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2001 Week 12 · Sun, Dec 2, 2001 · Heinz Field
FinalWho moved the needle
Pittsburgh Steelers 21–16.
-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 |
| Todd Bouman |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Moss | 8 | 13 | 144 | 1 | 41% | +5.5 |
| Michael Bennett | 2 | 2 | 80 | 1 | 6% | +5.4 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lemanski Hall | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kailee Wong | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Griffith | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Talance Sawyer |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kordell Stewart | 13/19 | 157 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +4.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Bettis |
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.
/football/games/2001_12_MIN_PIT
The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
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
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
