Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots
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FINAL · NE 20–3·Sunday 2026-09-20·Gillette Stadium·closed NE -4.5 · O/U 41.5
Ball:
O: 3WR 1TE — published depth chart · snapshot 2026-10-12D: Base 3-4 D + nickel — published depth chart (lowest-snap LB sits)Ring = offense/defense snap % in last game played · stats thru Wk 5
✚ Carlton Davis III (LCB) — Out✚ Channing Canada (LCB) — Out✚ Christian Gonzalez (RCB) — Out
Field
outdoors · fieldturf
Weather
no forecast yet
Rest
PIT 7d · NE 11d
Referee
TBA — crews post late in the week
PIT form
3-2PF 111 · PA 109Home 3-0Away 0-2
QB Aaron Rodgers 166–95–1 as starter · playoffs 11–11 · last 10: 7–3 · since 2008
NE form
3-2PF 110 · PA 94Home 2-0Away 1-2
QB Drake Maye 20–14 as starter · playoffs 3–1 · last 10: 7–3 · since 2024
| PIT | Season efficiency | NE |
|---|---|---|
| -0.046 | Off EPA / play | 0.046 |
| 41.7 | Off success % | 45.4 |
| 9.3 | Off explosive % | 11.5 |
| 33.3 | 3rd-down conv % | 38.7 |
| 0 | Def EPA / play allowed | -0.009 |
| 44.4 | Def success % allowed | 42.1 |
QB record = games he actually started (1999–), regular season; playoffs broken out
Coaching Intel
PIT staff
HCMike McCarthy1–1 vs VrabelOCBrian Angelichio0–1 vs KuhrDCPatrick Graham1–1 vs McDaniels
4th-down go 20.5% · PROE +0.8 · no-huddle 8.3%
NE staff
HCMike Vrabel1–1 vs McCarthyOCJosh McDaniels1–1 vs GrahamDCZak Kuhr1–0 vs Angelichio
4th-down go 19.3% · PROE -1.1 · no-huddle 3.6%
Head Coach vs Head Coach
Mike McCarthy1–1Mike Vrabeldead evenboth as head coaches, any team, 1999–
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Yards | Winning coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-20 | PIT @ NE | 3–20 | 235–330 | Mike Vrabel |
| 2022-12-29 | DAL @ TEN | 27–13 | 361–317 | Mike McCarthy |
PIT offense vs NE defense
Brian Angelichio(OC)0–1Zak Kuhr(DC)Kuhr leads1 true OC-vs-DC game — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-20 | PIT | NE | 3–20 | 235 | -17 | L |
NE offense vs PIT defense
Josh McDaniels(OC)1–1Patrick Graham(DC)dead even2 true OC-vs-DC games — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-20 | NE | PIT | 20–3 | 330 | +17 | W |
| 2025-09-07 | NE | LV | 13–20 | 336 | -7 | L |
result and margin read from the offense's side
Franchise Meetings involving a current head coach
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Winner | Coaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-20 | PIT @ NE | 3–20 | NE | Mike McCarthy / Mike Vrabel |
| 2025-09-21 | PIT @ NE | 21–14 | PIT | Mike Tomlin / Mike Vrabel |
games under departed-on-both-sides staffs are excluded