2001 Week 9 · Sun, Nov 11, 2001 · Cleveland Browns Stadium
Pittsburgh SteelersWinner
15
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Cleveland Browns
12
PIT -3 pushU 33 ✓
Pittsburgh Steelers 15–12 — decided on the final possessions.
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 | 18/32 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Bettis | 29 | 163 | 5.6 | 0 | 1.9 |
| Kordell Stewart | 7 | 65 | 9.3 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Amos Zereoue | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amos Zereoue | 3 | 3 | 77 | 0 | 9% | 7.2 |
| Hines Ward | 8 | 11 | 55 | 0 | 34% | -0.1 |
| Plaxico Burress | 4 | 10 | 44 | 0 | 31% | 1.1 |
| Bobby Shaw | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6% | -0.4 |
| Mark Bruener | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6% | -0.9 |
| Jerome Bettis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.7 |
| Dan Kreider | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
| Troy Edwards | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -2.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Holmes | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Scott | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Gildon | 6 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lee Flowers | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dewayne Washington | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Porter | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Casey Hampton | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Alexander | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kendrell Bell | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Haggans | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Browns
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Couch | 18/33 | 160 | 1 | 0 | 7 | -6.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Jackson | 18 | 57 | 3.2 | 0 | -1.5 |
| Tim Couch | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Jamel White | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | -1.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Johnson | 8 | 16 | 62 | 0 | 48% | -2.8 |
| Quincy Morgan | 3 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 12% | 2.6 |
| Jamel White | 1 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 6% | 0.6 |
| Jammi German | 3 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 9% | 1.5 |
| O.J. Santiago | 2 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 9% | 2.1 |
| Mike Sellers | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6% | -0.9 |
| Aaron Shea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -1.2 |
| Dennis Northcutt | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brant Boyer | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daylon McCutcheon | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Percy Ellsworth | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jamir Miller | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Devin Bush | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Rogers | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orpheus Roye | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwayne Rudd | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Courtney Brown | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Corey Fuller | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- PIT -3
- Closing total
- 33
- PIT moneyline
- —
- CLE moneyline
- —
Steelers closed -3 and it landed exactly on the number — a push.
Total closed 33; the game landed 27 — under by 6.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Cleveland Browns Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 42°F, wind 6 mph
- Referee
- Dick Hantak
- Rest
- PIT 7 days · CLE 7 days
- Coaches
- Bill Cowher vs Butch Davis
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.