2012 Week 14 · Sun, Dec 9, 2012 · Heinz Field
San Diego ChargersWinner
34
at
Pittsburgh Steelers
24
PIT -7 upsetO 37.5 ✓
San Diego Chargers 34–24.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · PIT
22/42, 285 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
4.9 expected points added · -4.6% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
San Diego Chargers
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 22/42 | 285 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Dwyer | 8 | 32 | 4.0 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 0 | -4.5 |
| Chris Rainey | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Mike Wallace | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Isaac Redman | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -4.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Wallace | 7 | 11 | 112 | 2 | 27% | 7.4 |
| Heath Miller | 5 | 9 | 66 | 0 | 22% | 1.8 |
| Emmanuel Sanders | 2 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 10% | -4.5 |
| Antonio Brown | 4 | 9 | 35 | 1 | 22% | 0.1 |
| Jonathan Dwyer | 3 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 10% | 0.7 |
| Plaxico Burress | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 5% | 2.2 |
| Jerricho Cotchery | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.3 |
| Isaac Redman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Timmons | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cortez Allen | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ziggy Hood | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Foote | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Brown | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Polamalu | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Harrison | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Clark | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Casey Hampton | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keenan Lewis | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- PIT -7
- Closing total
- 37.5
- SD moneyline
- +305
- PIT moneyline
- -350
Steelers closed -7 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 37.5; the game landed 58 — over by 20.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Heinz Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 45°F, wind 10 mph
- Referee
- Scott Green
- Rest
- SD 7 days · PIT 7 days
- Coaches
- Norv Turner vs Mike Tomlin