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1999 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 19, 1999 · Foxboro Stadium

Indianapolis Colts

28

New England PatriotsWinner

31

NE -4.5 no coverO 45 ✓

New England Patriots 31–28 — decided on the final possessions.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · NE

Drew BledsoeQB

27/45, 299 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT

9.9 expected points added

Passing · IND

Peyton ManningQB

18/30, 223 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT

9.2 expected points added

Rushing · IND

Edgerrin JamesRB

32 att, 118 yds, 1 TD

-4.2 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · NE

Terry AllenRB

15 att, 74 yds, 0 TD

-6.8 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · NE

Terry GlennWR

7/10 for 122 yds, 0 TD

22% of team targets · 2.5 expected points added

Receiving · IND

Marvin HarrisonWR

7/11 for 105 yds, 3 TD

37% of team targets · 7.4 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Indianapolis Colts

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Peyton Manning18/302233209.2

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Edgerrin James321183.71-4.2
Peyton Manning133.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Marvin Harrison711105337%7.4
E.G. Green5961030%5.3
Marcus Pollard4544017%-2.6
Edgerrin James12907%-0.0
Scott Greene11403%-0.1
Ken Dilger02007%-3.9

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Cornelius Bennett440.001
Mike Barber250.000
Jeff Burris340.000
Chad Cota410.000
Mustafah Muhammad120.000
Andre Royal210.000
Tito Wooten210.000
Jason Belser210.000
Chad Bratzke120.000
Mike Peterson110.000

New England Patriots

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Drew Bledsoe27/452994019.9

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Terry Allen15744.90-6.8
Lamont Warren4184.500.4
Kevin Faulk591.80-5.3
Drew Bledsoe372.30-0.2

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Terry Glenn710122022%2.5
Troy Brown243709%3.8
Ben Coates4934220%1.0
Shawn Jefferson3534111%2.8
Tony Carter4624013%-0.1
Lamont Warren121604%-0.5
Tony Simmons221604%-0.9
Terry Allen23817%3.5
Rod Rutledge12704%0.0
Kevin Faulk12104%-0.9

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Tedy Bruschi540.000
Ty Law410.001
Lawyer Milloy230.000
Chris Slade230.000
Chris Carter500.022
Steve Israel500.002
Andy Katzenmoyer140.000
Henry Thomas120.000
Brandon Mitchell110.001
Bernard Russ200.000

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread
NE -4.5
Closing total
45
IND moneyline
NE moneyline

Patriots closed -4.5, won by 3 — but didn't cover.

Total closed 45; the game landed 59 — over by 14.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue
Foxboro Stadium
Roof / surface
outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather
68°F, wind 10 mph
Referee
Dick Hantak
Rest
IND 7 days · NE 7 days
Coaches
Jim Mora vs Pete Carroll

Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.