1999 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 19, 1999 · Foxboro Stadium
Indianapolis Colts
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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
Receiving · IND
7/11 for 105 yds, 3 TD
37% of team targets · 7.4 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Indianapolis Colts
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 18/30 | 223 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgerrin James | 32 | 118 | 3.7 | 1 | -4.2 |
| Peyton Manning | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | — |
Receiving
| 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% | 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 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornelius Bennett | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Barber | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Burris | 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 |
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Bledsoe | 27/45 | 299 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Receiving
| 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 |
Defense (top contributors)
| 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 |
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.