2001 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 6, 2002 · Heinz Field
Cleveland Browns
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Pittsburgh SteelersWinner
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PIT -7 ✓O 34.5 ✓31°F
Pittsburgh Steelers 28–7 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Receiving · PIT
3/5 for 48 yds, 0 TD
21% of team targets · -3.8 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Cleveland Browns
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Couch | 13/26 | 150 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -11.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamel White | 11 | 30 | 2.7 | 1 | -2.7 |
| Quincy Morgan | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 1.9 |
| Benjamin Gay | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Tim Couch | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Johnson | 6 | 9 | 80 | 0 | 35% | 1.9 |
| Jamel White | 2 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 12% | -0.0 |
| JaJuan Dawson | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 4% | 2.4 |
| Andre King | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 12% | -1.7 |
| Jake Moreland | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 8% | 0.4 |
| O.J. Santiago | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 8% | -1.8 |
| Quincy Morgan | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19% | -6.2 |
| Raymond Jackson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwayne Rudd | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Fuller | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Devin Bush | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brant Boyer | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wali Rainer | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerard Warren | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Earl Little | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daylon McCutcheon | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Rogers | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamir Miller | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Maddox | 6/8 | 97 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.7 |
| Kordell Stewart | 8/16 | 72 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -7.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala | 17 | 98 | 5.8 | 1 | 4.9 |
| R.J. Bowers | 11 | 67 | 6.1 | 1 | 4.3 |
| Kordell Stewart | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 0 | 2.4 |
| Tommy Maddox | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Tee Martin | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Jon Witman | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -1.4 |
| Dan Kreider | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaxico Burress | 3 | 5 | 48 | 0 | 21% | -3.8 |
| Bobby Shaw | 2 | 2 | 48 | 1 | 8% | 6.0 |
| Hines Ward | 4 | 8 | 32 | 0 | 33% | -1.2 |
| Troy Edwards | 1 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 17% | -2.4 |
| Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 8% | 0.4 |
| Matt Cushing | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4% | 0.1 |
| R.J. Bowers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.8 |
| Dan Kreider | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendrell Bell | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Alexander | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Deshea Townsend | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rodney Bailey | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Logan | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Plaxico Burress | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dewayne Washington | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Justin Kurpeikis | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Holmes | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lenzie Jackson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- PIT -7
- Closing total
- 34.5
- CLE moneyline
- —
- PIT moneyline
- —
Steelers closed -7 and covered, winning by 21.
Total closed 34.5; the game landed 35 — over by 0.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Heinz Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 31°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- Bernie Kukar
- Rest
- CLE 7 days · PIT 7 days
- Coaches
- Butch Davis vs Bill Cowher
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.