1999 Week 4 · Sun, Oct 3, 1999 · Cleveland Browns Stadium
FinalNew England Patriots 19 at Cleveland Browns 7. Final.
Who moved the needle
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1999 Week 4 · Sun, Oct 3, 1999 · Cleveland Browns Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
New England Patriots 19–7.
-2.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Bledsoe | 29/43 | 393 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +18.3 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Allen | 21 | 68 | 3.2 | 1 | −2.5 |
| Lamont Warren | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 0 | −2.4 |
| Chris Floyd | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | −1.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Glenn | 13 | 18 | 214 | 1 | 44% | +6.5 |
| Troy Brown | 4 | 4 | 59 | 0 | 10% | +8.1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Katzenmoyer | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Israel | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawyer Milloy | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tedy Bruschi |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Couch | 13/28 | 201 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −5.8 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Kirby |
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Closing number vs result
Patriots closed -12 and it landed exactly on the number — a push.
Total closed 38; the game landed 26 — under by 12.0.
Conditions and crew
| Tony Carter | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | −0.1 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 4 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | −1.8 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 1 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 7% | +2.6 |
| Tony Simmons | 4 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 12% | +1.3 |
| Vincent Brisby | 2 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 5% | +2.4 |
| Tony Carter | 3 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 10% | −0.4 |
| Chris Floyd | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2% | +0.8 |
| Lamont Warren | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5% | −1.2 |
| Terry Allen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | −0.9 |
| Ben Coates | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | −1.9 |
| 1 |
| 1 |
| 1.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Chris Carter | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie McGinest | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Slade | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Whigham | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vernon Crawford | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Eaton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 |
| 71 |
| 4.7 |
| 0 |
| −0.5 |
| Tim Couch | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | −1.9 |
| George Jones | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Ronnie Powell | 1 | -14 | -14.0 | 0 | −2.4 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Johnson | 6 | 9 | 131 | 1 | 33% | +8.2 |
| Terry Kirby | 4 | 7 | 39 | 0 | 26% | −0.2 |
| Darrin Chiaverini | 2 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 15% | −2.0 |
| Leslie Shepherd | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 19% | −2.8 |
| Mark Campbell | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7% | −0.9 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamir Miller | 7 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Wali Rainer | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daylon McCutcheon | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marquez Pope | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rahim Abdullah | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McNeil | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Derrick L. Alexander | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Lenoy Jones | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marlon Forbes | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Fuller | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |