1999 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 26, 1999 · Three Rivers Stadium
Seattle SeahawksWinner
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Pittsburgh Steelers
10
PIT -4 upsetO 38 ✓
Seattle Seahawks 29–10 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Full stat lines
Box score
Seattle Seahawks
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Kitna | 18/29 | 265 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Watters | 29 | 98 | 3.4 | 0 | -7.3 |
| Reggie Brown | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Jon Kitna | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | -3.3 |
| Fabien Bownes | 1 | -14 | -14.0 | 0 | -2.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Dawkins | 5 | 7 | 105 | 0 | 24% | 6.2 |
| Mike Pritchard | 6 | 10 | 90 | 0 | 34% | 3.2 |
| Christian Fauria | 2 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 7% | 2.1 |
| Derrick Mayes | 3 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 17% | 0.9 |
| Ricky Watters | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 10% | 0.7 |
| Reggie Brown | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7% | -1.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Brown | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cortez Kennedy | 2 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrin Smith | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Springs | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Willie Williams | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Michael Sinclair | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Bellamy | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Adams | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Williams | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mack Strong | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Tomczak | 14/27 | 159 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -3.4 |
| Kordell Stewart | 7/14 | 61 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -19.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Bettis | 11 | 39 | 3.5 | 0 | 1.4 |
| Richard Huntley | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 0 | -1.6 |
| Mike Tomczak | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Kordell Stewart | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | -2.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Edwards | 6 | 11 | 72 | 1 | 28% | -1.2 |
| Courtney Hawkins | 5 | 9 | 63 | 0 | 23% | -2.1 |
| Richard Huntley | 2 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 5% | 1.2 |
| Mark Bruener | 3 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 13% | -1.1 |
| Hines Ward | 2 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 13% | -2.7 |
| Jerome Bettis | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5% | 0.0 |
| Amos Zereoue | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3% | -0.3 |
| Will Blackwell | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13% | -9.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Holmes | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Scott | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Gildon | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Shields | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Davis | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dewayne Washington | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nolan Harrison | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Emmons | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Steed | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hines Ward | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- PIT -4
- Closing total
- 38
- SEA moneyline
- —
- PIT moneyline
- —
Steelers closed -4 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 38; the game landed 39 — over by 1.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Three Rivers Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- 61°F, wind 8 mph
- Referee
- Phil Luckett
- Rest
- SEA 7 days · PIT 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Holmgren vs Bill Cowher