2000 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 1, 2000 · Alltel Stadium
FinalPittsburgh Steelers 24 at Jacksonville Jaguars 13. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2000 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 1, 2000 · Alltel Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Pittsburgh Steelers 24–13.
-4.4 expected points added on the ground
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kordell Stewart | 10/16 | 132 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +6.1 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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.

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The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
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
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Taylor | 15 | 24 | 1.6 | 0 | −4.9 |
| Mark Brunell | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | −2.0 |
| 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 |
| 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 |