2005 Week 10 · Sun, Nov 13, 2005 · Heinz Field
Cleveland Browns
21
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Pittsburgh SteelersWinner
34
PIT -7.5 ✓O 34.5 ✓
Pittsburgh Steelers 34–21.
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
Cleveland Browns
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Dilfer | 17/34 | 253 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reuben Droughns | 17 | 56 | 3.3 | 1 | 1.4 |
| Trent Dilfer | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Terrelle Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Taylor | 4 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Mickens | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Crocker | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orpheus Roye | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leigh Bodden | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Stewart | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chaun Thompson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andra Davis | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Cribbs | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenard Lang | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Batch | 13/19 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 |
| Antwaan Randle El | 1/1 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 |
| Tommy Maddox | 4/7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duce Staley | 17 | 64 | 3.8 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Verron Haynes | 9 | 41 | 4.6 | 1 | 3.5 |
| Jerome Bettis | 9 | 28 | 3.1 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Charlie Batch | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 1 | 0.7 |
| Antwaan Randle El | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Tommy Maddox | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harrison | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Polamalu | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Deshea Townsend | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Hope | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Foote | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ike Taylor | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Carter | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Clark Haggans | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Casey Hampton | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Keisel | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- PIT -7.5
- Closing total
- 34.5
- CLE moneyline
- —
- PIT moneyline
- —
Steelers closed -7.5 and covered, winning by 13.
Total closed 34.5; the game landed 55 — over by 20.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Heinz Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · dessograss
- Kickoff weather
- 58°F, wind 11 mph
- Referee
- Larry Nemmers
- Rest
- CLE 7 days · PIT 7 days
- Coaches
- Romeo Crennel vs Bill Cowher
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.