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New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers - Week 10
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

BAL
ATL		 21
 26
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NYJ
CLE		 26
 20
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MIN
CHI		 13
 27
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HOU
JAC		 24
 31
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DET
BUF		 12
 14
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CIN
IND		 17
 23
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CAR
TB		 16
 31
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TEN
MIA		 17
 29
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KC
DEN		 29
 49
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DAL
NYG		 33
 20
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SEA
ARI		 36
 18
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STL
SF		 20
 23
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NE
PIT		 39
 26
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PHI
WAS		 59
 28
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Steelers 27, Patriots 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
New England Patriots
Rank  Player Projections
QB 13 Tom Brady Pass: 240, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 21 BenJarvus Green-Ellis Rush: 50, 1 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 34 Danny Woodhead Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
WR 39 Brandon Tate Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
WR 40 Wes Welker Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
WR 48 Deion Branch Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 8 Aaron Hernandez Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
K 17 Shayne Graham FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 23 Defense / ST  
View all Week 10 Rankings or Projections
  
Pittsburgh Steelers
Rank  Player Projections
QB 9 Ben Roethlisberger Pass: 250, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 7 Rashard Mendenhall Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 10 Mike Wallace Rec: 8-90, 1 TD
WR 26 Hines Ward Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
 TE 17 Heath Miller Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 13 Jeff Reed FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 5 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Patriots Incl. postseason, NE has won 3 of past 4 vs. Steelers... Incl. playoffs, QB Tom Brady has 5-1 record vs. Pit. & has completed 143 of 212 passes (67.5 pct.) for 1,658 yards w/ 11 TDs vs. 3 INTs & 102.3 passer rating. Brady (239) needs 1 TD pass to surpass Pro Football HOFer LEN DAWSON (239) for 16th most passing TDs in NFL history... RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis has 6 rush TDs in past 6 games, incl. career-high 2 vs. Vikings in Week 8. NE has 9-1 record when Green-Ellis has rush TD... Since start of 2008, WR Wes Welker leads NFL w/ 278 catches. 12 of WR Deion Branch's 16 rec. since rejoining NE have been for 1st downs (75.0 pct.)... Rookie TE Aaron Hernandez (4th round, No. 113) posted 1st 2 TD rec. of career last week. Leads rookie TEs w/ 34 catches... LB Jerod Mayo leads team w/ 96 tackles... KR-WR Brandon Tate ranks 2nd in AFC & 4th in NFL w/ 28.9 KR avg.

Steelers Have 21-6 (.778) record under head coach MIKE TOMLIN at Heinz Field... QB Ben Roethlisberger has 63-27 (.700) career record as starter, tied w/JIM MC MAHON for 3rd-best record for QB through 1st 90 starts since '70. Incl. playoffs, Roethlisberger has 9 TDs vs. 4 INTs & 88.5 passer rating vs. NE... At home in '10, RB Rashard Mendenhall averages 94.3 rush yards per game (283 total). Mendenhall (7) needs 1 rush TD to surpass career high of 7 in '09... WR Hines Ward posted 83rd career TD last week, 2nd-most in Steelers history (FRANCO HARRIS, 100). WR Mike Wallace had career-high 110 receiving yards w/ 1 TD last week. Pit. is 9-0 when Wallace has TD... Defense allows league-low in points per game (15.4) & rush yards per game (58.3) this year... LB James Harrison had 2 sacks in last meeting vs. NE... LB LaMarr Woodley tied career-high w/ 2 sacks vs. Cin.


Results and Schedule
New England Patriots
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2010-09-12 CIN H W 38-24 +14
2 2010-09-19 NYJ A L 14-28 -14
3 2010-09-26 BUF H W 38-30 +8
4 2010-10-04 MIA A W 41-14 +27
5   Bye      
6 2010-10-17 BAL H W 23-20 +3
7 2010-10-24 SD A W 23-20 +3
8 2010-10-31 MIN H W 28-18 +10
9 2010-11-07 CLE A L 14-34 -20
10 2010-11-14 PIT A    
11 2010-11-21 IND H    
12 2010-11-25 DET A    
13 2010-12-06 NYJ H    
14 2010-12-12 CHI A    
15 2010-12-19 GB H    
16 2010-12-26 BUF A    
17 2011-01-02 MIA H    
   
