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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.

Coached by Bill Cowher (9-7-0)

2000 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
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

Roster

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 State 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 State 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 State 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 State 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 State 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 State 7/31/1972 6

Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 88th pick / 1994

11 Kent Graham 32 QB 14 5 231 6-5 Notre Dame,Ohio State 11/1/1968 8

New York Giants / 8th / 211th pick / 1992

53 Clark Haggans 23 LB 2 0 243 6-4 Colorado State 1/10/1977 Rook

Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 137th pick / 2000

88 Courtney Hawkins 31 WR 13 5 183 5-9 Michigan State 12/12/1969 8

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 44th pick / 1992

76 Kevin Henry 32 DE 15 15 282 6-4 Mississippi State 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 State 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 State 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 Shar Pourdanesh 30 T 5 2 312 6-6 UNLV 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 Maryland,Towson State 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 State 3/29/1976 1

Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 59th pick / 1999

23 Jason Simmons 24 DB 15 0 198 5-9 Arizona State 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 State 8/6/1978 Rook

Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 38th pick / 2000

94 Jeremy Staat 24 DE 7 0 300 6-5 Arizona State 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 College 3/14/1973 4

New England Patriots / 4th / 119th pick / 1996

71 Larry Tharpe 30 T 12 5 300 6-4 Tennessee State 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 State 2/27/1971 4
67 Kimo von Oelhoffen 29 DE-NT-DT 16 16 300 6-4 Boise State,Hawaii 1/30/1971 6

Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 162nd pick / 1994

56 Mike Vrabel 25 LB 15 0 261 6-4 Ohio State 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 State 12/27/1972 6

Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 18th pick / 1994

38 Jon Witman 28 RB 6 5 240 6-2 Penn State 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