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polling · 1800s tick · as of 2:36 AM ET · 16 to play
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2000 Week 17 · Sun, Dec 24, 2000 · Qualcomm Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Pittsburgh Steelers 34–21.
-8.5 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · PIT
5/10 for 71 yds, 1 TD
31% of team targets · 5.7 expected points added
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 | 16/32 | 190 | 1 | 2 | 2 | −5.3 |
| Jerome Bettis | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kordell Stewart | 10 | 81 | 8.1 | 2 | +9.1 |
| Jerome Bettis | 26 | 51 | 2.0 | 0 | −8.5 |
| Richard Huntley |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courtney Hawkins | 5 | 10 | 71 | 1 | 31% | +5.7 |
| Hines Ward | 4 | 7 | 36 | 0 | 22% | −0.0 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ainsley Battles | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Simmons | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Gildon | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Porter |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Leaf | 15/29 | 171 | 1 | 1 | 6 | −9.0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrell Fletcher |
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.
/football/games/2000_17_PIT_SD
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 covered, winning by 13.
Total closed 37.5; the game landed 55 — over by 17.5.
Conditions and crew
| 2 |
| 1 |
| 0.5 |
| 0 |
| −0.9 |
| Kent Graham | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | −4.7 |
| Mark Bruener | 2 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 13% | −6.9 |
| Richard Huntley | 2 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 6% | +3.9 |
| Jerome Bettis | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 9% | −0.6 |
| Dan Kreider | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6% | +0.6 |
| Bobby Shaw | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | −4.3 |
| Jerame Tuman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.5 |
| Troy Edwards | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −1.3 |
| 2 |
| 1 |
| 1.5 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Chad Scott | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dewayne Washington | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Henry | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aaron Smith | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deshea Townsend | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Vrabel | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 |
| 25 |
| 2.3 |
| 1 |
| −3.4 |
| Ryan Leaf | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | −0.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Graham | 5 | 8 | 113 | 1 | 28% | +7.6 |
| Curtis Conway | 4 | 8 | 28 | 0 | 28% | −0.9 |
| Freddie Jones | 3 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 21% | −2.7 |
| Terrell Fletcher | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 7% | −1.4 |
| Steve Heiden | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3% | −0.3 |
| Fred McCrary | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3% | −1.0 |
| Reggie Jones | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.4 |
| Trevor Gaylor | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7% | −0.7 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Harrison | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 |
| John Parrella | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Mickell | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Seau | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamal Williams | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald Dixon | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Armon Hatcher | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Ruff | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rogers Beckett | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Albert Fontenot | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
