2008 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 26, 2008 · Heinz Field
New York GiantsWinner
21
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Pittsburgh Steelers
14
PIT -3 upsetU 41 ✓
New York Giants 21–14.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NYG
19/32, 199 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
6.7 expected points added · -5.4% completion over expected
Passing · PIT
13/29, 189 yds, 1 TD, 4 INT
-13.3 expected points added · -17.1% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New York Giants
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Manning | 19/32 | 199 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Jacobs | 18 | 47 | 2.6 | 0 | -8.5 |
| Derrick Ward | 13 | 37 | 2.8 | 0 | -2.8 |
| Eli Manning | 4 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | 0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Johnson | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Butler | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Antonio Pierce | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mathias Kiwanuka | 3 | 2 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Clark | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Kehl | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Corey Webster | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Justin Tuck | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chase Blackburn | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Tollefson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 13/29 | 189 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -13.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mewelde Moore | 19 | 84 | 4.4 | 1 | -1.1 |
| Gary Russell | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Mitch Berger | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Keisel | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Clark | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| James Farrior | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ike Taylor | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Deshea Townsend | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Casey Hampton | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawrence Timmons | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Gay | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aaron Smith | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Harrison | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- PIT -3
- Closing total
- 41
- NYG moneyline
- +127
- PIT moneyline
- -137
Steelers closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 41; the game landed 35 — under by 6.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Heinz Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · dessograss
- Kickoff weather
- 62°F, wind 10 mph
- Referee
- Bill Carollo
- Rest
- NYG 7 days · PIT 7 days
- Coaches
- Tom Coughlin vs Mike Tomlin