2012 Week 12 · Sun, Nov 25, 2012 · Cleveland Browns Stadium
Pittsburgh Steelers
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Cleveland BrownsWinner
20
PIT -1 upsetO 33 ✓
Cleveland Browns 20–14.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · PIT
20/34, 199 yds, 0 TD, 3 INT
-8.4 expected points added · -5.7% completion over expected
Passing · CLE
17/26, 158 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-12.6 expected points added · +2.2% completion over expected
Receiving · PIT
5/6 for 75 yds, 0 TD
18% of team targets · 4.9 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Batch | 20/34 | 199 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -8.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Dwyer | 9 | 19 | 2.1 | 0 | -7.3 |
| Chris Rainey | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 1 | 2.4 |
| Isaac Redman | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | -3.8 |
| Rashard Mendenhall | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | -5.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel Sanders | 5 | 6 | 75 | 0 | 18% | 4.9 |
| Heath Miller | 6 | 8 | 63 | 0 | 24% | 1.7 |
| Chris Rainey | 4 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 12% | -3.4 |
| Isaac Redman | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 3% | 0.1 |
| Will Johnson | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 9% | -0.7 |
| Jonathan Dwyer | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6% | 0.4 |
| Mike Wallace | 1 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 21% | -9.6 |
| Plaxico Burress | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -3.2 |
| David Gilreath | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Timmons | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ryan Clark | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Harrison | 8 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Foote | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keenan Lewis | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cortez Allen | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Worilds | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Keisel | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Will Allen | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Mundy | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Browns
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Weeden | 17/26 | 158 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -12.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Richardson | 29 | 85 | 2.9 | 1 | -5.5 |
| Montario Hardesty | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Brandon Weeden | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Travis Benjamin | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Gordon | 4 | 7 | 60 | 0 | 27% | 1.7 |
| Trent Richardson | 4 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 15% | 0.5 |
| Mohamed Massaquoi | 3 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 15% | -0.4 |
| Benjamin Watson | 3 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 12% | 1.4 |
| Jordan Cameron | 2 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 8% | 3.1 |
| Greg Little | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 15% | -11.7 |
| Travis Benjamin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.8 |
| Alex Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D'Qwell Jackson | 3 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kaluka Maiava | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Ward | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Buster Skrine | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James-Michael Johnson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheldon Brown | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Haden | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Frostee Rucker | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jabaal Sheard | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Robertson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- PIT -1
- Closing total
- 33
- PIT moneyline
- -114
- CLE moneyline
- +103
Steelers closed -1 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 33; the game landed 34 — over by 1.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Cleveland Browns Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 34°F, wind 10 mph
- Referee
- Ron Winter
- Rest
- PIT 7 days · CLE 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Tomlin vs Pat Shurmur
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.