2000 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 1, 2000 · Alltel Stadium
Pittsburgh SteelersWinner
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Jacksonville Jaguars
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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
Receiving · JAX
11/17 for 137 yds, 1 TD
38% of team targets · 15.1 expected points added
Receiving · PIT
3/7 for 40 yds, 0 TD
44% of team targets · -8.7 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kordell Stewart | 10/16 | 132 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Bettis | 28 | 97 | 3.5 | 2 | 1.4 |
| Kordell Stewart | 9 | 61 | 6.8 | 0 | -4.4 |
| Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala | 7 | 51 | 7.3 | 1 | 4.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaxico Burress | 3 | 7 | 40 | 0 | 44% | -8.7 |
| Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala | 2 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 13% | 5.9 |
| Hines Ward | 2 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 19% | 0.7 |
| Troy Edwards | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 6% | 1.7 |
| Mark Bruener | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6% | 1.6 |
| Jon Witman | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6% | -0.2 |
| Jerome Bettis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deshea Townsend | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lee Flowers | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Earl Holmes | 6 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dewayne Washington | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Kimo von Oelhoffen | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Simmons | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Smith | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Gildon | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy Staat | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Vrabel | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Jacksonville Jaguars
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Brunell | 15/32 | 137 | 0 | 1 | 7 | -19.4 |
| Jamie Martin | 8/13 | 88 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Taylor | 15 | 24 | 1.6 | 0 | -4.9 |
| Mark Brunell | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -2.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keenan McCardell | 11 | 17 | 137 | 1 | 38% | 15.1 |
| Kyle Brady | 3 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 11% | 0.1 |
| Jimmy Smith | 2 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 27% | -5.9 |
| Anthony Johnson | 2 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 7% | 1.0 |
| Fred Taylor | 4 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 13% | -5.7 |
| R.Jay Soward | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4% | -1.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Brackens | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Hardy | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donovin Darius | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Logan | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Clark | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Beasley | 5 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kiwaukee Thomas | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Smith | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seth Payne | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Storz | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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.