2001 Week 4 · Sun, Oct 7, 2001 · Heinz Field
FinalCincinnati Bengals 7 at Pittsburgh Steelers 16. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2001 Week 4 · Sun, Oct 7, 2001 · Heinz Field
FinalWho moved the needle
Pittsburgh Steelers 16–7.
-2.9 expected points added on the ground
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Kitna | 19/34 | 164 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −4.0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Dillon | 19 | 64 | 3.4 | 0 | −2.9 |
| Jon Kitna | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | +0.8 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darnay Scott | 5 | 7 | 62 | 0 | 21% | +3.6 |
| Chad Johnson | 5 | 6 | 52 | 0 | 18% | +2.4 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Carter | 4 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Takeo Spikes | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Simmons | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Artrell Hawkins |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kordell Stewart | 15/24 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −3.1 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Bettis |
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.

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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 -5 and covered, winning by 9.
Total closed 35.5; the game landed 23 — under by 12.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Peter Warrick | 4 | 8 | 39 | 0 | 24% | −1.3 |
| Tony McGee | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 9% | −0.3 |
| Marco Battaglia | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12% | −3.8 |
| Lorenzo Neal | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6% | +0.4 |
| Corey Dillon | 1 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 12% | −2.1 |
| 4 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Rodney Heath | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Canute Curtis | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cory Hall | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Smith | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vaughn Booker | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliver Gibson | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 |
| 153 |
| 6.7 |
| 0 |
| +0.2 |
| Kordell Stewart | 9 | 62 | 6.9 | 1 | +0.3 |
| Amos Zereoue | 8 | 60 | 7.5 | 0 | −1.9 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hines Ward | 8 | 10 | 68 | 0 | 42% | −0.1 |
| Plaxico Burress | 3 | 8 | 37 | 0 | 33% | −2.1 |
| Bobby Shaw | 1 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 13% | +1.2 |
| Mark Bruener | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 4% | +1.0 |
| Jerome Bettis | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4% | +0.4 |
| Amos Zereoue | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4% | −0.9 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Scott | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Earl Holmes | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aaron Smith | 2 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendrell Bell | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Alexander | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dewayne Washington | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kordell Stewart | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Porter | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendrick Clancy | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Myron Bell | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |