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2015 AFC Wild Card · Steelers at Bengals

Steelers vs Bengals, 2015 AFC Wild Card: down 1, 1:23 left, three timeouts, 1st and 10 at your own 9.

What really happened

Mike Tomlin was calling it for the Steelers. His first call: The quarterback hit M. Bryant for 8 yards. The real drive ended in a made field goal. The Steelers won 18-16 over the Bengals.

The plays that swung it

1. Q4 0:28

   Ben Roethlisberger hit Antonio Brown for 12 yards.

   +6 points of win chance

2. Q4 0:22

   An unnecessary roughness penalty on Vontaze Burfict of the Bengals wiped out the play, 15 yards.

   +27 points of win chance

3. Q4 0:18

   C. Boswell's 35-yard field goal was good.

   +10 points of win chance

Win chance is the share of games like this one, from that spot, that the team went on to win.

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