Two key defensive plays helped the Patriots stall Steeler drives at critical junctures in Sunday's 34-13 victory. NT Vince Wilfork and head coach Bill Belichick offer insight on how the plays developed.
12/10/07 Bill Belichick Press Conference - 12/10/2007
New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick addresses the media during his press conference at Gillette Stadium on December 10, 2007.
BB: [There’s] not really too much different from what we talked about yesterday after the game. I’m proud of the players. I thought they executed pretty well against a real good football team. We made some big plays offensively and had a couple drives there when we needed them. Pittsburgh blitzed us a lot. Really, it was almost all blitz. It was a ...
The New England Patriots have clinched a first-round playoff bye with a 34-13 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers at Gillette Stadium on December 9, 2007. The following are notes from the game.
Watch highlights from New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, quarterback Tom Brady and wide receiver Randy Moss's postgame press conferences at Gillette Stadium on December 9, 2007.
12/9/07 Steelers-Pats post-game analysis: An emotional win
Some bold statements by a young Steelers defender helped give life to a heretofore listless Patriots defense, while the Pats offense picked on that particular player to make two of the biggest plays of the game in their 34-13 drubbing of Pittsburgh.
The bizarre play seemed guaranteed to fail. Guarantees, though, had a rough day Sunday when the New England Patriots stayed unbeaten with a 34-13 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers.
New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick addresses the media during his press conference at Gillette Stadium on December 7, 2007.
Q: Can you talk about what the addition of Wes Welker has meant to your team this season?
BB: Wes has done a real good job for us. He's come in and worked really hard. [He] was one of our off-season award winners. [He] primarily plays in the slot, although I think there are other things that he can do, but just the way that our team is, the way it fits together ...
New England Patriots offensive coordinator / quarterback coach Josh McDaniels addresses the media during his press conference at Gillette Stadium on December 7, 2007.
Q: What do you see in the Pittsburgh defense?
JM: I think they're really good. They're very consistent and very good at all phases of their defense. They don't give up big plays, which to me means you're going to have to establish long drives to get the ball moved on them. They play real physical up front [and] make it difficult ...