1999 Week 7 · Sun, Oct 24, 1999 · RCA Dome
FinalCincinnati Bengals 10 at Indianapolis Colts 31. Final.
Who moved the needle
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polling · 1800s tick · as of 2:23 AM ET · 16 to play
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1999 Week 7 · Sun, Oct 24, 1999 · RCA Dome
FinalWho moved the needle
Indianapolis Colts 31–10 — never really in doubt late.
-8.0 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · IND
8/16 for 156 yds, 1 TD
48% of team targets · 6.6 expected points added
Receiving · IND
3/4 for 54 yds, 0 TD
12% of team targets · 4.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akili Smith | 12/24 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 5 | −10.1 |
| Jeff Blake | 5/7 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2.3 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akili Smith | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 0 | +1.3 |
| Michael Basnight | 11 | 26 | 2.4 | 0 | −8.0 |
| Nicolas Luchey |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darnay Scott | 5 | 6 | 49 | 1 | 19% | +6.8 |
| Carl Pickens | 3 | 8 | 46 | 0 | 26% | +0.1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takeo Spikes | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Artrell Hawkins | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian Simmons | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Bankston |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 17/33 | 284 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +8.2 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgerrin James |
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
Colts closed -11 and covered, winning by 21.
Total closed 44; the game landed 41 — under by 3.0.
Conditions and crew
| 4 |
| 18 |
| 4.5 |
| 0 |
| −1.5 |
| Jeff Blake | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | +1.2 |
| Corey Dillon | 6 | 7 | 1.2 | 0 | −5.2 |
| Willie Jackson | 2 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 19% | +0.3 |
| Nicolas Luchey | 2 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 6% | +1.5 |
| Marco Battaglia | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 6% | +0.1 |
| Damon Griffin | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3% | −0.9 |
| Corey Dillon | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6% | −0.3 |
| Clif Groce | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6% | −0.7 |
| Tony McGee | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | −1.1 |
| 1 |
| 3 |
| 1.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Roosevelt Blackmon | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reinard Wilson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Myron Bell | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Foley | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Myers | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oliver Gibson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 |
| 52 |
| 2.0 |
| 2 |
| −6.2 |
| Peyton Manning | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | −0.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Harrison | 8 | 16 | 156 | 1 | 48% | +6.6 |
| Terrence Wilkins | 3 | 4 | 54 | 0 | 12% | +4.5 |
| Edgerrin James | 1 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 12% | +1.2 |
| Ken Dilger | 3 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 15% | +1.2 |
| Marcus Pollard | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 6% | +0.6 |
| E.G. Green | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −3.5 |
| Paul Shields | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.5 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Peterson | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Belser | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Cota | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chad Bratzke | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Burris | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Chester | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ellis Johnson | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn King | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Pollard | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ratcliff Thomas | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |