Week 3, 2001

played in Tennessee, TX

92 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Pittsburgh Steelers	7	3	0	6	3	-	19
Tennessee Oilers	0	10	0	6	0	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:19 PIT - Omar Epps 7 run (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 07:35 TEN - Lucy Draper 18 field goal
2Q: 01:59 PIT - John Kasay 30 field goal
2Q: 00:20 TEN - Tony McGee 10 pass from Donovan McNabb (Lucy Draper extra point)
4Q: 10:46 PIT - John Kasay 26 field goal
4Q: 06:48 TEN - Lucy Draper 35 field goal
4Q: 02:51 TEN - Lucy Draper 25 field goal
4Q: 02:10 PIT - John Kasay 52 field goal
OT: 05:28 PIT - John Kasay 42 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:19 PIT - Omar Epps 7 run (John Kasay extra point)
2Q: 07:35 TEN - Lucy Draper 18 field goal
2Q: 01:59 PIT - John Kasay 30 field goal
2Q: 00:20 TEN - Tony McGee 10 pass from Donovan McNabb (Lucy Draper extra point)
4Q: 10:46 PIT - John Kasay 26 field goal
4Q: 06:48 TEN - Lucy Draper 35 field goal
4Q: 02:51 TEN - Lucy Draper 25 field goal
4Q: 02:10 PIT - John Kasay 52 field goal
OT: 05:28 PIT - John Kasay 42 field goal

Team Statistics PIT TEN
Record 3-0 1-2
First Downs 23 21
- by Rushing 7 3
- by Passing 15 17
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 339 420
- Offensive Plays 89 70
- Yards per Play 3.81 6.00
Net Rushing Yards 130 69
- Rushing Attempts 37 30
- Yards per Rush 3.51 2.30
Net Passing Yards 209 351
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 49 - 31 - 0 37 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 222 370
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/13 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 4.02 8.78
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 9/22 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/23 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 3/37 3/25
Kick Returns/Yards 6/149 2/47
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 23
Time of Possession 38:39 30:58

Team Statistics	PIT	TEN
Record	3-0	1-2
First Downs	23	21
- by Rushing	7	3
- by Passing	15	17
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	339	420
- Offensive Plays	89	70
- Yards per Play	3.81	6.00
Net Rushing Yards	130	69
- Rushing Attempts	37	30
- Yards per Rush	3.51	2.30
Net Passing Yards	209	351
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	49 - 31 - 0	37 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	222	370
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/13	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	4.02	8.78
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	9/22	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/23	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	3/37	3/25
Kick Returns/Yards	6/149	2/47
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 23
Time of Possession	38:39	30:58

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:50	OWN 23	14	77	Touchdown
1	5:12	2:59	OWN 23	6	24	Punt
2	14:10	1:37	OWN 30	3	6	Punt
2	7:27	5:36	OWN 34	14	53	Field Goal
2	0:12	0:12	OWN 41	1	10	Half
3	13:12	2:44	OWN 40	5	10	Punt
3	8:34	3:07	OWN 45	6	11	Punt
3	3:37	1:23	OPP 43	3	1	Punt
3	0:04	4:25	OWN 20	10	71	Field Goal
4	6:42	1:00	OWN 24	4	-11	Punt
4	2:46	0:42	OWN 42	4	23	Field Goal
4	1:14	1:14	OWN 45	6	14	Half
OT1	15:00	1:02	OWN 14	3	-1	Punt
OT1	12:58	1:21	OWN 16	3	3	Punt
OT1	9:32	4:09	OWN 35	8	40	Field Goal

Tennessee Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:10	1:58	OWN 18	4	15	Punt
1	2:13	3:03	OWN 29	5	48	Missed FG
2	12:33	5:06	OWN 21	11	78	Field Goal
2	1:51	1:39	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:48	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	10:28	1:54	OWN 7	3	6	Punt
3	5:27	1:50	OWN 20	5	23	Fumble
3	2:14	2:10	OWN 20	6	15	Punt
4	10:39	3:57	OWN 37	7	45	Field Goal
4	5:42	2:56	50	7	42	Field Goal
4	2:04	0:50	OWN 20	4	25	Interception
OT1	13:58	1:00	OWN 43	3	-5	Punt
OT1	11:37	2:05	OWN 32	5	40	Missed FG

Game MVP: John Supernaw, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Omar Epps	26	97	3.73	9	1
Reuben Droughns	8	31	3.88	8	0
John Supernaw	2	6	3.00	4	0
Qadry Ismail	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Rey Mysterio Jr	17	50	2.94	19	2
Salvador Buffington	12	23	1.92	13	1
Mel McCarthy	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Supernaw	49	31	222	3/13	0	34	0	73.7

