2014 Week 2 · Thu, Sep 11, 2014 · M&T Bank Stadium
Pittsburgh Steelers
6
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Baltimore RavensWinner
26
BAL -2.5 ✓U 44 ✓
Baltimore Ravens 26–6 — 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
22/37, 217 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-3.6 expected points added · -10.2% completion over expected
Passing · BAL
21/29, 166 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
8.1 expected points added · +6.6% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 22/37 | 217 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le'Veon Bell | 11 | 59 | 5.4 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Markus Wheaton | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Antonio Brown | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | -0.6 |
| LeGarrette Blount | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | -0.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Brown | 7 | 12 | 90 | 0 | 32% | -1.3 |
| Le'Veon Bell | 5 | 5 | 48 | 0 | 14% | 2.4 |
| Markus Wheaton | 5 | 8 | 38 | 0 | 22% | 0.8 |
| Heath Miller | 4 | 7 | 35 | 0 | 19% | -4.7 |
| Justin Brown | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 11% | -7.5 |
| LeGarrette Blount | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Timmons | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Shazier | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Polamalu | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Heyward | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarvis Jones | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve McLendon | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Mitchell | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Thomas | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cortez Allen | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Heath Miller | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Baltimore Ravens
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Flacco | 21/29 | 166 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Pierce | 22 | 96 | 4.4 | 0 | -1.6 |
| Justin Forsett | 8 | 56 | 7.0 | 0 | 2.3 |
| Joe Flacco | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Jacoby Jones | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -1.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Smith | 6 | 10 | 71 | 0 | 34% | 3.8 |
| Dennis Pitta | 3 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 14% | 1.5 |
| Owen Daniels | 5 | 5 | 28 | 2 | 17% | 5.0 |
| Justin Forsett | 4 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 14% | -0.2 |
| Torrey Smith | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 10% | -1.3 |
| Bernard Pierce | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7% | -0.2 |
| Jacoby Jones | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3% | -0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Elam | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| C.J. Mosley | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Daryl Smith | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darian Stewart | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeromy Miles | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Smith | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Courtney Upshaw | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elvis Dumervil | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Levine | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chykie Brown | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- BAL -2.5
- Closing total
- 44
- PIT moneyline
- +136
- BAL moneyline
- -150
Ravens closed -2.5 and covered, winning by 20.
Total closed 44; the game landed 32 — under by 12.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- M&T Bank Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · sportturf
- Kickoff weather
- 82°F, wind 6 mph
- Referee
- Ed Hochuli
- Rest
- PIT 4 days · BAL 4 days
- Coaches
- Mike Tomlin vs John Harbaugh
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.