2009 Week 13 · Sun, Dec 6, 2009 · Heinz Field
Oakland RaidersWinner
27
at
Pittsburgh Steelers
24
PIT -14.5 upsetO 37 ✓28°F
Oakland Raiders 27–24 — decided on the final possessions.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · PIT
18/24, 278 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
8.0 expected points added · +19.5% completion over expected
Receiving · PIT
8/9 for 149 yds, 1 TD
38% of team targets · 8.2 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Oakland Raiders
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 18/24 | 278 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rashard Mendenhall | 20 | 103 | 5.2 | 1 | -0.2 |
| Willie Parker | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | -1.9 |
| Mewelde Moore | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santonio Holmes | 8 | 9 | 149 | 1 | 38% | 8.2 |
| Hines Ward | 6 | 7 | 77 | 1 | 29% | 2.5 |
| Heath Miller | 1 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 13% | -0.1 |
| Mike Wallace | 2 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 13% | 0.7 |
| Mewelde Moore | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4% | -0.5 |
| Limas Sweed | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Timmons | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaMarr Woodley | 6 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Farrior | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Harrison | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Clark | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Keisel | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Carter | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Casey Hampton | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ike Taylor | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Gay | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- PIT -14.5
- Closing total
- 37
- OAK moneyline
- +890
- PIT moneyline
- -1150
Steelers closed -14.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 37; the game landed 51 — over by 14.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Heinz Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · dessograss
- Kickoff weather
- 28°F, wind 6 mph
- Referee
- Jerome Boger
- Rest
- OAK 10 days · PIT 7 days
- Coaches
- Tom Cable vs Mike Tomlin