2013 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 22, 2013 · Heinz Field
Chicago BearsWinner
40
at
Pittsburgh Steelers
23
CHI -2.5 ✓O 40.5 ✓
Chicago Bears 40–23 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · PIT
26/41, 406 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
-12.2 expected points added · +5.2% completion over expected
Passing · CHI
20/30, 159 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
3.7 expected points added · +3.7% completion over expected
Receiving · PIT
9/13 for 196 yds, 2 TD
32% of team targets · 10.7 expected points added
Receiving · CHI
5/8 for 52 yds, 0 TD
27% of team targets · 0.1 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Chicago Bears
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Cutler | 20/30 | 159 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Forte | 16 | 87 | 5.4 | 1 | 2.1 |
| Jay Cutler | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Michael Bush | 8 | 9 | 1.1 | 1 | -1.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Marshall | 5 | 8 | 52 | 0 | 27% | 0.1 |
| Alshon Jeffery | 7 | 8 | 51 | 0 | 27% | 3.8 |
| Matt Forte | 4 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 13% | 2.6 |
| Earl Bennett | 2 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 10% | 2.7 |
| Martellus Bennett | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 17% | -1.5 |
| Michael Bush | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.9 |
| Steve Maneri | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Conte | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Major Wright | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Isaiah Frey | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Briggs | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| James Anderson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Tillman | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Williams | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Collins | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sherrick McManis | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Paea | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 26/41 | 406 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -12.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Dwyer | 12 | 39 | 3.3 | 0 | -4.1 |
| Felix Jones | 7 | 34 | 4.9 | 0 | -4.6 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 0.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Brown | 9 | 13 | 196 | 2 | 32% | 10.7 |
| Jerricho Cotchery | 3 | 4 | 52 | 0 | 10% | -3.8 |
| David Johnson | 2 | 3 | 51 | 0 | 7% | 3.9 |
| Emmanuel Sanders | 4 | 8 | 39 | 0 | 20% | -3.8 |
| Heath Miller | 3 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 10% | 0.3 |
| Felix Jones | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 5% | 0.5 |
| Jonathan Dwyer | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 7% | -0.9 |
| David Paulson | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5% | -0.6 |
| Will Johnson | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2% | -0.1 |
| Markus Wheaton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Timmons | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ike Taylor | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| William Gay | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarvis Jones | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve McLendon | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Keisel | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vince Williams | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Polamalu | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Golden | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaMarr Woodley | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CHI -2.5
- Closing total
- 40.5
- CHI moneyline
- -127
- PIT moneyline
- +115
Bears closed -2.5 and covered, winning by 17.
Total closed 40.5; the game landed 63 — over by 22.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Heinz Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 56°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- Peter Morelli
- Rest
- CHI 7 days · PIT 6 days
- Coaches
- Marc Trestman vs Mike Tomlin