2007 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 9, 2007 · Cleveland Browns Stadium
Pittsburgh SteelersWinner
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Cleveland Browns
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PIT -4.5 ✓O 36.5 ✓
Pittsburgh Steelers 34–7 — 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 · CLE
13/28, 184 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
1.7 expected points added · -12.1% completion over expected
Passing · PIT
12/23, 161 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT
6.2 expected points added · -9.1% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 12/23 | 161 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Parker | 27 | 109 | 4.0 | 0 | -6.7 |
| Najeh Davenport | 8 | 43 | 5.4 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Cedrick Wilson | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 0 | 3.1 |
| Santonio Holmes | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Carey Davis | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | -1.6 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2.3 |
| Charlie Batch | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harrison | 7 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ike Taylor | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Anthony Smith | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Clark | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Foote | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryant McFadden | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Farrior | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Carey Davis | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Eason | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Smith | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Browns
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Anderson | 13/28 | 184 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.7 |
| Charlie Frye | 4/10 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -13.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Lewis | 11 | 35 | 3.2 | 0 | -6.0 |
| Lawrence Vickers | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Jason Wright | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Charlie Frye | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Derek Anderson | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D'Qwell Jackson | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Jones | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric Wright | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andra Davis | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orpheus Roye | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leigh Bodden | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Braylon Edwards | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leon Williams | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antwan Peek | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Kamerion Wimbley | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- PIT -4.5
- Closing total
- 36.5
- PIT moneyline
- -229
- CLE moneyline
- +209
Steelers closed -4.5 and covered, winning by 27.
Total closed 36.5; the game landed 41 — over by 4.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Cleveland Browns Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 71°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- Scott Green
- Rest
- PIT 7 days · CLE 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Tomlin vs Romeo Crennel
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.