2009 Week 9 · Mon, Nov 9, 2009 · Invesco Field at Mile High
Pittsburgh SteelersWinner
28
at
Denver Broncos
10
PIT -3 ✓U 41 ✓
Pittsburgh Steelers 28–10 — 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 · PIT
21/29, 233 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
-0.9 expected points added · +13.4% completion over expected
Passing · DEN
23/38, 221 yds, 0 TD, 3 INT
-13.7 expected points added · -3.0% completion over expected
Receiving · DEN
11/15 for 112 yds, 0 TD
41% of team targets · 0.5 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 21/29 | 233 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -0.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rashard Mendenhall | 22 | 155 | 7.0 | 0 | 4.4 |
| Mewelde Moore | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Mike Wallace | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | -1.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santonio Holmes | 6 | 6 | 93 | 0 | 21% | 9.4 |
| Mike Wallace | 4 | 8 | 69 | 1 | 28% | 4.5 |
| Hines Ward | 7 | 9 | 44 | 2 | 31% | 1.2 |
| Heath Miller | 3 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 14% | -1.3 |
| Rashard Mendenhall | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3% | 0.1 |
| Limas Sweed | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keyaron Fox | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Harrison | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaMarr Woodley | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ike Taylor | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Polamalu | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| William Gay | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| James Farrior | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deshea Townsend | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Mundy | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Carter | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Orton | 23/38 | 221 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -13.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Correll Buckhalter | 9 | 24 | 2.7 | 0 | -2.3 |
| Knowshon Moreno | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 0 | -2.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Marshall | 11 | 15 | 112 | 0 | 41% | 0.5 |
| Eddie Royal | 5 | 10 | 74 | 0 | 27% | 1.2 |
| Daniel Graham | 1 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 8% | 0.7 |
| Jabar Gaffney | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 8% | -2.2 |
| Correll Buckhalter | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5% | -0.6 |
| Brandon Stokley | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
| Tony Scheffler | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
| Knowshon Moreno | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -9.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champ Bailey | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wesley Woodyard | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Haggan | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Williams | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Dawkins | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre' Goodman | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Kenny Peterson | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Renaldo Hill | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andra Davis | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- PIT -3
- Closing total
- 41
- PIT moneyline
- -152
- DEN moneyline
- +137
Steelers closed -3 and covered, winning by 18.
Total closed 41; the game landed 38 — under by 3.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Invesco Field at Mile High
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 55°F, wind 7 mph
- Referee
- Don Carey
- Rest
- PIT 15 days · DEN 8 days
- Coaches
- Mike Tomlin vs Josh McDaniels