2008 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 7, 2008 · Heinz Field

Houston Texans

Pittsburgh SteelersWinner

PIT -6.5 ✓O 43 ✓Steelers closed -6.5 and covered, winning by 21.

Pittsburgh Steelers 38–17 — never really in doubt late.

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

Who moved the needle

Passing · HOU

25/33, 202 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT

-9.9 expected points added · +11.9% completion over expected

Passing · PIT

13/14, 137 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT

2.6 expected points added · +25.2% completion over expected

Rushing · PIT

25 att, 138 yds, 3 TD

8.5 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · HOU

13 att, 43 yds, 0 TD

-1.8 expected points added on the ground

Full stat lines

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Matt Schaub	25/33	202	1	2	5	-9.9

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Steve Slaton	13	43	3.3	0	-1.8
Ahman Green	5	28	5.6	0	0.8
Matt Schaub	2	4	2.0	1	-1.3

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
DeMeco Ryans	6	4	0.0	0
Zac Diles	8	2	0.0	0
Will Demps	1	4	0.0	0
Mario Williams	5	0	2.0	0
C.C. Brown	2	2	0.0	1
Fred Bennett	3	1	0.0	0
Kevin Bentley	1	2	0.0	0
Anthony Weaver	2	0	0.0	0
Jacques Reeves	1	1	0.0	1
Travis Johnson	1	1	0.0	0

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Ben Roethlisberger	13/14	137	2	0	2	2.6
Byron Leftwich	0/4	0	0	0	0	-4.1

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Willie Parker	25	138	5.5	3	8.5
Rashard Mendenhall	10	28	2.8	0	-1.3
Ben Roethlisberger	2	17	8.5	0	1.2
Byron Leftwich	2	0	0.0	0	0.0

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks
Ryan Clark	6	2	0.0
James Harrison	5	2	3.0
Ike Taylor	5	0	0.0
Bryant McFadden	3	1	0.0
James Farrior	1	3	0.5
Larry Foote	1	3	0.0
Nick Eason	1	2	0.5
Lawrence Timmons	3	0	0.0
Donovan Woods	1	2	0.0
Travis Kirschke	2	0	0.0

Closing number vs result

Steelers closed -6.5 and covered, winning by 21.

Total closed 43; the game landed 55 — over by 12.0.

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