2006 Week 6 · Sun, Oct 15, 2006 · Heinz Field
Kansas City Chiefs
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Pittsburgh SteelersWinner
45
PIT -6.5 ✓O 37 ✓
Pittsburgh Steelers 45–7 — 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
Passing · PIT
16/19, 238 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
16.3 expected points added · +24.6% completion over expected
Passing · KC
16/32, 162 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-9.8 expected points added · -10.8% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Kansas City Chiefs
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damon Huard | 16/32 | 162 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -9.8 |
| Brodie Croyle | 3/7 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -11.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Johnson | 15 | 26 | 1.7 | 1 | -4.2 |
| Derrick Ross | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Ronnie Cruz | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Johnson | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tamba Hali | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Surtain | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kawika Mitchell | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Allen | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Knight | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lenny Walls | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Wesley | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Griffin | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Law | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 16/19 | 238 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16.3 |
| Charlie Batch | 1/1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Parker | 21 | 109 | 5.2 | 2 | 3.1 |
| Najeh Davenport | 12 | 78 | 6.5 | 1 | 3.7 |
| Verron Haynes | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Santonio Holmes | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.4 |
| Charlie Batch | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Polamalu | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ike Taylor | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Clark | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Farrior | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Foote | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brett Keisel | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryant McFadden | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Chad Brown | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deshea Townsend | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Clark Haggans | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- PIT -6.5
- Closing total
- 37
- KC moneyline
- +270
- PIT moneyline
- -300
Steelers closed -6.5 and covered, winning by 38.
Total closed 37; the game landed 52 — over by 15.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Heinz Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · dessograss
- Kickoff weather
- 52°F, wind 6 mph
- Referee
- Scott Green
- Rest
- KC 7 days · PIT 7 days
- Coaches
- Herm Edwards vs Bill Cowher