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2001 Divisional Round · Sun, Jan 20, 2002 · Heinz Field
FinalWho moved the needle
Pittsburgh Steelers 27–10 — never really in doubt late.
-1.1 expected points added on the ground
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvis Grbac | 18/37 | 153 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −18.3 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Allen | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | −0.8 |
| Jason Brookins | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | −2.2 |
| Moe Williams | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | −1.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shannon Sharpe | 5 | 7 | 56 | 0 | 19% | +0.1 |
| Travis Taylor | 4 | 10 | 27 | 0 | 27% | −10.4 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Lewis | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Sharper | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Woodson | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris McAlister |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kordell Stewart | 12/22 | 154 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2.1 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amos Zereoue |
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_19_BAL_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 -5.5 and covered, winning by 17.
Total closed 32; the game landed 37 — over by 5.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Brandon Stokley | 1 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 11% | +0.6 |
| Moe Williams | 4 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 11% | +0.7 |
| Terry Allen | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 8% | −3.8 |
| Qadry Ismail | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 19% | −3.7 |
| Todd Heap | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −0.6 |
| 4 |
| 2 |
| 0.0 |
| 1 |
| 2 |
| Corey Harris | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Mitchell | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duane Starks | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Webster | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Obafemi Ayanbadejo | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Boulware | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 |
| 63 |
| 2.6 |
| 2 |
| −0.4 |
| Kordell Stewart | 10 | 30 | 3.0 | 0 | −1.1 |
| Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala | 12 | 30 | 2.5 | 0 | −2.7 |
| Troy Edwards | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | +3.1 |
| Hines Ward | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | +0.3 |
| Jon Witman | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | −0.5 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaxico Burress | 5 | 8 | 84 | 1 | 36% | +7.3 |
| Hines Ward | 3 | 6 | 37 | 0 | 27% | +0.4 |
| Bobby Shaw | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 5% | +1.1 |
| Amos Zereoue | 2 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 18% | −1.1 |
| Troy Edwards | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5% | −0.7 |
| Dan Kreider | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −1.2 |
| Matt Cushing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −5.0 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Porter | 2 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dewayne Washington | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kendrell Bell | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Earl Holmes | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Logan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lenzie Jackson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike A. Jones | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aaron Smith | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Flowers | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Gildon | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
