2001 Divisional Round · Sun, Jan 20, 2002 · Heinz Field
FinalRavensBaltimore10
BY 17final margin
SteelersPittsburgh27
Baltimore Ravens 10 at Pittsburgh Steelers 27. Final.
Steelers -5.5 ✓O 32 ✓31°FSteelers closed -5.5 and covered, winning by 17.
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
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
Box score
Baltimore Ravens
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvis Grbac | 18/37 | 153 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −18.3 |
Rushing
| 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 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shannon Sharpe | 5 | 7 | 56 | 0 | 19% | +0.1 |
| Travis Taylor | 4 | 10 | 27 | 0 | 27% |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Lewis | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Sharper | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Woodson |
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kordell Stewart | 12/22 | 154 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Steelers -5.5
- Closing total
- 32
- Ravens moneyline
- —
- Steelers 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
- Freezing, 31°F at kickoff; a light breeze at 9 mph out of the south-west; overcast.
- Referee
- Tony Corrente
- Rest
- Ravens 7 days · Steelers 14 days
- Coaches
- Brian Billick vs Bill Cowher
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
