2014 Week 9 · Sun, Nov 2, 2014 · Heinz Field

Baltimore Ravens

Pittsburgh SteelersWinner

PIT -2.5 ✓O 47.5 ✓Steelers closed -2.5 and covered, winning by 20.

Pittsburgh Steelers 43–23 — 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

Ben RoethlisbergerQB

25/37, 340 yds, 6 TD, 0 INT

23.5 expected points added · +3.8% completion over expected

Passing · BAL

Joe FlaccoQB

30/45, 303 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

-5.5 expected points added · +1.5% completion over expected

Rushing · BAL

Justin ForsettRB

9 att, 38 yds, 0 TD

-1.1 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · PIT

LeGarrette BlountRB

10 att, 23 yds, 0 TD

-1.6 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · PIT

Antonio BrownWR

11/16 for 144 yds, 1 TD

43% of team targets · 9.0 expected points added

Receiving · BAL

Justin ForsettRB

5/8 for 67 yds, 0 TD

18% of team targets · 3.0 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Baltimore Ravens

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Joe Flacco	30/45	303	2	1	4	-5.5

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Justin Forsett	9	38	4.2	-1.1
Lorenzo Taliaferro	7	21	3.0	-8.4
Joe Flacco	1	2	2.0	1.8
Bernard Pierce	1	2	2.0	-0.4

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Justin Forsett	5	8	67	0	18%	3.0
Torrey Smith	4	7	63	1	16%	4.3
Owen Daniels	6	9	53	0	20%	3.4
Steve Smith	5	8	36	0	18%	-3.9
Lorenzo Taliaferro	3	3	34	0	7%	0.8
Marlon Brown	3	3	27	0	7%	0.0
Kamar Aiken	1	1	12	0	2%	0.4
Kyle Juszczyk	1	2	12	0	5%	0.4
Crockett Gillmore	1	2	1	1	5%	-5.8
Phillip Supernaw	1	1	-2	0	2%	-1.0

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
C.J. Mosley	5	3	0.0	0
Will Hill	3	3	0.0	0
Daryl Smith	3	2	0.0	0
Dominique Franks	4	0	0.0	1
Matt Elam	1	3	0.5	0
Chris Canty	1	3	0.5	0
Lardarius Webb	3	1	0.0	3
Terrell Suggs	2	1	0.0	0
Elvis Dumervil	3	0	1.0	0
Darian Stewart	1	1	0.0	0

Pittsburgh Steelers

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Ben Roethlisberger	25/37	340	6	0	3	23.5

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
LeGarrette Blount	10	23	2.3	-1.6
Le'Veon Bell	10	20	2.0	-4.5
Markus Wheaton	1	4	4.0	-0.1
Dri Archer	1	4	4.0	0.3
Martavis Bryant	1	3	3.0	-0.2
Ben Roethlisberger	2	1	0.5	-4.7

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Antonio Brown	11	16	144	1	43%	9.0
Markus Wheaton	2	4	62	1	11%	3.8
Martavis Bryant	3	5	44	2	14%	4.8
Le'Veon Bell	5	6	38	1	16%	4.2
Matt Spaeth	1	1	33	1	3%	6.3
Heath Miller	1	2	14	0	5%	0.7
Lance Moore	1	1	4	0	3%	-0.2
Will Johnson	1	1	1	0	3%	-0.5
Dri Archer	0	1	0	0	3%	-0.5

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Lawrence Timmons	6	4	1.0	0	0
James Harrison	3	3	2.0	0	0
Will Allen	3	2	0.0	0	0
Mike Mitchell	3	1	0.0	0	0
Valentino Blake	4	0	0.0	0	2
William Gay	4	0	0.0	0	0
Brice McCain	3	1	0.0	0	0
Arthur Moats	2	1	1.0	0	0
Jason Worilds	3	0	0.0	1	1
Terence Garvin	3	0	0.0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: PIT -2.5
Closing total: 47.5
BAL moneyline: +116
PIT moneyline: -128

Steelers closed -2.5 and covered, winning by 20.

Total closed 47.5; the game landed 66 — over by 18.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Heinz Field
Roof / surface: outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather: 38°F, wind 6 mph
Referee: Bill Vinovich
Rest: BAL 7 days · PIT 7 days
Coaches: John Harbaugh vs Mike Tomlin

Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.