1999 Week 4 · Sun, Oct 3, 1999 · Three Rivers Stadium
FinalJacksonville Jaguars 17 at Pittsburgh Steelers 3. Final.
Who moved the needle
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1999 Week 4 · Sun, Oct 3, 1999 · Three Rivers Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Jacksonville Jaguars 17–3.
-5.1 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · JAX
3/10 for 24 yds, 1 TD
42% of team targets · -2.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Brunell | 10/25 | 85 | 1 | 1 | 1 | −8.0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Stewart | 21 | 73 | 3.5 | 0 | −3.5 |
| Fred Taylor | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 0 | −0.8 |
| Mark Brunell | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | +3.8 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keenan McCardell | 3 | 10 | 24 | 1 | 42% | −2.8 |
| Kyle Brady | 2 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 21% | −4.4 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Brackens | 6 | 3 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Hardy | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Smeenge | 3 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aaron Beasley |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kordell Stewart | 15/32 | 126 | 0 | 1 | 4 | −13.7 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Bettis |
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
Jaguars closed -3 and covered, winning by 14.
Total closed 42; the game landed 20 — under by 22.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Tavian Banks | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Jimmy Smith | 2 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 17% | −2.4 |
| Daimon Shelton | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 4% | +0.9 |
| James Stewart | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 8% | −0.3 |
| Tavian Banks | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4% | −0.6 |
| Fred Taylor | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.5 |
| 4 |
| 2 |
| 0.5 |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| Bryce Paup | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carnell Lake | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Walker | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lonnie Marts | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donovin Darius | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Howard | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 |
| 58 |
| 2.9 |
| 0 |
| −5.1 |
| Kordell Stewart | 6 | 41 | 6.8 | 0 | −2.6 |
| Richard Huntley | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | −0.8 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Bettis | 4 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 13% | −0.1 |
| Troy Edwards | 2 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 9% | +2.1 |
| Courtney Hawkins | 1 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 22% | −4.9 |
| Hines Ward | 2 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 22% | −3.4 |
| Will Blackwell | 2 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 13% | +1.0 |
| Mitch Lyons | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 6% | +0.3 |
| Mark Bruener | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | +0.3 |
| Jon Witman | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6% | −0.9 |
| Jerame Tuman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.5 |
| Richard Huntley | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3% | −1.1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levon Kirkland | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Steed | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Gildon | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Porter | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orpheus Roye | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dewayne Washington | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Emmons | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Flowers | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Holmes | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Davis | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |