2010 Week 12 · Sun, Nov 28, 2010 · Ralph Wilson Stadium
Pittsburgh SteelersWinner
19
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Buffalo Bills
16
PIT -6.5 no coverU 43.5 ✓
Pittsburgh Steelers 19–16 — 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 · BUF
23/45, 265 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
0.1 expected points added · -10.9% completion over expected
Passing · PIT
20/33, 246 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
5.8 expected points added · +2.5% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 20/33 | 246 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rashard Mendenhall | 36 | 151 | 4.2 | 1 | -3.0 |
| Isaac Redman | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 0 | 1.9 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 2.7 |
| Mewelde Moore | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hines Ward | 7 | 8 | 107 | 0 | 26% | 7.2 |
| Heath Miller | 4 | 7 | 46 | 0 | 23% | 2.5 |
| Mewelde Moore | 4 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 16% | 2.4 |
| Mike Wallace | 3 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 16% | 2.7 |
| Emmanuel Sanders | 2 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 16% | -1.0 |
| Rashard Mendenhall | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Madison | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawrence Timmons | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Clark | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| LaMarr Woodley | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Farrior | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nick Eason | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| William Gay | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 |
| James Harrison | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ike Taylor | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Troy Polamalu | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
Buffalo Bills
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | 23/45 | 265 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Jackson | 12 | 59 | 4.9 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Quinton Ganther | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | -2.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Jackson | 5 | 5 | 104 | 1 | 11% | 10.4 |
| Steve Johnson | 7 | 15 | 68 | 0 | 34% | 0.2 |
| David Nelson | 6 | 7 | 58 | 0 | 16% | 1.2 |
| Donald Jones | 2 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 18% | -4.8 |
| Quinton Ganther | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5% | 0.3 |
| Lee Evans | 1 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 16% | -8.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donte Whitner | 6 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jairus Byrd | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Torbor | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Kelsay | 2 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Williams | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Corner | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Posluszny | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Torell Troup | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arthur Moats | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Stroud | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- PIT -6.5
- Closing total
- 43.5
- PIT moneyline
- -282
- BUF moneyline
- +249
Steelers closed -6.5, won by 3 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 43.5; the game landed 35 — under by 8.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Ralph Wilson Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · astroplay
- Kickoff weather
- 36°F, wind 13 mph
- Referee
- John Parry
- Rest
- PIT 7 days · BUF 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Tomlin vs Chan Gailey