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2001 Divisional Round · Sun, Jan 20, 2002 · Heinz Field

Baltimore Ravens

10

Pittsburgh SteelersWinner

27

PIT -5.5 ✓O 32 ✓21°F

Pittsburgh Steelers 27–10 — 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

Passing · PIT

Kordell StewartQB

12/22, 154 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

-2.1 expected points added

Passing · BAL

Elvis GrbacQB

18/37, 153 yds, 0 TD, 3 INT

-18.3 expected points added

Rushing · PIT

Amos ZereoueRB

24 att, 63 yds, 2 TD

-0.4 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · PIT

Kordell StewartQB

10 att, 30 yds, 0 TD

-1.1 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · PIT

Plaxico BurressWR

5/8 for 84 yds, 1 TD

36% of team targets · 7.3 expected points added

Receiving · BAL

Shannon SharpeTE

5/7 for 56 yds, 0 TD

19% of team targets · 0.1 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Baltimore Ravens

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Elvis Grbac18/37153033-18.3

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Terry Allen4112.80-0.8
Jason Brookins461.50-2.2
Moe Williams351.70-1.2

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Shannon Sharpe5756019%0.1
Travis Taylor41027027%-10.4
Brandon Stokley1427011%0.6
Moe Williams4424011%0.7
Terry Allen331108%-3.8
Qadry Ismail178019%-3.7
Todd Heap02005%-0.6

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Ray Lewis640.000
Jamie Sharper710.000
Rod Woodson520.001
Corey Harris600.000
Chris McAlister420.012
Obafemi Ayanbadejo210.000
Peter Boulware120.000
Rob Burnett120.500
Kelly Gregg210.000
Brad Jackson210.000

Pittsburgh Steelers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Kordell Stewart12/22154112-2.1

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Amos Zereoue24632.62-0.4
Kordell Stewart10303.00-1.1
Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala12302.50-2.7
Troy Edwards12323.003.1
Hines Ward166.000.3
Jon Witman122.00-0.5

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Plaxico Burress5884136%7.3
Hines Ward3637027%0.4
Bobby Shaw111405%1.1
Amos Zereoue2413018%-1.1
Troy Edwards11605%-0.7
Dan Kreider01005%-1.2
Matt Cushing01005%-5.0

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Joey Porter241.002
Dewayne Washington500.002
Kendrell Bell220.001
Earl Holmes120.000
Mike Logan210.001
Jason Gildon201.001
Lee Flowers200.001
Lenzie Jackson200.000
Mike A. Jones201.001
Aaron Smith110.000

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread
PIT -5.5
Closing total
32
BAL moneyline
PIT moneyline

Steelers closed -5.5 and covered, winning by 17.

Total closed 32; the game landed 37 — over by 5.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue
Heinz Field
Roof / surface
outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather
21°F, wind 10 mph
Referee
Tony Corrente
Rest
BAL 7 days · PIT 14 days
Coaches
Brian Billick vs Bill Cowher

Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.