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1999 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 10, 1999 · Arrowhead Stadium

New England Patriots

14

Kansas City ChiefsWinner

16

KC -2.5 no coverU 41 ✓

Kansas City Chiefs 16–14 — decided on the final possessions.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · NE

Drew BledsoeQB

23/45, 334 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT

8.3 expected points added

Passing · KC

Elvis GrbacQB

18/26, 198 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT

4.9 expected points added

Rushing · NE

Terry AllenRB

11 att, 53 yds, 0 TD

-3.5 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · KC

Donnell BennettFB

15 att, 52 yds, 1 TD

0.2 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · NE

Tony SimmonsWR

7/10 for 107 yds, 0 TD

24% of team targets · 6.9 expected points added

Receiving · NE

Terry GlennWR

5/10 for 92 yds, 1 TD

24% of team targets · 7.5 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

New England Patriots

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Drew Bledsoe23/453342238.3

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Terry Allen11534.80-3.5
Lamont Warren252.50-0.8
Kevin Faulk320.70-3.1
Drew Bledsoe210.50-0.7
Chris Floyd111.00-0.5

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Tony Simmons710107024%6.9
Terry Glenn51092124%7.5
Terry Allen333907%4.0
Shawn Jefferson2735117%2.7
Lamont Warren2425010%0.7
Ben Coates121805%-0.6
Rod Rutledge11802%0.4
Chris Floyd12505%-0.7
Tony Carter12505%-0.3
Kevin Faulk01002%-0.4

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Andy Katzenmoyer710.500
Lawyer Milloy710.011
Tedy Bruschi610.000
Chris Carter420.000
Steve Israel420.000
Ty Law500.001
Willie McGinest400.000
Kato Serwanga400.000
Chris Slade310.000
Chad Eaton211.500

Kansas City Chiefs

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Elvis Grbac18/261980124.9

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Donnell Bennett15523.510.2
Bam Morris15453.00-4.1
Rashaan Shehee5285.60-0.3
Tony Richardson5153.00-0.1
Elvis Grbac200.00-0.3

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Joe Horn4575020%4.8
Tony Gonzalez3440016%-0.8
Kevin Lockett4540020%1.9
Derrick Alexander2525020%-0.8
Donnell Bennett4412016%0.5
Andre Rison11604%-0.3
Lonnie Johnson01004%-0.8

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Donnie Edwards810.011
Jerome Woods610.000
Cris Dishman600.000
Eric Warfield500.000
Reggie Tongue300.000
Greg Manusky300.000
Marvcus Patton120.000
Tony Gonzalez200.000
Derrick Thomas201.000
Dan Williams200.000

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread
KC -2.5
Closing total
41
NE moneyline
KC moneyline

Chiefs closed -2.5, won by 2 — but didn't cover.

Total closed 41; the game landed 30 — under by 11.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue
Arrowhead Stadium
Roof / surface
outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather
73°F, wind 3 mph
Referee
Bob McElwee
Rest
NE 7 days · KC 7 days
Coaches
Pete Carroll vs Gunther Cunningham