Pittsburgh Steelers
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2010-09-12 ATL H W 15-9 +6
2 2010-09-19 TEN A W 19-11 +8
3 2010-09-26 TB A W 38-13 +25
4 2010-10-03 BAL H L 14-17 -3
5   Bye      
6 2010-10-17 CLE H W 28-10 +18
7 2010-10-24 MIA A W 23-22 +1
8 2010-10-31 NO A L 10-20 -10
9 2010-11-08 CIN A W 27-21 +6
10 2010-11-14 NE H    
11 2010-11-21 OAK H    
12 2010-11-28 BUF A    
13 2010-12-05 BAL A    
14 2010-12-12 CIN H    
15 2010-12-19 NYJ H    
16 2010-12-23 CAR H    
17 2011-01-02 CLE A    

Injury Report
New England Patriots
Out  FS Jarrad Page (Calf)
Questionable  FS Patrick Chung (Knee)
 OG Stephen Neal (Shoulder)
 NT Myron Pryor (Back)
 RB Fred Taylor (Toe)
 DE Mike Wright (Groin)
Probable  QB Tom Brady (Shoulder)
IR  FS Josh Barrett (Shoulder)
 CB Leigh Bodden (Shoulder)
 RB Kevin Faulk (Right Knee ACL)
 K Stephen Gostkowski (Groin)
 OG Nick Kaczur (Back)
 FS Brandon McGowan (Chest)
 DE Darryl Richard (Foot)
 DE Ty Warren (Hip)
   
Pittsburgh Steelers
Out  DE Aaron Smith (Triceps)
Doubtful  DE Brett Keisel (Hamstring)
 OG Chris Kemoeatu (Knee)
Probable  FS Will Allen (Illness)
 TE Heath Miller (Knee)
 RB Mewelde Moore (Concussion)
 RB Isaac Redman (Concussion)
IR  OT Willie Colon (Achilles)
 QB Dennis Dixon (Knee)
 OT Max Starks (Neck)

Offense Stats Comparison
  NE
 Offense 		 PIT
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 24.7 21.3 22.5 NE
Rushing yards 103.0 104.3 113.8 PIT
Rushing yards per attempt 3.83 3.46 4.20 NE
Completion % 60.6% 62.6% 60.6% PIT
Passing yards 200.3 207.0 222.9 PIT
Passing yards per completion 9.96 12.65 10.73 PIT
Passing yards per attempt 6.04 7.92 6.50 PIT
Interceptions 0.3 1.0 1.0 NE
Fumbles lost 0.0 0.7 0.8 NE
Sacks allowed 2.3 2.0 2.3 PIT
3rd down conversions 35.6% 40.6% 38.5% PIT
4th down conversions 66.7% 0.0% 50.0% NE
Time of possession 26:17 30:49 30:17 PIT
  Defense Stats Comparison
  NE
 Defense 		 PIT
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 19.3 19.3 22.5 -
Rushing yards 105.3 62.3 113.8 PIT
Rushing yards per attempt 4.00 2.66 4.20 PIT
Completion % 70.4% 67.7% 60.6% PIT
Passing yards 290.3 252.3 222.9 PIT
Passing yards per completion 10.46 10.02 10.73 PIT
Passing yards per attempt 7.37 6.79 6.50 PIT
INT return 0.7 1.0 1.0 PIT
Fumble recoveries 0.3 1.0 0.8 PIT
Sacks 1.7 2.3 2.3 PIT
3rd down conversions 47.1% 35.9% 38.5% PIT
4th down conversions 60.0% 25.0% 50.0% PIT
Time of possession 35:44 29:11 30:17 PIT

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   NE   PIT  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 9.3 6.3 9.5 NE
Yards per kick return 19.5 25.5 22.8 PIT
Yards allowed per punt return 8.4 7.2 9.5 PIT
Yards allowed per kick return 22.5 21.0 22.8 PIT
  Misc Stats Comparison
   NE   PIT  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 5.3 5.3 6.4 -
Penalty yards 43.0 48.3 54.0 NE

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 4 to 9 of the 2010 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 4 to 9 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
New England Patriots vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2002 1 2002-09-09 PIT NE 14-30 NE
2004 8 2004-10-31 NE PIT 20-34 PIT
2004 CF 2005-01-23 NE PIT 41-27 NE
2005 3 2005-09-25 NE PIT 23-20 NE
2007 14 2007-12-09 PIT NE 13-34 NE
2008 13 2008-11-30 PIT NE 33-10 PIT

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2009 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database. CF = Conference Final




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