2001 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 14, 2001 · Arrowhead Stadium

Pittsburgh SteelersWinner

Kansas City Chiefs

KC -2.5 upsetO 36 ✓15 mph windChiefs closed -2.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Pittsburgh Steelers 20–17 — decided on the final possessions. Played in 15 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · PIT

Kordell StewartQB

15/25, 141 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT

-0.1 expected points added

Passing · KC

Trent GreenQB

16/33, 127 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT

-18.9 expected points added

Rushing · KC

Priest HolmesRB

20 att, 150 yds, 2 TD

10.7 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · PIT

Jerome BettisRB

19 att, 112 yds, 0 TD

0.5 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · KC

Tony GonzalezTE

5/8 for 46 yds, 0 TD

25% of team targets · 2.1 expected points added

Receiving · PIT

Plaxico BurressWR

3/6 for 39 yds, 0 TD

25% of team targets · 1.5 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Pittsburgh Steelers

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Kordell Stewart	15/25	141	1	0	3	-0.1

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Jerome Bettis	19	112	5.9	0.5
Kordell Stewart	7	47	6.7	4.5
Amos Zereoue	8	42	5.3	-1.2
Troy Edwards	1	2	2.0	-0.1

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Plaxico Burress	3	6	39	0	25%	1.5
Hines Ward	4	8	38	1	33%	1.0
Jerame Tuman	1	1	23	0	4%	1.5
Amos Zereoue	2	2	17	0	8%	1.4
Bobby Shaw	2	3	15	0	13%	1.5
Mark Bruener	1	1	6	0	4%	0.4
Jerome Bettis	1	2	5	0	8%	-0.6
Troy Edwards	1	1	-2	0	4%	-1.1

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Dewayne Washington	6	1	0.0	4
Jason Gildon	5	1	1.0	0
Earl Holmes	5	0	0.0	0
Brent Alexander	4	1	0.0	0
Kendrell Bell	5	0	2.0	0
Joey Porter	2	2	0.0	0
Lee Flowers	3	0	0.0	1
Mike Logan	2	0	0.0	0
Jason Simmons	2	0	0.0	0
Aaron Smith	2	0	1.0	0

Kansas City Chiefs

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Trent Green	16/33	127	0	1	4	-18.9

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Priest Holmes	20	150	7.5	2	10.7
Trent Green	2	14	7.0	0	2.2
Mike Cloud	1	3	3.0	0	-0.2
Larry Parker	1	-2	-2.0	0	-0.7

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
Tony Gonzalez	5	8	46	25%	2.1
Mikhael Ricks	2	2	30	6%	3.1
Chris Thomas	3	3	26	9%	-0.3
Snoop Minnis	1	6	14	19%	-2.3
Derrick Alexander	1	8	10	25%	-2.6
Jermaine Williams	1	2	2	6%	-1.2
Priest Holmes	3	3	-1	9%	-3.0

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Jerome Woods	7	1	0.0	0
Donnie Edwards	6	2	0.0	0
Marvcus Patton	7	0	0.0	0
Derrick Ransom	2	2	0.0	0
Eric Warfield	3	1	0.0	1
Greg Wesley	1	2	0.0	1
Taje Allen	3	0	0.0	0
Eric Hicks	2	0	1.5	0
Rich Owens	2	0	1.0	0
Jason Belser	2	0	0.0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: KC -2.5
Closing total: 36
PIT moneyline: —
KC moneyline: —

Chiefs closed -2.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 36; the game landed 37 — over by 1.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Arrowhead Stadium
Roof / surface: outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather: 57°F, wind 15 mph
Referee: Ron Blum
Rest: PIT 7 days · KC 7 days
Coaches: Bill Cowher vs Dick Vermeil

Wind at 15 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.