2011 Week 9 · Sun, Nov 6, 2011 · Heinz Field
Baltimore RavensWinner
23
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Pittsburgh Steelers
20
PIT -3.5 upsetO 41.5 ✓
Baltimore Ravens 23–20 — 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 · PIT
20/37, 330 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
8.1 expected points added · -6.7% completion over expected
Passing · BAL
28/47, 300 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
17.3 expected points added · +3.6% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Baltimore Ravens
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Flacco | 28/47 | 300 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Rice | 18 | 43 | 2.4 | 1 | -6.8 |
| Ricky Williams | 9 | 24 | 2.7 | 0 | -1.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anquan Boldin | 7 | 10 | 88 | 0 | 22% | 7.0 |
| Torrey Smith | 5 | 10 | 71 | 1 | 22% | 6.0 |
| Dennis Pitta | 5 | 8 | 46 | 0 | 17% | 6.4 |
| Ray Rice | 5 | 7 | 43 | 0 | 15% | 2.9 |
| LaQuan Williams | 2 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 7% | 1.8 |
| Ricky Williams | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2% | 1.3 |
| Ed Dickson | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 11% | -2.1 |
| Vonta Leach | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2% | 0.2 |
| David Reed | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Pollard | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ray Lewis | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lardarius Webb | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Reed | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jameel McClain | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terrence Cody | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Haloti Ngata | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pernell McPhee | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Cory Redding | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarret Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 20/37 | 330 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rashard Mendenhall | 13 | 52 | 4.0 | 1 | 0.7 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 2.3 |
| Jerricho Cotchery | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Isaac Redman | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | -1.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Brown | 5 | 11 | 109 | 0 | 30% | 6.2 |
| Heath Miller | 5 | 6 | 73 | 0 | 16% | 4.6 |
| Mike Wallace | 4 | 6 | 68 | 1 | 16% | -1.1 |
| Jerricho Cotchery | 3 | 6 | 44 | 0 | 16% | 1.0 |
| David Johnson | 1 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 5% | 1.5 |
| Isaac Redman | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3% | 0.4 |
| Rashard Mendenhall | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5% | -0.7 |
| Hines Ward | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -1.3 |
| Mewelde Moore | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -1.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harrison | 8 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Foote | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Clark | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Troy Polamalu | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Gay | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Keenan Lewis | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Casey Hampton | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ike Taylor | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brett Keisel | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cortez Allen | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- PIT -3.5
- Closing total
- 41.5
- BAL moneyline
- +176
- PIT moneyline
- -196
Steelers closed -3.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 41.5; the game landed 43 — over by 1.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Heinz Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 50°F, wind 2 mph
- Referee
- Walt Coleman
- Rest
- BAL 7 days · PIT 7 days
- Coaches
- John Harbaugh vs Mike Tomlin
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.