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2026 · WEEK 2 · 2026-09-20 · FINAL

PIT at NE

Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots · Carl Cheffers

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2026 REGULAR SEASON · THROUGH WEEK 6

Matchup stats

Current-season rates from completed games

TEAMPittsburgh Steelers
6.0Accepted penalties / game
51.7Accepted yards / game
6Games played
TEAMNew England Patriots
7.5Accepted penalties / game
59.5Accepted yards / game
6Games played
REFEREE GROUPCarl Cheffers
14.0Accepted penalties / game
109.8Accepted yards / game
6Games officiated

NFL average: 15.0 accepted penalties per game across both teams

PIT PENALTIES
5

59 accepted yards

NE PENALTIES
6

31 accepted yards

TOTAL ACCEPTED
11

Both teams combined

TOTAL YARDS
90

Accepted penalty yards

Penalty types

Offensive Holding18%2 accepted
Delay of Game18%2 accepted
Taunting9%1 accepted
Defensive Offside9%1 accepted
False Start9%1 accepted

Offense vs. defense

Offense3Defense7
27% of accepted64% of accepted

1 special teams / unknown penalties shown in gray.

Accepted penalty events

Q1ON PITTaunting15 yds

(11:32) 10-D.Maye pass short left to 38-R.Stevenson to PIT 31 for 3 yards (51-N.Herbig). FUMBLES (51-N.Herbig), RECOVERED by PIT-41-P.Wilson at PIT 31. PENALTY on PIT-5-J.Ramsey, Taunting, 15 yards, enforced at PIT 31.

Q1ON PITDefensive Offside4 yds

(9:26) (Shotgun) 10-D.Maye sacked at NE 46 for -10 yards (5-J.Ramsey). PENALTY on PIT-56-A.Highsmith, Defensive Offside, 4 yards, enforced at PIT 44 - No Play.

Q1ON NEFalse Start5 yds

(1:24) PENALTY on NE-76-M.Moses, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at PIT 6 - No Play.

Q2ON NEOffensive Holding6 yds

(7:35) 19-C.Johnston punts 47 yards to NE 11, Center-46-C.Kuntz. 25-M.Jones pushed ob at NE 22 for 11 yards (41-P.Wilson; 28-R.Spears-Jennings). PENALTY on NE-86-E.Chism, Offensive Holding, 6 yards, enforced at NE 12.

Q2ON PITRoughing the Passer15 yds

(7:24) 10-D.Maye pass incomplete short left to 3-D.Douglas. PENALTY on PIT-95-K.Benton, Roughing the Passer, 15 yards, enforced at NE 6 - No Play.

Q2ON NEDefensive Pass Interference5 yds

(2:59) (Shotgun) 8-A.Rodgers pass incomplete short right to 88-P.Freiermuth. PENALTY on NE-31-K.Byard, Defensive Pass Interference, 5 yards, enforced at PIT 49 - No Play.

Q2ON NEDelay of Game5 yds

(:12) (Shotgun) PENALTY on NE, Delay of Game, 5 yards, enforced at NE 47 - No Play.

Q3ON NEIllegal Use of Hands5 yds

(11:34) (Shotgun) 8-A.Rodgers pass incomplete short right to 15-B.Skowronek. PENALTY on NE-14-R.Spillane, Illegal Use of Hands, 5 yards, enforced at PIT 20 - No Play.

Q3ON NEDelay of Game5 yds

(1:55) (Shotgun) PENALTY on NE, Delay of Game, 5 yards, enforced at PIT 29 - No Play.

Q4ON PITOffensive Holding10 yds

(14:18) (Shotgun) 8-A.Rodgers pass deep middle to 4-D.Metcalf to NE 45 for 15 yards (53-C.Elliss). PENALTY on PIT-74-S.Anderson, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at PIT 40 - No Play.

Q4ON PITFace Mask15 yds

(1:13) 9-C.Kiner left tackle to NE 22 for 2 yards (3-J.Brisker; 51-N.Herbig). PENALTY on PIT-41-P.Wilson, Face Mask, 15 yards, enforced at NE 22.