2013 Week 12 · Sun, Nov 24, 2013 · FirstEnergy Stadium
Pittsburgh SteelersWinner
27
at
Cleveland Browns
11
CLE -2.5 upsetU 40 ✓20°F · 31 mph
Pittsburgh Steelers 27–11. Played in 31 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
22/34, 217 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
9.2 expected points added · +1.2% completion over expected
Passing · CLE
13/30, 209 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-9.2 expected points added · -13.4% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 22/34 | 217 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le'Veon Bell | 23 | 80 | 3.5 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Felix Jones | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Jonathan Dwyer | 6 | 7 | 1.2 | 0 | -7.3 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | -1.6 |
| Antonio Brown | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | 0 | -1.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Brown | 6 | 10 | 92 | 1 | 30% | 6.5 |
| Emmanuel Sanders | 6 | 7 | 52 | 1 | 21% | 4.2 |
| Heath Miller | 5 | 6 | 41 | 0 | 18% | 1.7 |
| Le'Veon Bell | 2 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 15% | -1.7 |
| Will Johnson | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3% | 0.9 |
| Felix Jones | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3% | 0.1 |
| Jonathan Dwyer | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6% | -1.4 |
| Jerricho Cotchery | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Timmons | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Worilds | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vince Williams | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ike Taylor | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Woods | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cortez Allen | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Polamalu | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Will Allen | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Gay | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ryan Clark | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Browns
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Weeden | 13/30 | 209 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -9.2 |
| Jason Campbell | 14/22 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -10.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Ogbonnaya | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | -3.2 |
| Fozzy Whittaker | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 | -1.4 |
| Willis McGahee | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Brandon Weeden | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2.2 |
| Jason Campbell | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Gordon | 14 | 17 | 237 | 1 | 33% | 16.1 |
| Jordan Cameron | 3 | 10 | 32 | 0 | 19% | -8.9 |
| Davone Bess | 5 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 15% | -6.1 |
| Greg Little | 2 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 13% | -2.0 |
| Chris Ogbonnaya | 2 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 10% | -1.2 |
| Fozzy Whittaker | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10% | -1.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D'Qwell Jackson | 3 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| T.J. Ward | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Owens | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tashaun Gipson | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahtyba Rubin | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Kruger | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buster Skrine | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tank Carder | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius Eubanks | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Desmond Bryant | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CLE -2.5
- Closing total
- 40
- PIT moneyline
- +131
- CLE moneyline
- -145
Browns closed -2.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 40; the game landed 38 — under by 2.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- FirstEnergy Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 20°F, wind 31 mph
- Referee
- Terry McAulay
- Rest
- PIT 7 days · CLE 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Tomlin vs Rob Chudzinski
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
Wind at 31 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.