2010 Week 9 · Mon, Nov 8, 2010 · Paul Brown Stadium
Pittsburgh SteelersWinner
27
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Cincinnati Bengals
21
PIT -5 ✓O 41.5 ✓
Pittsburgh Steelers 27–21.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · CIN
22/36, 248 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
-1.8 expected points added · +1.7% completion over expected
Passing · PIT
17/27, 163 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-0.1 expected points added · +6.2% completion over expected
Receiving · CIN
10/14 for 141 yds, 2 TD
39% of team targets · 7.2 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 17/27 | 163 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -0.1 |
| Antwaan Randle El | 1/1 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rashard Mendenhall | 22 | 99 | 4.5 | 1 | -0.5 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Mewelde Moore | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Antwaan Randle El | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Isaac Redman | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | -1.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Wallace | 5 | 7 | 110 | 1 | 26% | 6.7 |
| Rashard Mendenhall | 3 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 11% | 2.5 |
| Heath Miller | 3 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 19% | -4.1 |
| Matt Spaeth | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 4% | 1.3 |
| Antwaan Randle El | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 11% | -0.3 |
| Hines Ward | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 22% | -2.9 |
| Mewelde Moore | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7% | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Farrior | 9 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Harrison | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Troy Polamalu | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Gay | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Clark | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryant McFadden | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lawrence Timmons | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jason Worilds | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaMarr Woodley | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ziggy Hood | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Bengals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Palmer | 22/36 | 248 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -1.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedric Benson | 18 | 54 | 3.0 | 1 | -2.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrell Owens | 10 | 14 | 141 | 2 | 39% | 7.2 |
| Jordan Shipley | 4 | 7 | 47 | 0 | 19% | 0.8 |
| Cedric Benson | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 6% | 1.6 |
| Chad Johnson | 1 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 19% | -2.4 |
| Brian Leonard | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 8% | 0.0 |
| Jermaine Gresham | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 8% | -2.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhani Jones | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Sims | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frostee Rucker | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leon Hall | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Rivers | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rey Maualuga | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Nelson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnathan Joseph | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chinedum Ndukwe | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morgan Trent | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- PIT -5
- Closing total
- 41.5
- PIT moneyline
- -235
- CIN moneyline
- +210
Steelers closed -5 and covered, winning by 6.
Total closed 41.5; the game landed 48 — over by 6.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Paul Brown Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 44°F, wind 2 mph
- Referee
- Ron Winter
- Rest
- PIT 8 days · CIN 8 days
- Coaches
- Mike Tomlin vs Marvin Lewis
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.