2001 Week 12 · Sun, Dec 2, 2001 · Heinz Field
FinalVikingsMinnesota16
BY 5final margin
SteelersPittsburgh21
Minnesota Vikings 16 at Pittsburgh Steelers 21. Final.
Steelers -7 no coverU 41 ✓
Who moved the needle
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2001 Week 12 · Sun, Dec 2, 2001 · Heinz Field
FinalWho moved the needle
Pittsburgh Steelers 21–16.
Rushing · PIT
12 att, 74 yds, 0 TD
-1.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Bouman | 11/15 | 200 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +8.2 |
| Daunte Culpepper | 12/17 | 140 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1.6 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Bennett | 13 | 34 | 2.6 | 0 | −2.2 |
| Doug Chapman | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | +0.4 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Moss | 8 | 13 | 144 | 1 | 41% | +5.5 |
| Michael Bennett | 2 | 2 | 80 | 1 | 6% |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lemanski Hall | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kailee Wong | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Griffith |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kordell Stewart | 13/19 | 157 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +4.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Closing number vs result
Steelers closed -7, won by 5 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 41; the game landed 37 — under by 4.0.
Conditions and crew
| Todd Bouman | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | −0.5 |
| Travis Prentice | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | −2.1 |
| Jake Reed | 2 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 6% | +1.9 |
| Cris Carter | 4 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 16% | −1.3 |
| Byron Chamberlain | 2 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 13% | −1.1 |
| Harold Morrow | 2 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 9% | +1.1 |
| Chris Walsh | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6% | −0.9 |
| Doug Chapman | 1 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 3% | −0.8 |
| 6 |
| 2 |
| 0.0 |
| 1 |
| 1 |
| Talance Sawyer | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Howard | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Carter | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dale Carter | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Kelly | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Hovan | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Prentice | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerome Bettis |
| 19 |
| 81 |
| 4.3 |
| 1 |
| +4.3 |
| Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala | 12 | 74 | 6.2 | 0 | −1.7 |
| Jon Witman | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | +0.5 |
| Amos Zereoue | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 1 | +1.2 |
| Troy Edwards | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 1 | +2.7 |
| Kordell Stewart | 7 | 9 | 1.3 | 0 | −7.3 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaxico Burress | 6 | 8 | 86 | 0 | 42% | +6.3 |
| Hines Ward | 3 | 6 | 37 | 0 | 32% | −3.0 |
| Jerome Bettis | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 5% | +1.9 |
| Jerame Tuman | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 11% | −0.5 |
| Amos Zereoue | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5% | −1.2 |
| Bobby Shaw | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5% | +1.0 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Scott | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Holmes | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brent Alexander | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Logan | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dewayne Washington | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Gildon | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Edwards | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deshea Townsend | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Flowers | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Witman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
