2006 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 24, 2006 · Heinz Field
Final
Baltimore Ravens 31 at Pittsburgh Steelers 7. Final.
Baltimore Ravens 31–7 — never really in doubt late.
The Game Day Roster
Who was out, who dressed and never took a snap, and who was on the field how much. Snap counts begin in 2013. For this season the feed gives the game-day list and who was inactive, but not how many snaps each man took.
Baltimore Ravens
51 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Pittsburgh Steelers
52 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · BAL
21/31, 256 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT
9.6 expected points added · +6.5% completion over expected
Passing · PIT
15/31, 156 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
-14.8 expected points added · -14.6% completion over expected
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
Full stat lines
Box score
Baltimore Ravens
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve McNair | 21/31 | 256 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +9.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Lewis | 24 | 77 | 3.2 | 1 | +0.3 |
| Ovie Mughelli | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | +0.6 |
| Mike Anderson | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Steve McNair | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | +1.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haloti Ngata | 2 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Samari Rolle | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Ivy | 6 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bart Scott | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ray Lewis | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Adalius Thomas | 0 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Kelly Gregg | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris McAlister | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrell Suggs | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Dawan Landry | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 |
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 15/31 | 156 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −14.8 |
| Charlie Batch | 4/11 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 0 | +1.1 |
| Willie Parker | 13 | 29 | 2.2 | 0 | −11.6 |
| Najeh Davenport | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | −0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Polamalu | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Farrior | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Foote | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Smith | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Porter | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Smith | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryant McFadden | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Casey Hampton | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Carter | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Haggans | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Take it with you
Every number on them comes from the same read as this page, and each one says in words where it came from.
The market number, who both clubs have been, and the one question this matchup asks.
/football/games/2006_16_BAL_PIT
The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Steelers -4
- Closing total
- 37
- Ravens moneyline
- +178
- Steelers moneyline
- -191
Steelers closed -4 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 37; the game landed 38 — over by 1.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Heinz Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · dessograss
- Kickoff weather
- Cold, 44°F at kickoff; a light breeze at 8 mph out of the west; overcast.
- Referee
- Larry Nemmers
- Rest
- Ravens 7 days · Steelers 7 days
- Coaches
- Brian Billick vs Bill Cowher
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.