2009 Week 14 · Thu, Dec 10, 2009 · Cleveland Browns Stadium
Pittsburgh Steelers
6
Cleveland BrownsWinner
13
Cleveland Browns 13–6. Played in 25 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · PIT
18/32, 201 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
-11.4 expected points added · -7.8% completion over expected
Passing · CLE
6/19, 90 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
-7.8 expected points added · -25.4% completion over expected
Receiving · PIT
6/11 for 93 yds, 0 TD
34% of team targets · 1.0 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 18/32 | 201 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -11.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rashard Mendenhall | 16 | 53 | 3.3 | 0 | -2.7 |
| Willie Parker | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 2.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santonio Holmes | 6 | 11 | 93 | 0 | 34% | 1.0 |
| Heath Miller | 5 | 7 | 59 | 0 | 22% | 2.5 |
| Hines Ward | 4 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 25% | -1.6 |
| Rashard Mendenhall | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 6% | -0.1 |
| Mike Wallace | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 9% | 0.2 |
| David Johnson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrone Carter | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Clark | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaMarr Woodley | 6 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lawrence Timmons | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Keisel | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Gay | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Farrior | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Harrison | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Frazier | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Madison | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Browns
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brady Quinn | 6/19 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -7.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Cribbs | 8 | 87 | 10.9 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Chris Jennings | 20 | 73 | 3.6 | 1 | -0.9 |
| Jerome Harrison | 7 | 9 | 1.3 | 0 | -1.9 |
| Brady Quinn | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Chansi Stuckey | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Massaquoi | 1 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 26% | 0.2 |
| Evan Moore | 2 | 6 | 34 | 0 | 32% | -2.1 |
| Jerome Harrison | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 16% | -0.8 |
| Josh Cribbs | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 5% | -0.2 |
| Robert Royal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -0.8 |
| Lawrence Vickers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -0.7 |
| Chansi Stuckey | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11% | -2.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Wright | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Roth | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Bowens | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kamerion Wimbley | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Poteat | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Williams | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abram Elam | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon McDonald | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Schaefering | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Robaire Smith | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- PIT -10
- Closing total
- 34
- PIT moneyline
- -525
- CLE moneyline
- +445
Steelers closed -10 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 34; the game landed 19 — under by 15.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Cleveland Browns Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 15°F, wind 25 mph
- Referee
- Ron Winter
- Rest
- PIT 4 days · CLE 4 days
- Coaches
- Mike Tomlin vs Eric Mangini
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
Wind at 25 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.