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2000 Week 4 · Sun, Sep 24, 2000 · Three Rivers Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Tennessee Titans 23–20 — decided on the final possessions.
-4.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil O'Donnell | 13/27 | 237 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +1.7 |
| Steve McNair | 3/3 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +6.0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie George | 27 | 74 | 2.7 | 1 | −4.5 |
| Steve McNair | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | +0.3 |
| Neil O'Donnell |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Pickens | 2 | 10 | 105 | 0 | 33% | −1.0 |
| Derrick Mason | 5 | 5 | 71 | 0 | 17% | +5.8 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine Bishop | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Robertson | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randall Godfrey | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jevon Kearse |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Graham | 18/33 | 254 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +4.3 |
| Kordell Stewart | 1/4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.7 |
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_04_TEN_PIT
The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Titans closed -7, won by 3 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 36; the game landed 43 — over by 7.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| 2 |
| 3 |
| 1.5 |
| 0 |
| −0.1 |
| Chris Sanders | 4 | 7 | 54 | 0 | 23% | −1.4 |
| Erron Kinney | 2 | 4 | 35 | 1 | 13% | +2.7 |
| Frank Wycheck | 1 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 3% | +4.3 |
| Eddie George | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7% | −1.8 |
| Lorenzo Neal | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3% | −0.5 |
| 2 |
| 3 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Greg Favors | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Thornton | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denard Walker | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kenny Holmes | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| George McCullough | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Robinson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Bettis | 19 | 77 | 4.1 | 1 | −1.7 |
| Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | −1.0 |
| Kordell Stewart | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 1 | +1.7 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hines Ward | 5 | 7 | 59 | 0 | 20% | +5.6 |
| Troy Edwards | 3 | 6 | 50 | 0 | 17% | +0.8 |
| Bobby Shaw | 2 | 6 | 38 | 0 | 17% | −5.3 |
| Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala | 3 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 11% | +0.1 |
| Cory Geason | 1 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 3% | +2.2 |
| Jerome Bettis | 3 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 9% | +0.5 |
| Plaxico Burress | 1 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 17% | −1.1 |
| Mark Bruener | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6% | −0.1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Gildon | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Holmes | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Flowers | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Shields | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimo von Oelhoffen | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dewayne Washington | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chad Scott | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Amos Zereoue | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Fiala | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Levon Kirkland | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
