2007 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 28, 2007 · Paul Brown Stadium
Pittsburgh SteelersWinner
24
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Cincinnati Bengals
13
PIT -4 ✓U 48 ✓
Pittsburgh Steelers 24–13.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · PIT
19/26, 230 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
16.5 expected points added · +21.5% completion over expected
Passing · CIN
23/31, 205 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
11.4 expected points added · +13.7% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 19/26 | 230 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Parker | 22 | 126 | 5.7 | 1 | 4.7 |
| Najeh Davenport | 8 | 23 | 2.9 | 0 | -1.9 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Santonio Holmes | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Smith | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Polamalu | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| James Harrison | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Keisel | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ike Taylor | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Deshea Townsend | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| James Farrior | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Foote | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Eason | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Frazier | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Bengals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Palmer | 23/31 | 205 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Watson | 19 | 88 | 4.6 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Carson Palmer | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Glenn Holt | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Smith | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landon Johnson | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deltha O'Neal | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Anthony Schlegel | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Madieu Williams | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnathan Joseph | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dexter Jackson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Thornton | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dhani Jones | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Domata Peko | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- PIT -4
- Closing total
- 48
- PIT moneyline
- -196
- CIN moneyline
- +181
Steelers closed -4 and covered, winning by 11.
Total closed 48; the game landed 37 — under by 11.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Paul Brown Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 55°F, wind 7 mph
- Referee
- Walt Coleman
- Rest
- PIT 7 days · CIN 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Tomlin vs Marvin Lewis
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.