2004 Divisional Round · Sat, Jan 15, 2005 · Heinz Field
Final
New York Jets 17 at Pittsburgh Steelers 20. Final.
Pittsburgh Steelers 20–17 — decided on the final possessions.
The Game Day Roster
Who was out, who dressed and never took a snap, and who was on the field how much. Snap counts begin in 2013. For this season the feed gives the game-day list and who was inactive, but not how many snaps each man took.
New York Jets
53 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Pittsburgh Steelers
53 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Who moved the needle
Top performers
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
Full stat lines
Box score
New York Jets
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Pennington | 21/33 | 182 | 0 | 1 | 3 | −5.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Martin | 19 | 77 | 4.1 | 0 | −2.2 |
| LaMont Jordan | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | +1.1 |
| Chad Pennington | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | −0.1 |
| Jerricho Cotchery | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Vilma | 6 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Barrett | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Erik Coleman | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Tongue | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Brown | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Ferguson | 2 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Thomas | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donnie Abraham | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Ellis | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 17/30 | 181 | 1 | 2 | 1 | −8.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Bettis | 27 | 101 | 3.7 | 1 | −3.3 |
| Duce Staley | 11 | 54 | 4.9 | 0 | +1.7 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 0 | −1.6 |
| Verron Haynes | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | +1.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Hope | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Williams | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| James Farrior | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Haggans | 2 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Troy Polamalu | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Hoke | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deshea Townsend | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Harrison | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Foote | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimo von Oelhoffen | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Steelers -9
- Closing total
- 35.5
- Jets moneyline
- —
- Steelers moneyline
- —
Steelers closed -9, won by 3 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 35.5; the game landed 37 — over by 1.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Heinz Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · dessograss
- Kickoff weather
- Cold, 33°F at kickoff; still at 3 mph out of the west; clear.
- Referee
- Billy Leavy
- Rest
- Jets 7 days · Steelers 13 days
- Coaches
- Herm Edwards vs Bill Cowher