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1999 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 19, 1999 · PSINet Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Pittsburgh Steelers 23–20 — decided on the final possessions.
3.6 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · PIT
6/8 for 54 yds, 0 TD
30% of team targets · 2.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kordell Stewart | 18/27 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 3 | −7.9 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kordell Stewart | 8 | 51 | 6.4 | 1 | +3.6 |
| Richard Huntley | 10 | 49 | 4.9 | 1 | +4.7 |
| Jerome Bettis | 16 | 46 | 2.9 | 0 | −2.7 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courtney Hawkins | 6 | 8 | 54 | 0 | 30% | +2.4 |
| Troy Edwards | 5 | 7 | 38 | 0 | 26% | −1.7 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Holmes | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Levon Kirkland | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Emmons | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Davis |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoney Case | 7/15 | 130 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +0.3 |
| Scott Mitchell | 7/16 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 1 | −6.2 |
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_PIT_BAL
The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Steelers closed -2.5 and covered, winning by 3.
Total closed 38; the game landed 43 — over by 5.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Hines Ward | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.2 |
| Jon Witman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Hines Ward | 2 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 19% | −1.4 |
| Richard Huntley | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 11% | −1.2 |
| Mark Bruener | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11% | −1.1 |
| Jon Witman | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4% | −0.5 |
| 5 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| Jason Gildon | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Huntley | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Scott | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jason Simmons | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dewayne Washington | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Lee Flowers | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Errict Rhett | 22 | 101 | 4.6 | 1 | −3.0 |
| Chuck Evans | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | −0.6 |
| Stoney Case | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | +0.6 |
| Priest Holmes | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Scott Mitchell | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | −1.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qadry Ismail | 4 | 12 | 53 | 1 | 39% | −1.5 |
| Jermaine Lewis | 3 | 6 | 48 | 0 | 19% | +0.2 |
| Justin Armour | 2 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 10% | +4.5 |
| Aaron Pierce | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 6% | +4.3 |
| Lovett Purnell | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 10% | −0.5 |
| Greg DeLong | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | −0.0 |
| Errict Rhett | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.7 |
| Chuck Evans | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −1.6 |
| Pat Johnson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | −3.8 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Lewis | 10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Sharper | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kim Herring | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Boulware | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Burnett | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael McCrary | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duane Starks | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lional Dalton | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris McAlister | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
