2007 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 23, 2007 · Heinz Field

San Francisco 49ers

Pittsburgh SteelersWinner

PIT -10 ✓O 37.5 ✓Steelers closed -10 and covered, winning by 21.

Pittsburgh Steelers 37–16 — never really in doubt late.

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

Who moved the needle

Passing · SF

17/35, 209 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

-6.3 expected points added · -12.3% completion over expected

Passing · PIT

13/20, 160 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT

0.2 expected points added · +11.5% completion over expected

Rushing · PIT

24 att, 133 yds, 0 TD

0.9 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · PIT

5 att, 47 yds, 1 TD

4.4 expected points added on the ground

Full stat lines

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Alex Smith	17/35	209	1	1	2	-6.3

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Frank Gore	14	39	2.8	-3.1
Alex Smith	3	32	10.7	1.4
Arnaz Battle	1	8	8.0	0.5
Michael Robinson	2	8	4.0	1.1
Zak Keasey	2	4	2.0	-2.2

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Michael Lewis	3	4	0.5	0
Derek M. Smith	2	5	0.0	0
Keith Lewis	3	3	0.0	0
Patrick Willis	4	2	0.0	1
Nate Clements	4	2	0.0	1
Marques Douglas	4	1	0.5	0
Hannibal Navies	1	3	1.0	0
Mark Roman	2	2	0.0	0
Tully Banta-Cain	1	1	0.0	0
Shawntae Spencer	2	0	0.0	1

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Ben Roethlisberger	13/20	160	1	0	2	0.2

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Willie Parker	24	133	5.5	0	0.9
Najeh Davenport	5	47	9.4	1	4.4
Ben Roethlisberger	1	18	18.0	0	1.4
Hines Ward	1	7	7.0	0	0.9
Cedrick Wilson	1	0	0.0	0	-0.4
Charlie Batch	1	0	0.0	0	-2.1

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
James Harrison	4	2	0.0	0
Anthony Smith	5	1	0.0	0
Troy Polamalu	2	3	0.0	1
Ike Taylor	3	1	0.0	0
Ryan Clark	2	1	0.0	1
James Farrior	3	0	1.0	2
Travis Kirschke	2	0	0.0	0
Marvel Smith	1	0	0.0	0
Nick Eason	1	0	0.0	0
Arnold Harrison	1	0	0.0	0

Closing number vs result

Steelers closed -10 and covered, winning by 21.

Total closed 37.5; the game landed 53 — over by 15.5.

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