2007 Week 17 · Sun, Dec 30, 2007 · M&T Bank Stadium
Pittsburgh Steelers
21
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Baltimore RavensWinner
27
PIT -3 upsetO 34.5 ✓
Baltimore Ravens 27–21.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · PIT
16/31, 218 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
0.3 expected points added · -1.8% completion over expected
Passing · BAL
16/27, 171 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
8.0 expected points added · -2.0% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Batch | 16/31 | 218 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Najeh Davenport | 12 | 27 | 2.3 | 1 | -1.1 |
| Gary Russell | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Charlie Batch | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrone Carter | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Foote | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ike Taylor | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| James Farrior | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Kirschke | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Keisel | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Gay | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Haggans | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Harrison | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryant McFadden | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Baltimore Ravens
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Smith | 16/27 | 171 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musa Smith | 22 | 83 | 3.8 | 1 | -1.2 |
| Cory Ross | 12 | 72 | 6.0 | 1 | 1.6 |
| Troy Smith | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | 2.8 |
| Le'Ron McClain | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Greisen | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Pittman | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Robert McCune | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dawan Landry | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Reed | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelly Gregg | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Brown | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Ivy | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Justin Bannan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamaine Winborne | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- PIT -3
- Closing total
- 34.5
- PIT moneyline
- -172
- BAL moneyline
- +162
Steelers closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 34.5; the game landed 48 — over by 13.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- M&T Bank Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · sportturf
- Kickoff weather
- 42°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- Gerry Austin
- Rest
- PIT 10 days · BAL 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Tomlin vs Brian Billick
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.