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Donovan McNabb	37	23	370	3/19	1	47	1	93.3

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR David Terrell	11	16	72	6.55	10	10
WR Qadry Ismail	7	12	38	5.43	24	16
RB Omar Epps	5	5	33	6.60	16	12
WR Carl Pickens	3	7	46	15.33	28	34
TE Benjamin Blue	3	6	23	7.67	3	15
FB Jim Branson	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2
WR Bobby Engram	1	2	12	12.00	0	12

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Keenan McCardell	9	13	101	11.22	27	30	0
WR Rick Lockhart	5	5	92	18.40	44	27	0
WR Plaxico Burress	5	7	95	19.00	45	47	0
TE Kyle Brady	2	4	60	30.00	13	33	0
TE Tony McGee	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	1
RB Rey Mysterio Jr	1	1	12	12.00	12	12	0
FB Donnell Bennett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Donald Hayes	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Salvador Buffington	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Kim Herring	1	0	0.00	0

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Recov	Force
Kim Herring	1	0
Tim Watson	0	1
N.D. Kalu	0	1

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Keenan McCardell	1	1	0	0
Rey Mysterio Jr	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Feagles	8	351	43.9	35.8	57	1

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Hutton	5	266	53.2	41.8	65	2

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	4/4	2/2	1/1	52	1/1

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lucy Draper	3/5	0/2	0/0	35	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Engram	3	37	12.3	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Than Merrill	3	25	8.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Qadry Ismail	6	149	24.8	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rey Mysterio Jr	2	47	23.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Takeo Spikes	8	2	1.0	27	21
ILB Tracy Simien	6	1	0.0	20	30
S Kim Herring	5	0	0.0	27	38
CB Eric Kelly	5	0	0.0	29	40
DT Stalin Colinet	4	1	1.0	14	15
CB Dale Carter	4	1	0.0	28	35
CB Coby Rhinehart	3	2	0.0	21	27
ILB Winfred Tubbs	3	0	0.0	3	11
DE Greg Spires	2	0	1.0	19	27
S Tim Watson	2	2	0.0	27	39
OLB Vincent Vega	2	1	0.0	9	11
DE N.D. Kalu	2	1	0.0	19	30
DT Derrick Ransom	2	1	0.0	16	25
ILB Monte Beisel	2	1	0.0	7	11
DT Bill Johnson	2	0	0.0	11	14
OLB Bryan Jones	1	1	0.0	22	35
OLB Bryan Cox	1	0	0.0	8	5
S Kenoy Kennedy	1	0	0.0	12	16
DE Quinton Reese	0	1	0.0	11	10

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB William Thomas	10	4	0.0	30	40
ILB John Holecek	10	3	0.0	35	47
S Garth Algar	8	4	0.0	34	47
CB Randy Fuller	5	4	0.0	26	38
DT Shane Dronett	5	2	0.0	37	49
CB Duane Starks	5	2	0.0	35	48
S Ifeanyi Ohalete	5	1	0.0	34	49
CB Nic Harper	5	0	0.0	31	48
OLB June Buenning	4	0	1.0	12	10
DE Justin Smith	3	0	1.0	34	42
DT Junior Ioane	3	0	0.0	26	49
DE Shante Carver	2	2	0.0	29	39
S Johndale Carty	2	1	0.0	9	17
DE Alvin McKinley	1	0	1.0	11	23
DT Harry Deligianis	1	2	0.0	7	5
WR Keenan McCardell	1	0	---	---	---
S Than Merrill	1	0	0.0	6	3
OLB Steve Foley	0	1	0.0	9	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Stalin Colinet	1.0	0	1	1	15
DE Greg Spires	1.0	0	1	0	27
OLB Takeo Spikes	1.0	0	0	0	21
DE N.D. Kalu	0.0	1	0	0	30
OLB Bryan Jones	0.0	0	1	0	35
DE Quinton Reese	0.0	0	1	0	10
DT Derrick Ransom	0.0	0	0	1	25

Tennessee	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Justin Smith	1.0	0	2	42
OLB June Buenning	1.0	0	0	10
DE Alvin McKinley	1.0	0	0	23
DE Shante Carver	0.0	1	1	39
DT Junior Ioane	0.0	0	2	49
DT Shane Dronett	0.0	0	1	49

