2020 Week 1 · Mon, Sep 14, 2020 · MetLife Stadium

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New York Giants

PIT -6 ✓U 44 ✓Steelers closed -6 and covered, winning by 10.

Pittsburgh Steelers 26–16. Biggest swing: Q1 11:40, NYG +18% win probability on one snap.

The game in one curve — scrub to replay it

Win probability

Q1 · 11:40PIT — NYG NYG ball · 4th & 6PIT 76%

(11:40) 9-R.Dixon punts 33 yards to PIT 12, Center-58-C.Kreiter. 18-D.Johnson MUFFS catch, touched at PIT 10, RECOVERED by NYG-52-D.Downs at PIT 3.

Market-anchored home win probability, play by play. Drag across the curve or use arrow keys to replay the game; gold diamonds mark the biggest momentum swings — tap one to jump there.

Highest-leverage plays

Q1 · 11:40NYG +18% win prob(11:40) 9-R.Dixon punts 33 yards to PIT 12, Center-58-C.Kreiter. 18-D.Johnson MUFFS catch, touched at PIT 10, RECOVERED by NYG-52-D.Downs at PIT 3.
Q3 · 3:25PIT +14% win prob(3:25) (No Huddle) 8-D.Jones pass short left intended for 86-D.Slayton INTERCEPTED by 97-C.Heyward (48-B.Dupree) [48-B.Dupree] at PIT 0. Touchback.
Q2 · 12:40PIT +12% win prob(12:40) 8-D.Jones pass short right intended for 88-E.Engram INTERCEPTED by 90-T.Watt at NYG 36. 90-T.Watt to NYG 36 for no gain (75-C.Fleming).
Q2 · 13:54NYG +10% win prob(13:54) 8-D.Jones pass deep middle to 86-D.Slayton for 41 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

Down-to-down truth

Situational splits

Metric	Steelers	Giants
Offensive plays	63	64
Total yards	351 (edge)	292
Yards per play	5.6 (edge)	4.6
Expected points added / play	0.18 (edge)	-0.14
Success rate	40% (edge)	39%
Dropback rate	56%	75%
Dropback efficiency (EPA/play)	0.44 (edge)	0.02
Rush efficiency (EPA/play)	-0.13 (edge)	-0.63
Third downs	8/15	8/15
Red-zone trips → TDs	0 → 0	0 → 0
Explosive plays (10+ rush / 20+ pass)	6 (edge)	3
First downs gained on snaps	19	19
Sacks taken	2 (edge)	3
Turnovers	0 (edge)	2

Steelers won the down-to-down efficiency fight: 0.18 expected points added per play vs -0.14.

