2012 Week 9 · Sun, Nov 4, 2012 · MetLife Stadium

Pittsburgh SteelersWinner

New York Giants

NYG -3.5 upsetU 48 ✓Giants closed -3.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Pittsburgh Steelers 24–20.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · PIT

Ben RoethlisbergerQB

21/30, 216 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

-9.1 expected points added · +7.0% completion over expected

Passing · NYG

Eli ManningQB

10/24, 125 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT

-7.1 expected points added · -16.0% completion over expected

Rushing · PIT

Isaac RedmanRB

26 att, 147 yds, 1 TD

8.3 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · NYG

Ahmad BradshawRB

15 att, 48 yds, 0 TD

-1.6 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · NYG

Victor CruzWR

5/11 for 67 yds, 0 TD

46% of team targets · -2.6 expected points added

Receiving · PIT

Mike WallaceWR

3/5 for 66 yds, 1 TD

17% of team targets · 2.2 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Pittsburgh Steelers

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Ben Roethlisberger	21/30	216	2	1	4	-9.1

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Isaac Redman	26	147	5.7	1	8.3
Baron Batch	2	7	3.5	0	-0.1
Chris Rainey	1	4	4.0	0	0.2
Will Johnson	1	2	2.0	0	-0.3
Ben Roethlisberger	4	-1	-0.3	0	-2.0
Shaun Suisham	1	-1	-1.0	0	-3.4

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Mike Wallace	3	5	66	1	17%	2.2
Jerricho Cotchery	4	4	50	0	14%	3.8
Heath Miller	4	5	48	0	17%	2.6
Emmanuel Sanders	2	2	20	1	7%	2.7
Antonio Brown	2	3	19	0	10%	-0.2
David Paulson	1	2	7	0	7%	0.2
Will Johnson	1	3	5	0	10%	-0.3
Isaac Redman	2	2	4	0	7%	-1.0
Chris Rainey	2	3	-3	0	10%	-3.8

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Ike Taylor	4	3	0.0	1	1
Ryan Clark	3	2	0.0	0	0
James Harrison	3	1	0.0	0	0
Larry Foote	3	1	0.0	0	0
Will Allen	2	2	0.0	0	0
Brett Keisel	1	2	0.0	0	0
Ryan Mundy	2	0	0.0	0	0
Lawrence Timmons	2	0	1.0	0	0
Mike Wallace	1	0	0.0	0	0
Casey Hampton	1	0	0.0	0	0

New York Giants

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Eli Manning	10/24	125	0	1	2	-7.1

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Ahmad Bradshaw	15	48	3.2	0	-1.6
Andre Brown	7	20	2.9	1	-0.9

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
Victor Cruz	5	11	67	46%	-2.6
Martellus Bennett	3	4	40	17%	1.4
Hakeem Nicks	1	4	10	17%	-0.2
Henry Hynoski	1	1	8	4%	0.9
Domenik Hixon	0	1	0	4%	-0.6
Rueben Randle	0	3	0	13%	-3.4

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Stevie Brown	5	2	0.0	0
Antrel Rolle	4	3	0.0	1
Michael Boley	3	3	0.0	0
Jason Pierre-Paul	4	2	1.0	0
Mark Herzlich	4	2	0.0	0
Linval Joseph	3	2	0.0	0
Prince Amukamara	2	2	0.0	0
Osi Umenyiora	2	2	1.0	0
Justin Tuck	2	2	2.0	1
Rocky Bernard	1	2	0.0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: NYG -3.5
Closing total: 48
PIT moneyline: +157
NYG moneyline: -174

Giants closed -3.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 48; the game landed 44 — under by 4.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: MetLife Stadium
Roof / surface: outdoors · fieldturf
Kickoff weather: 44°F, wind 5 mph
Referee: Bill Leavy
Rest: PIT 7 days · NYG 7 days
Coaches: Mike Tomlin vs Tom Coughlin