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2004 Week 14 · Sun, Dec 12, 2004 · Heinz Field

New York Jets

6

Pittsburgh SteelersWinner

17

PIT -4.5 ✓U 35 ✓

Pittsburgh Steelers 17–6.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · NYJ

Chad PenningtonQB

17/31, 189 yds, 0 TD, 3 INT

-5.6 expected points added

Passing · PIT

Ben RoethlisbergerQB

9/19, 144 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT

-5.2 expected points added

Rushing · NYJ

Curtis MartinRB

24 att, 72 yds, 0 TD

-3.5 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · PIT

Jerome BettisRB

10 att, 57 yds, 1 TD

3.9 expected points added on the ground

Full stat lines

Box score

New York Jets

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Chad Pennington17/31189030-5.6

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Curtis Martin24723.00-3.5
Chad Pennington4164.00-0.4
LaMont Jordan3103.30-0.2
Jerald Sowell199.000.1

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Bryan Thomas430.000
Erik Coleman330.000
Jonathan Vilma420.000
Shaun Ellis311.500
Eric Barton220.000
Mark Brown210.000
Sam Cowart210.000
Jason Ferguson120.000
Brandon Moore200.000
Jon McGraw110.000

Pittsburgh Steelers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Ben Roethlisberger9/19144022-5.2
Jerome Bettis1/1101002.8

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Jerome Bettis10575.713.9
Duce Staley16513.20-4.8
Willie Parker11414.001.9
Ben Roethlisberger4-2-0.50-4.9

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
James Farrior450.011
Willie Williams530.001
Troy Polamalu340.011
James Harrison420.000
Chris Hope230.012
Aaron Smith130.000
Larry Foote110.000
Alonzo Jackson110.000
Ricardo Colclough200.000
Joey Porter200.000

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread
PIT -4.5
Closing total
35
NYJ moneyline
PIT moneyline

Steelers closed -4.5 and covered, winning by 11.

Total closed 35; the game landed 23 — under by 12.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue
Heinz Field
Roof / surface
outdoors · dessograss
Kickoff weather
34°F, wind 12 mph
Referee
Walt Anderson
Rest
NYJ 7 days · PIT 7 days
Coaches
Herm Edwards vs Bill Cowher