2013 Week 9 · Sun, Nov 3, 2013 · Gillette Stadium
Pittsburgh Steelers
31
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New England PatriotsWinner
55
NE -5.5 ✓O 42.5 ✓
New England Patriots 55–31 — 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 · NE
23/33, 432 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT
25.7 expected points added · +13.3% completion over expected
Passing · PIT
28/48, 400 yds, 4 TD, 2 INT
7.7 expected points added · +1.2% completion over expected
Receiving · NE
9/10 for 143 yds, 1 TD
30% of team targets · 13.0 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 28/48 | 400 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le'Veon Bell | 16 | 74 | 4.6 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Jonathan Dwyer | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | 1.7 |
| Felix Jones | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | -0.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel Sanders | 6 | 11 | 98 | 0 | 23% | 2.7 |
| Jerricho Cotchery | 7 | 8 | 96 | 3 | 17% | 13.7 |
| Antonio Brown | 5 | 9 | 71 | 1 | 19% | -2.4 |
| Le'Veon Bell | 4 | 10 | 65 | 0 | 21% | 0.2 |
| Heath Miller | 4 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 10% | 2.0 |
| Jonathan Dwyer | 1 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 2% | 2.1 |
| Felix Jones | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6% | -1.1 |
| Derek Moye | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Timmons | 4 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Clark | 4 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaMarr Woodley | 2 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shamarko Thomas | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Polamalu | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Worilds | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Heyward | 2 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Gay | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cortez Allen | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valentino Blake | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 23/33 | 432 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 25.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevan Ridley | 26 | 115 | 4.4 | 2 | 1.8 |
| LeGarrette Blount | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 1 | 4.0 |
| Brandon Bolden | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Tom Brady | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Gronkowski | 9 | 10 | 143 | 1 | 30% | 13.0 |
| Aaron Dobson | 5 | 9 | 130 | 2 | 27% | 9.6 |
| Danny Amendola | 4 | 4 | 122 | 1 | 12% | 9.6 |
| Michael Hoomanawanui | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 6% | 0.3 |
| Julian Edelman | 1 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 12% | -0.7 |
| Stevan Ridley | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 12% | -5.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin McCourty | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Gregory | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chandler Jones | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Ninkovich | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Arrington | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dont'a Hightower | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Jones | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duron Harmon | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Marquice Cole | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Spikes | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NE -5.5
- Closing total
- 42.5
- PIT moneyline
- +221
- NE moneyline
- -248
Patriots closed -5.5 and covered, winning by 24.
Total closed 42.5; the game landed 86 — over by 43.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Gillette Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 44°F, wind 6 mph
- Referee
- Walt Coleman
- Rest
- PIT 7 days · NE 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Tomlin vs Bill Belichick