2016 Wild Card · Sun, Jan 8, 2017 · Heinz Field

Miami Dolphins

Pittsburgh SteelersWinner

PIT -11 ✓U 47.5 ✓17°F · 16 mphSteelers closed -11 and covered, winning by 18.

Pittsburgh Steelers 30–12 — never really in doubt late. Played in 16 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

Matt MooreQB

29/36, 289 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

-2.7 expected points added · +14.3% completion over expected

Passing · PIT

Ben RoethlisbergerQB

13/18, 197 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT

2.7 expected points added · +3.1% completion over expected

Rushing · PIT

Le'Veon BellRB

29 att, 167 yds, 2 TD

6.7 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · MIA

Jay AjayiRB

16 att, 33 yds, 0 TD

-7.7 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · PIT

Antonio BrownWR

5/9 for 124 yds, 2 TD

50% of team targets · 2.1 expected points added

Receiving · MIA

Jarvis LandryWR

11/14 for 102 yds, 0 TD

39% of team targets · 0.5 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Miami Dolphins

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Matt Moore	29/36	289	1	1	5	-2.7

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Jay Ajayi	16	33	2.1	-7.7
Damien Williams	3	14	4.7	-1.5
Michael Thomas	1	3	3.0	2.1
Matt Moore	1	2	2.0	-2.6

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Jarvis Landry	11	14	102	0	39%	0.5
Kenny Stills	5	5	82	0	14%	8.9
DeVante Parker	4	6	55	0	17%	0.9
Dion Sims	5	5	34	0	14%	1.6
Jay Ajayi	3	3	12	0	8%	-1.6
Damien Williams	1	2	4	1	6%	2.4
Kenyan Drake	0	1	0	0	3%	-0.5

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Kiko Alonso	1	5	0.0	0	0
Michael Thomas	2	3	0.0	1	1
Cameron Wake	2	3	0.0	0	0
Bacarri Rambo	4	0	0.0	0	0
Neville Hewitt	1	2	0.0	0	0
Tony Lippett	1	2	0.0	0	0
Xavien Howard	1	2	0.0	1	2
Jay Ajayi	2	0	0.0	0	0
Earl Mitchell	2	0	0.0	0	0
Ndamukong Suh	2	0	1.0	0	0

Pittsburgh Steelers

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Ben Roethlisberger	13/18	197	2	2	1	2.7

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Le'Veon Bell	29	167	5.8	2	6.7
Ben Roethlisberger	4	10	2.5	0	-0.4
DeAngelo Williams	2	2	1.0	0	-1.0

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Antonio Brown	5	9	124	2	50%	2.1
DeMarcus Ayers	2	2	21	0	11%	1.3
Eli Rogers	1	1	19	0	6%	2.2
Darrius Heyward-Bey	1	1	10	0	6%	0.7
Cobi Hamilton	1	1	10	0	6%	0.6
Le'Veon Bell	2	2	7	0	11%	0.9
Jesse James	1	2	6	0	11%	-3.6

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Lawrence Timmons	5	6	2.0	0	0
James Harrison	6	4	1.5	0	0
Mike Mitchell	3	5	1.0	0	0
Bud Dupree	2	3	0.5	0	0
Ross Cockrell	5	0	0.0	0	0
Artie Burns	3	1	0.0	0	0
Ryan Shazier	3	1	0.0	1	1
Stephon Tuitt	1	2	0.0	0	0
Vince Williams	2	0	0.0	0	0
William Gay	2	0	0.0	0	1

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: PIT -11
Closing total: 47.5
MIA moneyline: +500
PIT moneyline: -603

Steelers closed -11 and covered, winning by 18.

Total closed 47.5; the game landed 42 — under by 5.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Heinz Field
Roof / surface: outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather: 17°F, wind 16 mph
Referee: Craig Wrolstad
Rest: MIA 7 days · PIT 7 days
Coaches: Adam Gase vs Mike Tomlin

Wind at 16 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.