2000 Week 4 · Sun, Sep 24, 2000 · Three Rivers Stadium

Tennessee TitansWinner

Pittsburgh Steelers

TEN -7 no coverO 36 ✓16 mph windTitans closed -7, won by 3 — but didn't cover.

Tennessee Titans 23–20 — decided on the final possessions. Played in 16 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · PIT

Kent GrahamQB

18/33, 254 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT

4.3 expected points added

Passing · TEN

Neil O'DonnellQB

13/27, 237 yds, 0 TD, 3 INT

1.7 expected points added

Rushing · PIT

Jerome BettisRB

19 att, 77 yds, 1 TD

-1.7 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · TEN

Eddie GeorgeRB

27 att, 74 yds, 1 TD

-4.5 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · TEN

Carl PickensWR

2/10 for 105 yds, 0 TD

33% of team targets · -1.0 expected points added

Receiving · TEN

Derrick MasonWR

5/5 for 71 yds, 0 TD

17% of team targets · 5.8 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Tennessee Titans

Passing

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

Rushing

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	2	3	1.5	0	-0.1

Receiving

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
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

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	PD
Blaine Bishop	5	1	0
Marcus Robertson	6	0	0
Randall Godfrey	4	2	1
Jevon Kearse	2	3	0
Greg Favors	3	2	0
John Thornton	1	2	0
Denard Walker	3	0	1
Kenny Holmes	3	0	0
George McCullough	2	0	0
Eddie Robinson	1	1	0

Pittsburgh Steelers

Passing

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

Rushing

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

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
Hines Ward	5	7	59	20%	5.6
Troy Edwards	3	6	50	17%	0.8
Bobby Shaw	2	6	38	17%	-5.3
Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala	3	4	36	11%	0.1
Cory Geason	1	1	36	3%	2.2
Jerome Bettis	3	3	20	9%	0.5
Plaxico Burress	1	6	17	17%	-1.1
Mark Bruener	1	2	4	6%	-0.1

Defense (top contributors)

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

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: TEN -7
Closing total: 36
TEN moneyline: —
PIT moneyline: —

Titans closed -7, won by 3 — but didn't cover.

Total closed 36; the game landed 43 — over by 7.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Three Rivers Stadium
Roof / surface: outdoors · astroturf
Kickoff weather: 61°F, wind 16 mph
Referee: Walt Coleman
Rest: TEN 14 days · PIT 7 days
Coaches: Jeff Fisher vs Bill Cowher

Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.

Wind at 16 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.