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Game Center
Game Center
1999 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 10, 1999 · Ralph Wilson Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Buffalo Bills 24–21 — decided on the final possessions.
2.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kordell Stewart | 21/29 | 216 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +4.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Bettis | 13 | 24 | 1.8 | 1 | −3.2 |
| Richard Huntley | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | +0.1 |
| Kordell Stewart | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | +0.3 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hines Ward | 6 | 6 | 67 | 1 | 21% | +7.4 |
| Troy Edwards | 4 | 7 | 50 | 1 | 24% | +1.9 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Holmes | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Flowers | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Scott | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dewayne Washington |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Flutie | 21/32 | 261 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +12.3 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Linton |
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.
/football/games/1999_05_PIT_BUF
The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Bills closed -6.5, won by 3 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 38; the game landed 45 — over by 7.0.
Conditions and crew
| Jon Witman | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | −0.4 |
| Hines Ward | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | −1.1 |
| Richard Huntley | 3 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 10% | +1.9 |
| Mitch Lyons | 2 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 10% | +1.3 |
| Courtney Hawkins | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 10% | +0.4 |
| Jerome Bettis | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 7% | +0.0 |
| Will Blackwell | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 7% | +0.4 |
| Mark Bruener | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7% | −5.4 |
| Jon Witman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.8 |
| 6 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Levon Kirkland | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Oldham | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Orpheus Roye | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Steed | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Davis | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Emmons | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 |
| 45 |
| 3.0 |
| 0 |
| −1.1 |
| Doug Flutie | 7 | 39 | 5.6 | 0 | +2.2 |
| Antowain Smith | 11 | 27 | 2.5 | 0 | −7.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Moulds | 6 | 9 | 122 | 1 | 28% | +9.4 |
| Andre Reed | 6 | 6 | 68 | 0 | 19% | +4.2 |
| Jay Riemersma | 4 | 9 | 35 | 1 | 28% | −2.1 |
| Jonathan Linton | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 3% | +1.4 |
| Sam Gash | 3 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 9% | +3.9 |
| Sheldon Jackson | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6% | −0.1 |
| Peerless Price | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | −1.6 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Schulz | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Cowart | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Hansen | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| John Holecek | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoine Winfield | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Jones | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Rogers | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bruce Smith | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Smith | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shawn Price | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
