2000 Week 17 · Sun, Dec 24, 2000 · Qualcomm Stadium
Pittsburgh SteelersWinner
34
at
San Diego Chargers
21
PIT -3 ✓O 37.5 ✓
Pittsburgh Steelers 34–21.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Receiving · PIT
5/10 for 71 yds, 1 TD
31% of team targets · 5.7 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| 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 |
Rushing
| 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 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Kent Graham | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | -4.7 |
Receiving
| 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 |
| 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 |
Defense (top contributors)
| 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 | 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 |
San Diego Chargers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Leaf | 15/29 | 171 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -9.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrell Fletcher | 11 | 25 | 2.3 | 1 | -3.4 |
| Ryan Leaf | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | -0.0 |
Receiving
| 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 |
Defense (top contributors)
| 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 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- PIT -3
- Closing total
- 37.5
- PIT moneyline
- —
- SD moneyline
- —
Steelers closed -3 and covered, winning by 13.
Total closed 37.5; the game landed 55 — over by 17.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Qualcomm Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 62°F, wind 8 mph
- Referee
- Bob McElwee
- Rest
- PIT 8 days · SD 7 days
- Coaches
- Bill Cowher vs Mike Riley