2005 Week 14 · Sun, Dec 11, 2005 · Heinz Field
Chicago Bears
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Pittsburgh SteelersWinner
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PIT -4 ✓U 32 ✓32°F
Pittsburgh Steelers 21–9.
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
Chicago Bears
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Orton | 17/35 | 207 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -4.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jones | 14 | 72 | 5.1 | 1 | 1.9 |
| Kyle Orton | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Adrian Peterson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon McGowan | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Tillman | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lance Briggs | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Urlacher | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter Hillenmeyer | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Green | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Israel Idonije | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Johnson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Vasher | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Azumah | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 13/20 | 173 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Bettis | 17 | 101 | 5.9 | 2 | 5.1 |
| Willie Parker | 21 | 68 | 3.2 | 0 | -4.8 |
| Dan Kreider | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Verron Haynes | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | -4.2 |
| Antwaan Randle El | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Farrior | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Foote | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ike Taylor | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brett Keisel | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Polamalu | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Porter | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Haggans | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chidi Iwuoma | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Hope | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Kriewaldt | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- PIT -4
- Closing total
- 32
- CHI moneyline
- —
- PIT moneyline
- —
Steelers closed -4 and covered, winning by 12.
Total closed 32; the game landed 30 — under by 2.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Heinz Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · dessograss
- Kickoff weather
- 32°F, wind 12 mph
- Referee
- Bill Vinovich
- Rest
- CHI 7 days · PIT 7 days
- Coaches
- Lovie Smith vs Bill Cowher