2011 Week 10 · Sun, Nov 13, 2011 · Paul Brown Stadium
Pittsburgh SteelersWinner
24
at
Cincinnati Bengals
17
PIT -3.5 ✓O 40.5 ✓23 mph wind
Pittsburgh Steelers 24–17. Played in 23 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · PIT
21/33, 245 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
7.7 expected points added · +11.1% completion over expected
Passing · CIN
15/30, 170 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
-4.3 expected points added · -5.7% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 21/33 | 245 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rashard Mendenhall | 16 | 44 | 2.8 | 2 | -1.3 |
| Mike Wallace | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Isaac Redman | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Mewelde Moore | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | -1.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Brown | 5 | 6 | 86 | 0 | 18% | 8.8 |
| Mike Wallace | 6 | 10 | 54 | 0 | 30% | 0.1 |
| Heath Miller | 3 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 15% | -0.2 |
| Jerricho Cotchery | 2 | 4 | 29 | 1 | 12% | 3.2 |
| Rashard Mendenhall | 1 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 9% | 1.2 |
| Weslye Saunders | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6% | 0.0 |
| Hines Ward | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3% | 1.0 |
| David Johnson | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | 0.3 |
| Isaac Redman | 1 | 1 | -8 | 0 | 3% | -2.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Clark | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Polamalu | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| James Farrior | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawrence Timmons | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brett Keisel | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Harrison | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keenan Lewis | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cortez Allen | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Casey Hampton | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Gay | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 |
Cincinnati Bengals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Dalton | 15/30 | 170 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -4.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedric Benson | 15 | 57 | 3.8 | 0 | -2.2 |
| Bernard Scott | 7 | 38 | 5.4 | 0 | 1.4 |
| A.J. Green | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Andrew Hawkins | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 1.1 |
| Brian Leonard | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | -0.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Hawkins | 5 | 6 | 56 | 0 | 22% | 2.7 |
| A.J. Green | 1 | 2 | 36 | 1 | 7% | 2.5 |
| Colin Cochart | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 4% | 1.5 |
| Andre Caldwell | 3 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 30% | -3.9 |
| Jermaine Gresham | 4 | 5 | 23 | 1 | 19% | 0.8 |
| Cedric Benson | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4% | -0.4 |
| Jerome Simpson | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15% | -6.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manny Lawson | 4 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Rey Maualuga | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Crocker | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frostee Rucker | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Nelson | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert Geathers | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Gibril Wilson | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Howard | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Geno Atkins | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelly Jennings | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- PIT -3.5
- Closing total
- 40.5
- PIT moneyline
- -190
- CIN moneyline
- +171
Steelers closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 7.
Total closed 40.5; the game landed 41 — over by 0.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Paul Brown Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 62°F, wind 23 mph
- Referee
- Bill Leavy
- Rest
- PIT 7 days · CIN 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Tomlin vs Marvin Lewis
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
Wind at 23 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.