And now, the EPFA opener is in the books. And what a game!
THIRD QUARTER
PITT 15:00
67) KOR - Enforced Touchback (ball is automatically put at 25, rather than running a return).
68) Harris 4 yard run (Chandler)
69) Pearson 2 yard run (Rowe)
70) Pearson 26 yard catch from Bradshaw (Kiner)
71) Harris 0 yard run (Hamilton)
72) Pearson -1 yard run (Anderson)
73) Bradshaw INTERCEPTED (Acks - 0 yard return)
NE 11:29
74) Plunkett inc.
75) Plunkett inc.
76) Ashton 3 yard run (Toews)
77) Punt - 35 yards; PR Ham 1 yard (Vataha)
PITT 10:00
78) Bradshaw inc.
79) Pearson -9 yard catch from Bradshaw (Boyd)
80) Bradshaw -2 sacked (Hamilton)
81) Punt - 47 yards; PR Boyd 16 yards (Brown)
NE 8:14
82) Ashton -5 yard run (Greene) + PITT 15 Penalty
83) Cunningham 1 yard run (Ham)
84) Ashton -6 yard run (Holmes)
85) Windsor 32 yard catch from Plunkett TOUCHDOWN (PAT kick good)
NEW ENGLAND 14, PITTSBURGH 9
PITT 6:11
86) KOR - Pearson 17 (Boyd)
87) Pearson 2 yard run FUMBLED/LOST (Hamilton)
NE 5:35
88) Tarver -8 yard run (Holmes)
89) Ahston -2 yard run (Ham)
90) Plunkett inc.
91) FG 46 yards GOOD
NEW ENGLAND 17, PITTSBURGH 9
PITT 3:49
92) KOR - Enforced Touchback.
93) Pearson 3 yard run (Anderson)
94) Pearson 2 yard catch from Bradshaw (Boyd) + NE 15 Penalty
95) Pearson -2 yard run (Adams)
96) Pearson -13 yard run (Hoey)
97) Pearson 39 yard catch from Bradshaw
98) Bradshaw inc.
99) Bradshaw inc.
100) Pearson -1 yad run (Anderson)
END OF THIRD QUARTER
Pittsburgh 9
New England 17
Time of Possession: NE 20:31; PITT 24:29
Rushing: NE 2; PITT 53
Passing: NE 99; PITT 107
Total Yards: NE 101; PITT 160
Total Plays: NE 37; PITT 45
Individual Stats - New England:
Rushing: Plunkett 2-7; Cunningham 7-0; Tarver 3-(-16); Ashton 10-11.
Passing: Plunkett 7-of-15, 99 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT.
Receiving: Ashton 4-19 (1 TD); Cunningham 1-0; Herron 1-48; Windsor 1-32 (1 TD).
Individual Stats - Pittsburgh:
Rushing: Harris 5-0; Bleier 1-1; P. Pearson 15-52 (1 TD).
Passing: Bradshaw 12-of-23, 109 yards, 0 TD, 2 INT; 1 sack, -2 yards.
Receiving: Lewis 3-32; Shanklin 1-9; P. Pearson 5-34; B. Pearson 1-(-7).
NOTE: In the third quarter, the teams combined to gain -23 yards rushing!
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