2008 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 21, 2008 · Lincoln Financial Field
Pittsburgh Steelers
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Philadelphia EaglesWinner
15
PHI -3.5 ✓U 45 ✓
Philadelphia Eagles 15–6.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · PHI
24/35, 196 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-1.8 expected points added · +2.3% completion over expected
Passing · PIT
13/25, 131 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-9.6 expected points added · -7.1% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 13/25 | 131 | 0 | 1 | 8 | -9.6 |
| Byron Leftwich | 4/7 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Parker | 13 | 20 | 1.5 | 0 | -5.7 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | -4.8 |
| Mewelde Moore | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Carey Davis | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Kirschke | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| James Farrior | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryant McFadden | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ryan Clark | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ike Taylor | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Polamalu | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Foote | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| James Harrison | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaMarr Woodley | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawrence Timmons | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Eagles
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan McNabb | 24/35 | 196 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1.8 |
| Kevin Kolb | 2/3 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Correll Buckhalter | 10 | 43 | 4.3 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Brian Westbrook | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Lorenzo Booker | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | -2.1 |
| DeSean Jackson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Donovan McNabb | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quintin Mikell | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Omar Gaither | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian Dawkins | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trent Cole | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stewart Bradley | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juqua Parker | 3 | 2 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Asante Samuel | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Darren Howard | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| DeSean Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Hunt | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- PHI -3.5
- Closing total
- 45
- PIT moneyline
- —
- PHI moneyline
- —
Eagles closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 9.
Total closed 45; the game landed 21 — under by 24.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Lincoln Financial Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 79°F, wind 3 mph
- Referee
- Walt Anderson
- Rest
- PIT 7 days · PHI 6 days
- Coaches
- Mike Tomlin vs Andy Reid