2001 · Week 15
Detroit Lions at Pittsburgh Steelers
Dec 23, 2001 · Heinz Field · outdoors · grass
Recap
It wasn't close — Pittsburgh Steelers beat Detroit Lions 47–14. ScoutIndex had favored Steelers (90%) going in. Steelers improve to 12-2; Lions fall to 1-13. Kordell Stewart was the story of the game with 226 passing yards and 3 TDs; 22 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD. Steelers out-gained the opponent 441–192 in total yards.
Team stats
| DET | PIT | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | First downs | 25 |
| 192 | Total yards | 441 |
| 118 | Passing yards | 226 |
| 74 | Rushing yards | 215 |
| 12/28 | Comp / Att | 17/26 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 6 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
Play-by-play not loaded for this game.
Box score
DET
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike McMahon | 12/28 | 118 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike McMahon | 2 | 21 | 0 |
| Lamont Warren | 9 | 48 | 0 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Aveion Cason | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| James Stewart | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamont Warren | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Bert Emanuel | 3 | 7 | 35 | 0 |
| David Sloan | 4 | 10 | 32 | 2 |
| Johnnie Morton | 2 | 5 | 26 | 0 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Scotty Anderson | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
PIT
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kordell Stewart | 17/26 | 226 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kordell Stewart | 4 | 22 | 1 |
| Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala | 26 | 126 | 0 |
| Amos Zereoue | 2 | 34 | 0 |
| R.J. Bowers | 7 | 17 | 0 |
| Dan Kreider | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Tommy Maddox | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala | 2 | 2 | 53 | 0 |
| Hines Ward | 7 | 11 | 67 | 1 |
| Plaxico Burress | 4 | 7 | 56 | 1 |
| Troy Edwards | 2 | 2 | 43 | 0 |
| Matt Cushing | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Bobby Shaw | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |