2012 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 16, 2012 · Cowboys Stadium

Pittsburgh Steelers

Dallas CowboysWinner

PIT -1 upsetO 45.5 ✓DomeSteelers closed -1 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Dallas Cowboys 27–24 — 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 · DAL

Tony RomoQB

30/42, 341 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT

13.1 expected points added · +3.6% completion over expected

Passing · PIT

Ben RoethlisbergerQB

24/40, 339 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

6.9 expected points added · -1.1% completion over expected

Rushing · DAL

DeMarco MurrayRB

14 att, 81 yds, 1 TD

-1.1 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · PIT

Jonathan DwyerRB

9 att, 22 yds, 1 TD

-1.5 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · PIT

Mike WallaceWR

4/10 for 95 yds, 0 TD

26% of team targets · -5.4 expected points added

Receiving · PIT

Heath MillerTE

7/7 for 92 yds, 1 TD

18% of team targets · 8.6 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Pittsburgh Steelers

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Ben Roethlisberger	24/40	339	2	1	4	6.9

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Isaac Redman	3	30	10.0	0	1.2
Jonathan Dwyer	9	22	2.4	1	-1.5
Chris Rainey	3	15	5.0	0	-0.8
Ben Roethlisberger	2	2	1.0	0	-0.1

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Mike Wallace	4	10	95	0	26%	-5.4
Heath Miller	7	7	92	1	18%	8.6
Antonio Brown	8	12	76	1	32%	6.2
Will Johnson	2	2	34	0	5%	2.6
Jerricho Cotchery	2	2	28	0	5%	3.4
Isaac Redman	1	1	14	0	3%	0.8
Jonathan Dwyer	0	1	0	0	3%	-1.8
Chris Rainey	0	2	0	0	5%	-0.7
Emmanuel Sanders	0	1	0	0	3%	-0.7

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Ryan Clark	6	2	0.0	0
Troy Polamalu	7	0	0.0	0
Larry Foote	4	2	0.0	0
Lawrence Timmons	5	1	1.0	0
Josh Victorian	5	0	0.0	1
Keenan Lewis	2	2	0.0	1
Ziggy Hood	3	1	0.0	0
James Harrison	4	0	0.0	0
Robert Golden	3	0	0.0	0
Ryan Mundy	2	0	0.0	0

Dallas Cowboys

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Tony Romo	30/42	341	2	0	1	13.1

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
DeMarco Murray	14	81	5.8	1	-1.1
Felix Jones	3	10	3.3	0	-0.3
Tony Romo	4	-4	-1.0	0	-6.4

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Miles Austin	7	10	79	0	24%	2.9
Dez Bryant	4	9	59	1	21%	0.1
Dwayne Harris	4	4	46	0	10%	2.3
James Hanna	2	2	45	0	5%	3.6
Jason Witten	5	8	43	1	19%	0.6
DeMarco Murray	4	4	31	0	10%	1.5
Lawrence Vickers	1	2	15	0	5%	1.0
Cole Beasley	2	2	14	0	5%	2.0
Kevin Ogletree	1	1	9	0	2%	0.7

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Danny McCray	5	2	0.0	0	0
Dan Connor	4	2	0.0	0	0
Alex Albright	5	0	0.0	0	0
Gerald Sensabaugh	4	1	0.0	0	0
Mike Jenkins	3	1	0.0	0	0
Brandon Carr	4	0	0.0	1	3
Anthony Spencer	1	3	1.5	0	0
Sean Lissemore	1	2	1.0	0	0
Sterling Moore	2	0	0.0	0	0
Eric Frampton	2	0	0.0	0	1

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: PIT -1
Closing total: 45.5
PIT moneyline: -132
DAL moneyline: +120

Steelers closed -1 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 45.5; the game landed 51 — over by 5.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Cowboys Stadium
Roof / surface: closed · matrixturf
Kickoff weather: Indoors — weather neutralized
Referee: Clete Blakeman
Rest: PIT 7 days · DAL 7 days
Coaches: Mike Tomlin vs Jason Garrett