2005 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 18, 2005 · Reliant Stadium

Pittsburgh SteelersWinner

Houston Texans

PIT -4.5 ✓U 39.5 ✓Steelers closed -4.5 and covered, winning by 20.

Pittsburgh Steelers 27–7 — never really in doubt late.

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

Who moved the needle

Passing · PIT

14/21, 254 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT

16.4 expected points added

Passing · HOU

16/26, 167 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT

-6.2 expected points added

Rushing · PIT

25 att, 111 yds, 1 TD

2.9 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · HOU

15 att, 59 yds, 0 TD

-1.2 expected points added on the ground

Full stat lines

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Ben Roethlisberger	14/21	254	2	0	1	16.4

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Willie Parker	25	111	4.4	1	2.9
Verron Haynes	7	24	3.4	0	-3.6

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
James Farrior	5	3	0.0	0
Clark Haggans	5	0	1.0	1
Ike Taylor	5	0	0.0	0
Troy Polamalu	5	0	3.0	1
Joey Porter	3	1	1.0	0
James Harrison	4	0	1.0	0
Brett Keisel	2	2	0.0	1
Larry Foote	2	1	0.0	0
Deshea Townsend	1	2	1.0	0
Chris Hope	3	0	0.0	0

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
David Carr	16/26	167	1	0	8	-6.2

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Domanick Williams	15	59	3.9	-1.2
David Carr	7	46	6.6	5.1
Jonathan Wells	3	8	2.7	-2.2

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Kailee Wong	7	3	0.0	0
Robaire Smith	1	5	0.0	0
Morlon Greenwood	3	3	0.0	1
C.C. Brown	3	3	0.0	0
Junior Ioane	2	2	0.0	0
Marcus Coleman	3	1	0.0	0
Phillip Buchanon	3	0	0.0	1
Dunta Robinson	3	0	0.0	1
Demarcus Faggins	2	0	0.0	0
Antwan Peek	2	0	1.0	0

Closing number vs result

Steelers closed -4.5 and covered, winning by 20.

Total closed 39.5; the game landed 34 — under by 5.5.

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