2014 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 21, 2014 · Heinz Field
Kansas City Chiefs
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Pittsburgh SteelersWinner
20
PIT -2.5 ✓U 49.5 ✓
Pittsburgh Steelers 20–12.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · KC
31/45, 311 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
8.0 expected points added · +2.7% completion over expected
Passing · PIT
18/25, 220 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
8.6 expected points added · +10.5% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Kansas City Chiefs
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Smith | 31/45 | 311 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8.0 |
| Dustin Colquitt | 1/1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaal Charles | 9 | 29 | 3.2 | 0 | -3.4 |
| Alex Smith | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Knile Davis | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | -1.0 |
| De'Anthony Thomas | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 | -1.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Wilson | 5 | 7 | 87 | 0 | 15% | 6.6 |
| Dwayne Bowe | 6 | 8 | 57 | 0 | 17% | 3.4 |
| Jamaal Charles | 5 | 7 | 48 | 0 | 15% | -3.9 |
| De'Anthony Thomas | 6 | 7 | 47 | 0 | 15% | -0.1 |
| Jason Avant | 4 | 6 | 37 | 0 | 13% | 1.4 |
| Travis Kelce | 4 | 7 | 31 | 0 | 15% | 6.5 |
| Knile Davis | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2% | 1.7 |
| Anthony Fasano | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4% | -1.0 |
| Frankie Hammond | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamba Hali | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Mauga | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamell Fleming | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kurt Coleman | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Houston | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Parker | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Vickerson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaye Howard | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Mays | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vance Walker | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 18/25 | 220 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le'Veon Bell | 20 | 63 | 3.1 | 1 | -0.0 |
| Martavis Bryant | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 4 | -4 | -1.0 | 0 | -1.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Brown | 7 | 9 | 72 | 1 | 36% | 2.2 |
| Heath Miller | 7 | 8 | 68 | 0 | 32% | 3.6 |
| Martavis Bryant | 1 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 8% | 3.4 |
| Markus Wheaton | 2 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 12% | 1.4 |
| Le'Veon Bell | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 8% | 0.3 |
| Michael Palmer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Timmons | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vince Williams | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valentino Blake | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| James Harrison | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Allen | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Gay | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Heyward | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Worilds | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Spence | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephon Tuitt | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- PIT -2.5
- Closing total
- 49.5
- KC moneyline
- +121
- PIT moneyline
- -134
Steelers closed -2.5 and covered, winning by 8.
Total closed 49.5; the game landed 32 — under by 17.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Heinz Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 36°F, wind 1 mph
- Referee
- Ronald Torbert
- Rest
- KC 7 days · PIT 7 days
- Coaches
- Andy Reid vs Mike Tomlin