2000 Week 6 · Sun, Oct 8, 2000 · Giants Stadium
FinalPittsburgh Steelers 20 at New York Jets 3. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2000 Week 6 · Sun, Oct 8, 2000 · Giants Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Pittsburgh Steelers 20–3 — never really in doubt late.
-5.3 expected points added on the ground
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 | 17/26 | 140 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +7.2 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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
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
| Troy Edwards | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | — |
| Jon Witman | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | −4.1 |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |