2011 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 11, 2011 · M&T Bank Stadium
Pittsburgh Steelers
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Baltimore RavensWinner
35
BAL -1 ✓O 37 ✓
Baltimore Ravens 35–7 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · PIT
22/41, 280 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
-12.3 expected points added · -6.6% completion over expected
Passing · BAL
17/29, 224 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
10.4 expected points added · -2.3% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 22/41 | 280 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -12.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rashard Mendenhall | 12 | 45 | 3.8 | 0 | -4.9 |
| Isaac Redman | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Wallace | 8 | 11 | 107 | 0 | 27% | 1.3 |
| Hines Ward | 5 | 9 | 67 | 0 | 22% | -3.0 |
| Heath Miller | 3 | 5 | 42 | 0 | 12% | -2.8 |
| Mewelde Moore | 2 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 5% | -2.7 |
| Emmanuel Sanders | 2 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 7% | 4.9 |
| Antonio Brown | 2 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 22% | -2.7 |
| Rashard Mendenhall | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.7 |
| Arnaz Battle | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Timmons | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Harrison | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Polamalu | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Clark | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryant McFadden | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| LaMarr Woodley | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| James Farrior | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Heath Miller | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Casey Hampton | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Baltimore Ravens
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Flacco | 17/29 | 224 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Rice | 19 | 107 | 5.6 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Ricky Williams | 12 | 63 | 5.3 | 0 | -1.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anquan Boldin | 4 | 7 | 74 | 1 | 24% | 5.6 |
| Ed Dickson | 5 | 5 | 59 | 1 | 17% | 4.5 |
| Dennis Pitta | 2 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 7% | 3.2 |
| Ray Rice | 4 | 5 | 42 | 1 | 17% | 4.6 |
| Ricky Williams | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7% | -0.6 |
| Vonta Leach | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10% | -1.4 |
| Lee Evans | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14% | -2.7 |
| Torrey Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -1.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lardarius Webb | 8 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Ray Lewis | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Zbikowski | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cary Williams | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Haloti Ngata | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Reed | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 |
| Terrell Suggs | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jameel McClain | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarret Johnson | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Carr | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- BAL -1
- Closing total
- 37
- PIT moneyline
- +113
- BAL moneyline
- -125
Ravens closed -1 and covered, winning by 28.
Total closed 37; the game landed 42 — over by 5.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- M&T Bank Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · sportturf
- Kickoff weather
- 75°F, wind 2 mph
- Referee
- Tony Corrente
- Rest
- PIT 7 days · BAL 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Tomlin vs John Harbaugh
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.