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2017 Week 17 · Sun, Dec 31, 2017 · Heinz Field
24
28
Pittsburgh Steelers 28–24.
Who moved the needle
Passing · CLE
16/30, 314 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
6.7 expected points added · -6.9% completion over expected
Passing · PIT
23/27, 239 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-2.8 expected points added · +18.4% completion over expected
4.6 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · PIT
9/10 for 143 yds, 1 TD
37% of team targets · 4.9 expected points added
Full stat lines
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeShone Kizer | 16/30 | 314 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6.7 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeShone Kizer | 6 | 61 | 10.2 | 0 | 4.6 |
| Isaiah Crowell | 15 | 21 | 1.4 | 0 | -7.4 |
| Duke Johnson | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Gordon | 4 | 7 | 115 | 0 | 23% | 6.8 |
| Duke Johnson | 6 | 6 | 75 | 0 | 20% | 1.6 |
| Rashard Higgins | 3 | 4 | 68 | 2 | 13% |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Schobert | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason McCourty | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamar Taylor | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Kirksey |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landry Jones | 23/27 | 239 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2.8 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevan Ridley | 17 | 80 | 4.7 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Steelers closed -5, won by 4 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 38.5; the game landed 52 — over by 13.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| 8.1 |
| David Njoku | 2 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 10% | -2.0 |
| Corey Coleman | 1 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 20% | -2.4 |
| Ricardo Louis | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7% | -1.5 |
| Seth DeValve | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.6 |
| Marquez Williams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
| 4 |
| 2 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Briean Boddy-Calhoun | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kai Nacua | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Myles Garrett | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jabrill Peppers | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rashard Higgins | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Burgess | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.2 |
| Darrius Heyward-Bey | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 1 | 3.3 |
| Fitzgerald Toussaint | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Roosevelt Nix | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | -4.9 |
| Landry Jones | 3 | -6 | -2.0 | 0 | -3.1 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JuJu Smith-Schuster | 9 | 10 | 143 | 1 | 37% | 4.9 |
| Martavis Bryant | 6 | 7 | 65 | 0 | 26% | 3.1 |
| Fitzgerald Toussaint | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 11% | -0.8 |
| Jesse James | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 7% | -0.4 |
| Vance McDonald | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7% | -1.6 |
| Roosevelt Nix | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4% | -0.2 |
| Xavier Grimble | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4% | -0.8 |
| Eli Rogers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4% | -0.4 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T.J. Watt | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson Alualu | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Spence | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hilton | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vince Williams | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephon Tuitt | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Gay | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Davis | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Haden | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tyler Matakevich | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
