The New England Patriots’ 17-10 defeat against the Pittsburgh Steelers saw plenty of big plays by both teams — with the home team ultimately making more of them to prevail in the end. But which plays were the biggest from the Patriots’ perspective? Let’s take a look at the changes in win probability to find out (percentages via NumberFire).
5 best Patriots plays
Q4: 3-8-PIT 13 (9:28) T.Brady pass short middle to R.Gronkowski to PIT 5 for 8 yards.
Win probability: +13.94%
Down 14-10 midway through the fourth quarter, the Patriots were in a position to take their first lead of the day — thanks in part to a big 3rd and 8 conversion pass from Tom Brady to Rob Gronkowski.