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2017 Week 4 · Sun, Oct 1, 2017 · M&T Bank Stadium

Pittsburgh SteelersWinner

26

Baltimore Ravens

9

PIT -3.5 ✓U 42 ✓

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 · BAL

Joe FlaccoQB

31/49, 235 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT

-12.2 expected points added · -1.4% completion over expected

Passing · PIT

Ben RoethlisbergerQB

18/30, 216 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

3.9 expected points added · +0.9% completion over expected

Rushing · PIT

Le'Veon BellRB

35 att, 144 yds, 2 TD

0.5 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · BAL

Alex CollinsRB

9 att, 82 yds, 0 TD

-3.2 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · BAL

Mike WallaceWR

6/10 for 55 yds, 1 TD

21% of team targets · 3.3 expected points added

Receiving · PIT

Martavis BryantWR

3/5 for 48 yds, 0 TD

17% of team targets · 0.8 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Pittsburgh Steelers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Ben Roethlisberger18/302161113.9

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Le'Veon Bell351444.120.5
James Conner4266.501.2
Darrius Heyward-Bey133.00-0.1
Terrell Watson111.000.5
Ben Roethlisberger1-1-1.000.0

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Martavis Bryant3548017%0.8
JuJu Smith-Schuster3447113%7.3
Le'Veon Bell4642020%1.9
Jesse James3340010%2.3
Antonio Brown4934030%-7.6
Justin Hunter12507%1.2
Vance McDonald01003%-0.3

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Ryan Shazier1010.014
Sean Davis500.001
Bud Dupree401.000
Mike Hilton401.011
Artie Burns400.001
T.J. Watt400.001
Cameron Heyward312.000
Vince Williams300.000
J.J. Wilcox300.000
Joe Haden300.000

Baltimore Ravens

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Joe Flacco31/49235124-12.2

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Alex Collins9829.10-3.2
Javorius Allen273.500.7
Terrance West4-7-1.80-4.6

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Mike Wallace61055121%3.3
Benjamin Watson5643013%-1.3
Javorius Allen6637013%1.9
Nick Boyle5536011%2.0
Michael Campanaro4625013%-2.9
Jeremy Maclin3621013%-4.4
Chris Matthews121204%-1.8
Breshad Perriman14609%-0.3
Alex Collins02004%-1.4

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
C.J. Mosley1020.000
Eric Weddle440.012
Michael Pierce520.000
Tony Jefferson410.000
Brandon Carr310.000
Jimmy Smith310.001
Marlon Humphrey400.000
Carl Davis300.000
Matt Judon210.000
Lardarius Webb301.000

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread
PIT -3.5
Closing total
42
PIT moneyline
-185
BAL moneyline
+166

Steelers closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 17.

Total closed 42; the game landed 35 — under by 7.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue
M&T Bank Stadium
Roof / surface
outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather
64°F, wind 6 mph
Referee
Walt Anderson
Rest
PIT 7 days · BAL 7 days
Coaches
Mike Tomlin vs John Harbaugh

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