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · NYG

Daniel JonesQB

26/41, 279 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT

-1.3 expected points added · -0.1% completion over expected

Passing · PIT

Ben RoethlisbergerQB

21/32, 229 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT

15.1 expected points added · +1.5% completion over expected

Rushing · PIT

Benny SnellRB

19 att, 113 yds, 0 TD

0.4 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · PIT

James ConnerRB

6 att, 9 yds, 0 TD

-3.2 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · NYG

Darius SlaytonWR

6/9 for 102 yds, 2 TD

23% of team targets · 3.9 expected points added

Receiving · PIT

JuJu Smith-SchusterWR

6/6 for 69 yds, 2 TD

19% of team targets · 11.3 expected points added

Possession by possession

Drive chart

#	Team	Start	Plays	Scrim yds	Clock	Result
1	NYG	NYG 25	9	35	3:36	Punt
2	NYG	PIT 3	4	1	0:50	Turnover on downs
3	PIT	PIT 25	5	5	2:00	Punt
4	NYG	NYG 44	4	-3	1:34	Punt
5	PIT	PIT 18	13	59	6:11	Turnover on downs
6	NYG	NYG 25	8	63	2:04	Touchdown
7	PIT	PIT 25	5	1	1:05	Punt
8	NYG	NYG 35	1	0	0:05	Interception
9	PIT	NYG 36	7	40	3:34	Touchdown
10	NYG	NYG 25	7	43	3:51	Punt
11	PIT	PIT 16	4	-4	1:46	Punt
12	NYG	NYG 49	4	2	1:52	Punt
13	PIT	PIT 22	9	78	1:25	Touchdown
14	NYG	NYG 25	2	0	0:07	End of half
15	PIT	PIT 34	7	22	2:53	Punt
16	NYG	NYG 9	19	87	8:50	Interception
17	PIT	PIT 20	9	58	3:58	Turnover on downs
18	NYG	NYG 40	5	-6	1:56	Punt
19	PIT	PIT 25	12	75	7:00	Touchdown
20	NYG	NYG 25	15	70	3:31	Touchdown
21	PIT	NYG 46	6	17	1:52	End of game

0 of 21 drives ended in points. Longest march: Giants gained 87 scrimmage yards over 19 plays for a interception.

Full stat lines

Box score

Pittsburgh Steelers

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Ben Roethlisberger	21/32	229	3	0	2	15.1

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Benny Snell	19	113	5.9	0.4
Ben Roethlisberger	3	9	3.0	-3.5
James Conner	6	9	1.5	-3.2
Chase Claypool	1	8	8.0	1.4
Jaylen Samuels	1	2	2.0	-0.4

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
JuJu Smith-Schuster	6	6	69	2	19%	11.3
Diontae Johnson	6	10	57	0	32%	4.1
Chase Claypool	2	2	39	0	6%	3.4
James Washington	2	3	34	1	10%	2.5
Eric Ebron	1	2	18	0	6%	1.3
James Conner	2	4	8	0	13%	-0.4
Vance McDonald	1	2	3	0	6%	-1.9
Jaylen Samuels	1	1	1	0	3%	-0.4
Benny Snell	0	1	0	0	3%	-1.1

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Terrell Edmunds	7	1	0.0	0
Joe Haden	6	0	0.0	0
Devin Bush	4	2	0.0	0
Mike Hilton	3	2	1.0	1
Vince Williams	4	1	1.0	0
Bud Dupree	3	1	0.0	1
Steven Nelson	3	1	0.0	0
Tyson Alualu	3	1	0.0	0
Derek Watt	1	1	0.0	0
Minkah Fitzpatrick	2	0	0.0	0

New York Giants

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Daniel Jones	26/41	279	2	2	3	-1.3

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Daniel Jones	4	22	5.5	2.1
Saquon Barkley	15	6	0.4	-9.5
Dion Lewis	1	1	1.0	-0.5

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Darius Slayton	6	9	102	2	23%	3.9
Saquon Barkley	6	9	60	0	23%	3.6
Sterling Shepard	6	6	47	0	15%	3.7
C.J. Board	2	2	17	0	5%	0.6
Kaden Smith	2	2	17	0	5%	1.3
Wayne Gallman	1	1	14	0	3%	-0.3
Levine Toilolo	1	1	13	0	3%	1.1
Evan Engram	2	7	9	0	18%	-8.6
Dion Lewis	0	1	0	0	3%	-0.7
Damion Ratley	0	1	0	0	3%	-0.7

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Blake Martinez	7	5	0.0	0
Corey Ballentine	7	2	0.0	0
Lorenzo Carter	3	3	0.0	0
James Bradberry	5	0	0.0	2
Jabrill Peppers	1	3	0.0	1
Logan Ryan	2	2	0.0	0
Leonard Williams	3	1	1.0	0
Julian Love	3	0	0.0	0
Dexter Lawrence	2	1	1.0	0
Darnay Holmes	1	1	0.0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: PIT -6
Closing total: 44
PIT moneyline: -253
NYG moneyline: +221

Steelers closed -6 and covered, winning by 10.

Total closed 44; the game landed 42 — under by 2.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: MetLife Stadium
Roof / surface: outdoors · fieldturf
Kickoff weather: 71°F, wind 5 mph
Referee: Craig Wrolstad
Rest: PIT 7 days · NYG 7 days
Coaches: Mike Tomlin vs Joe Judge