2005 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 1, 2006 · Heinz Field

Detroit Lions

Pittsburgh SteelersWinner

PIT -15.5 no coverO 35.5 ✓Steelers closed -15.5, won by 14 — but didn't cover.

Pittsburgh Steelers 35–21.

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

Who moved the needle

Passing · DET

17/33, 212 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT

12.2 expected points added

Passing · PIT

7/16, 135 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT

-2.0 expected points added

Rushing · PIT

26 att, 135 yds, 0 TD

2.4 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · DET

18 att, 78 yds, 0 TD

-0.1 expected points added on the ground

Full stat lines

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Joey Harrington	17/33	212	3	0	1	12.2

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Kevin Jones	18	78	4.3	-0.1
Joey Harrington	2	11	5.5	0.5
Shawn Bryson	3	11	3.7	-0.8
Paul Smith	2	5	2.5	-0.2

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
LeVar Woods	4	6	0.0	0	0
Bracy Walker	4	3	0.0	1	1
Kenoy Kennedy	4	2	0.0	0	0
James Davis	3	3	0.0	0	0
Donte Curry	2	3	0.0	0	0
Shaun Rogers	2	3	0.0	0	0
James Hall	3	1	1.0	0	0
Keith Smith	2	1	0.0	0	0
R.W. McQuarters	2	1	0.0	0	1
Stanley Wilson	1	1	0.0	0	0

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Ben Roethlisberger	7/16	135	0	2	1	-2.0

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Willie Parker	26	135	5.2	0	2.4
Jerome Bettis	10	41	4.1	3	6.6
Verron Haynes	4	17	4.3	0	0.5
Ben Roethlisberger	3	5	1.7	1	0.9
Antwaan Randle El	1	1	1.0	0	-0.4

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Troy Polamalu	6	2	0.0	1
Chris Hope	3	3	0.0	0
James Farrior	4	2	1.0	1
Deshea Townsend	2	3	0.0	0
Ricardo Colclough	2	2	0.0	1
Aaron Smith	1	3	0.0	1
Kimo von Oelhoffen	1	2	0.0	0
Clark Haggans	1	2	0.0	1
Larry Foote	1	2	0.0	1
Brett Keisel	3	0	0.0	0

Closing number vs result

Steelers closed -15.5, won by 14 — but didn't cover.

Total closed 35.5; the game landed 56 — over by 20.5.

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