2000 Week 12 · Sun, Nov 19, 2000 · Three Rivers Stadium
Jacksonville JaguarsWinner
34
at
Pittsburgh Steelers
24
PIT -3 upsetO 37 ✓
Jacksonville Jaguars 34–24.
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
Jacksonville Jaguars
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Brunell | 17/31 | 190 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Taylor | 30 | 234 | 7.8 | 3 | 14.8 |
| Shyrone Stith | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | -2.2 |
| Mark Brunell | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | -1.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Smith | 6 | 11 | 85 | 0 | 35% | 0.7 |
| Kyle Brady | 5 | 6 | 62 | 0 | 19% | 4.1 |
| Keenan McCardell | 3 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 16% | -0.1 |
| Fred Taylor | 3 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 23% | -0.1 |
| Rich Griffith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.6 |
| Alvis Whitted | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -1.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Logan | 6 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brant Boyer | 2 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Craft | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donovin Darius | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kevin Hardy | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Fernando Bryant | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joel Smeenge | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rayna Stewart | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Renaldo Wynn | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Slaughter | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kordell Stewart | 13/27 | 188 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -6.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kordell Stewart | 6 | 59 | 9.8 | 2 | 6.1 |
| Jerome Bettis | 12 | 57 | 4.8 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Richard Huntley | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 0 | 1.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Shaw | 5 | 8 | 81 | 0 | 31% | 2.6 |
| Hines Ward | 3 | 7 | 60 | 1 | 27% | 1.8 |
| Richard Huntley | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 4% | 1.1 |
| Courtney Hawkins | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 12% | -4.0 |
| Matt Cushing | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 8% | -0.3 |
| Mark Bruener | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8% | -0.7 |
| Plaxico Burress | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.5 |
| Troy Edwards | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8% | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Holmes | 3 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Levon Kirkland | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dewayne Washington | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brent Alexander | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Porter | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Flowers | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Courtney Hawkins | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Scott | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| John Fiala | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Henry | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- PIT -3
- Closing total
- 37
- JAX moneyline
- —
- PIT moneyline
- —
Steelers closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 37; the game landed 58 — over by 21.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Three Rivers Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- 35°F, wind 6 mph
- Referee
- Gerry Austin
- Rest
- JAX 7 days · PIT 7 days
- Coaches
- Tom Coughlin vs Bill Cowher
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.