1999 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 10, 1999 · Cleveland Browns Stadium
FinalCincinnati Bengals 18 at Cleveland Browns 17. Final.
Who moved the needle
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Game Center
Game Center
1999 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 10, 1999 · Cleveland Browns Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Cincinnati Bengals 18–17 — decided on the final possessions.
-1.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akili Smith | 25/42 | 221 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −3.8 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Dillon | 28 | 168 | 6.0 | 0 | +6.6 |
| Michael Basnight | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 0 | +1.4 |
| Akili Smith | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | −2.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darnay Scott | 8 | 12 | 110 | 0 | 31% | +5.5 |
| Carl Pickens | 7 | 8 | 38 | 2 | 21% | +3.6 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Simmons | 7 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Howard | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Takeo Spikes | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tremain Mack |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Couch | 15/27 | 164 | 0 | 1 | 3 | −6.8 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Kirby |
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
Bengals closed -3, won by 1 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 36; the game landed 35 — under by 1.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Tony McGee | 3 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 8% | +1.7 |
| Clif Groce | 3 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 10% | +0.2 |
| Damon Griffin | 2 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 15% | −5.9 |
| Steve Bush | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3% | −0.1 |
| Corey Dillon | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8% | −1.9 |
| Willie Jackson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −2.4 |
| 3 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Oliver Gibson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damon Griffin | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jevon Langford | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Myers | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Ross | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reinard Wilson | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 |
| 57 |
| 3.8 |
| 1 |
| −1.2 |
| George Jones | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 0 | −3.9 |
| Tim Couch | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | −0.1 |
| Phil Dawson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 1 | +4.1 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Johnson | 5 | 13 | 73 | 0 | 48% | −0.9 |
| Terry Kirby | 4 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 15% | +0.1 |
| Marc Edwards | 2 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 11% | +1.2 |
| Leslie Shepherd | 3 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 15% | −1.5 |
| Darrin Chiaverini | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 7% | +0.4 |
| Mark Campbell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −1.5 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamir Miller | 11 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McNeil | 8 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marquez Pope | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Fuller | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daylon McCutcheon | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wali Rainer | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marc Edwards | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rahim Abdullah | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick L. Alexander | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Barker | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |