Belt game 1,245 · October 31, 2004
Pittsburgh Steelers take the belt
Pittsburgh Steelers beat New England Patriots 34–20 at home to start reign 461 of the NFL belt, the 18th for the franchise.
New England Patriots had held it since February 1, 2004, with 6 defenses over 273 days.
Pittsburgh Steelers held it for 84 days and 10 defenses, then lost it to New England Patriots on January 23, 2005.
461Reign number
18Team's reign
10Defenses
84Days held
Box score
Pittsburgh Steelers
| Player | C/ATT | PYD | PTD | INT | CAR | RYD | RTD | REC | RECYD | RECTD | TKL | SCK | DINT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 18-24 | 196 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duce Staley | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hines Ward | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerome Bettis | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Plaxico Burress | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antwaan Randle El | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Verron Haynes | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Kreider | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Farrior | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Kriewaldt | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Porter | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Aaron Smith | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Deshea Townsend | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimo von Oelhoffen | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Williams | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Haggans | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chidi Iwuoma | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Reed | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Foote | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Keisel | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Russell Stuvaints | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ike Taylor | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Troy Polamalu | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricardo Colclough | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
New England Patriots
| Player | C/ATT | PYD | PTD | INT | CAR | RYD | RTD | REC | RECYD | RECTD | TKL | SCK | DINT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 25-43 | 271 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Givens | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 101 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Faulk | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Brown | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Patten | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cedric Cobbs | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tedy Bruschi | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rosevelt Colvin | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodney Harrison | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Izzo | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Johnson | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie McGinest | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Traylor | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Vinatieri | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Vrabel | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Neal | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Asante Samuel | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Warren | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Eugene Wilson | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Bethel Johnson | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Koppen | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tully Banta-Cain | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Randall Gay | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter Reid | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vince Wilfork | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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