2013 Week 4 · Sun, Sep 29, 2013 · Wembley Stadium
Pittsburgh Steelers
27
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Minnesota VikingsWinner
34
PIT -3 upsetO 41.5 ✓
Minnesota Vikings 34–27.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · PIT
36/51, 383 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
9.5 expected points added · +10.8% completion over expected
Passing · MIN
16/25, 248 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
14.9 expected points added · -0.3% completion over expected
Receiving · MIN
7/11 for 124 yds, 0 TD
44% of team targets · 7.0 expected points added
Receiving · PIT
5/6 for 103 yds, 1 TD
13% of team targets · 9.8 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 36/51 | 383 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le'Veon Bell | 16 | 57 | 3.6 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Antonio Brown | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Jonathan Dwyer | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Felix Jones | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | -0.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerricho Cotchery | 5 | 6 | 103 | 1 | 13% | 9.8 |
| Antonio Brown | 12 | 13 | 88 | 0 | 28% | 6.0 |
| Heath Miller | 6 | 8 | 70 | 0 | 17% | 3.8 |
| Emmanuel Sanders | 4 | 8 | 57 | 0 | 17% | -0.6 |
| Le'Veon Bell | 4 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 11% | -0.5 |
| Markus Wheaton | 3 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 11% | 1.6 |
| David Johnson | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2% | 0.3 |
| Felix Jones | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2% | 0.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Timmons | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Clark | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ike Taylor | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Vince Williams | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve McLendon | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaMarr Woodley | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cortez Allen | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Polamalu | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Gay | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ziggy Hood | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Cassel | 16/25 | 248 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Peterson | 23 | 140 | 6.1 | 2 | 6.1 |
| Matt Cassel | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Simpson | 7 | 11 | 124 | 0 | 44% | 7.0 |
| Greg Jennings | 3 | 4 | 92 | 2 | 16% | 7.9 |
| Cordarrelle Patterson | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 8% | 0.2 |
| Toby Gerhart | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4% | 0.4 |
| Jarius Wright | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4% | -0.5 |
| Kyle Rudolph | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8% | 1.0 |
| John Carlson | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8% | -0.4 |
| Adrian Peterson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.8 |
| Joe Webb | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -1.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Robinson | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Greenway | 10 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Erin Henderson | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harrison Smith | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Sendejo | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Raymond | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Allen | 3 | 1 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Rhodes | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Everson Griffen | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Mauti | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- PIT -3
- Closing total
- 41.5
- PIT moneyline
- -154
- MIN moneyline
- +139
Steelers closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 41.5; the game landed 61 — over by 19.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Wembley Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 54°F, wind 11 mph
- Referee
- Clete Blakeman
- Rest
- PIT 7 days · MIN 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Tomlin vs Leslie Frazier