1999 Week 4 · Sun, Oct 3, 1999 · Mile High Stadium

New York JetsWinner

Denver Broncos

DEN -5.5 upsetU 40 ✓Broncos closed -5.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

New York Jets 21–13.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · NYJ

Rick MirerQB

17/28, 242 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT

0.6 expected points added

Passing · DEN

Brian GrieseQB

15/31, 212 yds, 0 TD, 3 INT

-10.3 expected points added

Rushing · NYJ

Curtis MartinRB

31 att, 95 yds, 1 TD

-4.5 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · DEN

Derek LovilleRB

16 att, 57 yds, 0 TD

-3.0 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · NYJ

Keyshawn JohnsonWR

8/10 for 98 yds, 1 TD

38% of team targets · 5.2 expected points added

Receiving · DEN

Rod SmithWR

3/8 for 90 yds, 0 TD

24% of team targets · 4.4 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

New York Jets

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Rick Mirer	17/28	242	2	2	4	0.6

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Curtis Martin	31	95	3.1	1	-4.5
Bernie Parmalee	1	18	18.0	0	2.1
Keyshawn Johnson	1	-1	-1.0	0	-0.9
Rick Mirer	2	-2	-1.0	0	-1.0

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Keyshawn Johnson	8	10	98	1	38%	5.2
Dedric Ward	4	6	84	1	23%	4.5
Curtis Martin	3	4	28	0	15%	-1.7
Bernie Parmalee	1	1	23	0	4%	-0.2
Richie Anderson	1	3	9	0	12%	-0.4
Eric Green	0	1	0	0	4%	-0.4
Quinn Early	0	1	0	0	4%	-1.3

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Victor Green	5	3	0.0	2	4
Steve Atwater	6	1	0.0	0	0
Aaron Glenn	3	2	0.0	1	2
Dwayne Gordon	2	3	0.0	0	0
Marvin Jones	5	0	0.0	0	1
Anthony Pleasant	2	2	0.0	0	0
Mo Lewis	3	0	0.0	0	3
Ray Mickens	3	0	1.0	0	0
Otis Smith	3	0	0.0	0	2
Jason Wiltz	1	2	0.0	0	0

Denver Broncos

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Brian Griese	15/31	212	0	3	1	-10.3
Bubby Brister	3/5	22	0	2	0	-4.1

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Derek Loville	16	57	3.6	0	-3.0
Terrell Davis	8	18	2.3	1	-0.3
Bubby Brister	1	17	17.0	0	0.7
Brian Griese	4	16	4.0	0	-0.2

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
Rod Smith	3	8	90	24%	4.4
Shannon Sharpe	5	9	86	27%	-3.3
Ed McCaffrey	3	5	17	15%	0.1
Derek Loville	3	4	15	12%	-1.1
Byron Chamberlain	1	1	13	3%	0.0
Howard Griffith	3	3	13	9%	0.1
Dwayne Carswell	0	1	0	3%	-0.4
Andre Cooper	0	2	0	6%	-4.2

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Eric Brown	9	2	0.5	0	0
Bill Romanowski	7	2	0.0	1	2
Trevor Pryce	5	1	1.0	0	0
Tyrone Braxton	4	1	0.0	0	0
Dale Carter	3	2	0.0	0	0
Al Wilson	3	1	0.0	0	0
Alfred Williams	3	0	0.0	0	0
Glenn Cadrez	3	0	1.0	0	2
Ray Crockett	3	0	1.0	1	1
Rod Smith	2	0	0.0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: DEN -5.5
Closing total: 40
NYJ moneyline: —
DEN moneyline: —

Broncos closed -5.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 40; the game landed 34 — under by 6.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Mile High Stadium
Roof / surface: outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather: 54°F, wind 7 mph
Referee: Bob McElwee
Rest: NYJ 7 days · DEN 7 days
Coaches: Bill Parcells vs Mike Shanahan