2004 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 12, 2004 · Heinz Field
Oakland Raiders
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Pittsburgh SteelersWinner
24
PIT -3.5 no coverO 41.5 ✓
Pittsburgh Steelers 24–21 — decided on the final possessions.
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
Oakland Raiders
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Maddox | 13/22 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duce Staley | 24 | 91 | 3.8 | 0 | -1.9 |
| Tommy Maddox | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Verron Haynes | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Jerome Bettis | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 3 | 2.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Farrior | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Hope | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Foote | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Polamalu | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Scott | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Deshea Townsend | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Clark Haggans | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| James Harrison | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Logan | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Smith | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- PIT -3.5
- Closing total
- 41.5
- OAK moneyline
- —
- PIT moneyline
- —
Steelers closed -3.5, won by 3 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 41.5; the game landed 45 — over by 3.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Heinz Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · dessograss
- Kickoff weather
- 65°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- Walt Anderson
- Rest
- OAK 7 days · PIT 7 days
- Coaches
- Norv Turner vs Bill Cowher