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1999 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 12, 1999 · Adelphia Coliseum
FinalWho moved the needle
Tennessee Titans 36–35 — decided on the final possessions.
-1.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Blake | 18/31 | 182 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +10.7 |
| Akili Smith | 1/2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.1 |
| Scott Covington | 1/1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.1 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Blake | 11 | 90 | 8.2 | 0 | +7.7 |
| Corey Dillon | 21 | 66 | 3.1 | 1 | −1.5 |
| Brian Milne |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darnay Scott | 7 | 12 | 80 | 0 | 36% | +5.0 |
| Willie Jackson | 5 | 9 | 60 | 1 | 27% | +0.1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artrell Hawkins | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Simmons | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cory Hall | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Bankston |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve McNair | 21/32 | 341 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +10.8 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie George |
Every number on them comes from the same read as this page, and each one says in words where it came from.
The market number, who both clubs have been, and the one question this matchup asks.
/football/games/1999_01_CIN_TEN
The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Titans closed -9, won by 1 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 42; the game landed 71 — over by 29.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| 3 |
| 30 |
| 10.0 |
| 0 |
| +1.1 |
| Ki-Jana Carter | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 1 | −0.9 |
| Akili Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −0.9 |
| Carl Pickens | 3 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 12% | +0.9 |
| Tony McGee | 2 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 6% | +3.2 |
| Corey Dillon | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 9% | +1.1 |
| Ki-Jana Carter | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6% | −0.1 |
| Craig Yeast | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.3 |
| 3 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Takeo Spikes | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Myers | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Ross | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimo von Oelhoffen | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reinard Wilson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawrence Wright | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 |
| 42 |
| 3.5 |
| 0 |
| −4.9 |
| Steve McNair | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 1 | −1.7 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Dyson | 9 | 13 | 162 | 2 | 41% | +10.3 |
| Yancey Thigpen | 4 | 7 | 74 | 0 | 22% | −1.9 |
| Frank Wycheck | 3 | 4 | 51 | 0 | 13% | +2.3 |
| Eddie George | 3 | 4 | 37 | 1 | 13% | +3.0 |
| Chris Sanders | 2 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 9% | −2.0 |
| Lorenzo Neal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.3 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Robertson | 0 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Blaine Bishop | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Samari Rolle | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Barron Wortham | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jevon Kearse | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Robinson | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Bowden | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike D. Jones | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donald Mitchell | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dainon Sidney | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
