2009 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 11, 2009 · Ford Field
Pittsburgh SteelersWinner
28
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Detroit Lions
20
PIT -11 no coverO 44 ✓Dome
Pittsburgh Steelers 28–20.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DET
23/37, 282 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-1.8 expected points added · -1.9% completion over expected
Passing · PIT
23/30, 277 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
7.3 expected points added · +9.1% completion over expected
Receiving · DET
5/8 for 70 yds, 1 TD
22% of team targets · 7.6 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 23/30 | 277 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rashard Mendenhall | 15 | 77 | 5.1 | 1 | 1.4 |
| Mewelde Moore | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 4 | -3 | -0.8 | 0 | -0.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hines Ward | 7 | 7 | 85 | 1 | 23% | 5.6 |
| Heath Miller | 5 | 6 | 54 | 1 | 20% | 5.1 |
| Mike Wallace | 2 | 5 | 52 | 1 | 17% | -5.7 |
| Santonio Holmes | 4 | 6 | 50 | 0 | 20% | 4.8 |
| Mewelde Moore | 3 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 10% | 1.5 |
| Rashard Mendenhall | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 7% | 1.4 |
| Limas Sweed | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -1.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Gay | 7 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Clark | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lawrence Timmons | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Harrison | 6 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ike Taylor | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| LaMarr Woodley | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| James Farrior | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Keisel | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keyaron Fox | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Frazier | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 23/37 | 282 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -1.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Smith | 20 | 53 | 2.6 | 0 | -5.2 |
| Daunte Culpepper | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 0 | 4.8 |
| Jerome Felton | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 1.7 |
| Maurice Morris | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Northcutt | 5 | 8 | 70 | 1 | 22% | 7.6 |
| Kevin Smith | 3 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 11% | 2.4 |
| Jerome Felton | 3 | 4 | 37 | 0 | 11% | -0.4 |
| Derrick Williams | 2 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 8% | 1.0 |
| Bryant Johnson | 4 | 8 | 35 | 0 | 22% | -6.0 |
| Brandon Pettigrew | 3 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 16% | -0.1 |
| Maurice Morris | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 5% | 1.4 |
| Will Heller | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 3% | 2.3 |
| Calvin Johnson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3% | -0.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Foote | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marquand Manuel | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Louis Delmas | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cliff Avril | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| DeAndre Levy | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Copeland Bryan | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Peterson | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kalvin Pearson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Hunter | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landon Cohen | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- PIT -11
- Closing total
- 44
- PIT moneyline
- -600
- DET moneyline
- +470
Steelers closed -11, won by 8 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 44; the game landed 48 — over by 4.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Ford Field
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Ed Hochuli
- Rest
- PIT 7 days · DET 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Tomlin vs Jim Schwartz