2004 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 26, 2004 · Heinz Field
Baltimore Ravens
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Pittsburgh SteelersWinner
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PIT -5 ✓U 34 ✓26°F
Pittsburgh Steelers 20–7.
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
Baltimore Ravens
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Boller | 18/32 | 177 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Boller | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Jamal Lewis | 14 | 26 | 1.9 | 1 | -3.2 |
| Chester Taylor | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | -0.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Lewis | 5 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Edgerton Hartwell | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marques Douglas | 2 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Reed | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adalius Thomas | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Demps | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ma'ake Kemoeatu | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrell Suggs | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelly Gregg | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Williams | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 14/19 | 221 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10.3 |
| Tommy Maddox | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Bettis | 27 | 117 | 4.3 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Verron Haynes | 8 | 61 | 7.6 | 0 | 3.2 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 1.7 |
| Tommy Maddox | 4 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | -3.1 |
| Hines Ward | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | -1.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Williams | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| James Farrior | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Joey Porter | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Chris Hope | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Polamalu | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Harrison | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Aaron Smith | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deshea Townsend | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricardo Colclough | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Foote | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- PIT -5
- Closing total
- 34
- BAL moneyline
- —
- PIT moneyline
- —
Steelers closed -5 and covered, winning by 13.
Total closed 34; the game landed 27 — under by 7.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Heinz Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · dessograss
- Kickoff weather
- 26°F, wind 3 mph
- Referee
- Jeff Triplette
- Rest
- BAL 7 days · PIT 8 days
- Coaches
- Brian Billick vs Bill Cowher
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.