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1999 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 19, 1999 · Ralph Wilson Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Buffalo Bills 17–3.
2.7 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · NYJ
3/7 for 47 yds, 0 TD
26% of team targets · 0.8 expected points added
Receiving · BUF
3/3 for 40 yds, 0 TD
13% of team targets · 3.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Mirer | 13/28 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −6.6 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Martin | 9 | 45 | 5.0 | 0 | −0.6 |
| Rick Mirer | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | +1.1 |
| Richie Anderson | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | −0.6 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keyshawn Johnson | 3 | 7 | 47 | 0 | 26% | +0.8 |
| Richie Anderson | 3 | 5 | 40 | 0 | 19% | +1.9 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Green | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Atwater | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marvin Jones | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mo Lewis |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Flutie | 15/25 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.7 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antowain Smith |
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_02_NYJ_BUF
The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Bills closed -4 and covered, winning by 14.
Total closed 42; the game landed 20 — under by 22.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Jerald Sowell | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | −2.7 |
| Dedric Ward | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | — |
| Blake Spence | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 7% | −0.1 |
| Quinn Early | 1 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 15% | −0.9 |
| Curtis Martin | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4% | −0.4 |
| Fred Baxter | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4% | −0.4 |
| Bernie Parmalee | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4% | −0.5 |
| Dedric Ward | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19% | −3.2 |
| Dwight Stone | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.7 |
| 3 |
| 2 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Bryan Cox | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bernie Parmalee | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Coleman | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Glenn | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ray Mickens | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Anthony Pleasant | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 |
| 113 |
| 3.8 |
| 1 |
| −1.1 |
| Doug Flutie | 7 | 67 | 9.6 | 1 | +2.7 |
| Jonathan Linton | 10 | 44 | 4.4 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin R. Williams | 3 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 13% | +3.6 |
| Eric Moulds | 3 | 6 | 38 | 0 | 25% | +4.0 |
| Andre Reed | 4 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 21% | +2.9 |
| Jay Riemersma | 2 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 8% | +2.9 |
| Sam Gash | 3 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 21% | −5.8 |
| Bobby Collins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.9 |
| Peerless Price | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8% | −2.0 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Cowart | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marlo Perry | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Henry Jones | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sam Rogers | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Irvin | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gabe Northern | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcellus Wiley | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| John Holecek | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoine Winfield | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Smith | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
