1999 Week 7 · Mon, Oct 25, 1999 · Three Rivers Stadium
FinalAtlanta Falcons 9 at Pittsburgh Steelers 13. Final.
Who moved the needle
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1999 Week 7 · Mon, Oct 25, 1999 · Three Rivers Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Pittsburgh Steelers 13–9.
-1.9 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · ATL
12/17 for 166 yds, 1 TD
55% of team targets · 9.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Chandler | 20/34 | 233 | 1 | 1 | 7 | −4.8 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Oxendine | 14 | 30 | 2.1 | 0 | −4.8 |
| Tim Dwight | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | −1.1 |
| Byron Hanspard | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | −1.7 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terance Mathis | 12 | 17 | 166 | 1 | 55% | +9.5 |
| Tim Dwight | 3 | 7 | 44 | 0 | 23% | −1.7 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Kelly | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marty Carter | 2 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Smith | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Hall |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kordell Stewart | 13/21 | 127 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1.6 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Bettis |
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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
Steelers closed -5.5, won by 4 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 37; the game landed 22 — under by 15.0.
Conditions and crew
| Chris Chandler | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | −0.8 |
| Bob Christian | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −0.7 |
| Bob Christian | 4 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 16% | −2.2 |
| Chris Calloway | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3% | +1.8 |
| Ken Oxendine | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.5 |
| 4 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Ronnie Bradford | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Henri Crockett | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Craig Sauer | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Jasper | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Buchanan | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terance Mathis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 |
| 80 |
| 3.5 |
| 0 |
| −7.6 |
| Kordell Stewart | 10 | 37 | 3.7 | 0 | −1.9 |
| Richard Huntley | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.0 |
| Josh Miller | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | 0 | −1.1 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Blackwell | 3 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 14% | +3.9 |
| Hines Ward | 3 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 19% | +1.7 |
| Courtney Hawkins | 3 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 29% | −1.3 |
| Jerome Bettis | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 14% | +0.1 |
| Richard Huntley | 2 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 10% | +2.4 |
| Mark Bruener | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −0.6 |
| Troy Edwards | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10% | −2.7 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Gildon | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Holmes | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Scott | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Carlos Emmons | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Levon Kirkland | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Flowers | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Henry | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Orpheus Roye | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Simmons | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deshea Townsend | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |