1999 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 10, 1999 · Ralph Wilson Stadium
FinalPittsburgh Steelers 21 at Buffalo Bills 24. Final.
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Rushing · BUF
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1999 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 10, 1999 · Ralph Wilson Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Rushing · BUF
Buffalo Bills 24–21 — decided on the final possessions.
7 att, 39 yds, 0 TD
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 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hines Ward | 6 | 6 | 67 | 1 | 21% | +7.4 |
| Troy Edwards | 4 | 7 | 50 | 1 | 24% |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Holmes | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Flowers | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Scott |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Flutie | 21/32 | 261 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +12.3 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
| 3.7 |
| 0 |
| +0.3 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |