Divisional Round: New York Jets at Pittsburgh Steelers (Heinz Field), with a Conference Championship spot at stake. Kickoff: Sat January 15, 2005 at 4:36pm. Winner advances to the Conference Championship. The losing team's season is over.[1][2]
The divisional round is where the bracket is supposed to take its real shape. New York Jets traveling to Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field, with the league watching to see whether the better team or the better matchup wins. Bye-week home favorites carry the weight of expectation; the visiting wild-card winner walks in with no one expecting them and nothing to lose.
The bracket has narrowed to the teams that survived the regular season. New York Jets and Pittsburgh Steelers are two of them; the rest of the league is in scouting mode for the offseason. What happens in Heinz Field shifts the rest of the tree: a road favorite winning rearranges seeding expectations; a home upset shows the bracket math underweights heart.
New York Jets versus Pittsburgh Steelers in the Divisional Round. The teams who reach this round have already proven they survive a long schedule; the stats that matter most now are the ones that compress: scoring differential, red-zone efficiency, turnover margin. At this stage of the year, the simple math is that defenses tighten and the team that protects the ball wins more often than the team that scores the most. Whichever side of New York Jets-Pittsburgh Steelers cleans up the careless plays first usually walks out with the result. Conservative-game expectations should not surprise the reader; both staffs know exactly what worked all season and will lean hard on what travels. The early answer is the kicking game, where any swing of field position compounds.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | 14-2 | W2 |
| New York Jets | 10-6 | L2 |
| Buffalo Bills | 9-7 | L1 |
| Miami Dolphins | 4-12 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 15-1 | W14 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 9-7 | W1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 8-8 | W2 |
| Cleveland Browns | 4-12 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | 12-4 | L1 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 9-7 | W1 |
| Houston Texans | 7-9 | L1 |
| Tennessee Titans | 5-11 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | 12-4 | W1 |
| Denver Broncos | 10-6 | W2 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 7-9 | L1 |
| Oakland Raiders | 5-11 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle Seahawks | 9-7 | W2 |
| St. Louis Rams | 8-8 | W2 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 6-10 | -- |
| San Francisco 49ers | 2-14 | L3 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | 13-3 | L2 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 6-10 | L1 |
| New York Giants | 6-10 | W1 |
| Washington Redskins | 6-10 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | 10-6 | W2 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 8-8 | L2 |
| Detroit Lions | 6-10 | L1 |
| Chicago Bears | 5-11 | L4 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | 11-5 | L2 |
| New Orleans Saints | 8-8 | W4 |
| Carolina Panthers | 7-9 | L1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5-11 | L4 |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 010171717 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1010101720 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Steelers | Jeff Reed 45 yard field goal | 0-3 |
| Steelers | Jerome Bettis 3 yard rush ( Jeff Reed kick) | 0-10 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Jets | Doug Brien 42 yard field goal | 3-10 |
| Jets | Santana Moss 75 yard punt return ( Doug Brien kick) | 10-10 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Jets | Reggie Tongue 86 yard interception return ( Doug Brien kick) | 17-10 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Steelers | Hines Ward 4 yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger ( Jeff Reed kick) | 17-17 |
| OT | ||
| Steelers | Jeff Reed 33 yard field goal | 17-20 |
Pittsburgh Steelers defeated New York Jets 20-17 at Heinz Field in the Divisional Round. The final scoring play was Steelers: Jeff Reed 33 yard field goal. The result came down to the final possession; Pittsburgh Steelers won by 3. Top line of the day: Chad Pennington: 182 pass yards on 21-of-33, 0 TD, 1 INT. Pittsburgh Steelers move on to the conference final.[1][2]
Pittsburgh Steelers walked out of Heinz Field as the team that survived a Divisional Round New York Jets will replay in its head for the entire offseason. The scoreboard says 20-17. The game stayed within 3 points throughout, the kind of contest where every drive felt like a referendum and every defensive stop carried twice its usual weight. The final scoring play came from Steelers: Jeff Reed 33 yard field goal. Whether it was the game-decider or just the period at the end of the sentence depends on what the camera caught earlier. Pittsburgh Steelers move on to a conference championship.
Pittsburgh Steelers 20, New York Jets 17. Round: Divisional Round. Attendance: 64915. Q1: 2 scoring plays. Q2: 2 scoring plays. Q3: 1 scoring play. Q4: 1 scoring play. OT: 1 scoring play. Top performers:
- Chad Pennington: 182 pass yards on 21-of-33, 0 TD, 1 INT
- Jerome Bettis: 101 rush yards on 27 carries
- Hines Ward: 10 catches for 105 yards
Divisional Round, played at Heinz Field. Final: New York Jets 17, Pittsburgh Steelers 20, with Pittsburgh Steelers taking the result by 3. **First quarter**
- Steelers: Jeff Reed 45 yard field goal
- Steelers: Jerome Bettis 3 yard rush ( Jeff Reed kick)
Second quarter
- Jets: Doug Brien 42 yard field goal
- Jets: Santana Moss 75 yard punt return ( Doug Brien kick)
Third quarter
- Jets: Reggie Tongue 86 yard interception return ( Doug Brien kick)
Fourth quarter
- Steelers: Hines Ward 4 yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger ( Jeff Reed kick)
Overtime
- Steelers: Jeff Reed 33 yard field goal
Top performers
- Chad Pennington: 182 pass yards on 21-of-33, 0 TD, 1 INT
- Jerome Bettis: 101 rush yards on 27 carries
- Hines Ward: 10 catches for 105 yards
A 3-point margin in Divisional Round is the kind of result that defines reputations on both sidelines.
| Jets | Steelers | |
|---|---|---|
| Team totals | ||
| First Downs | 17 | 23 |
| Total Yards | 275 | 364 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp/Att | 21/33 | 17/30 |
| Pass yards | 182 | 181 |
| Pass TD | 0 | 1 |
| Interceptions | 1 | 2 |
| Sacks taken | 3 | 1 |
| Sack yards lost | 17 | 10 |
| Net pass yards | 165 | 171 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes | 27 | 43 |
| Rush yards | 110 | 193 |
| Rush TD | 0 | 1 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fumbles | 0 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 1 |
| Penalties | 4 | 6 |
| Penalty yards | 35 | 45 |
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYJ | |||||
| Chad Pennington | 21/33 | 182 | 0 | 1 | |
| PIT | |||||
| Ben Roethlisberger | 17/30 | 181 | 1 | 2 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYJ | ||||
| Curtis Martin | 19 | 77 | 0 | 13 |
| LaMont Jordan | 5 | 30 | 0 | 20 |
| Chad Pennington | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Jerricho Cotchery | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PIT | ||||
| Jerome Bettis | 27 | 101 | 1 | 13 |
| Duce Staley | 11 | 54 | 0 | 9 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 4 | 30 | 0 | 20 |
| Verron Haynes | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYJ | ||||
| Justin McCareins | 5 | 82 | 0 | 30 |
| Santana Moss | 4 | 31 | 0 | 11 |
| Curtis Martin | 4 | 29 | 0 | 17 |
| Anthony Becht | 2 | 15 | 0 | 13 |
| Jerald Sowell | 3 | 11 | 0 | 16 |
| Chris Baker | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
| LaMont Jordan | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| PIT | ||||
| Hines Ward | 10 | 105 | 1 | 18 |
| Plaxico Burress | 2 | 28 | 0 | 17 |
| Jerome Bettis | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| Lee Mays | 2 | 19 | 0 | 11 |
| Antwaan Randle El | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Verron Haynes | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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