2016 Week 13 · Sun, Dec 4, 2016 · Heinz Field
New York Giants
14
Pittsburgh SteelersWinner
24
Pittsburgh Steelers 24–14. Played in 71 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · PIT
24/36, 289 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
11.6 expected points added · -2.0% completion over expected
Passing · NYG
24/39, 195 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
-17.0 expected points added · -2.3% completion over expected
Receiving · PIT
6/11 for 110 yds, 1 TD
31% of team targets · 6.5 expected points added
Receiving · NYG
10/16 for 100 yds, 0 TD
41% of team targets · 1.0 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
New York Giants
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Manning | 24/39 | 195 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -17.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Perkins | 7 | 38 | 5.4 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Rashad Jennings | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Eli Manning | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odell Beckham | 10 | 16 | 100 | 0 | 41% | 1.0 |
| Rashad Jennings | 6 | 6 | 34 | 1 | 15% | 2.2 |
| Will Tye | 2 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 10% | -3.9 |
| Sterling Shepard | 4 | 8 | 21 | 1 | 21% | -1.6 |
| Jerell Adams | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 8% | -0.5 |
| Roger Lewis | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3% | 0.6 |
| Larry Donnell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -8.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damon Harrison | 2 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelvin Sheppard | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keenan Robinson | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landon Collins | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Eli Apple | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Olivier Vernon | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Pierre-Paul | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devon Kennard | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Casillas | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Adams | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 24/36 | 289 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11.6 |
| Le'Veon Bell | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le'Veon Bell | 29 | 118 | 4.1 | 0 | -9.1 |
| Landry Jones | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ladarius Green | 6 | 11 | 110 | 1 | 31% | 6.5 |
| Le'Veon Bell | 6 | 7 | 64 | 0 | 19% | 4.1 |
| Antonio Brown | 6 | 7 | 54 | 1 | 19% | 3.3 |
| Jesse James | 3 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 11% | 2.5 |
| Eli Rogers | 1 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 8% | -1.3 |
| Cobi Hamilton | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 8% | -0.0 |
| David Johnson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Davis | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Artie Burns | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Cockrell | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lawrence Timmons | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Mitchell | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ryan Shazier | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Javon Hargrave | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Gay | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Harrison | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eli Rogers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- PIT -7
- Closing total
- 49.5
- NYG moneyline
- +277
- PIT moneyline
- -315
Steelers closed -7 and covered, winning by 10.
Total closed 49.5; the game landed 38 — under by 11.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Heinz Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 43°F, wind 71 mph
- Referee
- Terry McAulay
- Rest
- NYG 7 days · PIT 10 days
- Coaches
- Ben McAdoo vs Mike Tomlin
Wind at 71 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.