1999 Week 6 · Sun, Oct 17, 1999 · Ralph Wilson Stadium
FinalOakland Raiders 20 at Buffalo Bills 14. Final.
Who moved the needle
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Game Center
Game Center
1999 Week 6 · Sun, Oct 17, 1999 · Ralph Wilson Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Oakland Raiders 20–14.
4.0 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · BUF
4/6 for 63 yds, 0 TD
15% of team targets · 4.6 expected points added
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Gannon | 15/22 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +5.6 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrone Wheatley | 25 | 97 | 3.9 | 2 | +2.1 |
| Napoleon Kaufman | 12 | 72 | 6.0 | 0 | +4.0 |
| Rich Gannon | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | +0.9 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Brown | 3 | 6 | 47 | 0 | 27% | +0.6 |
| James Jett | 4 | 6 | 37 | 0 | 27% | +3.1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Biekert | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrien Gordon | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Lance Johnstone | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Newman |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Flutie | 19/41 | 210 | 1 | 3 | 1 | −7.3 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antowain Smith |
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
Bills closed -3.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 40.5; the game landed 34 — under by 6.5.
Conditions and crew
| Zack Crockett | 7 | 4 | 0.6 | 0 | −4.2 |
| Tyrone Wheatley | 2 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 14% | +1.0 |
| Jon Ritchie | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 9% | +2.9 |
| Derrick Walker | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 9% | +1.2 |
| Terry Mickens | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 5% | +1.2 |
| Napoleon Kaufman | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5% | −1.1 |
| Rickey Dudley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −1.0 |
| 3 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Darrell Russell | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Turner | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Marquis Walker | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Mickens | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Harvey | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| K.D. Williams | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 |
| 57 |
| 11.4 |
| 1 |
| +2.9 |
| Jonathan Linton | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 0 | +0.6 |
| Doug Flutie | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | +1.5 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin R. Williams | 4 | 6 | 63 | 0 | 15% | +4.6 |
| Eric Moulds | 3 | 8 | 54 | 1 | 20% | +1.8 |
| Peerless Price | 2 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 15% | −8.2 |
| Jay Riemersma | 2 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 10% | +1.0 |
| Andre Reed | 2 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 25% | −5.1 |
| Jonathan Linton | 5 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 13% | −1.4 |
| Robert Hicks | 1 | 1 | -6 | 0 | 3% | −1.7 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Cowart | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Hansen | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Smith | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Irvin | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Washington | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kurt Schulz | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabe Northern | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Jones | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Smith | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcellus Wiley | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |