2014 Week 7 · Mon, Oct 20, 2014 · Heinz Field
Houston Texans
23
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Pittsburgh SteelersWinner
30
PIT -3 ✓O 44.5 ✓
Pittsburgh Steelers 30–23.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · PIT
23/33, 265 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
5.8 expected points added · +11.6% completion over expected
Passing · HOU
21/32, 262 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
8.5 expected points added · +8.6% completion over expected
Receiving · HOU
6/9 for 108 yds, 0 TD
28% of team targets · 0.5 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | 21/32 | 262 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arian Foster | 20 | 102 | 5.1 | 0 | -4.5 |
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Alfred Blue | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | 1.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAndre Hopkins | 6 | 9 | 108 | 0 | 28% | 0.5 |
| Andre Johnson | 5 | 9 | 77 | 0 | 28% | 3.8 |
| Garrett Graham | 2 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 9% | 0.9 |
| Damaris Johnson | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 6% | 1.2 |
| Arian Foster | 4 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 19% | -6.2 |
| Alfred Blue | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 3% | 2.0 |
| C.J. Fiedorowicz | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3% | 0.8 |
| Keshawn Martin | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | -0.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendrick Lewis | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Crick | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Whitney Mercilus | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Tuggle | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Swearinger | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Hal | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnathan Joseph | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kareem Jackson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brooks Reed | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Pickett | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 23/33 | 265 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5.8 |
| Antonio Brown | 1/1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le'Veon Bell | 12 | 57 | 4.8 | 0 | -0.9 |
| LeGarrette Blount | 7 | 9 | 1.3 | 0 | -4.2 |
| Dri Archer | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Brown | 9 | 13 | 90 | 0 | 38% | 2.9 |
| Le'Veon Bell | 8 | 8 | 88 | 1 | 24% | 7.7 |
| Martavis Bryant | 2 | 5 | 40 | 1 | 15% | 2.1 |
| Darrius Heyward-Bey | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 3% | 2.1 |
| Heath Miller | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3% | 0.7 |
| Lance Moore | 2 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 6% | 0.9 |
| LeGarrette Blount | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3% | 1.2 |
| Will Johnson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.6 |
| Markus Wheaton | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -2.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Timmons | 10 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Mitchell | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Spence | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Worilds | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Gay | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arthur Moats | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Heyward | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Harrison | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Ventrone | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Polamalu | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- PIT -3
- Closing total
- 44.5
- HOU moneyline
- +146
- PIT moneyline
- -162
Steelers closed -3 and covered, winning by 7.
Total closed 44.5; the game landed 53 — over by 8.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Heinz Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 57°F, wind 6 mph
- Referee
- Walt Coleman
- Rest
- HOU 11 days · PIT 8 days
- Coaches
- Bill O'Brien vs Mike Tomlin