1999 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 26, 1999 · Three Rivers Stadium
FinalSeattle Seahawks 29 at Pittsburgh Steelers 10. Final.
Who moved the needle
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1999 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 26, 1999 · Three Rivers Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Seattle Seahawks 29–10 — never really in doubt late.
1.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Kitna | 18/29 | 265 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +6.3 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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
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
| Fabien Bownes | 1 | -14 | -14.0 | 0 | −2.5 |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |