Overview
- New England fell to 1-2 with a 21-14 Week 3 home loss as Pittsburgh improved to 2-1 in Aaron Rodgers’ first career win at Gillette Stadium.
- The Patriots committed five turnovers, including two Rhamondre Stevenson fumbles with one at the goal line, an Antonio Gibson fumble, a tipped end-zone interception by Drake Maye, and a late Maye strip-fumble.
- Pittsburgh turned the miscues into 14 points and sealed the game after a fourth-quarter strip-sack halted a potential New England go-ahead drive.
- The Steelers logged five sacks with impact plays from Cam Heyward, T.J. Watt and Nick Herbig, plus a Brandin Echols interception on a pass tipped by Heyward.
- Rodgers finished 16-of-23 for 139 yards with two touchdowns and one interception, moving past Brett Favre on the all-time passing TD list, while the Patriots’ defense rebounded after a poor start with multiple punts and a Robert Spillane interception.