2011 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 18, 2011 · Heinz Field
FinalSeattle Seahawks 0 at Pittsburgh Steelers 24. Final.
Pittsburgh Steelers 24–0 — never really in doubt late.
The Game Day Roster
Who was out, who dressed and never took a snap, and who was on the field how much. Snap counts begin in 2013. For this season the feed gives the game-day list and who was inactive, but not how many snaps each man took.
Seattle Seahawks
42 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Pittsburgh Steelers
45 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · PIT
22/30, 298 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
13.3 expected points added · +12.9% completion over expected
Passing · SEA
20/29, 159 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
-8.0 expected points added · +4.9% completion over expected
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
Full stat lines
Box score
Seattle Seahawks
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarvaris Jackson | 20/29 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 5 | −8.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarvaris Jackson | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | −0.7 |
| Marshawn Lynch | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 0 | −2.2 |
| Justin Forsett | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | −1.4 |
| Leon Washington | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | −1.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Obomanu | 4 | 6 | 35 | 0 | 21% | −0.4 |
| Kris Durham | 3 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 11% | +3.4 |
| Justin Forsett | 3 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 11% | +1.4 |
| Eddie Williams | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 4% | +0.9 |
| Zach Miller | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 7% | −0.3 |
| Golden Tate | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 7% | +0.4 |
| Mike Williams | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 11% | −2.2 |
| Anthony McCoy | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 11% | −1.0 |
| Leon Washington | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4% | +0.9 |
| Doug Baldwin | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7% | −1.6 |
| Marshawn Lynch | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7% | −1.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt McCoy | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kam Chancellor | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Browner | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Trufant | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aaron Curry | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Earl Thomas | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clinton McDonald | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Branch | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walter Thurmond | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atari Bigby | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 22/30 | 298 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +13.3 |
| Emmanuel Sanders | 1/1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rashard Mendenhall | 19 | 66 | 3.5 | 1 | −1.9 |
| Isaac Redman | 10 | 49 | 4.9 | 1 | −0.3 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 0 | +0.0 |
| Antonio Brown | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | −0.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Wallace | 8 | 9 | 126 | 1 | 29% | +9.1 |
| Antonio Brown | 4 | 6 | 67 | 0 | 19% | +3.2 |
| Emmanuel Sanders | 2 | 3 | 44 | 0 | 10% | +3.0 |
| Hines Ward | 4 | 6 | 33 | 0 | 19% | −0.9 |
| Heath Miller | 1 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 10% | +1.3 |
| Rashard Mendenhall | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 6% | +0.2 |
| Mewelde Moore | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3% | +1.4 |
| Isaac Redman | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | +0.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Polamalu | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lawrence Timmons | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keenan Lewis | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Harrison | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Gay | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| James Farrior | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Clark | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Foote | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaMarr Woodley | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ike Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Take it with you
Every number on them comes from the same read as this page, and each one says in words where it came from.
The market number, who both clubs have been, and the one question this matchup asks.

/football/games/2011_02_SEA_PIT
The cards are drawn from the charted play-by-play, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Steelers -13.5
- Closing total
- 39.5
- Seahawks moneyline
- +604
- Steelers moneyline
- -750
Steelers closed -13.5 and covered, winning by 24.
Total closed 39.5; the game landed 24 — under by 15.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Heinz Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Mild, 66°F at kickoff; a light breeze at 6 mph out of the south-east; overcast.
- Referee
- Bill Leavy
- Rest
- Seahawks 7 days · Steelers 7 days
- Coaches
- Pete Carroll vs Mike Tomlin





