2000 · Week 16
Washington Commanders at Pittsburgh Steelers
Dec 16, 2000 · Three Rivers Stadium · outdoors · astroturf
Recap
Pittsburgh Steelers blew out Washington Commanders 24–3. ScoutIndex had favored Steelers (52%) going in. Steelers improve to 8-7; Commanders fall to 7-8. Jerome Bettis paced the offense with 104 rushing yards; 1 catch for 25 yards. Commanders turned it over 4 times to Steelers's 1.
Team stats
| WAS | PIT | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | First downs | 18 |
| 295 | Total yards | 375 |
| 231 | Passing yards | 175 |
| 64 | Rushing yards | 200 |
| 18/32 | Comp / Att | 11/21 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
WAS
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff George | 15/27 | 178 | 0 | 2 |
| Brad Johnson | 3/5 | 53 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Centers | 4 | 35 | 0 |
| Stephen Davis | 16 | 39 | 0 |
| James Thrash | 1 | -10 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Alexander | 4 | 6 | 85 | 0 |
| Larry Centers | 7 | 8 | 67 | 0 |
| Stephen Davis | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| Irving Fryar | 2 | 7 | 28 | 0 |
| Albert Connell | 1 | 5 | 17 | 0 |
| Andre Reed | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| James Thrash | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
PIT
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kordell Stewart | 11/21 | 175 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kordell Stewart | 8 | 19 | 0 |
| Jerome Bettis | 25 | 104 | 0 |
| Richard Huntley | 7 | 56 | 2 |
| Hines Ward | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Amos Zereoue | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Josh Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Bettis | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 |
| Bobby Shaw | 3 | 5 | 71 | 0 |
| Richard Huntley | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Hines Ward | 3 | 4 | 31 | 0 |
| Mark Bruener | 1 | 2 | 21 | 0 |
| Courtney Hawkins | 2 | 4 | 15 | 0 |
| Troy Edwards | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 |