2000 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 22, 2000 · Three Rivers Stadium
Cleveland Browns
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Pittsburgh SteelersWinner
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PIT -9 ✓U 37.5 ✓
Pittsburgh Steelers 22–0 — 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
Receiving · PIT
2/7 for 25 yds, 0 TD
28% of team targets · -2.7 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Cleveland Browns
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Pederson | 9/20 | 61 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -14.5 |
| Spergon Wynn | 1/3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Prentice | 14 | 48 | 3.4 | 0 | -2.5 |
| Doug Pederson | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | -1.4 |
| Jamel White | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.1 |
| Dennis Northcutt | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Northcutt | 2 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 36% | -4.4 |
| Aaron Shea | 1 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 9% | -0.3 |
| Travis Prentice | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 14% | -1.0 |
| Lenzie Jackson | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 14% | -1.5 |
| Kevin Johnson | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 23% | -5.8 |
| Mark Campbell | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5% | -0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marty Moore | 3 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamir Miller | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Earl Little | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daylon McCutcheon | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wali Rainer | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orpheus Roye | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Courtney Brown | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith McKenzie | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Percy Ellsworth | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stalin Colinet | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kordell Stewart | 7/13 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -0.1 |
| Kent Graham | 3/12 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -7.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Bettis | 33 | 105 | 3.2 | 1 | 2.0 |
| Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 1.7 |
| Kordell Stewart | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Richard Huntley | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | -2.9 |
| Troy Edwards | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -1.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Shaw | 3 | 3 | 60 | 0 | 12% | 4.6 |
| Plaxico Burress | 2 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 28% | -2.7 |
| Courtney Hawkins | 1 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 12% | -0.4 |
| Troy Edwards | 2 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 16% | -0.7 |
| Hines Ward | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 16% | -1.0 |
| Jerome Bettis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.8 |
| Mark Bruener | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.6 |
| Richard Huntley | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 8% | -2.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Flowers | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Levon Kirkland | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chad Scott | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jason Gildon | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brent Alexander | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kimo von Oelhoffen | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Poteat | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Henry | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Holmes | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hines Ward | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- PIT -9
- Closing total
- 37.5
- CLE moneyline
- —
- PIT moneyline
- —
Steelers closed -9 and covered, winning by 22.
Total closed 37.5; the game landed 22 — under by 15.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Three Rivers Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- 75°F, wind 0 mph
- Referee
- Ed Hochuli
- Rest
- CLE 7 days · PIT 7 days
- Coaches
- Chris Palmer vs Bill Cowher
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.