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2000 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 1, 2000 · Alltel Stadium

Pittsburgh SteelersWinner

24

Jacksonville Jaguars

13

JAX -11 upsetU 38.5 ✓

Pittsburgh Steelers 24–13.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · JAX

Mark BrunellQB

15/32, 137 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT

-19.4 expected points added

Passing · PIT

Kordell StewartQB

10/16, 132 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT

6.1 expected points added

Rushing · PIT

Jerome BettisRB

28 att, 97 yds, 2 TD

1.4 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · PIT

Kordell StewartQB

9 att, 61 yds, 0 TD

-4.4 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · JAX

Keenan McCardellWR

11/17 for 137 yds, 1 TD

38% of team targets · 15.1 expected points added

Receiving · PIT

Plaxico BurressWR

3/7 for 40 yds, 0 TD

44% of team targets · -8.7 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Pittsburgh Steelers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Kordell Stewart10/161320126.1

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Jerome Bettis28973.521.4
Kordell Stewart9616.80-4.4
Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala7517.314.2

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Plaxico Burress3740044%-8.7
Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala2239013%5.9
Hines Ward2323019%0.7
Troy Edwards112006%1.7
Mark Bruener11506%1.6
Jon Witman11506%-0.2
Jerome Bettis01006%-0.4

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Deshea Townsend611.002
Lee Flowers510.011
Earl Holmes601.000
Dewayne Washington500.003
Kimo von Oelhoffen310.000
Jason Simmons300.000
Aaron Smith302.000
Jason Gildon302.000
Jeremy Staat200.000
Mike Vrabel200.000

Jacksonville Jaguars

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Mark Brunell15/32137017-19.4
Jamie Martin8/13881007.7

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Fred Taylor15241.60-4.9
Mark Brunell122.00-2.0

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Keenan McCardell1117137138%15.1
Kyle Brady3537011%0.1
Jimmy Smith21220027%-5.9
Anthony Johnson231507%1.0
Fred Taylor4614013%-5.7
R.Jay Soward12204%-1.6

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Tony Brackens710.001
Kevin Hardy530.000
Donovin Darius430.000
Mike Logan600.000
Danny Clark500.000
Aaron Beasley502.001
Kiwaukee Thomas400.001
Larry Smith210.000
Seth Payne110.000
Erik Storz110.000

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread
JAX -11
Closing total
38.5
PIT moneyline
JAX moneyline

Jaguars closed -11 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 38.5; the game landed 37 — under by 1.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue
Alltel Stadium
Roof / surface
outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather
76°F, wind 14 mph
Referee
Jeff Triplette
Rest
PIT 7 days · JAX 6 days
Coaches
Bill Cowher vs Tom Coughlin

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