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2001 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 30, 2001 · Paul Brown Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Cincinnati Bengals 26–23 — decided on the final possessions.
-7.3 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · CIN
10/20 for 109 yds, 0 TD
30% of team targets · 2.4 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 | 19/35 | 251 | 3 | 4 | 2 | +1.4 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala | 25 | 55 | 2.2 | 0 | −7.3 |
| Hines Ward | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | +0.7 |
| Jon Witman | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | −0.1 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaxico Burress | 6 | 10 | 102 | 2 | 30% | +5.0 |
| Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala | 5 | 5 | 50 | 1 | 15% | +3.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dewayne Washington | 13 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Earl Holmes | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Scott | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lee Flowers |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Kitna | 35/68 | 411 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +3.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Dillon |
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_16_PIT_CIN
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 -8 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 33.5; the game landed 49 — over by 15.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Hines Ward | 3 | 7 | 42 | 0 | 21% | −0.9 |
| Troy Edwards | 2 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 9% | +0.8 |
| Bobby Shaw | 2 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 9% | +1.7 |
| Jon Witman | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3% | +0.9 |
| Jerame Tuman | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12% | −2.6 |
| 5 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| Brent Alexander | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jason Gildon | 5 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kendrell Bell | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike A. Jones | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Porter | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 |
| 91 |
| 4.3 |
| 0 |
| −9.4 |
| Brandon Bennett | 6 | 44 | 7.3 | 0 | +0.5 |
| Jon Kitna | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | +0.4 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darnay Scott | 7 | 12 | 113 | 0 | 18% | +2.9 |
| Peter Warrick | 10 | 20 | 109 | 0 | 30% | +2.4 |
| T.J. Houshmandzadeh | 9 | 15 | 98 | 0 | 23% | +4.9 |
| Danny Farmer | 2 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 6% | +2.2 |
| Chad Johnson | 2 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 11% | −3.5 |
| Lorenzo Neal | 2 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 5% | −0.3 |
| Brandon Bennett | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 5% | −0.4 |
| Ron Dugans | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2% | +3.4 |
| Kirk McMullen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | −0.9 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canute Curtis | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Artrell Hawkins | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kevin Kaesviharn | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Vaughn Booker | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliver Gibson | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Takeo Spikes | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Williams | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cory Hall | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Simmons | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Williams | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
