2011 Week 15 · Mon, Dec 19, 2011 · Candlestick Park
Pittsburgh Steelers
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San Francisco 49ersWinner
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SF -3 ✓U 37 ✓
San Francisco 49ers 20–3 — 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
25/44, 330 yds, 0 TD, 3 INT
-8.4 expected points added · -2.2% completion over expected
Passing · SF
18/31, 187 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
4.6 expected points added · -5.4% completion over expected
Receiving · PIT
5/6 for 93 yds, 0 TD
14% of team targets · 6.9 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 25/44 | 330 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -8.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rashard Mendenhall | 15 | 64 | 4.3 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Mewelde Moore | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Isaac Redman | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | -1.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerricho Cotchery | 5 | 6 | 93 | 0 | 14% | 6.9 |
| Heath Miller | 5 | 9 | 82 | 0 | 20% | 1.3 |
| Mike Wallace | 5 | 12 | 66 | 0 | 27% | -5.5 |
| Antonio Brown | 5 | 10 | 59 | 0 | 23% | -2.5 |
| Rashard Mendenhall | 3 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 9% | 0.3 |
| Mewelde Moore | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5% | -0.7 |
| Isaac Redman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Polamalu | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawrence Timmons | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Worilds | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ziggy Hood | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Clark | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| William Gay | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaMarr Woodley | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keenan Lewis | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ike Taylor | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerricho Cotchery | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
San Francisco 49ers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Smith | 18/31 | 187 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Gore | 18 | 65 | 3.6 | 1 | -2.4 |
| Alex Smith | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Anthony Dixon | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | -2.0 |
| Ted Ginn | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Bruce Miller | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Kendall Hunter | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | -2.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon Davis | 6 | 10 | 72 | 1 | 32% | 4.8 |
| Michael Crabtree | 4 | 7 | 35 | 0 | 23% | 1.3 |
| Kyle Williams | 4 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 16% | 2.0 |
| Kendall Hunter | 2 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 6% | 1.2 |
| Ted Ginn | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 3% | 0.8 |
| Brett Swain | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6% | -2.0 |
| Frank Gore | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10% | -3.2 |
| Delanie Walker | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmad Brooks | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| NaVorro Bowman | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dashon Goldson | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Grant | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Chris Culliver | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aldon Smith | 3 | 1 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Donte Whitner | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parys Haralson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Smith | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray McDonald | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- SF -3
- Closing total
- 37
- PIT moneyline
- +144
- SF moneyline
- -160
49ers closed -3 and covered, winning by 17.
Total closed 37; the game landed 23 — under by 14.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Candlestick Park
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 51°F, wind 10 mph
- Referee
- Walt Coleman
- Rest
- PIT 11 days · SF 8 days
- Coaches
- Mike Tomlin vs Jim Harbaugh