Patriots-Steelers Week 7 News, Notes & Fun Facts

BOSTON (CBS) -- WBZ-TV's Levan Reid brings you all you need to know about Sunday's Patriots-Steelers matchup in Pittsburgh:

- Sunday marks the 29th meeting between the two teams, including the playoffs, with the Steelers holding a 15-13 edge.

- The Pats are 4-2 when playing the Steelers at Heinz Field. They're 8-11 overall in Pittsburgh.

- Tom Brady is 8-2 in his career against the Pittsburgh Steelers. He's 6-2 against them during the regular season, throwing for 22 touchdowns to just three interceptions.

- Brady is five wins shy of becoming the winningest quarterback in NFL history.

- Rob Gronkowski needs just one more touchdown for the 67th of his career, which would tie Stanley Morgan for the most career touchdowns for a Patriots player.

- Gronk has 22 games where he's had 100 or more receiving yards.

- With a run against the Bengals last week, Julian Edelman now has 35 rush attempts in his career. That ties him with Irving Fryar for the most carries by a wide receiver in team history.

- The Pats have yet to throw an interception through the first six weeks of the season. The NFL record to start a season without a pick is nine, set by Cleveland in 1960.

- The Patriots have recorded a safety in back-to-back games for the first time in team history.

- The Patriots are 2-0 on the road so far this season.

- Since 2001, the Pats are an NFL best 39-16 in games decided by three points or less.

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