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dale Carter	4	0	0	35
CB Eric Kelly	4	0	0	40
S Kim Herring	3	1	1	38
ILB Tracy Simien	3	0	0	30
ILB Winfred Tubbs	2	0	0	11
OLB Vincent Vega	2	0	0	11
ILB Monte Beisel	2	0	0	11
S Tim Watson	1	0	0	39
OLB Takeo Spikes	1	0	0	21
CB Coby Rhinehart	1	0	0	27

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB John Holecek	7	0	47
CB Duane Starks	5	0	48
CB Nic Harper	4	2	48
S Ifeanyi Ohalete	4	2	49
CB Randy Fuller	4	0	38
OLB William Thomas	3	2	40
S Garth Algar	3	0	47
S Johndale Carty	1	0	17

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jon Runyan	4	6	37	1	52
Bob Hallen	3	7	37	0	52
Keith Kartz	1	10	37	2	52
Sid Miller	1	4	37	0	52
Leonard Davis	0	4	37	0	52
Jim Branson	0	3	23	0	32
Tony Stewart	0	1	14	0	14

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Christy	2	6	30	1	40
Brad Badger	1	6	30	1	40
Steve McKinney	1	6	30	1	40
Nathan Parks	1	3	30	0	40
Orlando Brown	1	2	30	0	40
Kyle Brady	0	3	23	0	30
Mel McCarthy	0	3	22	0	19
Donnell Bennett	0	1	1	0	4

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Carl Pickens	2	22
Vincent Vega	2	19
Jim Branson	1	23

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Donnell Bennett	3	14
Tony McGee	2	20
Michael Pittman	1	21
Donald Hayes	1	19
Quincy Morgan	1	16
Duane Starks	1	15

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sid Miller	37	52	---	---	12	101
Keith Kartz	37	52	---	---	---	89
John Supernaw	37	52	---	---	---	89
Jon Runyan	37	52	---	---	---	89
Bob Hallen	37	52	---	---	---	89
Leonard Davis	37	52	---	---	---	89
Benjamin Blue	28	36	---	---	23	87
Eric Kelly	---	---	29	40	15	84
David Terrell	36	45	---	---	---	81
Qadry Ismail	28	40	---	---	11	79
Jim Branson	23	32	---	---	23	78
Omar Epps	28	40	---	---	6	74
Dale Carter	---	---	28	35	9	72
Tim Watson	---	---	27	39	6	72
Kim Herring	---	---	27	38	4	69
Coby Rhinehart	---	---	21	27	15	63
Bryan Jones	---	---	22	35	5	62
Tracy Simien	---	---	20	30	11	61
Carl Pickens	10	22	---	---	22	54
N.D. Kalu	---	---	19	30	5	54
Takeo Spikes	---	---	27	21	6	54
Greg Spires	---	---	19	27	5	51
Derrick Ransom	---	---	16	25	6	47
Kenoy Kennedy	---	---	12	16	12	40
Vincent Vega	---	---	9	11	19	39
Reuben Droughns	8	7	---	---	22	37
Tony Stewart	14	14	---	---	5	33
Bill Johnson	---	---	11	14	7	32
Stalin Colinet	---	---	14	15	2	31
Bobby Engram	4	13	---	---	11	28
Monte Beisel	---	---	7	11	10	28
Kevin Kasper	1	6	---	---	17	24
Quinton Reese	---	---	11	10	1	22
Winfred Tubbs	---	---	3	11	1	15
Bryan Cox	---	---	8	5	---	13
Jeff Feagles	0	0	---	---	12	12
Chris Wiltz	0	0	---	---	12	12
Mike Schneck	0	0	---	---	12	12
Lewis Kelly	0	0	---	---	12	12
Nicolas Thai	0	0	---	---	12	12
Jeff Walker	5	5	---	---	---	10
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	9	9
Kendrick Clancy	---	---	0	0	3	3
Jeff Blake	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tim Mangum	0	0	---	---	---	0
Todd Helton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Shane Dronett	---	---	37	49	12	98
Duane Starks	---	---	35	48	15	98
Randy Fuller	---	---	26	38	26	90
Ifeanyi Ohalete	---	---	34	49	4	87
Garth Algar	---	---	34	47	5	86
John Holecek	---	---	35	47	4	86
Nic Harper	---	---	31	48	3	82
Steve McKinney	30	40	---	---	10	80
Justin Smith	---	---	34	42	4	80
Junior Ioane	---	---	26	49	3	78
William Thomas	---	---	30	40	4	74
Jeff Christy	30	40	---	---	---	70
Orlando Brown	30	40	---	---	---	70
Shante Carver	---	---	29	39	2	70
Brad Badger	30	40	---	---	---	70
Nathan Parks	30	40	---	---	---	70
Donovan McNabb	30	40	---	---	---	70
Kyle Brady	23	30	---	---	9	62
Keenan McCardell	26	33	---	---	---	59
Mel McCarthy	22	19	---	---	15	56
Plaxico Burress	21	28	---	---	---	49
Rey Mysterio Jr	18	22	---	---	7	47
Steve Foley	---	---	9	13	22	44
Alvin McKinley	---	---	11	23	10	44
Donald Hayes	9	12	---	---	19	40
Johndale Carty	---	---	9	17	12	38
Salvador Buffington	12	16	---	---	10	38
Rick Lockhart	12	24	---	---	---	36
Tony McGee	6	9	---	---	20	35
Than Merrill	---	---	6	3	25	34
June Buenning	---	---	12	10	10	32
Michael Pittman	0	2	---	---	21	23
Donnell Bennett	1	4	---	---	14	19
Quincy Morgan	0	1	---	---	16	17
Harry Deligianis	---	---	7	5	---	12
Lucy Draper	0	0	---	---	11	11
Marcus Brown	0	0	---	---	10	10
John Michels	0	0	---	---	10	10
Andre Kline	0	0	---	---	10	10
Kaulana Noa	0	0	---	---	10	10
Warrick Holdman	---	---	2	5	---	7
Rick Mirer	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tom Hutton	0	0	---	---	5	5
John Jackson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeff George	0	0	---	---	---	0
Stephen Neal	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	33	4.1
Middle	23	82	3.6
Right	6	15	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	24	2.4
Middle	17	44	2.6
Right	3	1	0.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Supernaw	49	31	1	2	3	6	6	0	0

