2001 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 30, 2001 · Ralph Wilson Stadium
Pittsburgh SteelersWinner
20
at
Buffalo Bills
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PIT -3 ✓U 36 ✓
Pittsburgh Steelers 20–3 — 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 | 15/22 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Bettis | 22 | 114 | 5.2 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Amos Zereoue | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 1 | 4.0 |
| Hines Ward | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Kordell Stewart | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | -4.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hines Ward | 9 | 11 | 79 | 0 | 50% | 3.8 |
| Plaxico Burress | 2 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 27% | -2.1 |
| Troy Edwards | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 9% | -1.7 |
| Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9% | -1.0 |
| Bobby Shaw | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -1.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Alexander | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendrell Bell | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Earl Holmes | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Myron Bell | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Gildon | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Smith | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodney Bailey | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Porter | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Simmons | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dewayne Washington | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Bills
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Johnson | 13/22 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -3.4 |
| Alex Van Pelt | 3/5 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Henry | 17 | 30 | 1.8 | 0 | -12.3 |
| Rob Johnson | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Larry Centers | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Peerless Price | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy McDaniel | 2 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 8% | 3.1 |
| Larry Centers | 5 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 19% | 3.2 |
| Jay Riemersma | 2 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 8% | 1.1 |
| Eric Moulds | 2 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 31% | -1.3 |
| Avion Black | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 12% | -5.3 |
| Travis Henry | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 12% | -1.1 |
| Peerless Price | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12% | -1.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Williams | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoine Winfield | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Raion Hill | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenyatta Wright | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Foreman | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Price | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Watson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Jones | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leif Larsen | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Clements | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- PIT -3
- Closing total
- 36
- PIT moneyline
- —
- BUF moneyline
- —
Steelers closed -3 and covered, winning by 17.
Total closed 36; the game landed 23 — under by 13.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Ralph Wilson Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- 63°F, wind 7 mph
- Referee
- Tom White
- Rest
- PIT 21 days · BUF 7 days
- Coaches
- Bill Cowher vs Gregg Williams