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polling · 1800s tick · as of 12:35 AM ET · 16 to play
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2000 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 17, 2000 · Cleveland Browns Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Cleveland Browns 23–20 — decided on the final possessions. Played in 17.1 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
-2.3 expected points added on the ground
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
Full stat lines
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Graham | 13/27 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 3 | −3.4 |
| Kordell Stewart | 1/1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.0 |
| Jerome Bettis | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | −3.3 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Bettis | 24 | 133 | 5.5 | 1 | +7.3 |
| Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | +1.1 |
| Kent Graham |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hines Ward | 5 | 10 | 75 | 0 | 37% | +1.9 |
| Bobby Shaw | 3 | 4 | 66 | 0 | 15% | +5.7 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dewayne Washington | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Shields | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Holmes | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Gildon |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Couch | 24/34 | 322 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +13.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Errict Rhett |
Every number on them comes from the same read as this page, and each one says in words where it came from.
The market number, who both clubs have been, and the one question this matchup asks.
/football/games/2000_03_PIT_CLE
The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Steelers closed -2.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 35.5; the game landed 43 — over by 7.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
Wind at 17.1 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.
| 1 |
| 7 |
| 7.0 |
| 0 |
| −0.2 |
| Richard Huntley | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 1 | +0.8 |
| Jon Witman | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | −0.2 |
| Jon Witman | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 7% | +1.0 |
| Plaxico Burress | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 15% | −2.1 |
| Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 11% | −0.1 |
| Mark Bruener | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7% | −0.4 |
| Richard Huntley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −1.5 |
| Malcolm Johnson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.9 |
| 4 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| Kevin Henry | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Levon Kirkland | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Joey Porter | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hines Ward | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Simmons | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deshea Townsend | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 |
| 55 |
| 3.1 |
| 0 |
| −2.3 |
| Tim Couch | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | +1.1 |
| Travis Prentice | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | −6.1 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Johnson | 4 | 4 | 97 | 0 | 13% | +4.1 |
| David Patten | 3 | 4 | 81 | 0 | 13% | +6.3 |
| Aaron Shea | 4 | 5 | 43 | 1 | 16% | +1.7 |
| Darrin Chiaverini | 6 | 14 | 32 | 0 | 45% | −9.0 |
| Dennis Northcutt | 2 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 6% | +3.5 |
| Marc Edwards | 1 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 3% | +2.8 |
| Errict Rhett | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6% | −0.0 |
| Travis Prentice | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6% | +0.1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orpheus Roye | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marquis Smith | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daylon McCutcheon | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Courtney Brown | 4 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stalin Colinet | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Keith McKenzie | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamir Miller | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wali Rainer | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Earl Little | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Percy Ellsworth | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
