2008 Week 9 · Mon, Nov 3, 2008 · FedExField
Pittsburgh SteelersWinner
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Washington Commanders
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WAS -1 upsetU 37.5 ✓
Pittsburgh Steelers 23–6 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · WAS
24/43, 206 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT
-24.6 expected points added · -9.7% completion over expected
Passing · PIT
7/10, 129 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
11.9 expected points added · +22.9% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Leftwich | 7/10 | 129 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11.9 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 5/17 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -11.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Parker | 21 | 70 | 3.3 | 1 | -1.6 |
| Najeh Davenport | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Byron Leftwich | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mewelde Moore | 4 | -2 | -0.5 | 0 | -2.9 |
| Nate Washington | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 | -1.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harrison | 7 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| James Farrior | 9 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 |
| William Gay | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lawrence Timmons | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaMarr Woodley | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Polamalu | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brett Keisel | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ike Taylor | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Aaron Smith | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deshea Townsend | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
Washington Commanders
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Campbell | 24/43 | 206 | 0 | 2 | 7 | -24.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Portis | 13 | 51 | 3.9 | 0 | -3.6 |
| Jason Campbell | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Shaun Alexander | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Smoot | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Carlos Rogers | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| London Fletcher | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Marcus Washington | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demetric Evans | 2 | 3 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Leigh Torrence | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocky McIntosh | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Horton | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cornelius Griffin | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| James Thrash | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- WAS -1
- Closing total
- 37.5
- PIT moneyline
- +122
- WAS moneyline
- -132
Commanders closed -1 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 37.5; the game landed 29 — under by 8.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- FedExField
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 51°F, wind 0 mph
- Referee
- Carl Cheffers
- Rest
- PIT 8 days · WAS 8 days
- Coaches
- Mike Tomlin vs Jim Zorn