1999 Week 7 · Mon, Oct 25, 1999 · Three Rivers Stadium

Atlanta Falcons

Pittsburgh SteelersWinner

PIT -5.5 no coverU 37 ✓Steelers closed -5.5, won by 4 — but didn't cover.

Pittsburgh Steelers 13–9.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · ATL

Chris ChandlerQB

20/34, 233 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

-4.8 expected points added

Passing · PIT

Kordell StewartQB

13/21, 127 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT

1.6 expected points added

Rushing · PIT

Jerome BettisRB

23 att, 80 yds, 0 TD

-7.6 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · PIT

Kordell StewartQB

10 att, 37 yds, 0 TD

-1.9 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · ATL

Terance MathisWR

12/17 for 166 yds, 1 TD

55% of team targets · 9.5 expected points added

Receiving · PIT

Will BlackwellWR

3/3 for 46 yds, 0 TD

14% of team targets · 3.9 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Atlanta Falcons

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Chris Chandler	20/34	233	1	1	7	-4.8

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Ken Oxendine	14	30	2.1	-4.8
Tim Dwight	2	8	4.0	-1.1
Byron Hanspard	4	6	1.5	-1.7
Chris Chandler	2	5	2.5	-0.8
Bob Christian	3	0	0.0	-0.7

Receiving

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
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

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Jeff Kelly	7	1	0.0	0
Marty Carter	2	6	0.0	0
Chuck Smith	3	3	1.0	0
Travis Hall	4	1	0.0	0
Ronnie Bradford	3	1	0.0	1
Henri Crockett	1	2	0.0	2
Craig Sauer	1	2	0.0	0
Ed Jasper	2	0	0.0	0
Ray Buchanan	2	0	0.0	1
Terance Mathis	1	0	0.0	0

Pittsburgh Steelers

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Kordell Stewart	13/21	127	1	0	1	1.6

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Jerome Bettis	23	80	3.5	-7.6
Kordell Stewart	10	37	3.7	-1.9
Richard Huntley	1	3	3.0	-0.0
Josh Miller	1	-9	-9.0	-1.1

Receiving

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

Defense (top contributors)

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

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: PIT -5.5
Closing total: 37
ATL moneyline: —
PIT moneyline: —

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

Game environment

Venue: Three Rivers Stadium
Roof / surface: outdoors · astroturf
Kickoff weather: 53°F, wind 6 mph
Referee: Ron Winter
Rest: ATL 8 days · PIT 8 days
Coaches: Dan Reeves vs Bill Cowher