2001 Week 14 · Sun, Dec 16, 2001 · PSINet Stadium
Pittsburgh SteelersWinner
26
at
Baltimore Ravens
21
BAL -3 upsetO 33.5 ✓
Pittsburgh Steelers 26–21.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Receiving · PIT
8/12 for 164 yds, 1 TD
39% of team targets · 14.5 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kordell Stewart | 20/31 | 333 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 17.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amos Zereoue | 16 | 73 | 4.6 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Kordell Stewart | 10 | 55 | 5.5 | 0 | 1.6 |
| Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala | 9 | 15 | 1.7 | 0 | -3.4 |
| Hines Ward | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Dan Kreider | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 1 | 3.2 |
| Jon Witman | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaxico Burress | 8 | 12 | 164 | 1 | 39% | 14.5 |
| Bobby Shaw | 2 | 3 | 100 | 1 | 10% | 8.0 |
| Troy Edwards | 2 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 6% | 3.0 |
| Jon Witman | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6% | -0.0 |
| Hines Ward | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 16% | -3.3 |
| Amos Zereoue | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | 0.2 |
| Jerame Tuman | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6% | 1.1 |
| Dan Kreider | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | 0.1 |
| Matt Cushing | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3% | -0.2 |
| Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -1.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Scott | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Earl Holmes | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Logan | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dewayne Washington | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brent Alexander | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deshea Townsend | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Casey Hampton | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Flowers | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Gildon | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike A. Jones | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Baltimore Ravens
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvis Grbac | 20/38 | 159 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -5.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obafemi Ayanbadejo | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 2.8 |
| Travis Taylor | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Moe Williams | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Terry Allen | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | -1.5 |
| Elvis Grbac | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | -0.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qadry Ismail | 4 | 10 | 53 | 1 | 27% | -1.7 |
| Shannon Sharpe | 4 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 16% | 0.9 |
| Brandon Stokley | 3 | 5 | 23 | 1 | 14% | 1.9 |
| Moe Williams | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 8% | 0.6 |
| Todd Heap | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3% | 0.8 |
| Terry Allen | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5% | 0.1 |
| Jermaine Lewis | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3% | 1.4 |
| Travis Taylor | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 14% | -2.1 |
| Obafemi Ayanbadejo | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 11% | -2.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Lewis | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Sharper | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris McAlister | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Harris | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Woodson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Duane Starks | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lional Dalton | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adalius Thomas | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Baxter | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Boulware | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- BAL -3
- Closing total
- 33.5
- PIT moneyline
- —
- BAL moneyline
- —
Ravens closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 33.5; the game landed 47 — over by 13.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- PSINet Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 42°F, wind 4 mph
- Referee
- Tom White
- Rest
- PIT 7 days · BAL 14 days
- Coaches
- Bill Cowher vs Brian Billick
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.