2012 Week 7 · Sun, Oct 21, 2012 · Paul Brown Stadium
Pittsburgh SteelersWinner
24
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Cincinnati Bengals
17
PIT -1 ✓U 46.5 ✓
Pittsburgh Steelers 24–17.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · PIT
27/37, 278 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
3.3 expected points added · +10.6% completion over expected
Passing · CIN
14/28, 105 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-11.0 expected points added · -11.9% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 27/37 | 278 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.3 |
| Antonio Brown | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Dwyer | 17 | 122 | 7.2 | 0 | 5.9 |
| Chris Rainey | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 1 | 1.6 |
| Antonio Brown | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Mike Wallace | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Will Johnson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Baron Batch | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -4.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Brown | 7 | 8 | 96 | 0 | 21% | 8.6 |
| Heath Miller | 6 | 8 | 53 | 1 | 21% | 0.0 |
| Mike Wallace | 8 | 15 | 52 | 0 | 39% | -3.9 |
| Emmanuel Sanders | 2 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 5% | 3.8 |
| Jerricho Cotchery | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 3% | 2.1 |
| Chris Rainey | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3% | 0.5 |
| David Paulson | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3% | 0.1 |
| Will Johnson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3% | -0.3 |
| Baron Batch | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Timmons | 4 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Clark | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Foote | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ziggy Hood | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Curtis Brown | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keenan Lewis | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| LaMarr Woodley | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| DeMarcus Van Dyke | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ike Taylor | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Baron Batch | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Bengals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Dalton | 14/28 | 105 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -11.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 18 | 69 | 3.8 | 0 | 3.3 |
| Mohamed Sanu | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Cedric Peerman | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Andy Dalton | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Whalen | 4 | 7 | 31 | 0 | 26% | -5.3 |
| Mohamed Sanu | 3 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 11% | 1.7 |
| Jermaine Gresham | 3 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 19% | -1.4 |
| Andrew Hawkins | 2 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 15% | -0.1 |
| A.J. Green | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 22% | -3.4 |
| Brandon Tate | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4% | -0.5 |
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vontaze Burfict | 12 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Johnson | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rey Maualuga | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Nelson | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nate Clements | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terence Newman | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Jones | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Domata Peko | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Geathers | 0 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Leon Hall | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- PIT -1
- Closing total
- 46.5
- PIT moneyline
- -113
- CIN moneyline
- +102
Steelers closed -1 and covered, winning by 7.
Total closed 46.5; the game landed 41 — under by 5.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Paul Brown Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 55°F, wind 1 mph
- Referee
- Clete Blakeman
- Rest
- PIT 10 days · CIN 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Tomlin vs Marvin Lewis
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.