2017 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 29, 2017 · Ford Field
Pittsburgh SteelersWinner
20
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Detroit Lions
15
PIT -3 ✓U 44.5 ✓Dome
Pittsburgh Steelers 20–15.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DET
27/45, 423 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
6.8 expected points added · -2.5% completion over expected
Passing · PIT
17/31, 317 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
10.9 expected points added · -1.3% completion over expected
Receiving · PIT
7/10 for 193 yds, 1 TD
32% of team targets · 11.3 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 17/31 | 317 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le'Veon Bell | 25 | 76 | 3.0 | 1 | -9.4 |
| James Conner | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JuJu Smith-Schuster | 7 | 10 | 193 | 1 | 32% | 11.3 |
| Antonio Brown | 5 | 10 | 70 | 0 | 32% | 0.4 |
| Jesse James | 2 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 10% | 2.4 |
| Justin Hunter | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10% | 0.5 |
| Le'Veon Bell | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10% | -1.8 |
| Eli Rogers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -1.6 |
| Darrius Heyward-Bey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artie Burns | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vince Williams | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Shazier | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Mitchell | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Davis | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bud Dupree | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hilton | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson Alualu | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cameron Heyward | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roosevelt Nix | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 27/45 | 423 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ameer Abdullah | 11 | 27 | 2.5 | 0 | -3.4 |
| Theo Riddick | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Dwayne Washington | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 0 | -4.8 |
| Matthew Stafford | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 2.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Jones | 6 | 11 | 128 | 0 | 24% | 7.1 |
| T.J. Jones | 4 | 8 | 88 | 0 | 18% | 2.8 |
| Golden Tate | 7 | 8 | 86 | 0 | 18% | -1.2 |
| Eric Ebron | 2 | 6 | 58 | 0 | 13% | -0.9 |
| Theo Riddick | 2 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 4% | 1.0 |
| Darren Fells | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 7% | -0.3 |
| Jamal Agnew | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2% | 0.8 |
| Ameer Abdullah | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 7% | -0.2 |
| Dwayne Washington | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2% | -0.3 |
| Michael Roberts | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -1.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tavon Wilson | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nevin Lawson | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quandre Diggs | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Reeves-Maybin | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| A'Shawn Robinson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tahir Whitehead | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miles Killebrew | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Zettel | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarrad Davis | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glover Quin | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- PIT -3
- Closing total
- 44.5
- PIT moneyline
- -170
- DET moneyline
- +153
Steelers closed -3 and covered, winning by 5.
Total closed 44.5; the game landed 35 — under by 9.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Ford Field
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- John Hussey
- Rest
- PIT 7 days · DET 14 days
- Coaches
- Mike Tomlin vs Jim Caldwell