1999 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 19, 1999 · Foxboro Stadium
FinalIndianapolis Colts 28 at New England Patriots 31. Final.
Who moved the needle
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1999 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 19, 1999 · Foxboro Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
New England Patriots 31–28 — decided on the final possessions.
Receiving · IND
7/11 for 105 yds, 3 TD
37% of team targets · 7.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 18/30 | 223 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +9.2 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgerrin James | 32 | 118 | 3.7 | 1 | −4.2 |
| Peyton Manning | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | — |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Harrison | 7 | 11 | 105 | 3 | 37% | +7.4 |
| E.G. Green | 5 | 9 | 61 | 0 | 30% |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornelius Bennett | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Barber | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Burris |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Bledsoe | 27/45 | 299 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +9.9 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|
Closing number vs result
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
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| +5.3 |
| Marcus Pollard | 4 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 17% | −2.6 |
| Edgerrin James | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 7% | −0.0 |
| Scott Greene | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3% | −0.1 |
| Ken Dilger | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7% | −3.9 |
| 3 |
| 4 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Chad Cota | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mustafah Muhammad | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Royal | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tito Wooten | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Belser | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Bratzke | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Peterson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Allen | 15 | 74 | 4.9 | 0 | −6.8 |
| Lamont Warren | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | +0.4 |
| Kevin Faulk | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | −5.3 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | −0.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Glenn | 7 | 10 | 122 | 0 | 22% | +2.5 |
| Troy Brown | 2 | 4 | 37 | 0 | 9% | +3.8 |
| Ben Coates | 4 | 9 | 34 | 2 | 20% | +1.0 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 3 | 5 | 34 | 1 | 11% | +2.8 |
| Tony Carter | 4 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 13% | −0.1 |
| Lamont Warren | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 4% | −0.5 |
| Tony Simmons | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 4% | −0.9 |
| Terry Allen | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 7% | +3.5 |
| Rod Rutledge | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4% | +0.0 |
| Kevin Faulk | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4% | −0.9 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tedy Bruschi | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Law | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lawyer Milloy | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Slade | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Carter | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Steve Israel | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Andy Katzenmoyer | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Thomas | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Mitchell | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bernard Russ | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |