1999 Week 6 · Sun, Oct 17, 1999 · Cinergy Field
Pittsburgh SteelersWinner
17
at
Cincinnati Bengals
3
PIT -5 ✓U 37.5 ✓
Pittsburgh Steelers 17–3.
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 | 17/29 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Bettis | 26 | 111 | 4.3 | 2 | 5.8 |
| Richard Huntley | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Kordell Stewart | 7 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | -3.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Edwards | 4 | 9 | 58 | 0 | 32% | 2.7 |
| Will Blackwell | 3 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 14% | 0.4 |
| Hines Ward | 3 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 18% | -1.0 |
| Courtney Hawkins | 3 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 18% | 0.0 |
| Richard Huntley | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7% | -1.1 |
| Jon Witman | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4% | -0.1 |
| Jerome Bettis | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7% | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Emmons | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Levon Kirkland | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Orpheus Roye | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 4 |
| Chad Scott | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Earl Holmes | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Shields | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dewayne Washington | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jason Gildon | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Davis | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lee Flowers | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Cincinnati Bengals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akili Smith | 19/38 | 207 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -9.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Dillon | 16 | 78 | 4.9 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Akili Smith | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Michael Basnight | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -0.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Pickens | 4 | 8 | 54 | 0 | 23% | -7.0 |
| Damon Griffin | 4 | 7 | 46 | 0 | 20% | 3.3 |
| Willie Jackson | 3 | 5 | 39 | 0 | 14% | 1.4 |
| Corey Dillon | 2 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 9% | 0.2 |
| Marco Battaglia | 2 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 11% | 0.7 |
| Darnay Scott | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6% | 0.7 |
| Clif Groce | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 9% | -0.5 |
| Tony McGee | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 9% | -1.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Simmons | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Artrell Hawkins | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Myron Bell | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roosevelt Blackmon | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Copeland | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliver Gibson | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Takeo Spikes | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Foley | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cory Hall | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jevon Langford | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- PIT -5
- Closing total
- 37.5
- PIT moneyline
- —
- CIN moneyline
- —
Steelers closed -5 and covered, winning by 14.
Total closed 37.5; the game landed 20 — under by 17.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Cinergy Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- 58°F, wind 11 mph
- Referee
- Jeff Triplette
- Rest
- PIT 7 days · CIN 7 days
- Coaches
- Bill Cowher vs Bruce Coslet
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.