2008 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 21, 2008 · LP Field

Pittsburgh Steelers

Tennessee TitansWinner

PIT -2.5 upsetO 34 ✓29°FSteelers closed -2.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Tennessee Titans 31–14 — never really in doubt late.

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Who moved the needle

Passing · PIT

26/40, 331 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT

-4.9 expected points added · +12.0% completion over expected

Passing · TEN

20/29, 216 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT

5.0 expected points added · +7.9% completion over expected

Rushing · TEN

16 att, 69 yds, 1 TD

-1.0 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · TEN

15 att, 48 yds, 1 TD

-1.0 expected points added on the ground

Full stat lines

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Ben Roethlisberger	26/40	331	2	2	5	-4.9

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Willie Parker	18	29	1.6	-6.3
Mewelde Moore	3	28	9.3	1.0
Ben Roethlisberger	3	14	4.7	-2.1

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Ryan Clark	7	3	0.0	1
James Farrior	5	4	0.0	0
James Harrison	4	3	1.0	0
Larry Foote	2	4	0.0	1
Ike Taylor	5	1	0.0	1
Troy Polamalu	1	2	0.0	0
Lawrence Timmons	3	0	0.0	0
LaMarr Woodley	1	2	0.0	0
William Gay	3	0	0.0	0
Aaron Smith	2	0	0.0	0

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Kerry Collins	20/29	216	1	0	1	5.0

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Chris Johnson	16	69	4.3	1	-1.0
LenDale White	15	48	3.2	1	-1.0

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Keith Bulluck	9	3	0.0	0	2
David Thornton	4	7	0.0	0	0
Chris Hope	8	0	0.0	0	0
Nick Harper	4	1	0.0	0	0
Stephen Tulloch	3	1	0.0	0	0
Cortland Finnegan	3	1	0.0	0	0
Michael Griffin	2	2	0.0	2	3
Jason Jones	3	1	3.5	0	0
Tony Brown	1	1	0.5	0	0
Donnie Nickey	2	0	0.0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Steelers closed -2.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 34; the game landed 45 — over by 11.0.

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