2000 Week 10 · Sun, Nov 5, 2000 · Adelphia Coliseum
Pittsburgh Steelers
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Tennessee TitansWinner
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TEN -8 no coverU 36.5 ✓
Tennessee Titans 9–7 — decided on the final possessions.
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 | 7/22 | 112 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Bettis | 13 | 42 | 3.2 | 0 | -1.2 |
| Kordell Stewart | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Richard Huntley | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -1.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Bruener | 1 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 9% | 3.9 |
| Plaxico Burress | 1 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 18% | -0.5 |
| Cory Geason | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 5% | 1.6 |
| Jerome Bettis | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 5% | 2.0 |
| Dan Kreider | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 9% | 0.0 |
| Bobby Shaw | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 18% | -3.4 |
| Hines Ward | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 18% | -3.5 |
| Troy Edwards | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14% | -1.5 |
| Courtney Hawkins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Holmes | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Flowers | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chad Scott | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Gildon | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimo von Oelhoffen | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Alexander | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Porter | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Aaron Smith | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dewayne Washington | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Henry | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Tennessee Titans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve McNair | 20/31 | 227 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie George | 34 | 98 | 2.9 | 0 | -6.7 |
| Steve McNair | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 0 | -3.7 |
| Rodney Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Mason | 8 | 11 | 92 | 0 | 37% | 2.1 |
| Chris Sanders | 4 | 5 | 70 | 0 | 17% | 6.7 |
| Frank Wycheck | 5 | 6 | 38 | 0 | 20% | -0.1 |
| Erron Kinney | 1 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 10% | 0.6 |
| Rodney Thomas | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | -0.9 |
| Eddie George | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7% | -0.6 |
| Chris Jackson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.6 |
| Carl Pickens | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -1.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randall Godfrey | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Perry Phenix | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Robertson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Robinson | 0 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Salave'a | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Bulluck | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Booker | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Favors | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Wycheck | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Holmes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- TEN -8
- Closing total
- 36.5
- PIT moneyline
- —
- TEN moneyline
- —
Titans closed -8, won by 2 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 36.5; the game landed 16 — under by 20.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Adelphia Coliseum
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 56°F, wind 9 mph
- Referee
- Ron Blum
- Rest
- PIT 7 days · TEN 6 days
- Coaches
- Bill Cowher vs Jeff Fisher
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.