2011 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 30, 2011 · Heinz Field
New England Patriots
17
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Pittsburgh SteelersWinner
25
NE -3 upsetU 52 ✓
Pittsburgh Steelers 25–17.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · PIT
36/50, 365 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
13.1 expected points added · +6.2% completion over expected
Passing · NE
24/35, 198 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
1.1 expected points added · +7.9% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 24/35 | 198 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Faulk | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 0 | 1.2 |
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | -1.1 |
| Aaron Hernandez | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Gronkowski | 7 | 9 | 94 | 0 | 26% | 6.6 |
| Wes Welker | 6 | 8 | 39 | 0 | 23% | 1.2 |
| Deion Branch | 4 | 7 | 36 | 1 | 20% | 0.6 |
| Kevin Faulk | 5 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 14% | -2.2 |
| Aaron Hernandez | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 11% | 0.3 |
| Chad Johnson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
| Taylor Price | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Chung | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Devin McCourty | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Spikes | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vince Wilfork | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Arrington | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Carter | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Ninkovich | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Ihedigbo | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Anderson | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Guyton | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 36/50 | 365 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rashard Mendenhall | 13 | 70 | 5.4 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Mewelde Moore | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Isaac Redman | 7 | 11 | 1.6 | 0 | -2.9 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | -1.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Miller | 7 | 9 | 85 | 0 | 18% | 7.0 |
| Mike Wallace | 7 | 7 | 70 | 0 | 14% | 5.8 |
| Emmanuel Sanders | 5 | 8 | 70 | 0 | 16% | 0.1 |
| Antonio Brown | 9 | 15 | 67 | 1 | 30% | 0.9 |
| Mewelde Moore | 2 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 4% | 2.4 |
| Rashard Mendenhall | 3 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 8% | 0.7 |
| Jerricho Cotchery | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2% | 1.8 |
| David Johnson | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2% | 0.4 |
| Isaac Redman | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4% | -0.4 |
| Weslye Saunders | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Foote | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Clark | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Mundy | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ike Taylor | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| William Gay | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keenan Lewis | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Polamalu | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaMarr Woodley | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Carter | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Keisel | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -3
- Closing total
- 52
- NE moneyline
- -169
- PIT moneyline
- +152
Patriots closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 52; the game landed 42 — under by 10.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Heinz Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 40°F, wind 3 mph
- Referee
- Mike Carey
- Rest
- NE 14 days · PIT 7 days
- Coaches
- Bill Belichick vs Mike Tomlin