhoun 7 B2 Trap-L Ni tZ Pass 4 0 opp10 11:30 NE Johnson -5 B2 Pitch-L R1 tZ Goalline 1 10 own15 11:22 Pit Bradsha-Swann 49 B1 L-Slant R1 Z Run-Harris,F 1 10 opp36 10:19 Pit Bradsha-Grossman 12 B1 S-Slant R1 Z Run-Bleier 1 10 opp24 10:09 Pit Harris 2 B1 Sweep-L R1 Z Run-Harris,F 2 8 opp22 10:00 Pit Bleier -1 B1 Sweep-R R1 Z Run-Bleier 3 9 opp23 9:52 Pit Bradshaw -1 B1 delaydraw R1 tM Dbl-Lewis,F/Lr 4 10 opp24 9:01 Pit FG Gerela 41 no good -- FG -- 1 10 own24 8:56 NE Johnson 4 B1 Sweep-L B1 sZ Pass 2 6 own28 8:11 NE Cunningham 4 B1 Trap-L B1 sZ Pass 3 2 own32 7:28 NE Grogan 6 B1 Bootleg B1 Z Basic 1 10 own38 6:47 NE Grogan-Johnson X B1 S-Flat B1 sZ Pass 2 10 own38 6:42 NE Johnson 6 B1 Trap-L B1 sZ Pass 3 4 own44 6:01 NE Cunningham 0 B1 OffTkl-L B1 sZ Pass 4 4 own44 5:20 NE Patrick 56,Bell 0 -- Pt-deep -- Return 1 10 own20 5:15 Pit Harris 6 B1 Trap-R Ni Z Basic/Bz1 2 4 own26 4:18 Pit Bleier -2 B1 OffTkl-L R1 Z Run-Bleier 3 6 own24 3:24 Pit Harris 5 B1 Sweep-R R1 tMo Basic/Bz1/Lr 4 1 own29 2:32 Pit Walden 45,Haynes 10 -- Pt-deep -- Return 1 10 own36 2:28 NE Johnson 6 B3 Pitch-L Di dZ Pass 2 4 own42 2:00 NE Grogan-Francis X B3 M-Out Di dZ Pass 3 4 own42 1:48 NE Calhoun 4 B3 OffTkl-L Di tZ Pass 1 10 own46 1:25 NE Calhoun 8 B3 OffTkl-L Di sZ Pass 2 2 opp46 1:00 Pit Pen5(Greenwood) B3 Dive Ni sZ Pass 1 10 opp41 0:51 NE Grogan-Vataha X B3 M-Straight Ni sZ Pass 2 10 opp41 0:42 NE Calhoun 15 B3 Sweep-L Di sZ Pass 1 10 opp26 0:30 NE Grogan -3/F B3 M-Out/HO Ni sZ Pass 1 10 own29 0:22 Pit Bradshaw -1 B1 QbKneel R1 Z Run-Harris,F 2 11 own28 0:16 Pit Bleier -1 B1 Trap-L R1 Z Run-Bleier/A 3 12 own27 0:10 Pit Bradsha-Grossman 31/ B1 M-Seam R1 Z Run-Harris,F/A 3rd Quarter KO 15:00 NE Calhoun ret of 7 -- KO-deep -- Return 1 10 own13 14:56 NE Sk-Greene -12/F B1 M-Slant B1 Z Basic 2 22 own1 14:17 NE Grogan-Cunningh 7 B1 S-Out B1 Z Basic 3 15 own8 14:12 NE Grogan 6 B1 S-Cross Di dZ Pass 4 9 own14 13:26 NE Patrick 44,Bell 9 -- Pt-deep -- Return 1 10 opp49 13:20 Pit Bleier 3 B1 Pitch-R R2 Z Run-Bleier 2 7 opp46 12:27 Pit Bradsha-Bleier 7 B1 S-Out R1 Z Run/Li 1 10 opp39 11:36 Pit Bradsha-Grossman 23 B1 M-Seam R1 tMi Run-Harris,F/Lr 1 10 opp16 10:40 Pit Bradsha-Brown 11 R1 S-Out R1 M Run-Harris,F 1 5 opp5 9:45 Pit Harris -1 B1 OffTkl-L/RS R1 tMi Run-Bleier/Lr 2 6 opp6 8:47 Pit Harris -1 B1 Trap-R R1 tMi Run-Bleier/Lr 3 7 opp7 7:57 Pit Harris 4 B1 delaydraw R1 tMi Basic/Bz1/Lr 4 3 opp3 7:03 Pit FG Gerela 20 good -- FG -- 0-17 KO 6:57 NE Beaudoin ret of 19 -- KO-deep -- Return 1 10 own20 6:47 NE Grogan-Francis X B1 S-Slant B1 sZ Pass 2 10 own20 6:42 NE Grogan-Cunningh 2 B1 S-Out Ni sZ Pass 3 8 own22 6:37 NE Cunningham 5 B1 OffTkl-L Ni sZ Pass 4 3 own27 5:52 NE Patrick 22,Bell 11 -- Pt-deep -- Return 1 10 opp38 5:47 Pit Bradsha-Grossman 5 B1 L-Slant/Dump