2000 Week 13 · Sun, Nov 26, 2000 · Paul Brown Stadium
Pittsburgh SteelersWinner
48
at
Cincinnati Bengals
28
PIT -4 ✓O 34 ✓
Pittsburgh Steelers 48–28 — never really in doubt late.
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 | 11/20 | 182 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13.2 |
| Kent Graham | 1/2 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.9 |
Rushing
| 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 | 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 |
Receiving
| 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 |
| 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 |
Defense (top contributors)
| 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 | 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 |
Cincinnati Bengals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akili Smith | 10/20 | 129 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -2.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Dillon | 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 |
Receiving
| 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 |
Defense (top contributors)
| 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 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- PIT -4
- Closing total
- 34
- PIT moneyline
- —
- CIN moneyline
- —
Steelers closed -4 and covered, winning by 20.
Total closed 34; the game landed 76 — over by 42.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Paul Brown Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 46°F, wind 12 mph
- Referee
- Larry Nemmers
- Rest
- PIT 7 days · CIN 7 days
- Coaches
- Bill Cowher vs Dick LeBeau
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.