2014 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 26, 2014 · Heinz Field
Indianapolis Colts
34
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Pittsburgh SteelersWinner
51
IND -5 upsetO 48 ✓
Pittsburgh Steelers 51–34 — 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
40/49, 522 yds, 6 TD, 0 INT
41.6 expected points added · +16.9% completion over expected
Passing · IND
26/45, 400 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT
6.2 expected points added · -0.6% completion over expected
Receiving · PIT
10/13 for 133 yds, 2 TD
27% of team targets · 10.1 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Indianapolis Colts
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Luck | 26/45 | 400 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmad Bradshaw | 6 | 35 | 5.8 | 1 | 2.0 |
| Andrew Luck | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 2.7 |
| Dan Herron | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T.Y. Hilton | 6 | 10 | 155 | 1 | 23% | 7.0 |
| Donte Moncrief | 7 | 12 | 113 | 1 | 27% | 6.4 |
| Ahmad Bradshaw | 7 | 7 | 52 | 0 | 16% | 2.2 |
| Hakeem Nicks | 1 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 11% | -8.1 |
| Griff Whalen | 2 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 7% | 1.6 |
| Dwayne Allen | 1 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 5% | 2.7 |
| Dan Herron | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2% | 0.1 |
| Coby Fleener | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9% | -1.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D'Qwell Jackson | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Toler | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerrell Freeman | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darius Butler | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Adams | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cory Redding | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Newsome | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sergio Brown | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Studebaker | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Jean Francois | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 40/49 | 522 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 41.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le'Veon Bell | 24 | 92 | 3.8 | 0 | -0.8 |
| LeGarrette Blount | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 0 | -6.4 |
| Antonio Brown | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | -0.0 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Brown | 10 | 13 | 133 | 2 | 27% | 10.1 |
| Heath Miller | 7 | 8 | 112 | 1 | 16% | 12.0 |
| Martavis Bryant | 5 | 7 | 83 | 2 | 14% | 7.4 |
| Le'Veon Bell | 6 | 7 | 56 | 0 | 14% | 3.3 |
| Markus Wheaton | 5 | 5 | 56 | 1 | 10% | 4.8 |
| Lance Moore | 2 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 6% | 2.2 |
| Will Johnson | 2 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 4% | 1.3 |
| Darrius Heyward-Bey | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 2% | -4.2 |
| LeGarrette Blount | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 4% | -0.0 |
| Dri Archer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Gay | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Vince Williams | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Shazier | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Polamalu | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawrence Timmons | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Mitchell | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Heath Miller | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Worilds | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cortez Allen | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Valentino Blake | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- IND -5
- Closing total
- 48
- IND moneyline
- -225
- PIT moneyline
- +201
Colts closed -5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 48; the game landed 85 — over by 37.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Heinz Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 62°F, wind 12 mph
- Referee
- John Parry
- Rest
- IND 7 days · PIT 6 days
- Coaches
- Chuck Pagano vs Mike Tomlin