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2001 Week 14 · Sun, Dec 16, 2001 · PSINet Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Pittsburgh Steelers 26–21.
1.6 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · PIT
8/12 for 164 yds, 1 TD
39% of team targets · 14.5 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 | 20/31 | 333 | 2 | 0 | 3 | +17.9 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvis Grbac | 20/38 | 159 | 2 | 1 | 2 | −5.2 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obafemi Ayanbadejo |
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_14_PIT_BAL
The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
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
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