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Donovan McNabb	37	23	7	4	3	1	4	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	33	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	18	112	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	7	77	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	38	9.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	4	53	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	12	148	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	5	4	131	26.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR David Terrell	16	11	0	72	0	45
WR Qadry Ismail	12	7	2	38	0	40
WR Carl Pickens	7	3	1	46	1	22
TE Benjamin Blue	6	3	0	23	0	36
RB Omar Epps	5	5	0	33	0	40
WR Bobby Engram	2	1	0	12	0	13
FB Jim Branson	1	1	0	-2	0	32

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Keenan McCardell	13	9	1	101	2	33
WR Plaxico Burress	7	5	1	95	1	28
WR Rick Lockhart	5	5	0	92	2	24
TE Kyle Brady	4	2	0	60	2	30
WR Donald Hayes	3	0	0	0	0	12
TE Tony McGee	2	1	0	10	0	9
FB Donnell Bennett	1	0	1	0	0	4
RB Rey Mysterio Jr	1	1	0	12	0	22
RB Salvador Buffington	1	0	0	0	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Omar Epps	4	19	4.75	3.73
Reuben Droughns	2	4	2.00	3.88

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Salvador Buffington	4	-9	-2.25	1.92
Rey Mysterio Jr	3	6	2.00	2.94
Mel McCarthy	1	-4	-4.00	-4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John Supernaw	2	0	0	0.00	4.53

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Donovan McNabb	5	2	28	5.60	10.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Carl Pickens	1	0	0	0.00	6.57
WR Qadry Ismail	1	0	0	0.00	3.17

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Tony McGee	2	1	10	5.00	5.00
WR Keenan McCardell	1	0	0	0.00	7.77
WR Rick Lockhart	1	1	18	18.00	18.40
WR Plaxico Burress	1	0	0	0.00	13.57

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Qadry Ismail	1	0
Omar Epps	1	1
Reuben Droughns	1	0

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Salvador Buffington	3	0
Rey Mysterio Jr	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Supernaw	18	10	8

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Donovan McNabb	9	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR David Terrell	6	3	3
WR Carl Pickens	5	2	2
WR Qadry Ismail	3	2	1
FB Jim Branson	1	1	0
RB Omar Epps	1	1	1
TE Benjamin Blue	1	1	1
WR Bobby Engram	1	0	0

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Keenan McCardell	3	2	0
WR Plaxico Burress	2	2	2
TE Kyle Brady	1	0	0
RB Rey Mysterio Jr	1	1	1
WR Donald Hayes	1	0	0
RB Salvador Buffington	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 38,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,800 (21,400)
End Zone 6,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 3,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	38,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,800 (21,400)
End Zone	6,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	3,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	900 (3,300)