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polling · 1800s tick · as of 11:23 PM ET · 13 to play · 1 final
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1999 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 12, 1999 · RCA Dome
FinalWho moved the needle
Indianapolis Colts 31–14 — never really in doubt late.
Rushing · BUF
5 att, 16 yds, 0 TD
0.1 expected points added on the ground
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
Full stat lines
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Flutie | 22/42 | 300 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −10.9 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Flutie | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | +1.2 |
| Jonathan Linton | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | +0.1 |
| Antowain Smith | 6 | 7 | 1.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Moulds | 10 | 16 | 147 | 0 | 38% | +6.4 |
| Peerless Price | 3 | 3 | 51 | 0 | 7% |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Smith | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sam Cowart | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Holecek |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 21/33 | 284 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +12.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|
Closing number vs result
Bills closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 45.5; the game landed 45 — under by 0.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| 0 |
| −3.0 |
| Jonathan Linton | 3 | 6 | 42 | 0 | 14% | +1.4 |
| Andre Reed | 4 | 9 | 39 | 1 | 21% | +0.7 |
| Sam Gash | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2% | +0.9 |
| Antowain Smith | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2% | +1.4 |
| Jay Riemersma | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10% | −15.5 |
| Thurman Thomas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | −0.4 |
| Kevin R. Williams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | −1.0 |
| 3 |
| 2 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Ken Irvin | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gabe Northern | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Washington | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Rogers | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kurt Schulz | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoine Winfield | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bruce Smith | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Edgerrin James | 26 | 112 | 4.3 | 1 | −9.9 |
| Peyton Manning | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | +0.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E.G. Green | 5 | 8 | 124 | 0 | 25% | +7.3 |
| Marvin Harrison | 8 | 13 | 121 | 2 | 41% | +10.2 |
| Ken Dilger | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 6% | +2.5 |
| Edgerrin James | 4 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 13% | −0.8 |
| Jerome Pathon | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 16% | −6.3 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Blevins | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jason Belser | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tyrone Poole | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Andre Royal | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tito Wooten | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Bratzke | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff Burris | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 |
| Chad Cota | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ellis Johnson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cornelius Bennett | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
