Belt game 1,256 · January 23, 2005 · playoffs
New England Patriots take the belt
New England Patriots beat Pittsburgh Steelers 41–27 on the road to start reign 462 of the NFL belt, the 15th for the franchise.
Pittsburgh Steelers had held it since October 31, 2004, with 10 defenses over 84 days.
New England Patriots held it for 238 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Carolina Panthers on September 18, 2005.
462Reign number
15Team's reign
2Defenses
238Days held
Box score
New England Patriots
| Player | C/ATT | PYD | PTD | INT | CAR | RYD | RTD | REC | RECYD | RECTD | TKL | SCK | DINT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 14-21 | 207 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deion Branch | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 1 | 4 | 116 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Dillon | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 73 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Givens | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Faulk | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Brown | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Fauria | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Patten | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rabih Abdullah | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tedy Bruschi | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Je'Rod Cherry | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rosevelt Colvin | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodney Harrison | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Ted Johnson | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie McGinest | 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 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Poteat | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarvis Green | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Asante Samuel | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Warren | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Eugene Wilson | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Dexter Reid | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Graham | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Steelers
| Player | C/ATT | PYD | PTD | INT | CAR | RYD | RTD | REC | RECYD | RECTD | TKL | SCK | DINT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 14-24 | 226 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hines Ward | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 109 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerome Bettis | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antwaan Randle El | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Verron Haynes | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Plaxico Burress | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duce Staley | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerame Tuman | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walter Rasby | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Farrior | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Kriewaldt | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Porter | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Chad Scott | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Smith | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Deshea Townsend | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Williams | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Haggans | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Keydrick Vincent | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| James Harrison | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Reed | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Hope | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Foote | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ike Taylor | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 |
Player stats since 1999: nflverse (CC-BY 4.0).
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