B1 Z Key-Harris,F/Bz2 2 5 opp33 4:52 Pit Harris -4 B1 Sweep-L B1 tMi Run-Bleier/Lr 3 9 opp37 4:43 Pit Bradsha-Bleier X B1 M-Seam B1 tMi Dbl-Grossman/Lr 4 9 opp37 4:39 Pit Walden 27,Haynes 0 -- Pt-side -- Return 1 10 own10 4:35 NE Grogan-Francis 0 B1 S-Cross B1 sZ Pass 2 10 own10 3:55 NE Johnson 6/F B3 Sweep-L Ni sZ Pass 1 10 opp16 3:48 Pit Harris -1 R1 OffTkl-L B1 Z Run-Harris,F 2 11 opp17 2:57 Pit Harris 5 R1 OffTkl-L B1 tMi Dbl-Grossman/Lr 3 6 opp12 1:59 Pit Bradsha-Lewis 7 B1 S-Out R1 M Run-Bleier/Lr 1 5 opp5 1:55 Pit Sk-Lunsford -5 B1 S-Out R1 M Run-Bleier/Lr 2 10 opp10 1:03 Pit Bradshaw 10/TD B1 S-Out Ni tMo Basic/Bz3/Lr 0-23 KO 0:56 NE Calhoun ret of 25 -- KO-deep -- Return 1 10 own25 0:49 NE Grogan-Vataha X B1 L-Hitch Ni sZ Pass 2 10 own25 0:44 NE Grogan-INT-Lambert B1 S-Out Ni sZ Pass 1 10 opp19 0:33 Pit Harrison -1 B1 Trap-L R2 tZ Run-Harrison,R/Lr 4th Quarter 2 11 opp20 15:00 Pit Bleier 4 B1 Trap-R Ni tMo Dbl-Lewis,F/Lr 3 7 opp16 14:20 Pit Bradsha-Bleier X B1 S-Out Ni tM Dbl-Cunningham/Lr 4 7 opp16 14:16 Pit FG Gerela 33 no good -- FG -- 1 10 own20 14:11 NE Cunningham 6 B1 Sweep-R Ni sZ Pass 2 4 own26 14:04 NE Cunningham 7 B1 OffTkl-L Ni sZ Pass 1 10 own33 13:18 NE Johnson 3 B3 Trap-L Ni sZ Pass 2 7 own36 12:32 NE Grogan 9 B3 Sweep-L Ni sZ Pass 1 10 own45 11:49 NE Calhoun 3 B3 Trap-L Ni sZ Pass 2 7 own48 11:02 NE Calhoun 7 B3 OffTkl-L Ni sZ Pass 1 10 opp45 10:23 NE Grogan-Francis X B3 S-Cross Ni sZ Pass 2 10 opp45 10:20 NE Johnson 5 B3 Sweep-L Ni sZ Pass 3 5 opp40 10:11 NE Grogan 12 B3 Sweep-L R1 Z Key-Calhoun 1 10 opp28 9:27 NE Grogan 4 B3 M-Straight B1 sZ Pass 2 6 opp24 8:43 NE Calhoun -1 B3 OffTkl-L B1 Z Basic 3 7 opp25 8:03 NE Sk-Greene -7 B3 M-Cross Di tZ Pass 4 14 opp32 7:20 NE FG Smith 49 good -- FG -- Block 3-23 KO 7:15 Pit Pough ret of 19 -- KO-deep -- Return 1 10 own25 7:06 Pit Harrison 3 B1 OffTkl-L B1 Z Run 2 7 own28 6:13 Pit Bradsha-Bleier 12 B1 S-Slant B1 Z Run-Bleier/Lr 1 10 own40 5:17 Pit Bradsha-Harris 9 B1 S-Out B1 Z Run-Bleier 2 1 own49 5:13 Pit Bradsha-Swann X B1 L-Hitch B1 tMi Run-Harris,F/Lr 3 1 own49 5:06 Pit Harris 0/F R1 Sweep-L B1 tMo Run-Harris,F/Lr 4 1 own49 4:06 Pit Walden 26,Haynes 0 -- Pt-side -- Block 1 10 own25 4:02 NE Grogan-Cunningh X B1 M-Slant/Dump Ni sZ Pass 2 10 own25 3:58 NE Johnson 8 B1 Trap-L Di sZ Pass 3 2 own33 3:14 NE Cunningham 8 B1 OffTkl-L Di sZ Pass 1 10 own41 2:33 NE Johnson 7 B2 Sweep-L Di sZ Pass 2 3 own48 2:10 NE Calhoun 4 B2 OffTkl-L Di sZ Pass 1 10 opp48 2:00 NE Grogan-Johnson 6 B2 S-Out B1 Z Basic 2 4 opp42 1:52 NE Calhoun 5 B2 OffTkl-L B1 sZ Pass 1 10 opp37 1:26 NE Calhoun 4 B2 Trap-L B1 sZ Pass 2 6 opp33 1:02 NE Calhoun 7 B2 OffTkl-L B1 sZ Pass 1 10 opp26 0:34 NE Grogan-INT-Blount B2 L-Hitch B1 sZ Pass 1 10 own20 0:27 Pit Bradshaw -1 B1 QbKneel B1 Z Run-Bleier