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2001 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 6, 2002 · Heinz Field
FinalWho moved the needle
Pittsburgh Steelers 28–7 — never really in doubt late.
4.3 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · PIT
3/5 for 48 yds, 0 TD
21% of team targets · -3.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Couch | 13/26 | 150 | 0 | 2 | 4 | −11.9 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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_17_CLE_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 and covered, winning by 21.
Total closed 34.5; the game landed 35 — over by 0.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Tim Couch | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | +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 |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
