2005 Week 16 · Sat, Dec 24, 2005 · Cleveland Browns Stadium
Pittsburgh SteelersWinner
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Cleveland Browns
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PIT -7 ✓O 33 ✓
Pittsburgh Steelers 41–0 — never really in doubt late.
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
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 13/20 | 226 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13.5 |
| Charlie Batch | 1/1 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Parker | 17 | 130 | 7.6 | 1 | 5.0 |
| Verron Haynes | 10 | 57 | 5.7 | 1 | 1.8 |
| Jerome Bettis | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 1 | 1.7 |
| Antwaan Randle El | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -1.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Haggans | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Foote | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joey Porter | 4 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Logan | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brett Keisel | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Polamalu | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| James Farrior | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Carter | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| James Harrison | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deshea Townsend | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Browns
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Frye | 20/39 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -24.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reuben Droughns | 10 | 36 | 3.6 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Charlie Frye | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Lee Suggs | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Terrelle Smith | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Crocker | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Russell | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Fisk | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daylon McCutcheon | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Taylor | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andra Davis | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chaun Thompson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alvin McKinley | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leigh Bodden | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Orpheus Roye | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- PIT -7
- Closing total
- 33
- PIT moneyline
- —
- CLE moneyline
- —
Steelers closed -7 and covered, winning by 41.
Total closed 33; the game landed 41 — over by 8.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Cleveland Browns Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 44°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- Bill Carollo
- Rest
- PIT 6 days · CLE 6 days
- Coaches
- Bill Cowher vs Romeo Crennel
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.