House Prediction
Model Margin
Pittsburgh by 9.3
Home Win Probability
Michigan State 24%
Market (consensus)
Michigan State -3.5
fitted_v1 · Dec 31, 2021
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| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
 Michigan State | 10 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 31 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Pittsburgh | Michigan State |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 16-23 | 29-50 |
| Pass Yards | 170 | 354 |
| Rush Yards | 104 | 56 |
| Total Yards | 274 | 410 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| 3rd Down | 2-12 | 10-21 |
| Penalties | 4-30 | 6-35 |
| Possession | 24:51 | 35:09 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
Stephen Rusnak kickoff for 63 yds , Israel Abanikanda return for no gain to the Pitt 2
Israel Abanikanda run for no gain to the Pitt 2
Nick Patti pass incomplete to Lucas Krull
Nick Patti pass incomplete to Jordan Addison
Kirk Christodoulou punt for 43 yds , Jayden Reed returns for 16 yds to the Pitt 29
Jordon Simmons run for 1 yd to the Pitt 28
Payton Thorne pass incomplete to Jalen Nailor
Payton Thorne pass complete to Jayden Reed for 28 yds for a TD, (Matt Coghlin KICK)
Israel Abanikanda run for 5 yds to the Pitt 30
Nick Patti pass complete to Jordan Addison for 13 yds to the Pitt 43 for a 1ST down
Israel Abanikanda run for 5 yds to the Pitt 48
Nick Patti run for 8 yds to the MchSt 44 for a 1ST down
Israel Abanikanda run for 7 yds to the MchSt 37
Nick Patti run for 3 yds to the MchSt 34 for a 1ST down
Nick Patti pass complete to Jordan Addison for 8 yds to the MchSt 26
Vincent Davis run for 1 yd to the MchSt 25
Vincent Davis run for 3 yds to the MchSt 22 for a 1ST down
Vincent Davis run for 6 yds to the MchSt 16
Nick Patti pass incomplete to Lucas Krull, broken up by Noah Harvey
Nick Patti run for 16 yds for a TD, (Sam Scarton KICK)
Jordon Simmons run for a loss of 3 yards to the MchSt 22
Jordon Simmons run for no gain to the MchSt 22
Payton Thorne pass complete to Jalen Nailor for 17 yds to the MchSt 39 for a 1ST down
Joiner, Harold rush for 4 yards to the MICHIGANST43, PENALTY PITTSBURGH offside (Baldonado, Habakkuk) 5 yards to the MICHIGANST44, NO PLAY.
Payton Thorne pass complete to Maliq Carr for 25 yds to the Pitt 31 for a 1ST down
Payton Thorne pass incomplete
Harold Joiner run for 6 yds to the Pitt 25
Payton Thorne run for 12 yds to the Pitt 13 for a 1ST down
Payton Thorne pass complete to Tre Mosley for 5 yds to the Pitt 8
MICHIGAN ST Penalty, False Start (Matt Allen) to the Pitt 13
Harold Joiner run for 2 yds to the Pitt 11
Joiner, Harold rush for 4 yards to the PITTSBURGH7, PENALTY MICHIGANST holding (Brown, Spencer) 10 yards to the PITTSBURGH21, NO PLAY.
Payton Thorne pass complete to Harold Joiner for 3 yds to the Pitt 18
Matt Coghlin 36 yd FG GOOD
Stephen Rusnak kickoff for 57 yds , Israel Abanikanda return for 24 yds to the Pitt 32
PITTSBURGH Penalty, False Start (Gavin Bartholomew) to the Pitt 27
Israel Abanikanda run for a loss of 1 yard to the Pitt 26
Davis Beville pass complete to Melquise Stovall for 7 yds to the Pitt 33
Davis Beville pass complete to Vincent Davis for 8 yds to the Pitt 41
Davis Beville run for 1 yd to the Pitt 42 for a 1ST down
Davis Beville pass incomplete to Vincent Davis
Davis Beville pass complete to Vincent Davis for 1 yd to the Pitt 43
Davis Beville sacked by Brandon Wright for a loss of 9 yards to the Pitt 34
Kirk Christodoulou punt for 43 yds , Jayden Reed returns for 9 yds to the MchSt 32
