2016 Week 6 · Sun, Oct 16, 2016 · Hard Rock Stadium

Pittsburgh Steelers

Miami DolphinsWinner

PIT -7.5 upsetU 49.5 ✓15 mph windSteelers closed -7.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Miami Dolphins 30–15. Played in 15 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · MIA

Ryan TannehillQB

24/32, 252 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT

8.9 expected points added · +9.4% completion over expected

Passing · PIT

Ben RoethlisbergerQB

19/34, 189 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT

-5.5 expected points added · -7.0% completion over expected

Rushing · MIA

Jay AjayiRB

25 att, 204 yds, 2 TD

11.4 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · PIT

Le'Veon BellRB

10 att, 53 yds, 0 TD

0.2 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · MIA

Jarvis LandryWR

7/9 for 91 yds, 0 TD

28% of team targets · 7.1 expected points added

Receiving · MIA

MarQueis GrayTE

3/3 for 81 yds, 0 TD

9% of team targets · 5.5 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Pittsburgh Steelers

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Ben Roethlisberger	19/34	189	1	2	2	-5.5
Landry Jones	0/1	0	0	0	0	-1.4

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Darrius Heyward-Bey	1	60	60.0	1	5.4
Le'Veon Bell	10	53	5.3	0	0.2
DeAngelo Williams	3	10	3.3	0	-1.2
Antonio Brown	1	6	6.0	0	0.2
Landry Jones	1	-1	-1.0	0	0.0

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Le'Veon Bell	6	7	55	0	20%	4.5
Antonio Brown	4	8	39	0	23%	-1.6
Cobi Hamilton	2	2	36	1	6%	3.9
Eli Rogers	4	5	35	0	14%	2.5
Jesse James	2	3	13	0	9%	0.1
Xavier Grimble	1	3	11	0	9%	-1.1
Darrius Heyward-Bey	0	2	0	0	6%	-1.9
David Johnson	0	1	0	0	3%	-1.4
Sammie Coates	0	4	0	0	11%	-10.3

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	PD
Tyler Matakevich	7	2	0
Robert Golden	3	4	0
Vince Williams	4	2	0
Ross Cockrell	5	0	2
Lawrence Timmons	5	0	0
Artie Burns	5	0	0
Stephon Tuitt	4	0	0
James Harrison	3	1	0
William Gay	4	0	1
Anthony Chickillo	3	0	0

Miami Dolphins

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Ryan Tannehill	24/32	252	0	0	0	8.9

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Jay Ajayi	25	204	8.2	2	11.4
Damien Williams	6	12	2.0	1	0.4
Ryan Tannehill	2	3	1.5	0	-0.5
Arian Foster	3	3	1.0	0	-3.0

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
Jarvis Landry	7	9	91	28%	7.1
MarQueis Gray	3	3	81	9%	5.5
DeVante Parker	5	7	28	22%	1.3
Arian Foster	2	2	12	6%	-0.3
Dion Sims	1	2	12	6%	-0.4
Kenny Stills	2	3	12	9%	-2.0
Dominique Jones	1	2	8	6%	0.2
Damien Williams	2	2	5	6%	-1.1
Jay Ajayi	1	2	3	6%	-1.4

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Kiko Alonso	3	3	0.0	0	0
Reshad Jones	4	1	0.0	1	1
Byron Maxwell	4	1	0.0	0	4
Andre Branch	3	1	1.5	0	0
Neville Hewitt	1	2	0.0	0	0
Bobby McCain	1	1	0.0	0	0
Tony Lippett	1	1	0.0	0	0
Mike Hull	2	0	0.0	0	0
Cameron Wake	1	1	0.5	0	0
Ndamukong Suh	1	1	0.0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: PIT -7.5
Closing total: 49.5
PIT moneyline: -305
MIA moneyline: +269

Steelers closed -7.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 49.5; the game landed 45 — under by 4.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Hard Rock Stadium
Roof / surface: outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather: 81°F, wind 15 mph
Referee: Ed Hochuli
Rest: PIT 7 days · MIA 7 days
Coaches: Mike Tomlin vs Adam Gase

Wind at 15 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.