1999 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 12, 1999 · Cleveland Browns Stadium
Pittsburgh SteelersWinner
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Cleveland Browns
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PIT -6 ✓O 37 ✓
Pittsburgh Steelers 43–0 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Receiving · PIT
5/6 for 67 yds, 2 TD
19% of team targets · 11.3 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kordell Stewart | 15/23 | 173 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8.7 |
| Mike Tomczak | 8/8 | 78 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10.3 |
| Pete Gonzalez | 1/1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Bettis | 18 | 89 | 4.9 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Amos Zereoue | 17 | 44 | 2.6 | 0 | -2.2 |
| Richard Huntley | 10 | 41 | 4.1 | 1 | 5.5 |
| Kordell Stewart | 7 | 35 | 5.0 | 1 | 5.0 |
| Jon Witman | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Pete Gonzalez | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | -2.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Huntley | 5 | 6 | 67 | 2 | 19% | 11.3 |
| Hines Ward | 3 | 4 | 51 | 1 | 13% | 1.4 |
| Troy Edwards | 4 | 5 | 45 | 0 | 16% | 2.9 |
| Courtney Hawkins | 3 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 16% | 0.3 |
| Bobby Shaw | 3 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 9% | 2.6 |
| Will Blackwell | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 6% | 1.7 |
| Amos Zereoue | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 3% | 2.0 |
| Jon Witman | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 13% | -0.8 |
| Jerome Bettis | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3% | 0.0 |
| Mark Bruener | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -1.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levon Kirkland | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Scott | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Porter | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Holmes | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hines Ward | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Oldham | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Scott Shields | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jason Simmons | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deshea Townsend | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orpheus Roye | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Browns
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Kirby | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | -1.9 |
| Marc Edwards | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Ty Detmer | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sedrick Shaw | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | -1.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leslie Shepherd | 2 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 31% | 0.2 |
| Kevin Johnson | 2 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 38% | -2.5 |
| Marc Edwards | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8% | -0.2 |
| Terry Kirby | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 23% | -1.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wali Rainer | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marquez Pope | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McNeil | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Fuller | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Langham | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim McTyer | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamir Miller | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Thompson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rahim Abdullah | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darius Holland | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- PIT -6
- Closing total
- 37
- PIT moneyline
- —
- CLE moneyline
- —
Steelers closed -6 and covered, winning by 43.
Total closed 37; the game landed 43 — over by 6.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Cleveland Browns Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 78°F, wind 12 mph
- Referee
- Bob McElwee
- Rest
- PIT 7 days · CLE 7 days
- Coaches
- Bill Cowher vs Chris Palmer
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.