Elijah Collins run for 1 yd to the MchSt 33
Elijah Collins run for 4 yds to the MchSt 37
Payton Thorne pass complete to Keon Coleman for 9 yds to the MchSt 46 for a 1ST down
Payton Thorne pass complete to Jalen Nailor for 50 yds to the Pitt 4 for a 1ST down
Payton Thorne pass incomplete to Jayden Reed
MICHIGAN ST Penalty, False Start (Matt Allen) to the Pitt 9
Payton Thorne run for a loss of 6 yards to the Pitt 15
Payton Thorne pass incomplete to Jalen Nailor
Matt Coghlin 33 yd FG MISSED
Rodney Hammond Jr. run for 2 yds to the Pitt 22
Rodney Hammond Jr. run for 3 yds to the Pitt 25
Davis Beville pass incomplete
Kirk Christodoulou punt for 53 yds, fair catch by Jayden Reed at the MchSt 22
Elijah Collins run for 1 yd to the MchSt 23
Payton Thorne pass complete to Tre Mosley for 15 yds to the MchSt 38 for a 1ST down
Payton Thorne pass incomplete to Elijah Collins
Payton Thorne run for 11 yds to the MchSt 49 for a 1ST down
Elijah Collins run for 3 yds to the Pitt 48
Jordon Simmons run for a loss of 5 yards to the MchSt 47 Jordon Simmons fumbled, recovered by MchSt Payton Thorne
Payton Thorne pass incomplete to Montorie Foster
Bryce Baringer punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Jordan Addison at the Pitt 11
Vincent Davis run for a loss of 1 yard to the Pitt 10
Davis Beville run for 8 yds to the Pitt 18
Davis Beville pass incomplete to Jordan Addison
Kirk Christodoulou punt for 40 yds, downed at the MchSt 42
Jordon Simmons run for 7 yds to the MchSt 49
Jordon Simmons run for 1 yd to the 50 yard line
MICHIGAN ST Penalty, False Start (Spencer Brown) to the MchSt 45
Payton Thorne pass complete to Tre Mosley for 15 yds to the Pitt 40 for a 1ST down
Jordon Simmons run for 2 yds to the Pitt 38
Jordon Simmons run for 3 yds to the Pitt 35
Jordon Simmons run for 6 yds to the Pitt 29 for a 1ST down
Payton Thorne pass intercepted Brandon Hill return for no gain to the Pitt 13
Vincent Davis run for 12 yds to the Pitt 25 for a 1ST down
Davis Beville pass complete to Jordan Addison for 10 yds to the Pitt 35 for a 1ST down
Davis Beville pass complete to Jordan Addison for 52 yds to the MchSt 13 for a 1ST down
Vincent Davis run for 12 yds to the MchSt 1 for a 1ST down
Vincent Davis run for a loss of 3 yards to the MchSt 4
Davis Beville pass complete to Jared Wayne for 4 yds for a TD, (Sam Scarton KICK)
Ben Sauls kickoff for 65 yds , Jalen Nailor return for 16 yds to the MchSt 16
Payton Thorne pass complete to Connor Heyward for 9 yds to the MchSt 25
Payton Thorne sacked by Tyler Bentley for a loss of 8 yards to the MchSt 17
Elijah Collins run for 1 yd to the MchSt 18
End of 2nd Quarter
Payton Thorne pass incomplete to Jalen Nailor, broken up by A.J. Woods
Payton Thorne pass incomplete to Jayden Reed
Payton Thorne run for 1 yd Payton Thorne fumbled, forced by John Morgan III, recovered by Pitt Cam Bright , return for 26 yds, (Sam Scarton KICK)
Jordon Simmons run for 10 yds to the MchSt 35 for a 1ST down
Payton Thorne run for 3 yds to the MchSt 38
Payton Thorne pass complete to Connor Heyward for 4 yds to the MchSt 42
Payton Thorne pass incomplete to Jalen Nailor
Connor Heyward run for 7 yds to the MchSt 49 for a 1ST down
Payton Thorne pass complete to Tre Mosley for 8 yds to the Pitt 43
Jordon Simmons run for 3 yds to the Pitt 40 for a 1ST down
Thorne, Payton pass incomplete, PENALTY PITTSBURGH roughing passer (Petrishen, John) 15 yards to the PITTSBURGH25, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN MICHIGANST.
