2010 Divisional Round · Sat, Jan 15, 2011 · Heinz Field
Baltimore Ravens
24
Pittsburgh SteelersWinner
31
Pittsburgh Steelers 31–24. Played in 17 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · PIT
19/32, 226 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
-0.7 expected points added · +1.7% completion over expected
Passing · BAL
16/30, 125 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-9.7 expected points added · -9.8% completion over expected
Receiving · PIT
4/7 for 54 yds, 0 TD
22% of team targets · 3.0 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Baltimore Ravens
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Flacco | 16/30 | 125 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -9.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Rice | 12 | 32 | 2.7 | 1 | -1.5 |
| Willis McGahee | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | -2.0 |
| Joe Flacco | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | -4.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Heap | 3 | 7 | 43 | 1 | 23% | -0.2 |
| T.J. Houshmandzadeh | 3 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 17% | 1.9 |
| Ray Rice | 7 | 8 | 32 | 0 | 27% | -2.4 |
| Willis McGahee | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 7% | 1.1 |
| Derrick Mason | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10% | -1.5 |
| Anquan Boldin | 1 | 5 | -2 | 0 | 17% | -4.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawan Landry | 3 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Dannell Ellerbe | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Lewis | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrell Suggs | 4 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Carr | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jameel McClain | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Haloti Ngata | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Reed | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lardarius Webb | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 19/32 | 226 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -0.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rashard Mendenhall | 20 | 46 | 2.3 | 2 | -5.2 |
| Mewelde Moore | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Isaac Redman | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Mike Wallace | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | -2.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Brown | 3 | 3 | 75 | 0 | 9% | 5.2 |
| Emmanuel Sanders | 4 | 7 | 54 | 0 | 22% | 3.0 |
| Heath Miller | 5 | 7 | 39 | 1 | 22% | 2.3 |
| Hines Ward | 3 | 6 | 25 | 1 | 19% | 3.2 |
| Mike Wallace | 3 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 22% | -1.2 |
| Rashard Mendenhall | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3% | 0.7 |
| Antwaan Randle El | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -1.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harrison | 4 | 2 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lawrence Timmons | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Clark | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brett Keisel | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ziggy Hood | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaMarr Woodley | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Farrior | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ike Taylor | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Emmanuel Sanders | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Casey Hampton | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- PIT -3.5
- Closing total
- 37.5
- BAL moneyline
- +166
- PIT moneyline
- -184
Steelers closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 7.
Total closed 37.5; the game landed 55 — over by 17.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Heinz Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 36°F, wind 17 mph
- Referee
- Jeff Triplette
- Rest
- BAL 6 days · PIT 13 days
- Coaches
- John Harbaugh vs Mike Tomlin
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
Wind at 17 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.