2001 Week 11 · Sun, Nov 25, 2001 · Adelphia Coliseum
FinalPittsburgh Steelers 34 at Tennessee Titans 24. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2001 Week 11 · Sun, Nov 25, 2001 · Adelphia Coliseum
FinalWho moved the needle
Pittsburgh Steelers 34–24.
-0.5 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · PIT
8/12 for 114 yds, 1 TD
38% of team targets · 9.9 expected points added
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kordell Stewart | 19/31 | 254 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +19.8 |
| Jerome Bettis | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Bettis | 21 | 73 | 3.5 | 0 | −5.2 |
| Kordell Stewart | 8 | 54 | 6.8 | 1 | +2.6 |
| Amos Zereoue |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaxico Burress | 8 | 12 | 114 | 1 | 38% | +9.9 |
| Hines Ward | 7 | 14 | 99 | 0 | 44% | +7.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Holmes | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dewayne Washington | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Logan | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chad Scott |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve McNair | 23/37 | 334 | 2 | 2 | 2 | −1.6 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie George |
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
Titans closed -2 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 34.5; the game landed 58 — over by 23.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| 1 |
| 2 |
| 2.0 |
| 0 |
| −0.2 |
| Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | −1.3 |
| Amos Zereoue | 1 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 3% | +4.4 |
| Troy Edwards | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3% | +1.9 |
| Jerome Bettis | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3% | −0.5 |
| Jerame Tuman | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6% | −1.0 |
| Jon Witman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.8 |
| 4 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 1 |
| 4 |
| Kendrell Bell | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Alexander | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Flowers | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Porter | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Gildon | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Smith | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 |
| 58 |
| 3.9 |
| 0 |
| −0.5 |
| Steve McNair | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 1 | +1.6 |
| Skip Hicks | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | −0.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Mason | 7 | 10 | 114 | 0 | 27% | +1.2 |
| Kevin Dyson | 4 | 9 | 112 | 1 | 24% | +5.4 |
| Frank Wycheck | 8 | 10 | 79 | 1 | 27% | −2.5 |
| Eddie George | 2 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 11% | −1.5 |
| Drew Bennett | 2 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 8% | −1.7 |
| Erron Kinney | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.4 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Phenix | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Favors | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aric Morris | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randall Godfrey | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Josh Evans | 2 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Dyson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jevon Kearse | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Samari Rolle | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Keith Bulluck | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Carter | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |