Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots: Full Team Stats, Odds, More

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Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots: Full Team Stats, Odds, More

John Morgan

Sunday's American Football Conference Championship Game pits the two teams that have ruled the AFC this millennium. Including next month's game in Houston, either the Steelers or Patriots will have represented the AFC in the Super Bowl ten times since 200

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Lots of numbers out there, but one pair of stats stand out: the New England 3rd down offense versus the Pittsburgh 3rd down defense is a metric that favors the Patriots quite a bit.

Third Down Conversions per Game:
Patriot offense 6.4 (2nd)
Steeler defense 5.3 (24th)


Third Down Conversion Percentage:
Patriot offense 45.2 (4th)
Steeler defense 40.5 (23rd)