2017 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 17, 2017 · Heinz Field
Minnesota Vikings
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Pittsburgh SteelersWinner
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PIT -8.5 ✓U 43 ✓
Pittsburgh Steelers 26–9 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · PIT
23/35, 243 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
4.2 expected points added · +3.2% completion over expected
Passing · MIN
20/37, 167 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
-9.5 expected points added · -3.8% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case Keenum | 20/37 | 167 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -9.5 |
| Ryan Quigley | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalvin Cook | 12 | 64 | 5.3 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Jerick McKinnon | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | -1.3 |
| Latavius Murray | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.0 |
| Stefon Diggs | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| C.J. Ham | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Rudolph | 4 | 6 | 45 | 0 | 17% | 4.0 |
| Adam Thielen | 5 | 6 | 44 | 0 | 17% | -0.0 |
| Laquon Treadwell | 3 | 6 | 33 | 0 | 17% | -0.7 |
| Stefon Diggs | 2 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 17% | -2.2 |
| Jerick McKinnon | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 14% | -2.6 |
| Jarius Wright | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6% | -0.4 |
| Dalvin Cook | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8% | -2.3 |
| Blake Bell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -2.7 |
| David Morgan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Barr | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Kendricks | 3 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Sendejo | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trae Waynes | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Rhodes | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Harrison Smith | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shamar Stephen | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Everson Griffen | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Linval Joseph | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 23/35 | 243 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le'Veon Bell | 27 | 87 | 3.2 | 0 | -3.2 |
| James Conner | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Martavis Bryant | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Terrell Watson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -1.1 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | -1.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martavis Bryant | 3 | 4 | 91 | 1 | 11% | 7.2 |
| Antonio Brown | 5 | 11 | 62 | 0 | 31% | 0.2 |
| Eli Rogers | 4 | 7 | 43 | 0 | 20% | 0.2 |
| Jesse James | 4 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 14% | 0.3 |
| JuJu Smith-Schuster | 3 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 11% | 1.9 |
| Le'Veon Bell | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11% | -3.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Hilton | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Davis | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Shazier | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Anthony Chickillo | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Heyward | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Artie Burns | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| William Gay | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vince Williams | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bud Dupree | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| T.J. Watt | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- PIT -8.5
- Closing total
- 43
- MIN moneyline
- +330
- PIT moneyline
- -380
Steelers closed -8.5 and covered, winning by 17.
Total closed 43; the game landed 35 — under by 8.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Heinz Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 78°F, wind 1 mph
- Referee
- Peter Morelli
- Rest
- MIN 6 days · PIT 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Zimmer vs Mike Tomlin