2012 Week 17 · Sun, Dec 30, 2012 · Heinz Field

Cleveland Browns

Pittsburgh SteelersWinner

PIT -10 ✓U 36.5 ✓28°FSteelers closed -10 and covered, winning by 14.

Pittsburgh Steelers 24–10.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · CLE

Thad LewisQB

22/32, 204 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

-0.3 expected points added · +6.8% completion over expected

Passing · PIT

Ben RoethlisbergerQB

15/23, 134 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT

4.5 expected points added · +5.5% completion over expected

Rushing · CLE

Brandon JacksonRB

8 att, 54 yds, 0 TD

1.7 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · PIT

Jonathan DwyerRB

11 att, 52 yds, 0 TD

0.7 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · CLE

Benjamin WatsonTE

7/8 for 64 yds, 0 TD

25% of team targets · 1.2 expected points added

Receiving · CLE

Travis BenjaminWR

4/6 for 43 yds, 0 TD

19% of team targets · -6.9 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Cleveland Browns

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Thad Lewis	22/32	204	1	1	3	-0.3

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Brandon Jackson	8	54	6.8	1.7
Montario Hardesty	14	37	2.6	-3.0
Raymond Ventrone	1	35	35.0	4.9
Chris Ogbonnaya	2	9	4.5	-0.3
Thad Lewis	1	3	3.0	-0.2

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Benjamin Watson	7	8	64	0	25%	1.2
Travis Benjamin	4	6	43	0	19%	-6.9
Josh Gordon	4	7	39	0	22%	-3.5
Greg Little	3	5	38	1	16%	4.9
Josh Cribbs	1	1	9	0	3%	0.7
Josh Cooper	1	2	8	0	6%	0.1
Chris Ogbonnaya	2	2	3	0	6%	-1.9
Montario Hardesty	0	1	0	0	3%	-0.4

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Joe Haden	4	2	0.0	0
Ahtyba Rubin	4	1	0.0	0
Jabaal Sheard	3	2	2.0	0
Tashaun Gipson	4	1	0.0	0
Craig Robertson	2	2	0.0	0
D'Qwell Jackson	1	2	0.0	2
Eric Hagg	3	0	0.0	0
Trevin Wade	2	1	0.0	0
Phillip Taylor	1	1	0.0	0
L.J. Fort	2	0	0.0	1

Pittsburgh Steelers

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Ben Roethlisberger	15/23	134	3	0	2	4.5

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Jonathan Dwyer	11	52	4.7	0.7
Isaac Redman	6	26	4.3	-1.7
Rashard Mendenhall	6	19	3.2	-1.5
Chris Rainey	1	2	2.0	-1.4
Ben Roethlisberger	2	-2	-1.0	0.0
Antonio Brown	2	-6	-3.0	-1.7

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Emmanuel Sanders	2	3	28	0	13%	0.8
Plaxico Burress	2	3	24	1	13%	3.2
Antonio Brown	2	3	22	1	13%	3.7
Jerricho Cotchery	2	3	21	0	13%	2.0
Will Johnson	2	3	17	0	13%	0.2
Isaac Redman	1	1	11	0	4%	0.7
Jonathan Dwyer	1	2	9	0	9%	-0.0
Rashard Mendenhall	2	2	1	0	9%	-1.0
Leonard Pope	1	2	1	1	9%	0.1
David Paulson	0	1	0	0	4%	-1.7

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Cortez Allen	6	2	0.0	0
James Harrison	3	5	1.0	0
Ryan Clark	5	3	0.0	0
Larry Foote	2	4	0.0	1
LaMarr Woodley	2	2	0.0	0
Cameron Heyward	1	3	0.5	0
Lawrence Timmons	3	1	2.0	0
Ryan Mundy	3	0	0.0	0
Ziggy Hood	1	2	0.0	0
Josh Victorian	3	0	0.0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: PIT -10
Closing total: 36.5
CLE moneyline: +385
PIT moneyline: -450

Steelers closed -10 and covered, winning by 14.

Total closed 36.5; the game landed 34 — under by 2.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Heinz Field
Roof / surface: outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather: 28°F, wind 12 mph
Referee: Walt Coleman
Rest: CLE 7 days · PIT 7 days
Coaches: Pat Shurmur vs Mike Tomlin

Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.