2004 Week 6 · Sun, Oct 17, 2004 · Texas Stadium
Pittsburgh SteelersWinner
24
at
Dallas Cowboys
20
DAL -3 upsetO 39 ✓
Pittsburgh Steelers 24–20.
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
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 21/25 | 193 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duce Staley | 18 | 93 | 5.2 | 0 | 1.9 |
| Antwaan Randle El | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | -1.2 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Jerome Bettis | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Dan Kreider | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Hope | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Polamalu | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| James Farrior | 6 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deshea Townsend | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Williams | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Haggans | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Foote | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russell Stuvaints | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Joey Porter | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Verron Haynes | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinny Testaverde | 23/36 | 284 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richie Anderson | 6 | 54 | 9.0 | 1 | 4.9 |
| Eddie George | 10 | 28 | 2.8 | 0 | -2.4 |
| Keyshawn Johnson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Dedric Ward | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Terry Glenn | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | -1.3 |
| ReShard Lee | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | -1.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terence Newman | 11 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alshermond Singleton | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dat Nguyen | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Williams | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Dixon | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| La'Roi Glover | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Williams | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter Coakley | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradie James | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Davis | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DAL -3
- Closing total
- 39
- PIT moneyline
- —
- DAL moneyline
- —
Cowboys closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 39; the game landed 44 — over by 5.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Texas Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 86°F, wind 14 mph
- Referee
- Mike Carey
- Rest
- PIT 7 days · DAL 7 days
- Coaches
- Bill Cowher vs Bill Parcells