1999 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 19, 1999 · Cinergy Field
FinalSan Diego Chargers 34 at Cincinnati Bengals 7. Final.
Who moved the needle
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1999 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 19, 1999 · Cinergy Field
FinalWho moved the needle
San Diego Chargers 34–7 — never really in doubt late.
-2.7 expected points added on the ground
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Harbaugh | 15/27 | 159 | 2 | 0 | 4 | +0.2 |
| Erik Kramer | 3/4 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3.7 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natrone Means | 27 | 79 | 2.9 | 0 | −6.3 |
| Terrell Fletcher | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | +0.2 |
| Kenny Bynum |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikhael Ricks | 4 | 5 | 86 | 0 | 17% | +9.1 |
| Jeff Graham | 2 | 3 | 45 | 1 | 10% | +5.3 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Harrison | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Junior Seau | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrance Shaw | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Turner |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akili Smith | 10/17 | 100 | 0 | 1 | 2 | −8.1 |
| Jeff Blake | 7/16 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −9.6 |
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.

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The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Bengals closed -1 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 40.5; the game landed 41 — over by 0.5.
Conditions and crew
| 3 |
| 4 |
| 1.3 |
| 0 |
| −1.8 |
| Jim Harbaugh | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −0.4 |
| Erik Kramer | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | −1.6 |
| Bryan Still | 4 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 23% | +0.5 |
| Natrone Means | 2 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 7% | +2.5 |
| Alfred Pupunu | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 7% | −0.5 |
| Terrell Fletcher | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 10% | −2.1 |
| Fred McCrary | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | +0.1 |
| Freddie Jones | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17% | −3.1 |
| Chris Penn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −1.0 |
| Junior Seau | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.3 |
| 3 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Jamal Williams | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryll Lewis | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Parrella | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Dimry | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gerald Dixon | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Dumas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Dillon | 12 | 37 | 3.1 | 0 | −2.7 |
| Jeff Blake | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | −5.2 |
| Akili Smith | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | −1.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darnay Scott | 6 | 12 | 88 | 0 | 40% | −1.9 |
| Tony McGee | 2 | 3 | 32 | 1 | 10% | +3.9 |
| Nicolas Luchey | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 7% | +0.6 |
| Ki-Jana Carter | 2 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 10% | −0.3 |
| Carl Pickens | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 17% | −3.4 |
| Willie Jackson | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7% | −0.8 |
| Clif Groce | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7% | −1.2 |
| Corey Dillon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −1.1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Simmons | 11 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Myers | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Artrell Hawkins | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodney Heath | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Takeo Spikes | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Bankston | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jevon Langford | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reinard Wilson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Myron Bell | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Howard | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |