WEEK 2
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (0-1) @ PITTSBURGH STEELERS (1-0)
DATE: Sunday (9/18/22)
STADIUM: Acrisure Stadium
TIME: 1:00 PM ET
REFEREE: Land Clark
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Steelers lead all-time series, 15-13
STREAKS Patriots have won 5 of last 6
LAST GAME 9/8/19: Steelers 3 at Patriots 33
LAST GAME AT SITE 12/16/18: Steelers 17, Patriots 10
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
LAST WEEK L 20-7 at Miami
COACH VS. OPP. Bill Belichick: 15-12
PTS. FOR 7.0
OFFENSE 271.0
PASSING Mac Jones: 21-30-213-1-1-87.2
RUSHING Damien Harris: 9-48-5.3-0
RECEIVING Jakobi Meyers: 4-55-13.8-0
PTS. AGAINST 20.0
DEFENSE 307.0
SACKS Three tied: 1
INTs —
TAKE/GIVE -3 (0/3)
PUNTING (NET) Jake Bailey: 39.3 (39.3)
KICKING Nick Folk: 1 (1/1 PAT; 0/0 FG)
PATRIOTS NOTES
• QB MAC JONES completed 21 of 30 atts. (70 pct.) for 213 yards & TD vs. INT last week. Aims for his 4th in row on road with 200+ pass yards.
• QB BRIAN HOYER completed 17 of 26 (65.4 pct.) for 168 yards & 3 TDs vs. INT for 105.9 rating in his last game vs. Pit. (11/3/19 w/ Ind.). Has 5 TDs vs. INT for 102.9 rating in 3 career appearances (2 starts) vs. Pit.
• RB DAMIEN HARRIS had 58 scrimmage yards (48 rush, 10 rec.) in Week 1. Has 70+ scrimmage yards & rush TD in 2 of his past 3 on road.
• WR JAKOBI MEYERS led team with 4 catches for 55 rec. yards last week.
• WR DEVANTE PARKER made NE debut in Week 1. Had 6 catches for 59 yards in his last game vs. Pit. (10/28/19 w/ Mia.). Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Pit. with 5+ catches. Has 90+ rec. yards in 2 of his past 3 vs. AFC North.
• TE HUNTER HENRY set career highs in catches (8) & rec. yards (100) & tied career high with 2 rec. TDs in only career game vs. Pit. (10/13/19 w/ LAC). Has 70+ rec. yards in 3 of his past 4 vs. AFC North. Has 75+ rec. yards in 2 of his past 3 on road.
• LB MATTHEW JUDON had 5 tackles & sack last week. Has TFL in 8 of 9 road games since joining NE in 2021.
• LB JA’WHAUN BENTLEY led team with 7 tackles & had sack in Week 1. Has 7+ tackles in 4 of his past 5 on road.
• DE DEATRICH WISE had sack & 3rd-career FF last week. Had sack & FF in last meeting. Has sack in 2 of his past 3 on road.
• S DEVIN MCCOURTY had 6 tackles last week. Had 2 PD & INT in last meeting.
• CB JONATHAN JONES had FF in Week 1. Had 2 PD in last meeting.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS
LAST WEEK W 23-20 at Cincinnati (OT)
COACH VS. OPP. Mike Tomlin: 3-8
PTS. FOR 23.0
OFFENSE 267.0
PASSING Mitchell Trubisky: 21-38-194-1-0-78.2
RUSHING Chase Claypool (WR): 6-36-6.0-0
RECEIVING Diontae Johnson: 7-55-7.9-0
PTS. AGAINST 20.0
DEFENSE 432.0
SACKS Alex Highsmih: 3.0
INTs Four tied: 1
TAKE/GIVE +5 (5/0)
PUNTING (NET) Pressley Harvin: 48.5 (42.1)
KICKING Chris Boswell: 11 (2/2 PAT; 3/4 FG)
STEELERS NOTES
• QB MITCH TRUBISKY passed for 194 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs last week in Pit. debut. Passed for 333 yards & 2 TDs vs. 2 INTs & rushed for career-high 81 yards & TD in only career start vs. NE (10/21/18 w/ Chi.). Has 9 TDs (8 pass, 1 rush) & 90.7 rating in 4 career starts vs. AFC East.
• RB NAJEE HARRIS had TD catch in Week 1. Had 1,042 scrimmage yards (115.8 per game) & 5 TDs (3 rush, 2 rec.) in 9 home games last season.
• WR DIONTAE JOHNSON had team-high 7 catches for 55 rec. yards last week. Has 5+ catches & rec. TD in 2 of his past 3 vs. AFC East.
• WR CHASE CLAYPOOL had 54 scrimmage yards (career-high 36 rush, 18 rec.) in Week 1.
• TE PAT FREIERMUTH had 5 catches for career-high 75 rec. yards last week. Aims for his 4th in row with 5+ catches.
• TE ZACH GENTRY had career-best 40 rec. yards in Week 1.
• S MINKAH FITZPATRICK tied career high with 14 tackles & had 31-yard INT-TD last week, his 4th-career INT-TD. Is 4th player ever with INT-TD in 4 of 1st 5 career seasons. Had 6 tackles, FF & FR in his last game vs. NE (9/15/19 w/ Mia.).
• CB AHKELLO WITHERSPOON had INT & career-high 8 tackles in Week 1.
• CB CAMERON SUTTON had 2 PD & 6th-career INT last week.
• LB ALEX HIGHSMITH led team with career-high 3 sacks & had FF in Week 1.
• LB MYLES JACK had 10 tackles, TFL & PD last week in Pit. debut. Aims for his 4th in row vs. AFC East with 6+ tackles.
• DT CAMERON HEYWARD had sack & FR in Week 1. Had 7 tackles in last meeting. Aims for his 5th in row at home with 0.5+ sacks.
