2012 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 16, 2012 · Heinz Field
New York Jets
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Pittsburgh SteelersWinner
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PIT -4.5 ✓U 43 ✓
Pittsburgh Steelers 27–10 — 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
24/31, 275 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
14.9 expected points added · +13.1% completion over expected
Passing · NYJ
10/27, 138 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
-5.0 expected points added · -21.7% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New York Jets
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Sanchez | 10/27 | 138 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -5.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilal Powell | 9 | 33 | 3.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Shonn Greene | 11 | 23 | 2.1 | 0 | -2.4 |
| Tim Tebow | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Joe McKnight | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Kerley | 2 | 4 | 67 | 0 | 15% | 1.5 |
| Santonio Holmes | 3 | 11 | 28 | 1 | 41% | -1.1 |
| Konrad Reuland | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 7% | 1.3 |
| Jeff Cumberland | 2 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 19% | -2.3 |
| Clyde Gates | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4% | 0.6 |
| Bilal Powell | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7% | -0.5 |
| Stephen Hill | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7% | -1.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Harris | 3 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kyle Wilson | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bart Scott | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yeremiah Bell | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garrett McIntyre | 6 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaRon Landry | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calvin Pace | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ellis Lankster | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Muhammad Wilkerson | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Cromartie | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 24/31 | 275 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Dwyer | 12 | 28 | 2.3 | 0 | -3.2 |
| Isaac Redman | 12 | 25 | 2.1 | 1 | -2.8 |
| Antonio Brown | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Chris Rainey | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | -1.8 |
| Baron Batch | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Brown | 7 | 10 | 79 | 0 | 32% | 3.3 |
| Mike Wallace | 5 | 5 | 74 | 1 | 16% | 8.0 |
| Emmanuel Sanders | 3 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 13% | 2.5 |
| Will Johnson | 1 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 3% | 1.5 |
| Heath Miller | 3 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 10% | 2.2 |
| Isaac Redman | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 3% | 0.8 |
| Jonathan Dwyer | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 6% | -0.1 |
| Leonard Pope | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3% | 0.2 |
| Jerricho Cotchery | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6% | 1.6 |
| Chris Rainey | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6% | -1.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Keisel | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Foote | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Clark | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lawrence Timmons | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Keenan Lewis | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Johnson | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Mundy | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaMarr Woodley | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve McLendon | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ziggy Hood | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- PIT -4.5
- Closing total
- 43
- NYJ moneyline
- +188
- PIT moneyline
- -210
Steelers closed -4.5 and covered, winning by 17.
Total closed 43; the game landed 37 — under by 6.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Heinz Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 71°F, wind 2 mph
- Referee
- Jerry Frump
- Rest
- NYJ 7 days · PIT 7 days
- Coaches
- Rex Ryan vs Mike Tomlin