2017 Week 16 · Mon, Dec 25, 2017 · NRG Stadium
Pittsburgh SteelersWinner
34
at
Houston Texans
6
PIT -8 ✓U 45.5 ✓Dome
Pittsburgh Steelers 34–6 — 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
20/29, 226 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
13.0 expected points added · +0.3% completion over expected
Passing · HOU
7/16, 83 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-17.2 expected points added · -19.5% completion over expected
Receiving · PIT
6/7 for 75 yds, 1 TD
23% of team targets · 5.1 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 20/29 | 226 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 |
| Landry Jones | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le'Veon Bell | 14 | 69 | 4.9 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Stevan Ridley | 9 | 28 | 3.1 | 0 | -3.2 |
| Martavis Bryant | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Roosevelt Nix | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Landry Jones | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JuJu Smith-Schuster | 6 | 7 | 75 | 1 | 23% | 5.1 |
| Martavis Bryant | 3 | 4 | 60 | 0 | 13% | 5.3 |
| Vance McDonald | 4 | 5 | 52 | 0 | 17% | 2.8 |
| Le'Veon Bell | 5 | 8 | 28 | 0 | 27% | 0.2 |
| Eli Rogers | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 13% | -3.5 |
| Justin Hunter | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3% | 2.5 |
| Jesse James | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Spence | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vince Williams | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bud Dupree | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hilton | 5 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Davis | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Heyward | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Mitchell | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Haden | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stephon Tuitt | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Artie Burns | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T.J. Yates | 7/16 | 83 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -17.2 |
| Taylor Heinicke | 1/1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Blue | 16 | 108 | 6.8 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Lamar Miller | 10 | 55 | 5.5 | 0 | -0.0 |
| T.J. Yates | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Taylor Heinicke | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAndre Hopkins | 4 | 6 | 65 | 1 | 38% | 1.7 |
| Lamar Miller | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 6% | 1.0 |
| Will Fuller | 1 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 31% | -6.6 |
| Braxton Miller | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 13% | -0.8 |
| Ryan Malleck | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6% | 0.1 |
| Stephen Anderson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -0.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Cunningham | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Benardrick McKinney | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Cole | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kareem Jackson | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andre Hal | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Johnson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Moore | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Treston Decoud | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Thompson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Weeks | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- PIT -8
- Closing total
- 45.5
- PIT moneyline
- -400
- HOU moneyline
- +346
Steelers closed -8 and covered, winning by 28.
Total closed 45.5; the game landed 40 — under by 5.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- NRG Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Bill Vinovich
- Rest
- PIT 8 days · HOU 8 days
- Coaches
- Mike Tomlin vs Bill O'Brien