Win Probability
Confidence: <strong>coin flip</strong> Bands are honesty-checked against held-out seasons, not a feeling about this game — see the <a href="/track-record">full track record</a>.
Key Insights
- PIT offense: +0.109 EPA/play over its last 8 games (5th in the league)
- BAL defense: -0.132 EPA/play allowed over its last 8 games (1st in the league)
- Ben Roethlisberger (PIT): +0.207 EPA/dropback in prior starts
- BAL offense: +0.041 EPA/play over its last 8 games (15th in the league)
- PIT defense: +0.084 EPA/play allowed over its last 8 games (26th in the league)
Predicted Final Score
Typical error on unseen games: ±10.2 pts on margin, ±10.7 pts on total (held-out 2025). Treat this as a range, not a prediction to the point — see the <a href="/track-record">full track record</a>.
Injury Report — Week 9
PIT
BAL
Pulled fresh for 2018 week 9 specifically, not a cached snapshot — this changes every week as new reports come in.
Actual Result
Prediction missed by 9 pts on margin, 9 pts on total.
Scoring Summary
- Q1 05:05 FG BAL (5:05) (Field Goal formation) 9-J.Tucker 23 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-M.Cox, Holder-4-S.Koch. PIT 0 – BAL 3
- Q1 01:09 TD PIT (1:09) (Shotgun) 7-B.Roethlisberger pass short middle to 30-J.Conner for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN. PIT 6 – BAL 3
- Q2 07:23 TD PIT (7:23) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 7-B.Roethlisberger pass short right to 84-A.Brown for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN. PIT 13 – BAL 3
- Q2 04:40 FG BAL (4:40) (Field Goal formation) 9-J.Tucker 23 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-M.Cox, Holder-4-S.Koch. PIT 14 – BAL 6
- Q3 06:50 TD PIT (6:50) 7-B.Roethlisberger up the middle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN. PIT 20 – BAL 6
- Q3 03:01 TD BAL (3:01) 34-A.Collins right end for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN. PIT 20 – BAL 12
- Q4 08:29 FG PIT (8:29) (Field Goal formation) 9-C.Boswell 29 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-57-K.Canaday, Holder-4-J.Berry. PIT 23 – BAL 13
- Q4 05:27 FG BAL (5:27) (Field Goal formation) 9-J.Tucker 37 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-M.Cox, Holder-4-S.Koch. PIT 23 – BAL 16
Fourth-Down Decisions
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Q1 BAL 4th & 8 at the 42Chose PUNT ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 36% p(FG) 46%
(12:16) (Punt formation) 4-S.Koch punts 42 yards to end zone, Center-46-M.Cox, Touchback.
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Q1 PIT 4th & 6 at the 38Chose PUNT Model wanted GO instead — cost +0.51 EPp(convert) 39% p(FG) 57%
(9:30) (Shotgun) 7-B.Roethlisberger punts 27 yards to BAL 11, Center-53-M.Pouncey. 32-E.Weddle to BAL 29 for 18 yards (13-J.Washington). Roethlisberger punts out of shotgun.
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Q1 BAL 4th & 5 at the 5Chose KICK Model wanted GO instead — cost +0.49 EPp(convert) 39% p(FG) 98%
(5:05) (Field Goal formation) 9-J.Tucker 23 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-M.Cox, Holder-4-S.Koch.
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Q2 BAL 4th & 5 at the 59Chose PUNT Model wanted GO instead — cost +0.32 EPp(convert) 46%
(13:11) (Punt formation) 4-S.Koch punts 43 yards to PIT 16, Center-46-M.Cox. 10-R.Switzer ran ob at PIT 25 for 9 yards (37-J.Allen).
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Q2 PIT 4th & 1 at the 41Chose GO ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 69% p(FG) 49%
(9:34) (Shotgun) 7-B.Roethlisberger pass short middle to 19-J.Smith-Schuster to BAL 35 for 6 yards (22-J.Smith).
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Q2 BAL 4th & 3 at the 5Chose KICK Model wanted GO instead — cost +0.89 EPp(convert) 48% p(FG) 98%
(4:40) (Field Goal formation) 9-J.Tucker 23 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-M.Cox, Holder-4-S.Koch.
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Q2 PIT 4th & 7 at the 51Chose PUNT ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 38% p(FG) 25%
(1:48) (Punt formation) 4-J.Berry punts 36 yards to BAL 15, Center-57-K.Canaday, fair catch by 27-C.Jones.
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Q2 BAL 4th & 10 at the 59Chose PUNT ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 35%
(1:00) (Punt formation) 4-S.Koch punts 52 yards to PIT 7, Center-46-M.Cox. 10-R.Switzer to PIT 15 for 8 yards (41-A.Levine Sr.).
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Q3 PIT 4th & 6 at the 71Chose PUNT ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 43%
(1:31) (Punt formation) 4-J.Berry punts 42 yards to BAL 29, Center-57-K.Canaday, fair catch by 27-C.Jones.
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Q4 BAL 4th & 16 at the 77Chose PUNT ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 30%
(14:26) (Punt formation) 4-S.Koch punts 52 yards to PIT 25, Center-46-M.Cox. 10-R.Switzer to PIT 26 for 1 yard (48-P.Onwuasor; 36-C.Clark). PENALTY on PIT-88-D.Heyward-Bey, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at PIT 25.
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Q4 PIT 4th & 11 at the 11Chose KICK ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 27% p(FG) 96%
(8:29) (Field Goal formation) 9-C.Boswell 29 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-57-K.Canaday, Holder-4-J.Berry.
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Q4 BAL 4th & 5 at the 19Chose KICK ✓ matched the modelp(convert) 41% p(FG) 91%
(5:27) (Field Goal formation) 9-J.Tucker 37 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-M.Cox, Holder-4-S.Koch.
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Q4 BAL 4th & 11 at the 77 late-gameChose GO Model wanted PUNT instead — cost +0.61 EPp(convert) 36%
(:08) (Shotgun) 5-J.Flacco pass short middle to 15-M.Crabtree to BAL 30 for 7 yards. Lateral to 37-J.Allen to BAL 22 for -8 yards. Lateral to 13-J.Brown to BAL 20 for -2 yards. PENALTY on BAL-13-J.Brown, Illegal Forward Pass, 0 yards, enforced at BAL 20.