2000 Week 14 · Sun, Dec 3, 2000 · Three Rivers Stadium
Oakland Raiders
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Pittsburgh SteelersWinner
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OAK -3 upsetU 42 ✓
Pittsburgh Steelers 21–20 — 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
Oakland Raiders
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Gannon | 21/40 | 273 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrone Wheatley | 16 | 60 | 3.8 | 0 | -10.9 |
| Rich Gannon | 6 | 39 | 6.5 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Napoleon Kaufman | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | -1.5 |
| Zack Crockett | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Brown | 7 | 12 | 99 | 0 | 32% | 5.5 |
| James Jett | 3 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 11% | 4.7 |
| Rickey Dudley | 2 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 8% | 2.0 |
| Andre Rison | 3 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 13% | -0.2 |
| Randy Jordan | 2 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 8% | 2.5 |
| Jon Ritchie | 3 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 13% | -0.4 |
| David Dunn | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | 0.6 |
| Tyrone Wheatley | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -1.3 |
| Napoleon Kaufman | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -1.7 |
| Jerry Porter | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Woodson | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Biekert | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grady Jackson | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marquez Pope | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Regan Upshaw | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Dorsett | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| William Thomas | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Porter | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Allen | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tony Bryant | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kordell Stewart | 14/23 | 136 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5.9 |
| Kent Graham | 1/3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -12.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Bettis | 24 | 128 | 5.3 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Kordell Stewart | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 1 | 5.1 |
| Dan Kreider | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Richard Huntley | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | -1.9 |
| Hines Ward | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hines Ward | 4 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 24% | -4.4 |
| Bobby Shaw | 3 | 3 | 34 | 1 | 12% | 5.3 |
| Courtney Hawkins | 3 | 6 | 29 | 0 | 24% | -2.2 |
| Richard Huntley | 2 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 12% | 0.7 |
| Jerome Bettis | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 4% | 0.8 |
| Mark Bruener | 2 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 16% | 1.3 |
| Matt Cushing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.4 |
| Troy Edwards | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Holmes | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Scott | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Flowers | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dewayne Washington | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Alexander | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Smith | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimo von Oelhoffen | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Richard Huntley | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Levon Kirkland | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Simmons | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- OAK -3
- Closing total
- 42
- OAK moneyline
- —
- PIT moneyline
- —
Raiders closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 42; the game landed 41 — under by 1.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Three Rivers Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- 33°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- Tom White
- Rest
- OAK 7 days · PIT 7 days
- Coaches
- Jon Gruden vs Bill Cowher