2015 Week 8 · Sun, Nov 1, 2015 · Heinz Field

Cincinnati BengalsWinner

Pittsburgh Steelers

PIT -1 upsetU 49 ✓Steelers closed -1 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Cincinnati Bengals 16–10.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · PIT

Ben RoethlisbergerQB

28/45, 262 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT

-12.7 expected points added · -2.3% completion over expected

Passing · CIN

Andy DaltonQB

23/38, 231 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT

0.8 expected points added · -2.8% completion over expected

Rushing · PIT

DeAngelo WilliamsRB

9 att, 71 yds, 0 TD

1.3 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · CIN

Jeremy HillRB

15 att, 60 yds, 0 TD

-1.7 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · CIN

A.J. GreenWR

11/17 for 118 yds, 1 TD

45% of team targets · 8.7 expected points added

Receiving · PIT

Heath MillerTE

10/13 for 105 yds, 0 TD

29% of team targets · 5.1 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Cincinnati Bengals

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Andy Dalton	23/38	231	1	2	3	0.8

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Jeremy Hill	15	60	4.0	-1.7
Giovani Bernard	1	12	12.0	1.1
Andy Dalton	6	4	0.7	-5.5
Marvin Jones	1	2	2.0	-0.4

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
A.J. Green	11	17	118	1	45%	8.7
Tyler Eifert	4	8	39	0	21%	2.6
Giovani Bernard	2	3	22	0	8%	-0.3
Ryan Hewitt	1	1	22	0	3%	1.4
Marvin Jones	2	5	12	0	13%	-7.3
Mohamed Sanu	2	3	10	0	8%	-1.1
Jeremy Hill	1	1	8	0	3%	0.2

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	INT	PD
Vincent Rey	5	3	0	1
Vontaze Burfict	5	0	0	0
Adam Jones	5	0	0	1
Reggie Nelson	5	0	2	2
Pat Sims	2	2	0	0
Leon Hall	4	0	0	2
George Iloka	3	0	0	1
Dre Kirkpatrick	3	0	0	0
Cedric Peerman	2	0	0	0
Carlos Dunlap	2	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Steelers

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Ben Roethlisberger	28/45	262	1	3	3	-12.7

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
DeAngelo Williams	9	71	7.9	0	1.3
Le'Veon Bell	10	45	4.5	0	1.5

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Heath Miller	10	13	105	0	29%	5.1
Martavis Bryant	4	9	49	0	20%	-0.9
Antonio Brown	6	11	47	1	24%	-8.6
DeAngelo Williams	4	4	39	0	9%	0.9
Le'Veon Bell	2	2	13	0	4%	0.5
Markus Wheaton	1	2	5	0	4%	-0.4
Matt Spaeth	1	1	4	0	2%	-0.1
Will Johnson	0	1	0	0	2%	-3.7
Darrius Heyward-Bey	0	2	0	0	4%	-1.5

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Valentino Blake	7	0	0.0	1	1
Ryan Shazier	5	2	0.5	0	0
Robert Golden	4	1	0.0	0	0
Mike Mitchell	3	2	0.0	1	2
Ross Cockrell	4	0	0.0	0	1
Cameron Heyward	1	2	0.0	0	1
Lawrence Timmons	1	2	0.0	0	1
William Gay	2	1	0.0	0	0
Arthur Moats	2	1	0.0	0	0
Vince Williams	2	0	0.0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: PIT -1
Closing total: 49
CIN moneyline: +106
PIT moneyline: -117

Steelers closed -1 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 49; the game landed 26 — under by 23.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Heinz Field
Roof / surface: outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather: 62°F, wind 11 mph
Referee: Tony Corrente
Rest: CIN 14 days · PIT 7 days
Coaches: Marvin Lewis vs Mike Tomlin

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