Jordon Simmons run for a loss of 4 yards to the Pitt 29
Payton Thorne run for 1 yd to the Pitt 28
Payton Thorne pass incomplete to Jayden Reed
Payton Thorne pass incomplete to Jalen Nailor, broken up by A.J. Woods
Davis Beville sacked by Jacob Slade for a loss of 8 yards to the Pitt 20
Vincent Davis run for 12 yds to the Pitt 32
Davis Beville pass complete to Shocky Jacques-Louis for 5 yds to the Pitt 37
Kirk Christodoulou punt for 47 yds, downed at the MchSt 16
Elijah Collins run for 5 yds to the MchSt 21
Payton Thorne pass incomplete to Elijah Collins
Payton Thorne pass incomplete to Jayden Reed
Bryce Baringer punt for 53 yds , Jordan Addison returns for no gain to the Pitt 26
Davis Beville pass complete to Jordan Addison for a loss of 1 yard to the Pitt 25
Vincent Davis run for 1 yd to the Pitt 26
Davis Beville sacked by Drew Beesley and Brandon Wright for a loss of 3 yards to the Pitt 23
Kirk Christodoulou punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Jayden Reed at the MchSt 36
Payton Thorne pass complete to Jalen Nailor for 5 yds to the MchSt 41
Jordon Simmons run for no gain to the MchSt 41
Payton Thorne pass incomplete to Maliq Carr
Payton Thorne pass complete to Jalen Nailor for 9 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Payton Thorne sacked by Bam Brima for a loss of 10 yards to the MchSt 40
Payton Thorne pass incomplete to Connor Heyward
Payton Thorne pass complete to Harold Joiner for 8 yds to the MchSt 48
Bryce Baringer punt for 43 yds, fair catch by Jordan Addison at the Pitt 9
Jordan Addison run for 28 yds to the Pitt 37 for a 1ST down
PITTSBURGH Penalty, False Start (Carter Warren) to the Pitt 32
Rodney Hammond Jr. run for 6 yds to the Pitt 38
Davis Beville sacked by Simeon Barrow and Jacub Panasiuk for a loss of 12 yards to the Pitt 26
Rodney Hammond Jr. run for 9 yds to the Pitt 35
Kirk Christodoulou punt for 35 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the MchSt 30
Payton Thorne pass complete to Tre Mosley for 15 yds to the MchSt 45 for a 1ST down
Payton Thorne pass complete to Jayden Reed for 2 yds to the MchSt 47
Payton Thorne pass complete to Jayden Reed for 11 yds to the Pitt 42 for a 1ST down
Payton Thorne pass complete to Jalen Nailor for 13 yds to the Pitt 29 for a 1ST down
Payton Thorne pass complete to Jordon Simmons for 5 yds to the Pitt 24
Payton Thorne pass incomplete to Jalen Nailor
Jordon Simmons run for a loss of 1 yard to the Pitt 25
Payton Thorne pass complete to Connor Heyward for 8 yds to the Pitt 17 for a 1ST down
Payton Thorne pass complete to Jayden Reed for 6 yds to the Pitt 11
Payton Thorne run for 6 yds to the Pitt 5 for a 1ST down
MICHIGAN ST Penalty, False Start (Maliq Carr) to the Pitt 10
Jordon Simmons run for 1 yd to the Pitt 9
Payton Thorne sacked by Devin Danielson for a loss of 6 yards to the Pitt 15
Payton Thorne pass complete to Connor Heyward for 15 yds for a TD, (Two-Point Conversion failed )
MICHIGAN ST Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the Pitt 8
Stephen Rusnak kickoff for 56 yds , Vincent Davis return for 13 yds to the Pitt 22
Vincent Davis run for no gain to the Pitt 22
Davis Beville pass complete to Gavin Bartholomew for 9 yds to the Pitt 31
Vincent Davis run for a loss of 2 yards to the Pitt 29
Kirk Christodoulou punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Jayden Reed at the MchSt 29
Jordon Simmons run for 2 yds to the MchSt 31
Payton Thorne pass complete to Connor Heyward for 1 yd to the MchSt 32
Payton Thorne pass complete to Jayden Reed for 11 yds to the MchSt 43 for a 1ST down
Payton Thorne pass complete to Keon Coleman for 11 yds to the Pitt 46 for a 1ST down
Payton Thorne pass incomplete to Tre Mosley, broken up by Erick Hallett
Payton Thorne pass incomplete to Jalen Nailor
Payton Thorne pass complete to Maliq Carr for 10 yds to the Pitt 36 for a 1ST down
Payton Thorne pass incomplete to Tre Mosley
Payton Thorne pass incomplete to Jalen Nailor
Payton Thorne pass complete to Jalen Nailor for 14 yds to the Pitt 22 for a 1ST down
Payton Thorne pass complete to Jayden Reed for 22 yds for a TD, (Payton Thorne pass to Jalen Nailor for Two-Point Conversion)
Vincent Davis run for 2 yds to the Pitt 27
Davis Beville sacked by Jacub Panasiuk and Jacob Slade for a loss of 7 yards to the Pitt 20
Davis Beville pass complete to Vincent Davis for 7 yds to the Pitt 27
Davis Beville pass complete to Jordan Addison for 8 yds to the Pitt 35 for a 1ST down
Davis Beville pass complete to Jordan Addison for 24 yds to the MchSt 41 for a 1ST down
Davis Beville pass complete to Melquise Stovall for 7 yds to the MchSt 34
Davis Beville pass complete to Lucas Krull for 8 yds to the MchSt 26 for a 1ST down
Davis Beville pass intercepted for a TD Cal Haladay return for 78 yds for a TD, (Matt Coghlin KICK)
TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the Pitt 23