2000 Week 6 · Sun, Oct 8, 2000 · Giants Stadium
Pittsburgh SteelersWinner
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New York Jets
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NYJ -8 upsetU 37.5 ✓
Pittsburgh Steelers 20–3 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Full stat lines
Box score
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kordell Stewart | 17/26 | 140 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Bettis | 25 | 107 | 4.3 | 1 | 2.3 |
| Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala | 7 | 35 | 5.0 | 0 | -1.8 |
| Kordell Stewart | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 0 | -1.7 |
| Troy Edwards | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | — |
| Jon Witman | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | -4.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Edwards | 4 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 21% | 0.9 |
| Plaxico Burress | 3 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 29% | 0.2 |
| Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala | 2 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 8% | 3.7 |
| Bobby Shaw | 2 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 8% | 3.9 |
| Hines Ward | 2 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 17% | 1.1 |
| Jon Witman | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 8% | -1.0 |
| Cory Geason | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4% | 0.5 |
| Mark Bruener | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4% | 1.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Holmes | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Levon Kirkland | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Vrabel | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Gildon | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Scott | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Flowers | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Henry | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deshea Townsend | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brent Alexander | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Troy Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Jets
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Lucas | 13/25 | 99 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -15.5 |
| Vinny Testaverde | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Martin | 15 | 59 | 3.9 | 0 | -5.3 |
| Ray Lucas | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Dedric Ward | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | -0.0 |
| Laveranues Coles | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Richie Anderson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Chrebet | 4 | 12 | 32 | 0 | 46% | -9.2 |
| Anthony Becht | 2 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 12% | 0.1 |
| Laveranues Coles | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 4% | 1.4 |
| Curtis Martin | 3 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 15% | -2.9 |
| Dedric Ward | 2 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 15% | -0.3 |
| Richie Anderson | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 8% | -4.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Green | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Glenn | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Phifer | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Cox | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marvin Jones | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shane Burton | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mo Lewis | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Coleman | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Lyle | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwayne Gordon | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NYJ -8
- Closing total
- 37.5
- PIT moneyline
- —
- NYJ moneyline
- —
Jets closed -8 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 37.5; the game landed 23 — under by 14.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Giants Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 54°F, wind 10 mph
- Referee
- Gerry Austin
- Rest
- PIT 7 days · NYJ 14 days
- Coaches
- Bill Cowher vs Al Groh