2012 Week 6 · Thu, Oct 11, 2012 · LP Field

Pittsburgh Steelers

Tennessee TitansWinner

PIT -5.5 upsetO 42.5 ✓Steelers closed -5.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Tennessee Titans 26–23 — 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

Ben RoethlisbergerQB

24/40, 363 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

12.4 expected points added · -0.3% completion over expected

Passing · TEN

Matt HasselbeckQB

25/44, 290 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

-1.1 expected points added · -0.7% completion over expected

Rushing · TEN

Chris JohnsonRB

19 att, 91 yds, 0 TD

-1.0 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · PIT

Baron BatchRB

10 att, 22 yds, 1 TD

-0.1 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · PIT

Isaac RedmanRB

4/5 for 105 yds, 0 TD

13% of team targets · 5.6 expected points added

Receiving · PIT

Mike WallaceWR

2/4 for 94 yds, 1 TD

10% of team targets · 6.3 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Pittsburgh Steelers

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Ben Roethlisberger	24/40	363	1	1	1	12.4

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Baron Batch	10	22	2.2	1	-0.1
Ben Roethlisberger	1	14	14.0	0	1.4
Isaac Redman	5	14	2.8	0	-1.8
Rashard Mendenhall	6	6	1.0	0	-3.2

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Isaac Redman	4	5	105	0	13%	5.6
Mike Wallace	2	4	94	1	10%	6.3
Heath Miller	6	9	67	0	23%	5.5
Emmanuel Sanders	4	6	43	0	15%	0.6
Antonio Brown	4	10	20	0	26%	-5.4
Chris Rainey	1	1	12	0	3%	0.6
Rashard Mendenhall	1	1	11	0	3%	1.3
David Paulson	1	1	8	0	3%	1.6
Baron Batch	1	1	3	0	3%	0.0
Will Johnson	0	1	0	0	3%	-0.7

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Ryan Clark	8	3	0.0	0	1
Will Allen	5	3	0.0	0	0
Lawrence Timmons	2	4	0.0	1	1
Keenan Lewis	4	2	0.0	0	3
James Harrison	4	2	1.0	0	0
Ike Taylor	5	1	0.0	0	2
Larry Foote	3	2	1.0	0	0
Jason Worilds	3	2	1.0	0	0
Brett Keisel	2	1	0.0	0	0
Cortez Allen	3	0	0.0	0	1

Tennessee Titans

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Matt Hasselbeck	25/44	290	1	1	3	-1.1

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Chris Johnson	19	91	4.8	0	-1.0
Matt Hasselbeck	1	2	2.0	0	-0.3
Jamie Harper	2	1	0.5	1	0.3

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Kendall Wright	6	8	71	0	18%	-1.1
Kenny Britt	4	11	62	1	25%	4.0
Nate Washington	3	10	57	0	23%	0.5
Jared Cook	4	4	54	0	9%	2.4
Chris Johnson	4	4	23	0	9%	0.5
Damian Williams	2	3	14	0	7%	-0.5
Taylor Thompson	1	1	5	0	2%	0.1
Craig Stevens	1	2	4	0	5%	-1.5
Quinn Johnson	0	1	0	0	2%	-0.5

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	INT	PD
Jordan Babineaux	7	2	0	0
Colin McCarthy	3	5	0	0
Akeem Ayers	2	4	0	0
Mike Martin	2	4	0	0
Jason McCourty	2	3	1	2
Michael Griffin	2	2	0	0
Zach Brown	3	1	0	1
Sen'Derrick Marks	2	1	0	1
Ryan Mouton	2	1	0	0
Alterraun Verner	3	0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: PIT -5.5
Closing total: 42.5
PIT moneyline: -240
TEN moneyline: +214

Steelers closed -5.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 42.5; the game landed 49 — over by 6.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: LP Field
Roof / surface: outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather: 64°F, wind 2 mph
Referee: Ed Hochuli
Rest: PIT 4 days · TEN 4 days
Coaches: Mike Tomlin vs Mike Munchak