PITTSBURGH (9 - 3)
at NEW ENGLAND (12 - 0)
Week 14 Sunday, 12/9/2007 1:00
PM
Steelers talk a lot better than
they play as Patriots put them
in their place 34-13
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Postgame Recaps, Storylines,
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The Patriots are dominant once
more. And still unbeaten. Tom
Brady threw four touchdown
passes, shattering Steelers
safety Anthony Smith's guarantee
of a victory, Randy Moss caught
two of them and New England
crushed Pittsburgh 34-13 on
Sunday.
The lopsided victory against
the NFL's stingiest defense
followed a two-game struggle in
which the Patriots (13-0) needed
late comebacks to beat teams
with losing records,
Philadelphia and Baltimore.
FULL STORY
Patriots roll past
Steelers to stay perfect
AFP
After couple of
close calls in recent weeks, the
Patriots were again
dominant in a 34-13 victory over
the Pittsburgh Steelers,
with quarterback Tom Brady
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With the
Steelers depleted at the
safety position thanks to
Polamalu's knee injury, and with
the Patriots dangerous
passing attack, it only stood to
reason ...
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STEELERS: It's simple
really: The Steelers believe
they can run on the Patriots or
throw short, and control the
ball on offense. On defense,
they will do their best to
pressure Tom Brady. When they
did that in a 2004 victory, he
was sacked four times and threw
two interceptions, one returned
for a TD...FULL
STORY
PATRIOTS:
The Steelers defense ranks among
the best in football, but as the
Bengals showed on their 12-play
opening touchdown drive last
Sunday night, the unit is
certainly not impenetrable. Tom
Brady leads a Patriots offense
that is clearly established as
the best in the game this
season, one that has the ability
to get the ball down the field
with scary regularity. That
should be the case against a
less-than-dominating Pittsburgh
secondary. The Steelers still
have the ability to put pressure
on the quarterback, mostly
thanks to a group of playmakers
at linebacker, but the Patriots
should be able to make plenty of
plays through the air. Give
Brady even a second to work and
he'll get it done...FULL
STORY
Steelers-Patriots is a perfect
matchup of No. 1s
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Game / Time / Network |
Prediction |
Spread |
ATS Pick |
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Steelers @ |
4:15 |
Patriots
-6.766 |
NWE
-10.5 |
Steelers |
 |
Patriots |
CBS |
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Steelers |
Average
Team Rankings |
Patriots |
 11.0 |
Total
Offense |
 4.2 |
|
10.1 |
Total
Defense |
11.2 |
|
16.5 |
Passing
Offense |
2.5 |
|
6.0 |
Passing
Defense |
9.1 |
|
12.3 |
Rushing
Offense |
6.3 |
|
3.0 |
Rushing
Defense |
14.0 |
|
11.8 |
Receiving Offense |
3.8 |
|
4.8 |
Receiving Defense |
12.5 |
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20.2 |
Punting |
31.0 |
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19.7 |
Return |
15.0 |
|
26.2 |
Kicking |
29.7 |
Steelers Rankings
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OFFENSE |
|
Rush Yds/Gm |
138.3
(3rd) |
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Pass Yds/Gm |
193.7
(24th) |
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Total Yds/Gm |
332.0
(14th) |
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DEFENSE |
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Rush Yds/Gm |
76.8
(2nd) |
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Pass Yds/Gm |
154.0
(1st) |
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Total Yds/Gm |
230.8
(1st) |
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Patriots Rankings
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OFFENSE |
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Rush Yds/Gm |
121.3
(8th) |
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Pass Yds/Gm |
304.0
(1st) |
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Total Yds/Gm |
425.3
(1st) |
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DEFENSE |
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Rush Yds/Gm |
92.8
(6th) |
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Pass Yds/Gm |
196.6
(6th) |
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Total Yds/Gm |
289.4
(3rd) |
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