2000 Week 13 · Sun, Nov 26, 2000 · Paul Brown Stadium
FinalPittsburgh Steelers 48 at Cincinnati Bengals 28. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2000 Week 13 · Sun, Nov 26, 2000 · Paul Brown Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Pittsburgh Steelers 48–28 — never really in doubt late.
1.5 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 | 11/20 | 182 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +13.2 |
| Kent Graham | 1/2 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −0.9 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Bettis | 23 | 93 | 4.0 | 1 | +1.5 |
| Hines Ward | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | +3.4 |
| Kordell Stewart |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hines Ward | 4 | 7 | 70 | 1 | 32% | +6.7 |
| Bobby Shaw | 2 | 6 | 66 | 1 | 27% | +5.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Flowers | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Gildon | 6 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Smith | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Alexander |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akili Smith | 10/20 | 129 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −2.2 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Dillon |
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 -4 and covered, winning by 20.
Total closed 34; the game landed 76 — over by 42.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| 6 |
| 31 |
| 5.2 |
| 1 |
| +3.9 |
| Richard Huntley | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | +1.4 |
| Amos Zereoue | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | −1.4 |
| Kent Graham | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | −2.9 |
| Troy Edwards | 1 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 5% | +2.0 |
| Mark Bruener | 2 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 14% | +4.7 |
| Courtney Hawkins | 1 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 14% | −1.3 |
| Matt Cushing | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5% | +0.2 |
| Jerome Bettis | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5% | −0.4 |
| 4 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Joey Porter | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Scott | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donnel Thompson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Fiala | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Holmes | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nakia Codie | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 |
| 128 |
| 5.6 |
| 2 |
| +6.4 |
| Brandon Bennett | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 1 | +3.3 |
| Nicolas Luchey | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | −0.6 |
| Akili Smith | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 | −6.0 |
| Peter Warrick | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 0 | −2.3 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Farmer | 3 | 3 | 59 | 0 | 15% | +4.6 |
| Craig Yeast | 2 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 15% | +3.0 |
| Peter Warrick | 3 | 8 | 25 | 1 | 40% | +1.8 |
| Brandon Bennett | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 20% | −1.9 |
| Nicolas Luchey | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10% | −1.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Ross | 6 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Williams | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Takeo Spikes | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Copeland | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Artrell Hawkins | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodney Heath | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vaughn Booker | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Carter | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Bankston | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Canute Curtis | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |