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2000 Pittsburgh Steelers
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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 3rd in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 321 points (20.1/g), 17th of 31 in the NFL.
Allowed 255 points (15.9/g), 6th.
Differential of 66 points (4.1/g), 11th.
Expected W-L: 10.1-5.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +14 (0.9/g), 6th.
Simple Rating System: Total 3.9, Offense: 0.6, Defense: 3.3, SoS: -0.2, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Bill Cowher (9-7-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Kevin Gilbride
Other Notable Asst.: Mike Mularkey (Tight Ends)
Training Camp: St. Vincent College (Latrobe, Pennsylvania)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Kordell Stewart | 28 | 5 | 11 | 151 for 289, 1,860 yards, 11 td, 8 int, & 78 rushes for 436 yards and 7 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 60th pick / 1995 |
| QB | Kent Graham | 32 | 8 | 5 | 66 for 148, 878 yards, 1 td, 1 int, & 8 rushes for 7 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 8th / 211th pick / 1992 |
| RB | Jerome Bettis | 28 | 7 | 16 | 355 rushes for 1,341 yards, 8 td, & 13 catches for 97 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 10th pick / 1993 |
| FB | Dan Kreider | 23 | Rook | 7 | 2 rushes for 24 yards, 0 td, & 5 catches for 42 yards and 0 td | |
| FB | Jon Witman | 28 | 4 | 5 | 3 rushes for 5 yards, 0 td, & 5 catches for 33 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 92nd pick / 1996 |
| WR | Plaxico Burress | 23 | Rook | 8 | 22 catches for 273 yards, 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 8th pick / 2000 |
| WR | Hines Ward | 24 | 2 | 15 | 48 catches for 672 yards, 4 td, & 4 rushes for 53 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 92nd pick / 1998 |
| WR | Courtney Hawkins | 31 | 8 | 5 | 19 catches for 238 yards, 1 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 44th pick / 1992 |
| TE | Mark Bruener | 28 | 5 | 16 | 17 catches for 192 yards, 3 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 27th pick / 1995 |
| LT | Wayne Gandy | 29 | 6 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 15th pick / 1994 |
| LG | Alan Faneca | 24 | 2 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 26th pick / 1998 |
| C | Dermontti Dawson | 35 | 12 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 44th pick / 1988 | |
| C | Roger Duffy | 33 | 10 | 7 | New York Jets / 8th / 196th pick / 1990 | |
| RG | Rich Tylski | 29 | 4 | 16 | ||
| RT | Marvel Smith | 22 | Rook | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 38th pick / 2000 | |
| RT | Larry Tharpe | 30 | 8 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 145th pick / 1992 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Aaron Smith | 24 | 1 | 15 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 109th pick / 1999 |
| NT | Kimo von Oelhoffen | 29 | 6 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 162nd pick / 1994 |
| RDE | Kevin Henry | 32 | 7 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 108th pick / 1993 |
| LOLB | Jason Gildon* | 28 | 6 | 16 | 13.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 88th pick / 1994 |
| LILB | Levon Kirkland | 31 | 8 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 38th pick / 1992 |
| RILB | Earl Holmes | 27 | 4 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 126th pick / 1996 |
| ROLB | Joey Porter | 23 | 1 | 16 | 10.5 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1999 |
| LCB | Chad Scott | 26 | 3 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 24th pick / 1997 |
| RCB | Dewayne Washington | 28 | 6 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 18th pick / 1994 |
| SS | Lee Flowers | 27 | 5 | 14 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 151st pick / 1995 |
| FS | Brent Alexander | 29 | 6 | 16 | 1.5 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Kris Brown | 24 | 1 | 0 | 25 of 30 field goals & 32 of 33 extra points | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 228th pick / 1999 |
| P | Josh Miller | 30 | 4 | 0 | 90 punts for a 43.8 average, 1 blocked | |
| PR | Hank Poteat | 23 | Rook | 0 | 36 punt returns for a 13.0 average and 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 77th pick / 2000 |
| KR | Hank Poteat | 23 | Rook | 0 | 24 kick returns for a 19.4 average and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 77th pick / 2000 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Brent Alexander | 29 | DB | 16 | 16 | 189 | 5-11 | Tennessee St. | 7/10/1971 | 6 | |
| 28 | Ainsley Battles | 22 | DB | 16 | 2 | 204 | 5-11 | Vanderbilt | 11/6/1978 | Rook | |
| 42 | Myron Bell | 29 | DB | 1 | 0 | 203 | 5-11 | Michigan St. | 9/15/1971 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 140th pick / 1994 |
| 36 | Jerome Bettis | 28 | RB | 16 | 16 | 252 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 2/16/1972 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 10th pick / 1993 |
| 89 | Will Blackwell | 25 | WR | 5 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | San Diego St. | 7/9/1975 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1997 |
| 3 | Kris Brown | 24 | K | 16 | 0 | 206 | 5-11 | Nebraska | 12/23/1976 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 228th pick / 1999 |
| 87 | Mark Bruener | 28 | TE | 16 | 16 | 260 | 6-4 | Washington | 9/16/1972 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 27th pick / 1995 |
| 80 | Plaxico Burress | 23 | WR | 12 | 8 | 226 | 6-5 | Michigan St. | 8/12/1977 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 8th pick / 2000 |
| 96 | Kendrick Clancy | 22 | DT | 9 | 0 | 305 | 6-1 | Mississippi | 9/17/1978 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 2000 |
| 24 | Nakia Codie | 24 | DB | 6 | 0 | 208 | 6-2 | Baylor | 1/20/1976 | Rook | |
| 73 | Chris Combs | 24 | DE | 6 | 0 | 284 | 6-4 | Duke | 12/15/1976 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 173rd pick / 2000 |
| 48 | Matt Cushing | 25 | TE | 7 | 1 | 255 | 6-4 | Illinois | 7/2/1975 | 1 | |
| 63 | Dermontti Dawson | 35 | C-G | 9 | 9 | 288 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 6/17/1965 | 12 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 44th pick / 1988 |
| 62 | Roger Duffy | 33 | G-C | 13 | 7 | 300 | 6-3 | Penn St. | 7/16/1967 | 10 | New York Jets / 8th / 196th pick / 1990 |
| 81 | Troy Edwards | 23 | WR | 14 | 1 | 191 | 5-10 | Louisiana Tech | 4/7/1977 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 13th pick / 1999 |
| 66 | Alan Faneca | 24 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 312 | 6-5 | LSU | 12/7/1976 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 26th pick / 1998 |
| 57 | John Fiala | 27 | LB | 16 | 0 | 237 | 6-2 | Washington | 11/25/1973 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 166th pick / 1997 |
| 41 | Lee Flowers | 27 | DB | 14 | 14 | 213 | 6-0 | Georgia Tech | 1/14/1973 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 151st pick / 1995 |
| 45 | Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala | 23 | RB | 7 | 1 | 252 | 6-0 | Utah | 3/4/1977 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 178th pick / 1998 |
| 72 | Wayne Gandy | 29 | T | 16 | 16 | 308 | 6-4 | Auburn | 2/10/1971 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 15th pick / 1994 |
| 85 | Cory Geason | 25 | TE | 9 | 3 | 255 | 6-3 | Tulane | 8/12/1975 | Rook | |
| 92 | Jason Gildon* | 28 | LB | 16 | 16 | 255 | 6-4 | Oklahoma St. | 7/31/1972 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 88th pick / 1994 |
| 11 | Kent Graham | 32 | QB | 14 | 5 | 231 | 6-5 | Notre Dame,Ohio St. | 11/1/1968 | 8 | New York Giants / 8th / 211th pick / 1992 |
| 53 | Clark Haggans | 23 | LB | 2 | 0 | 243 | 6-4 | Colorado St. | 1/10/1977 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 137th pick / 2000 |
| 88 | Courtney Hawkins | 31 | WR | 13 | 5 | 183 | 5-9 | Michigan St. | 12/12/1969 | 8 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 44th pick / 1992 |
| 76 | Kevin Henry | 32 | DE | 15 | 15 | 282 | 6-4 | Mississippi St. | 10/23/1968 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 108th pick / 1993 |
| 50 | Earl Holmes | 27 | LB | 16 | 16 | 242 | 6-2 | Florida A&M | 4/28/1973 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 126th pick / 1996 |
| 33 | Richard Huntley | 28 | RB | 13 | 0 | 224 | 5-11 | Winston-Salem St. | 9/18/1972 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 117th pick / 1996 |
| 83 | Malcolm Johnson | 23 | WR | 4 | 0 | 215 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 8/27/1977 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 166th pick / 1999 |
| 99 | Levon Kirkland | 31 | LB | 16 | 16 | 270 | 6-1 | Clemson | 2/17/1969 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 38th pick / 1992 |
| 35 | Dan Kreider | 23 | FB | 10 | 7 | 255 | 5-11 | New Hampshire | 3/11/1977 | Rook | |
| 4 | Josh Miller | 30 | P | 16 | 0 | 225 | 6-4 | Arizona | 7/14/1970 | 4 | |
| 61 | Tom Myslinski | 32 | G | 6 | 0 | 283 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 12/7/1968 | 8 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 109th pick / 1992 |
| 55 | Joey Porter | 23 | LB | 16 | 16 | 250 | 6-2 | Colorado St. | 3/22/1977 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1999 |
| 22 | Hank Poteat | 23 | DB | 15 | 0 | 192 | 5-9 | Pittsburgh | 8/30/1977 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 77th pick / 2000 |
| 68 | Shahriar Pourdanesh | 30 | T | 5 | 2 | 312 | 6-6 | Nevada-Reno | 7/19/1970 | 4 | |
| 54 | Mike Schneck | 23 | C | 16 | 0 | 237 | 6-0 | Wisconsin | 8/4/1977 | 1 | |
| 30 | Chad Scott | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 205 | 6-1 | Towson St.,Maryland | 9/6/1974 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 24th pick / 1997 |
| 82 | Bobby Shaw | 25 | WR | 16 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | California | 4/23/1975 | 1 | Seattle Seahawks / 6th / 169th pick / 1998 |
| 47 | Scott Shields | 24 | DB | 10 | 1 | 228 | 6-4 | Weber St. | 3/29/1976 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 59th pick / 1999 |
| 23 | Jason Simmons | 24 | DB | 15 | 0 | 198 | 5-9 | Arizona St. | 3/30/1976 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 137th pick / 1998 |
| 91 | Aaron Smith | 24 | DE | 16 | 15 | 300 | 6-5 | Northern Colorado | 4/9/1976 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 109th pick / 1999 |
| 77 | Marvel Smith | 22 | T | 12 | 9 | 321 | 6-5 | Arizona St. | 8/6/1978 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 38th pick / 2000 |
| 94 | Jeremy Staat | 24 | DE | 7 | 0 | 300 | 6-5 | Arizona St. | 10/10/1976 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 41st pick / 1998 |
| 10 | Kordell Stewart | 28 | QB | 16 | 11 | 218 | 6-1 | Colorado | 10/16/1972 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 60th pick / 1995 |
| 74 | Chris Sullivan | 27 | DE | 15 | 2 | 279 | 6-4 | Boston Col. | 3/14/1973 | 4 | New England Patriots / 4th / 119th pick / 1996 |
| 71 | Larry Tharpe | 30 | T | 12 | 5 | 300 | 6-4 | Tennessee St. | 11/19/1970 | 8 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 145th pick / 1992 |
| 90 | Donnel Thompson | 22 | LB | 8 | 0 | 234 | 6-0 | Wisconsin | 2/17/1978 | Rook | |
| 26 | Deshea Townsend | 25 | DB | 16 | 0 | 191 | 5-10 | Alabama | 9/8/1975 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 117th pick / 1998 |
| 84 | Jerame Tuman | 24 | TE | 16 | 1 | 255 | 6-4 | Michigan | 3/24/1976 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 136th pick / 1999 |
| 65 | Rich Tylski | 29 | G | 16 | 16 | 305 | 6-4 | Utah St. | 2/27/1971 | 4 | |
| 67 | Kimo von Oelhoffen | 29 | DE-NT-DT | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-4 | Hawaii,Boise St. | 1/30/1971 | 6 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 162nd pick / 1994 |
| 56 | Mike Vrabel | 25 | LB | 15 | 0 | 261 | 6-4 | Ohio St. | 8/14/1975 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 91st pick / 1997 |
| 86 | Hines Ward | 24 | WR | 16 | 15 | 205 | 6-0 | Georgia | 3/8/1976 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 92nd pick / 1998 |
| 20 | Dewayne Washington | 28 | DB | 16 | 16 | 195 | 5-11 | North Carolina St. | 12/27/1972 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 18th pick / 1994 |
| 38 | Jon Witman | 28 | RB | 6 | 5 | 240 | 6-2 | Penn St. | 6/1/1972 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 92nd pick / 1996 |
| 21 | Amos Zereoue | 24 | RB | 12 | 0 | 212 | 5-8 | West Virginia | 10/8/1976 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 95th pick / 1999 |
| Team Total | 26.3 | 16 | 245.1 | 6-1.8 | 3.3 |