2014 Wild Card · Sat, Jan 3, 2015 · Heinz Field
Baltimore RavensWinner
30
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Pittsburgh Steelers
17
PIT -3 upsetU 47.5 ✓
Baltimore Ravens 30–17.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · PIT
31/45, 334 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
-5.9 expected points added · +4.9% completion over expected
Passing · BAL
18/29, 259 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
13.7 expected points added · +5.1% completion over expected
Receiving · PIT
9/14 for 117 yds, 0 TD
29% of team targets · -0.0 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Baltimore Ravens
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Flacco | 18/29 | 259 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Forsett | 16 | 40 | 2.5 | 0 | -7.9 |
| Joe Flacco | 8 | 8 | 1.0 | 0 | -1.5 |
| Bernard Pierce | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | 1.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Smith | 5 | 7 | 101 | 0 | 24% | 5.6 |
| Owen Daniels | 4 | 5 | 70 | 0 | 17% | 6.5 |
| Torrey Smith | 2 | 6 | 28 | 1 | 21% | 2.3 |
| Crockett Gillmore | 1 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 3% | 2.8 |
| Kyle Juszczyk | 2 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 14% | 0.2 |
| Marlon Brown | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 7% | 0.0 |
| Justin Forsett | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7% | -0.9 |
| Kamar Aiken | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3% | -0.2 |
| Jacoby Jones | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3% | -0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daryl Smith | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| C.J. Mosley | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lardarius Webb | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashaan Melvin | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrell Suggs | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brandon Williams | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeromy Miles | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elvis Dumervil | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marlon Brown | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Hill | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 31/45 | 334 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -5.9 |
| Bruce Gradkowski | 2/3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Harris | 9 | 25 | 2.8 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Ben Tate | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Martavis Bryant | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Will Johnson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 2.2 |
| Dri Archer | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -0.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Brown | 9 | 14 | 117 | 0 | 29% | -0.0 |
| Heath Miller | 6 | 9 | 76 | 0 | 19% | -1.8 |
| Markus Wheaton | 5 | 6 | 66 | 0 | 13% | 4.7 |
| Martavis Bryant | 5 | 9 | 61 | 1 | 19% | 1.9 |
| Dri Archer | 3 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 8% | -0.2 |
| Ben Tate | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 6% | -4.3 |
| Josh Harris | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4% | 0.0 |
| Darrius Heyward-Bey | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2% | 0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Timmons | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Polamalu | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Mitchell | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Shazier | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brice McCain | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Worilds | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shamarko Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Heyward | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vince Williams | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Gay | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- PIT -3
- Closing total
- 47.5
- BAL moneyline
- +146
- PIT moneyline
- -162
Steelers closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 47.5; the game landed 47 — under by 0.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Heinz Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 48°F, wind 10 mph
- Referee
- Clete Blakeman
- Rest
- BAL 6 days · PIT 6 days
- Coaches
- John Harbaugh vs Mike Tomlin
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.