1999 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 26, 1999 · Qualcomm Stadium
FinalIndianapolis Colts 27 at San Diego Chargers 19. Final.
Who moved the needle
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Game Center
Game Center
1999 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 26, 1999 · Qualcomm Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Indianapolis Colts 27–19.
-5.0 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · IND
13/21 for 196 yds, 1 TD
39% of team targets · 11.4 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 | 29/54 | 404 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +23.0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgerrin James | 17 | 46 | 2.7 | 0 | −5.0 |
| Peyton Manning | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 1 | +1.5 |
| Marvin Harrison | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | +0.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Harrison | 13 | 21 | 196 | 1 | 39% | +11.4 |
| Jerome Pathon | 4 | 9 | 55 | 0 | 17% | +2.3 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornelius Bennett | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Belser | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Burris | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Barber |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Harbaugh | 15/37 | 188 | 0 | 1 | 3 | −5.2 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natrone Means |
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The market number, who both clubs have been, and the one question this matchup asks.

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Closing number vs result
Colts closed -1 and covered, winning by 8.
Total closed 44; the game landed 46 — over by 2.0.
Conditions and crew
| Terrence Wilkins | 2 | 2 | 37 | 1 | 4% | +5.0 |
| Edgerrin James | 3 | 8 | 36 | 0 | 15% | +2.2 |
| Ken Dilger | 3 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 9% | +1.0 |
| E.G. Green | 3 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 13% | +0.6 |
| Marcus Pollard | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 4% | +0.6 |
| 4 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Shawn King | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Mustafah Muhammad | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Poole | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Chad Cota | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ellis Johnson | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Randolph | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 |
| 59 |
| 3.1 |
| 1 |
| −2.9 |
| Jim Harbaugh | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | −1.6 |
| Terrell Fletcher | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | +0.6 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Graham | 4 | 11 | 48 | 0 | 32% | −1.1 |
| Reggie Davis | 1 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 3% | +3.5 |
| Freddie Jones | 5 | 8 | 45 | 0 | 24% | −0.4 |
| Bryan Still | 2 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 9% | +1.2 |
| Natrone Means | 2 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 15% | −0.6 |
| Mikhael Ricks | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6% | +0.2 |
| Terrell Fletcher | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | −1.6 |
| Chris Penn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −1.9 |
| Junior Seau | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.5 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Harrison | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jimmy Spencer | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Dumas | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Junior Seau | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Dimry | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gerald Dixon | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lewis Bush | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Jackson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrance Shaw | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Albert Fontenot | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |