Divisional Round: Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers (Heinz Field), with a Conference Championship spot at stake. Kickoff: Sun January 20, 2002 at 12:40pm. Winner advances to the Conference Championship. The losing team's season is over.[1][2]
The divisional round is where the bracket is supposed to take its real shape. Baltimore Ravens traveling to Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field, with the league watching to see whether the better team or the better matchup wins. Bye-week home favorites carry the weight of expectation; the visiting wild-card winner walks in with no one expecting them and nothing to lose.
The bracket has narrowed to the teams that survived the regular season. Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers are two of them; the rest of the league is in scouting mode for the offseason. What happens in Heinz Field shifts the rest of the tree: a road favorite winning rearranges seeding expectations; a home upset shows the bracket math underweights heart.
Baltimore Ravens versus Pittsburgh Steelers in the Divisional Round. The teams who reach this round have already proven they survive a long schedule; the stats that matter most now are the ones that compress: scoring differential, red-zone efficiency, turnover margin. At this stage of the year, the simple math is that defenses tighten and the team that protects the ball wins more often than the team that scores the most. Whichever side of Baltimore Ravens-Pittsburgh Steelers cleans up the careless plays first usually walks out with the result. Conservative-game expectations should not surprise the reader; both staffs know exactly what worked all season and will lean hard on what travels. The early answer is the kicking game, where any swing of field position compounds.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 13-3 | W1 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 10-6 | W1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 7-9 | L1 |
| Tennessee Titans | 7-9 | L2 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 6-10 | W2 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 6-10 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | 11-5 | W2 |
| New England Patriots | 11-5 | W6 |
| New York Jets | 10-6 | W1 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 6-10 | W1 |
| Buffalo Bills | 3-13 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | 10-6 | L3 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 9-7 | W2 |
| Denver Broncos | 8-8 | L1 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 6-10 | L1 |
| San Diego Chargers | 5-11 | L9 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Rams | 14-2 | W6 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 12-4 | W1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 7-9 | L2 |
| New Orleans Saints | 7-9 | L4 |
| Carolina Panthers | 1-15 | L15 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | 13-3 | W4 |
| Green Bay Packers | 12-4 | W3 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 9-7 | L1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 5-11 | L4 |
| Detroit Lions | 2-14 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | 11-5 | W2 |
| Washington Redskins | 8-8 | W2 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 7-9 | -- |
| New York Giants | 7-9 | L2 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 5-11 | L1 |
2001 NFL AFC Divisional Playoff Baltimore Ravens vs Pittsburgh Steelers Jan 20, 2002 Full Game
2001 AFC Divisional Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers
2001 NFL Divisional Playoffs Baltimore Ravens @ Pittsburgh Steelers; 2001-02
Madden NFL 2002 - Ravens vs. Steelers | 2001 AFC Divisional
2001 AFC Divisional Playoff Baltimore v PittsburghBaltimore Ravens None, Pittsburgh Steelers None
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Ravens | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 03101010 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 1020202727 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Steelers | Kris Brown 21 yard field goal | 0-3 |
| Steelers | Amos Zereoue 1 yard rush ( Kris Brown kick) | 0-10 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Steelers | Amos Zereoue 1 yard rush ( Kris Brown kick) | 0-17 |
| Steelers | Kris Brown 46 yard field goal | 0-20 |
| Ravens | Matt Stover 26 yard field goal | 3-20 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Ravens | Jermaine Lewis 88 yard punt return ( Matt Stover kick) | 10-20 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Steelers | Plaxico Burress 32 yard pass from Kordell Stewart ( Kris Brown kick) | 10-27 |
Pittsburgh Steelers defeated Baltimore Ravens 27-10 at Heinz Field in the Divisional Round. The final scoring play was Steelers: Plaxico Burress 32 yard pass from Kordell Stewart ( Kris Brown kick). Top line of the day: Kordell Stewart: 154 pass yards on 12-of-22, 1 TD, 1 INT. Pittsburgh Steelers move on to the conference final.[1][2]
Pittsburgh Steelers walked out of Heinz Field as the team that survived a Divisional Round Baltimore Ravens will replay in its head for the entire offseason. The scoreboard says 27-10. The final scoring play came from Steelers: Plaxico Burress 32 yard pass from Kordell Stewart ( Kris Brown kick). Whether it was the game-decider or just the period at the end of the sentence depends on what the camera caught earlier. Pittsburgh Steelers move on to a conference championship.
Pittsburgh Steelers 27, Baltimore Ravens 10. Round: Divisional Round. Attendance: 63976. Q1: 2 scoring plays. Q2: 3 scoring plays. Q3: 1 scoring play. Q4: 1 scoring play. Top performers:
- Kordell Stewart: 154 pass yards on 12-of-22, 1 TD, 1 INT
- Amos Zereoue: 63 rush yards on 24 carries
- Plaxico Burress: 5 catches for 84 yards
Divisional Round, played at Heinz Field. Final: Baltimore Ravens 10, Pittsburgh Steelers 27, with Pittsburgh Steelers taking the result by 17. **First quarter**
- Steelers: Kris Brown 21 yard field goal
- Steelers: Amos Zereoue 1 yard rush ( Kris Brown kick)
Second quarter
- Steelers: Amos Zereoue 1 yard rush ( Kris Brown kick)
- Steelers: Kris Brown 46 yard field goal
- Ravens: Matt Stover 26 yard field goal
Third quarter
- Ravens: Jermaine Lewis 88 yard punt return ( Matt Stover kick)
Fourth quarter
- Steelers: Plaxico Burress 32 yard pass from Kordell Stewart ( Kris Brown kick)
Top performers
- Kordell Stewart: 154 pass yards on 12-of-22, 1 TD, 1 INT
- Amos Zereoue: 63 rush yards on 24 carries
- Plaxico Burress: 5 catches for 84 yards
| Ravens | Steelers | |
|---|---|---|
| Team totals | ||
| First Downs | 7 | 21 |
| Total Yards | 150 | 297 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 1 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp/Att | 18/37 | 12/22 |
| Pass yards | 153 | 154 |
| Pass TD | 0 | 1 |
| Interceptions | 3 | 1 |
| Sacks taken | 3 | 2 |
| Sack yards lost | 25 | 11 |
| Net pass yards | 128 | 143 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes | 11 | 49 |
| Rush yards | 22 | 154 |
| Rush TD | 0 | 2 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fumbles | 1 | 3 |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
| Penalties | 9 | 5 |
| Penalty yards | 65 | 50 |
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAL | |||||
| Elvis Grbac | 18/37 | 153 | 0 | 3 | |
| PIT | |||||
| Kordell Stewart | 12/22 | 154 | 1 | 1 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAL | ||||
| Terry Allen | 4 | 11 | 0 | 6 |
| Jason Brookins | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Moe Williams | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| PIT | ||||
| Amos Zereoue | 24 | 63 | 2 | 12 |
| Kordell Stewart | 10 | 30 | 0 | 11 |
| Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala | 12 | 30 | 0 | 8 |
| Troy Edwards | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| Hines Ward | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Jon Witman | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAL | ||||
| Shannon Sharpe | 5 | 56 | 0 | 27 |
| Travis Taylor | 4 | 27 | 0 | 9 |
| Brandon Stokley | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27 |
| Moe Williams | 4 | 24 | 0 | 14 |
| Terry Allen | 3 | 11 | 0 | 6 |
| Qadry Ismail | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| PIT | ||||
| Plaxico Burress | 5 | 84 | 1 | 32 |
| Hines Ward | 3 | 37 | 0 | 20 |
| Bobby Shaw | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Amos Zereoue | 2 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Troy Edwards | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
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