1999 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 10, 1999 · Ralph Wilson Stadium
Pittsburgh Steelers
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Buffalo BillsWinner
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BUF -6.5 no coverO 38 ✓
Buffalo Bills 24–21 — 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
Full stat lines
Box score
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kordell Stewart | 21/29 | 216 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4.5 |
Rushing
| 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 |
| Jon Witman | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Hines Ward | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | -1.1 |
Receiving
| 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 |
| 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 |
Defense (top contributors)
| 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 | 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 |
Buffalo Bills
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Flutie | 21/32 | 261 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Linton | 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 |
Receiving
| 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 |
Defense (top contributors)
| 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 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- BUF -6.5
- Closing total
- 38
- PIT moneyline
- —
- BUF moneyline
- —
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
Game environment
- Venue
- Ralph Wilson Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- 65°F, wind 10 mph
- Referee
- Ed Hochuli
- Rest
- PIT 7 days · BUF 6 days
- Coaches
- Bill Cowher vs Wade Phillips