2016 Week 9 · Sun, Nov 6, 2016 · M&T Bank Stadium

Pittsburgh Steelers

Baltimore RavensWinner

PIT -3.5 upsetU 46 ✓15 mph windSteelers closed -3.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Baltimore Ravens 21–14. 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 · PIT

Ben RoethlisbergerQB

23/45, 264 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

-7.4 expected points added · -9.7% completion over expected

Passing · BAL

Joe FlaccoQB

18/30, 241 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

-5.6 expected points added · -5.2% completion over expected

Rushing · PIT

Le'Veon BellRB

14 att, 32 yds, 0 TD

-6.5 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · BAL

Terrance WestRB

15 att, 21 yds, 0 TD

-6.5 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · BAL

Mike WallaceWR

4/6 for 124 yds, 1 TD

20% of team targets · 6.1 expected points added

Receiving · PIT

Eli RogersWR

6/10 for 103 yds, 0 TD

22% of team targets · 4.8 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Pittsburgh Steelers

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Ben Roethlisberger	23/45	264	1	1	2	-7.4

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Le'Veon Bell	14	32	2.3	0	-6.5
Ben Roethlisberger	3	3	1.0	1	1.9
DeAngelo Williams	1	1	1.0	0	-0.5

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Eli Rogers	6	10	103	0	22%	4.8
Antonio Brown	7	11	85	1	24%	5.3
Le'Veon Bell	6	9	38	0	20%	-0.6
David Johnson	1	2	15	0	4%	1.0
Jesse James	2	4	13	0	9%	-5.6
Xavier Grimble	1	1	10	0	2%	0.7
Cobi Hamilton	0	1	0	0	2%	-0.4
Sammie Coates	0	5	0	0	11%	-6.7
Darrius Heyward-Bey	0	2	0	0	4%	-2.5

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Lawrence Timmons	8	2	0.0	0	2
Ryan Shazier	6	3	0.5	0	0
Anthony Chickillo	4	2	0.5	0	0
Jarvis Jones	4	1	0.0	0	0
James Harrison	5	0	2.0	0	0
Artie Burns	3	1	0.0	1	2
Ross Cockrell	2	1	0.0	0	0
Stephon Tuitt	2	1	0.0	0	0
Sean Davis	3	0	0.0	0	0
Robert Golden	2	0	0.0	0	0

Baltimore Ravens

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Joe Flacco	18/30	241	1	1	3	-5.6
Ryan Mallett	1/1	9	0	0	0	-0.3

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Terrance West	15	21	1.4	-6.5
Kenneth Dixon	9	13	1.4	-0.8
Joe Flacco	3	12	4.0	0.7
Kyle Juszczyk	1	2	2.0	-0.9
Chris Moore	1	2	2.0	-0.5

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Mike Wallace	4	6	124	1	20%	6.1
Steve Smith	4	7	47	0	23%	1.6
Breshad Perriman	3	4	33	0	13%	-0.9
Darren Waller	2	3	17	0	10%	-1.5
Dennis Pitta	2	3	14	0	10%	-3.7
Kamar Aiken	1	2	9	0	7%	1.4
Terrance West	1	3	6	0	10%	-1.0
Kenneth Dixon	2	2	0	0	7%	-1.3

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Zach Orr	8	2	0.0	0	0
C.J. Mosley	6	0	0.0	0	1
Tavon Young	4	1	0.0	0	0
Lardarius Webb	5	0	0.0	0	2
Eric Weddle	2	2	0.0	0	1
Matt Judon	3	0	1.0	0	0
Brandon Williams	1	1	0.0	0	1
Timmy Jernigan	0	2	0.0	1	1
Michael Pierce	1	1	0.0	0	0
Jimmy Smith	2	0	0.0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: PIT -3.5
Closing total: 46
PIT moneyline: -155
BAL moneyline: +140

Steelers closed -3.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 46; the game landed 35 — under by 11.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: M&T Bank Stadium
Roof / surface: outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather: 65°F, wind 15 mph
Referee: John Hussey
Rest: PIT 14 days · BAL 14 days
Coaches: Mike Tomlin vs John Harbaugh

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

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