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1999 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 12, 1999 · Giants Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
New England Patriots 30–28 — decided on the final possessions.
Receiving · NYJ
8/14 for 194 yds, 1 TD
42% of team targets · 11.1 expected points added
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Bledsoe | 21/30 | 340 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +6.8 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Allen | 15 | 54 | 3.6 | 1 | −0.1 |
| Kevin Faulk | 10 | 17 | 1.7 | 0 | −4.1 |
| Lee Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −1.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Glenn | 7 | 7 | 113 | 0 | 23% | +8.5 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 4 | 6 | 67 | 0 | 20% | +4.8 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tedy Bruschi | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lawyer Milloy | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Willie McGinest | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Carter |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Tupa | 6/10 | 165 | 2 | 0 | 3 | +1.5 |
| Vinny Testaverde | 10/15 | 96 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +4.7 |
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_NE_NYJ
The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Jets closed -7 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 44.5; the game landed 58 — over by 13.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Drew Bledsoe | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | −0.4 |
| Tony Simmons | 1 | 2 | 58 | 1 | 7% | +5.0 |
| Ben Coates | 3 | 4 | 51 | 0 | 13% | +1.5 |
| Troy Brown | 2 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 17% | −6.4 |
| Rod Rutledge | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3% | +0.8 |
| Kevin Faulk | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7% | +0.1 |
| Lamont Warren | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7% | +0.5 |
| Terry Allen | 1 | 1 | -5 | 0 | 3% | −1.4 |
| 3 |
| 2 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Steve Israel | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Slade | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Whigham | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Katzenmoyer | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Law | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Henry Thomas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Mirer | 4/11 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 1 | −8.1 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Martin | 19 | 80 | 4.2 | 0 | −2.0 |
| Richie Anderson | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | +1.3 |
| Tom Tupa | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | −2.5 |
| Leon Johnson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | +2.7 |
| Keyshawn Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −0.6 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keyshawn Johnson | 8 | 14 | 194 | 1 | 42% | +11.1 |
| Dedric Ward | 5 | 8 | 41 | 0 | 24% | −0.8 |
| Richie Anderson | 1 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 3% | +3.1 |
| Curtis Martin | 4 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 15% | −0.9 |
| Fred Baxter | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3% | +3.0 |
| Eric Green | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6% | −1.7 |
| Quinn Early | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | −2.0 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Green | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mo Lewis | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Mickens | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Glenn | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Phifer | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Atwater | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Ferguson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernie Parmalee | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Wiltz | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Farrior | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
