2013 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 27, 2013 · O.co Coliseum
Pittsburgh Steelers
18
at
Oakland RaidersWinner
21
PIT -2.5 upsetU 40 ✓17 mph wind
Oakland Raiders 21–18 — decided on the final possessions. Played in 17 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · PIT
29/45, 275 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
-3.7 expected points added · -0.1% completion over expected
Receiving · PIT
7/11 for 88 yds, 1 TD
25% of team targets · 1.9 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 29/45 | 275 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le'Veon Bell | 13 | 24 | 1.8 | 1 | -2.0 |
| Jonathan Dwyer | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Antonio Brown | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -1.5 |
| Felix Jones | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel Sanders | 7 | 11 | 88 | 1 | 25% | 1.9 |
| Antonio Brown | 9 | 13 | 82 | 0 | 30% | -0.3 |
| Jerricho Cotchery | 3 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 9% | 2.8 |
| Le'Veon Bell | 5 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 16% | -1.5 |
| Felix Jones | 2 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 7% | 0.7 |
| Heath Miller | 3 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 14% | -1.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Clark | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawrence Timmons | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Heyward | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brett Keisel | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Gay | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ike Taylor | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Polamalu | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Steve McLendon | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Worilds | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valentino Blake | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Raiders
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- PIT -2.5
- Closing total
- 40
- PIT moneyline
- -139
- OAK moneyline
- +126
Steelers closed -2.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 40; the game landed 39 — under by 1.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- O.co Coliseum
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 56°F, wind 17 mph
- Referee
- John Parry
- Rest
- PIT 7 days · OAK 14 days
- Coaches
- Mike Tomlin vs Dennis Allen
Wind at 17 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.