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2013 Week 2 · Mon, Sep 16, 2013 · Paul Brown Stadium

Pittsburgh Steelers

10

Cincinnati BengalsWinner

20

CIN -7 ✓U 40 ✓

Cincinnati Bengals 20–10.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · CIN

Andy DaltonQB

25/45, 280 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT

3.9 expected points added · -1.1% completion over expected

Passing · PIT

Ben RoethlisbergerQB

20/37, 251 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

-2.0 expected points added · -1.1% completion over expected

Rushing · CIN

BenJarvus Green-EllisRB

22 att, 75 yds, 0 TD

-0.2 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · CIN

Giovani BernardRB

8 att, 38 yds, 1 TD

2.2 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · PIT

Emmanuel SandersWR

5/10 for 78 yds, 0 TD

28% of team targets · 3.6 expected points added

Receiving · CIN

Tyler EifertTE

3/5 for 66 yds, 0 TD

11% of team targets · 1.2 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Pittsburgh Steelers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Ben Roethlisberger20/37251112-2.0

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Felix Jones10373.70-2.0
Ben Roethlisberger166.000.3
Isaac Redman341.30-2.2
Jonathan Dwyer122.00-0.4
Jerricho Cotchery1-5-5.00-1.5

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Emmanuel Sanders51078028%3.6
Jerricho Cotchery3959025%-3.9
Antonio Brown6957025%-1.0
David Paulson3449011%-1.9
Isaac Redman22706%-0.6
Derek Moye11113%0.9
David Johnson01003%-0.5

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Troy Polamalu450.001
Jarvis Jones710.000
Lawrence Timmons440.000
Kion Wilson340.000
Ryan Clark430.000
Vince Williams430.000
Ziggy Hood420.000
Ike Taylor600.001
William Gay310.000
Shamarko Thomas310.000

Cincinnati Bengals

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Andy Dalton25/452801003.9

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
BenJarvus Green-Ellis22753.40-0.2
Giovani Bernard8384.812.2
Andy Dalton3103.30-0.9
Mohamed Sanu144.00-0.1

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Tyler Eifert3566011%1.2
Jermaine Gresham6966020%2.0
A.J. Green61441032%-2.4
Mohamed Sanu5840018%0.2
Marvin Jones343509%3.2
Giovani Bernard122715%2.3
BenJarvus Green-Ellis11502%-0.4
Alex Smith01002%-0.5

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Vontaze Burfict540.000
Rey Maualuga530.000
Terence Newman510.002
Adam Jones600.000
Leon Hall230.001
George Iloka120.000
Carlos Dunlap110.500
Domata Peko020.500
Michael Johnson100.000
Vincent Rey100.000

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread
CIN -7
Closing total
40
PIT moneyline
+244
CIN moneyline
-275

Bengals closed -7 and covered, winning by 10.

Total closed 40; the game landed 30 — under by 10.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue
Paul Brown Stadium
Roof / surface
outdoors · fieldturf
Kickoff weather
62°F, wind 5 mph
Referee
Mike Carey
Rest
PIT 8 days · CIN 8 days
Coaches
Mike Tomlin vs Marvin Lewis

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