2015 Wild Card · Sat, Jan 9, 2016 · Paul Brown Stadium
Pittsburgh SteelersWinner
18
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Cincinnati Bengals
16
PIT -2 pushU 46 ✓
Pittsburgh Steelers 18–16 — decided on the final possessions.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · PIT
18/31, 229 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
1.6 expected points added · -6.0% completion over expected
Passing · CIN
23/41, 212 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-8.0 expected points added · -5.2% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 18/31 | 229 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.6 |
| Landry Jones | 2/5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -8.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Todman | 11 | 65 | 5.9 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Fitzgerald Toussaint | 17 | 58 | 3.4 | 0 | -1.9 |
| Martavis Bryant | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 0 | 3.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Brown | 7 | 12 | 119 | 0 | 33% | 4.3 |
| Fitzgerald Toussaint | 4 | 8 | 60 | 0 | 22% | 2.6 |
| Martavis Bryant | 5 | 6 | 29 | 1 | 17% | 1.0 |
| Markus Wheaton | 2 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 14% | -9.2 |
| Heath Miller | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 8% | -1.6 |
| Darrius Heyward-Bey | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -2.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Shazier | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Arthur Moats | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Gay | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawrence Timmons | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarvis Jones | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Harrison | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vince Williams | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Allen | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bud Dupree | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephon Tuitt | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Bengals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AJ McCarron | 23/41 | 212 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -8.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Hill | 12 | 50 | 4.2 | 1 | -5.6 |
| Giovani Bernard | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 0 | 0.2 |
| AJ McCarron | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Rex Burkhead | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Green | 5 | 8 | 71 | 1 | 21% | 5.6 |
| Tyler Eifert | 5 | 9 | 58 | 0 | 23% | 0.7 |
| Marvin Jones | 4 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 18% | -1.4 |
| Jeremy Hill | 3 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 10% | 0.5 |
| Mohamed Sanu | 3 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 13% | 1.4 |
| Rex Burkhead | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | -0.7 |
| Giovani Bernard | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10% | -5.8 |
| Tyler Kroft | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rey Maualuga | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vontaze Burfict | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Johnson | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Iloka | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Williams | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Lewis-Harris | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reggie Nelson | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Dunlap | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Geno Atkins | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dre Kirkpatrick | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- PIT -2
- Closing total
- 46
- PIT moneyline
- -119
- CIN moneyline
- +108
Steelers closed -2 and it landed exactly on the number — a push.
Total closed 46; the game landed 34 — under by 12.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Paul Brown Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 51°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- John Parry
- Rest
- PIT 6 days · CIN 6 days
- Coaches
- Mike Tomlin vs Marvin Lewis
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.