2000 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 3, 2000 · Three Rivers Stadium
Baltimore RavensWinner
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Pittsburgh Steelers
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BAL -2.5 ✓U 37 ✓
Baltimore Ravens 16–0.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Full stat lines
Box score
Baltimore Ravens
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Banks | 18/32 | 199 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priest Holmes | 27 | 119 | 4.4 | 0 | 1.9 |
| Jamal Lewis | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | -1.4 |
| Tony Banks | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Obafemi Ayanbadejo | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qadry Ismail | 7 | 11 | 102 | 1 | 37% | 6.6 |
| Travis Taylor | 4 | 7 | 50 | 0 | 23% | 1.2 |
| Priest Holmes | 4 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 13% | 2.7 |
| Obafemi Ayanbadejo | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 10% | -2.5 |
| Ben Coates | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7% | -0.7 |
| Shannon Sharpe | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10% | -2.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael McCrary | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Woodson | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Harris | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Bailey | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kim Herring | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Lewis | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Peter Boulware | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Burnett | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Duane Starks | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris McAlister | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Graham | 17/38 | 199 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -7.7 |
| Kordell Stewart | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Huntley | 7 | 31 | 4.4 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Jerome Bettis | 9 | 8 | 0.9 | 0 | -4.7 |
| Kordell Stewart | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.7 |
| Troy Edwards | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | 0 | -1.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaxico Burress | 4 | 9 | 77 | 0 | 24% | 2.3 |
| Bobby Shaw | 4 | 5 | 49 | 0 | 13% | 3.8 |
| Mark Bruener | 2 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 11% | -0.4 |
| Hines Ward | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 5% | 0.2 |
| Richard Huntley | 2 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 11% | -1.9 |
| Jerome Bettis | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5% | -0.2 |
| Troy Edwards | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 16% | -3.7 |
| Malcolm Johnson | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11% | -2.4 |
| Jon Witman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.3 |
| Cory Geason | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Scott | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dewayne Washington | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lee Flowers | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Alexander | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Porter | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Earl Holmes | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Henry | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Gildon | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Levon Kirkland | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Fiala | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- BAL -2.5
- Closing total
- 37
- BAL moneyline
- —
- PIT moneyline
- —
Ravens closed -2.5 and covered, winning by 16.
Total closed 37; the game landed 16 — under by 21.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Three Rivers Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- 74°F, wind 8 mph
- Referee
- Phil Luckett
- Rest
- BAL 7 days · PIT 7 days
- Coaches
- Brian Billick vs Bill Cowher
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.