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2017 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 17, 2017 · Heinz Field
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New England Patriots 27–24 — decided on the final possessions.
Who moved the needle
Passing · NE
22/35, 298 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
7.4 expected points added · +2.8% completion over expected
Passing · PIT
22/30, 281 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
11.7 expected points added · +11.0% completion over expected
4.2 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · PIT
6/6 for 114 yds, 0 TD
20% of team targets · 7.6 expected points added
Full stat lines
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 22/35 | 298 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7.4 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dion Lewis | 13 | 67 | 5.2 | 1 | 4.2 |
| Rex Burkhead | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Tom Brady | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Gronkowski | 9 | 13 | 168 | 0 | 37% | 7.7 |
| Brandin Cooks | 4 | 7 | 60 | 1 | 20% | 4.7 |
| Danny Amendola | 2 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 11% |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephon Gilmore | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Malcom Brown | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elandon Roberts | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawrence Guy |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 22/30 | 281 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11.7 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le'Veon Bell | 24 | 117 | 4.9 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Patriots closed -2.5 and covered, winning by 3.
Total closed 53; the game landed 51 — under by 2.0.
Conditions and crew
| 0.2 |
| Dion Lewis | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 6% | 0.5 |
| Dwayne Allen | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3% | 0.8 |
| James White | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 9% | -1.5 |
| Kenny Britt | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3% | 0.2 |
| Rex Burkhead | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | -0.6 |
| Phillip Dorsett | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3% | -0.1 |
| Jacob Hollister | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.8 |
| James Develin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.8 |
| 2 |
| 3 |
| 1.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Trey Flowers | 2 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Jean Francois | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Chung | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Devin McCourty | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcolm Butler | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Rowe | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0.9 |
| James Conner | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Fitzgerald Toussaint | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JuJu Smith-Schuster | 6 | 6 | 114 | 0 | 20% | 7.6 |
| Martavis Bryant | 4 | 6 | 59 | 1 | 20% | 6.8 |
| Le'Veon Bell | 5 | 6 | 48 | 0 | 20% | 2.4 |
| Antonio Brown | 2 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 10% | 1.5 |
| Eli Rogers | 1 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 7% | -1.1 |
| Xavier Grimble | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3% | 1.0 |
| Jesse James | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 17% | -2.8 |
| Darrius Heyward-Bey | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3% | -0.7 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Davis | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Artie Burns | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Mitchell | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Spence | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hilton | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cameron Sutton | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bud Dupree | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Watt | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson Alualu | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| L.T. Walton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
