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polling · 1800s tick · as of 3:44 AM ET · 13 to play · 1 final
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2001 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 6, 2002 · Heinz Field
FinalWho moved the needle
Rushing · PIT
Pittsburgh Steelers 28–7 — never really in doubt late.
11 att, 67 yds, 1 TD
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 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Johnson | 6 | 9 | 80 | 0 | 35% | +1.9 |
| Jamel White | 2 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 12% |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwayne Rudd | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Fuller | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Devin Bush |
| 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 |
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.
| 0 |
| −0.8 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| −7.4 |
| 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 |
