2003 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 21, 2003 · Heinz Field
San Diego Chargers
24
at
Pittsburgh SteelersWinner
40
PIT -6.5 ✓O 42 ✓15 mph wind
Pittsburgh Steelers 40–24. Played in 15 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Full stat lines
Box score
San Diego Chargers
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Maddox | 11/18 | 160 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7.7 |
| Antwaan Randle El | 1/1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Bettis | 32 | 115 | 3.6 | 1 | 1.8 |
| Hines Ward | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 1.9 |
| Amos Zereoue | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Antwaan Randle El | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Tommy Maddox | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Farrior | 11 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deshea Townsend | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 |
| Brent Alexander | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dewayne Washington | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Hope | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Logan | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Polamalu | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Clint Kriewaldt | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Porter | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendrell Bell | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- PIT -6.5
- Closing total
- 42
- SD moneyline
- —
- PIT moneyline
- —
Steelers closed -6.5 and covered, winning by 16.
Total closed 42; the game landed 64 — over by 22.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Heinz Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · dessograss
- Kickoff weather
- 36°F, wind 15 mph
- Referee
- Bill Carollo
- Rest
- SD 7 days · PIT 7 days
- Coaches
- Marty Schottenheimer vs Bill Cowher
Wind at 15 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.