2000 Week 9 · Sun, Oct 29, 2000 · PSINet Stadium
FinalPittsburgh Steelers 9 at Baltimore Ravens 6. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2000 Week 9 · Sun, Oct 29, 2000 · PSINet Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Pittsburgh Steelers 9–6 — decided on the final possessions.
-2.2 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 | 9/18 | 133 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −2.1 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Bettis | 18 | 65 | 3.6 | 0 | −2.2 |
| Kordell Stewart | 9 | 31 | 3.4 | 0 | +0.8 |
| Richard Huntley | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 0 | −2.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hines Ward | 2 | 4 | 55 | 1 | 22% | +3.1 |
| Bobby Shaw | 2 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 17% | +2.7 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Porter | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Alexander | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Flowers | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Scott |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Dilfer | 12/25 | 152 | 0 | 1 | 3 | −6.6 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Lewis |
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
Ravens closed -4.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 33; the game landed 15 — under by 18.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Plaxico Burress | 2 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 28% | −0.3 |
| Dan Kreider | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 6% | +0.8 |
| Mark Bruener | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 6% | +0.7 |
| Richard Huntley | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 11% | −1.6 |
| Malcolm Johnson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6% | −1.8 |
| Jerame Tuman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6% | −0.6 |
| 4 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Earl Holmes | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Fiala | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Smith | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimo von Oelhoffen | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dewayne Washington | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kevin Henry | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 |
| 93 |
| 4.9 |
| 0 |
| −0.4 |
| Trent Dilfer | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | −1.2 |
| Priest Holmes | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 0 | −0.7 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Lewis | 3 | 6 | 53 | 0 | 25% | +1.0 |
| Qadry Ismail | 3 | 10 | 41 | 0 | 42% | −5.1 |
| Shannon Sharpe | 3 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 13% | +2.5 |
| Travis Taylor | 3 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 17% | +1.9 |
| Jermaine Lewis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.3 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Lewis | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jamie Sharper | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Woodson | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris McAlister | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Burnett | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael McCrary | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duane Starks | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| James Trapp | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Washington | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Adams | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |