2009 Week 7 · Sun, Oct 25, 2009 · Heinz Field
Final
Minnesota Vikings 17 at Pittsburgh Steelers 27. Final.
Pittsburgh Steelers 27–17.
The Game Day Roster
Who was out, who dressed and never took a snap, and who was on the field how much. Snap counts begin in 2013. For this season the feed gives the game-day list and who was inactive, but not how many snaps each man took.
Minnesota Vikings
51 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Pittsburgh Steelers
48 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · MIN
34/51, 334 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-14.4 expected points added · +4.7% completion over expected
Passing · PIT
14/26, 175 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
-3.1 expected points added · -10.9% completion over expected
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
Full stat lines
Box score
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Favre | 34/51 | 334 | 0 | 1 | 4 | −14.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Peterson | 18 | 69 | 3.8 | 1 | +1.6 |
| Chester Taylor | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | −1.4 |
| Percy Harvin | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | +0.4 |
| Brett Favre | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | +0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney Rice | 11 | 14 | 136 | 0 | 27% | +10.4 |
| Adrian Peterson | 4 | 4 | 60 | 0 | 8% | +3.0 |
| Percy Harvin | 3 | 10 | 42 | 0 | 20% | −0.0 |
| Visanthe Shiancoe | 4 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 12% | +1.2 |
| Bernard Berrian | 2 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 6% | +1.5 |
| Greg Lewis | 4 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 8% | −0.0 |
| Naufahu Tahi | 3 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 8% | −1.3 |
| Jaymar Johnson | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2% | +0.4 |
| Chester Taylor | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6% | −11.2 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4% | −2.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedric Griffin | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| E.J. Henderson | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Williams | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karl Paymah | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Benny Sapp | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Madieu Williams | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Greenway | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrell Johnson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ray Edwards | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Husain Abdullah | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 14/26 | 175 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rashard Mendenhall | 10 | 69 | 6.9 | 0 | −2.9 |
| Mike Wallace | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | +2.0 |
| Mewelde Moore | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | −0.5 |
| Willie Parker | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | −0.4 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | −0.0 |
| Santonio Holmes | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | −0.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Wallace | 3 | 4 | 72 | 1 | 16% | +8.0 |
| Santonio Holmes | 2 | 7 | 59 | 0 | 28% | −0.2 |
| Heath Miller | 6 | 6 | 38 | 0 | 24% | +0.1 |
| David Johnson | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4% | −0.2 |
| Hines Ward | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12% | −2.8 |
| Mewelde Moore | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8% | −2.7 |
| Rashard Mendenhall | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 8% | −1.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Farrior | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ike Taylor | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Gay | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Clark | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Troy Polamalu | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lawrence Timmons | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Harrison | 4 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Keisel | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keyaron Fox | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Patrick Bailey | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Steelers -6
- Closing total
- 46.5
- Vikings moneyline
- +237
- Steelers moneyline
- -269
Steelers closed -6 and covered, winning by 10.
Total closed 46.5; the game landed 44 — under by 2.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Heinz Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · dessograss
- Kickoff weather
- Cool, 55°F at kickoff; still at 3 mph out of the west; clear.
- Referee
- Ron Winter
- Rest
- Vikings 7 days · Steelers 7 days
- Coaches
- Brad Childress vs Mike Tomlin