2001 Week 6 · Sun, Oct 21, 2001 · Raymond James Stadium
Pittsburgh SteelersWinner
17
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers
10
TB -5 upsetU 33.5 ✓
Pittsburgh Steelers 17–10.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Receiving · TB
10/16 for 159 yds, 0 TD
40% of team targets · 7.6 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kordell Stewart | 10/16 | 100 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -0.9 |
| Jerome Bettis | 1/1 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Bettis | 17 | 143 | 8.4 | 1 | 7.7 |
| Kordell Stewart | 7 | 32 | 4.6 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Troy Edwards | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Amos Zereoue | 8 | 12 | 1.5 | 0 | -6.6 |
| Dan Kreider | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Hines Ward | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hines Ward | 3 | 3 | 44 | 0 | 18% | 4.2 |
| Jerame Tuman | 1 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 6% | 4.4 |
| Plaxico Burress | 3 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 41% | -4.1 |
| Troy Edwards | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 6% | 2.0 |
| Jerome Bettis | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 6% | 1.0 |
| Amos Zereoue | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6% | -1.2 |
| Mark Bruener | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 18% | -1.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dewayne Washington | 10 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Kimo von Oelhoffen | 6 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendrell Bell | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Holmes | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Porter | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Deshea Townsend | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Scott | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Logan | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Amos Zereoue | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Plaxico Burress | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Johnson | 24/40 | 283 | 1 | 1 | 10 | -1.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrick Dunn | 13 | 31 | 2.4 | 0 | -3.5 |
| Brad Johnson | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 2.8 |
| Mike Alstott | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keyshawn Johnson | 10 | 16 | 159 | 0 | 40% | 7.6 |
| Jacquez Green | 4 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 13% | 4.2 |
| Karl Williams | 3 | 5 | 42 | 0 | 13% | 1.0 |
| Frank Murphy | 3 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 13% | 2.5 |
| Warrick Dunn | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 5% | 1.3 |
| Dave Moore | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5% | -1.2 |
| Reidel Anthony | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8% | -2.6 |
| Mike Alstott | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -1.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Howell | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Duncan | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Lynch | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donnie Abraham | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nate Webster | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Brooks | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Jones | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony McFarland | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shelton Quarles | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren Sapp | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- TB -5
- Closing total
- 33.5
- PIT moneyline
- —
- TB moneyline
- —
Buccaneers closed -5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 33.5; the game landed 27 — under by 6.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Raymond James Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 83°F, wind 9 mph
- Referee
- Ed Hochuli
- Rest
- PIT 7 days · TB 7 days
- Coaches
- Bill Cowher vs Tony Dungy