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Week 14 of the NFL season starts with the New England Patriots facing the Pittsburgh Steelers at Acrisure Stadium on Thursday Night Football, and we've got you covered with all the action from start to finish!
Both teams are looking to bounce back after coming up short last week. The Patriots scored zero points in a 6-0 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 13, while the Steelers were outplayed by the Arizona Cardinals in a 24-10 defeat. This game opened with the lowest point total in over a decade.
Thursday will also be a battle of the backups. Bailey Zappe will get his second straight start for New England in place of the benched Mac Jones, while Mitch Trubisky will start for the Steelers after Kenny Pickett was injured in Pittsburgh's loss Sunday.
Here are the top moments!
New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers
Big start for the Pats!
One week after getting shut out by the Chargers, Bailey Zappe marched New England down the field on the game's opening drive thanks to a big completion to Juju Smith-Schuster before finding Ezekiel Elliott on the swing route for an early touchdown score.
INT turns into TD!
The Patriots quickly made good when Jabril Peppers picked off Mitch Trubisky, with Zappe connecting with Hunter Henry on a touchdown pass to give the tight end a special birthday present.
Look who's here…
As Trubisky struggles and boos rain down, there's a fan in attendance who knows a thing or two about playing quarterback for the Steelers.
What a throw, what a catch!
Zappe and Henry connected for their second touchdown of the night in beautiful fashion.
Steelers get back in it!
Pittsburgh clawed back — and helped hit the over in the first half thanks to a historically low point total — with a nice throw from Trubisky to Diontae Johnson.
Heyward bros balling out!
A nifty hurdle from tight end Connor Heyward and a big sack from his big brother, defensive tackle Cameron Heyward, has the Steelers showing signs of life to begin the second half.
Picked off!
The Steelers finally got their own interception on Zappe, setting them up deep in Patriots territory.
Big stop!
Pittsburgh went for it on fourth-and-2, and the Patriots defense got the stop.
Getting wacky in Pittsgburgh!
The Steelers got another start of posession deep in Patriots territory after a blocked punt.
Mitch does it himself!
Trubisky punched it in for the touchdown, then hit Pat Friermuth for the two-point conversion to bring Pittsburgh within a field goa.
Steelers clawing back!
A look at how Pittsburgh got back in this game.
Not the prettiest game…
Stay tuned for updates!
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