2000 Week 12 · Sun, Nov 19, 2000 · Three Rivers Stadium
FinalJacksonville Jaguars 34 at Pittsburgh Steelers 24. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2000 Week 12 · Sun, Nov 19, 2000 · Three Rivers Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Jacksonville Jaguars 34–24.
6.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Brunell | 17/31 | 190 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −4.4 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kordell Stewart | 13/27 | 188 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −6.1 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kordell Stewart |
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
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
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |