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2009 Week 6 · Sun, Oct 18, 2009 · Heinz Field
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27
Pittsburgh Steelers 27–14.
Who moved the needle
Passing · PIT
23/35, 417 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
21.1 expected points added · +4.4% completion over expected
Passing · CLE
9/24, 122 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-12.7 expected points added · -22.7% completion over expected
3.2 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · PIT
5/8 for 104 yds, 0 TD
23% of team targets · 7.9 expected points added
Full stat lines
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Anderson | 9/24 | 122 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -12.7 |
| Josh Cribbs | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -5.2 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Cribbs | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 0 | 3.2 |
| Jerome Harrison | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Jamal Lewis | 11 | 21 | 1.9 | 0 | -3.9 |
| Derek Anderson | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Massaquoi | 5 | 10 | 83 | 0 | 38% | 1.5 |
| Brian Robiskie | 1 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 12% | -0.8 |
| Jamal Lewis | 2 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 19% |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Barton | 4 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Abram Elam | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D'Qwell Jackson | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brodney Pool |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 23/35 | 417 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 21.1 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rashard Mendenhall | 17 | 62 | 3.6 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Steelers closed -14, won by 13 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 37.5; the game landed 41 — over by 3.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| -1.1 |
| Lawrence Vickers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4% | 1.5 |
| Josh Cribbs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.7 |
| Robert Royal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -1.6 |
| Chansi Stuckey | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15% | -8.5 |
| Greg Estandia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.3 |
| 3 |
| 2 |
| 0.0 |
| 1 |
| 1 |
| David Bowens | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shaun Rogers | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Wright | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jason Trusnik | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaluka Maiava | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robaire Smith | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| -7.0 |
| Willie Parker | 7 | 26 | 3.7 | 0 | -4.2 |
| Mike Wallace | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Mewelde Moore | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 0 | -4.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hines Ward | 8 | 12 | 159 | 1 | 34% | 5.1 |
| Santonio Holmes | 5 | 8 | 104 | 0 | 23% | 7.9 |
| Heath Miller | 5 | 7 | 80 | 1 | 20% | 6.2 |
| Mike Wallace | 2 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 11% | 3.8 |
| Rashard Mendenhall | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 6% | 1.7 |
| Willie Parker | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3% | 0.7 |
| Mewelde Moore | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Keisel | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ike Taylor | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Polamalu | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lawrence Timmons | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Farrior | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Harrison | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaMarr Woodley | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stefan Logan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Casey Hampton | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Wallace | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
