2015 Week 14 · Sun, Dec 13, 2015 · Paul Brown Stadium

Pittsburgh SteelersWinner

Cincinnati Bengals

CIN -1 upsetO 49 ✓Bengals closed -1 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Pittsburgh Steelers 33–20.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · PIT

Ben RoethlisbergerQB

30/39, 282 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT

9.7 expected points added · +11.9% completion over expected

Passing · CIN

AJ McCarronQB

22/32, 280 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT

-3.2 expected points added · +8.6% completion over expected

Rushing · PIT

DeAngelo WilliamsRB

23 att, 76 yds, 2 TD

0.8 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · CIN

Giovani BernardRB

6 att, 40 yds, 0 TD

0.9 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · CIN

A.J. GreenWR

6/9 for 132 yds, 1 TD

25% of team targets · 8.8 expected points added

Receiving · PIT

Antonio BrownWR

7/10 for 87 yds, 0 TD

26% of team targets · 5.3 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Pittsburgh Steelers

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Ben Roethlisberger	30/39	282	0	1	2	9.7

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
DeAngelo Williams	23	76	3.3	2	0.8
Ben Roethlisberger	1	6	6.0	0	1.1
Heath Miller	1	2	2.0	0	-0.5
Martavis Bryant	1	1	1.0	0	-0.3
Landry Jones	2	-1	-0.5	0	-2.3

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
Antonio Brown	7	10	87	26%	5.3
Heath Miller	10	10	66	26%	7.3
Markus Wheaton	4	7	65	18%	0.5
Martavis Bryant	7	9	49	24%	0.4
DeAngelo Williams	2	2	15	5%	0.8

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Lawrence Timmons	4	4	0.0	0	0
Ryan Shazier	3	4	0.0	0	1
Valentino Blake	5	0	0.0	0	0
Vince Williams	3	2	0.5	0	0
Will Allen	5	0	1.0	0	0
Mike Mitchell	1	4	0.0	0	0
Brandon Boykin	3	1	0.0	0	0
Cameron Heyward	2	0	1.0	0	1
Robert Golden	1	1	0.0	1	1
Ross Cockrell	1	1	0.0	0	0

Cincinnati Bengals

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
AJ McCarron	22/32	280	2	2	3	-3.2
Andy Dalton	3/5	59	0	1	0	1.3

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Giovani Bernard	6	40	6.7	0.9
Jeremy Hill	7	16	2.3	-2.3
AJ McCarron	3	8	2.7	0.2

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
A.J. Green	6	9	132	1	25%	8.8
Marvin Jones	6	8	61	0	22%	2.6
Tyler Eifert	2	2	42	0	6%	5.5
Tyler Kroft	2	3	31	0	8%	2.0
Giovani Bernard	3	5	27	0	14%	-5.4
Mohamed Sanu	2	5	24	0	14%	-12.5
Ryan Hewitt	1	1	9	0	3%	0.5
Jeremy Hill	2	2	8	0	6%	-0.3
Rex Burkhead	1	1	5	1	3%	1.5

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Vontaze Burfict	11	0	0.0	0	0
Josh Shaw	6	2	0.0	0	0
Dre Kirkpatrick	6	1	0.0	0	2
Leon Hall	5	2	0.0	0	0
Rey Maualuga	5	2	0.0	0	0
Vincent Rey	2	2	0.0	0	0
Carlos Dunlap	2	2	1.0	0	0
Reggie Nelson	2	1	0.0	1	1
Michael Johnson	2	1	1.0	0	0
Emmanuel Lamur	2	0	0.0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: CIN -1
Closing total: 49
PIT moneyline: -103
CIN moneyline: -107

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

Total closed 49; the game landed 53 — over by 4.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Paul Brown Stadium
Roof / surface: outdoors · fieldturf
Kickoff weather: 63°F, wind 8 mph
Referee: John Parry
Rest: PIT 7 days · CIN 7 days
Coaches: Mike Tomlin vs Marvin Lewis

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