1999 Week 7 · Sun, Oct 24, 1999 · TWA Dome
FinalBrownsCleveland3
BY 31final margin
RamsSt. Louis34
Cleveland Browns 3 at St. Louis Rams 34. Final.
Rams -18.5 ✓U 43.5 ✓DomeRams closed -18.5 and covered, winning by 31.
St. Louis Rams 34–3 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Receiving · CLE
6/12 for 85 yds, 0 TD
30% of team targets · -1.0 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
Box score
Cleveland Browns
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Couch | 22/40 | 185 | 0 | 2 | 1 | −10.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Couch | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 0 | +0.6 |
| Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 0 | +0.2 |
| Terry Kirby | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 0 | −2.9 |
| Leslie Shepherd | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | +1.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leslie Shepherd | 6 | 12 | 85 | 0 | 30% | −1.0 |
| Kevin Johnson | 3 | 8 | 35 | 0 | 20% | −7.2 |
| Irv Smith | 3 | 6 | 31 | 0 | 15% | +4.5 |
| Terry Kirby | 6 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 20% | −3.4 |
| Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5% | −0.2 |
| Marc Edwards | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 8% | −0.3 |
| David Dunn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −1.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marquez Pope | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan McNeil | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Fuller | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lenoy Jones | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wali Rainer | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick L. Alexander | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daylon McCutcheon | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Jurkovic | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Thierry | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arnold Miller | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Rams
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Warner | 23/29 | 203 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +12.5 |
| Paul Justin | 4/5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −0.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Faulk | 16 | 133 | 8.3 | 1 | +4.6 |
| Justin Watson | 9 | 69 | 7.7 | 0 | +0.3 |
| Isaac Bruce | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | +1.1 |
| Torry Holt | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | +0.1 |
| Joe Germaine | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | +0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Faulk | 9 | 9 | 67 | 0 | 26% | +2.4 |
| Roland Williams | 5 | 5 | 50 | 2 | 15% | +5.1 |
| Isaac Bruce | 4 | 6 | 44 | 1 | 18% | +4.7 |
| Ricky Proehl | 5 | 8 | 29 | 0 | 24% | −0.7 |
| Torry Holt | 2 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 6% | +2.2 |
| James Hodgins | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 6% | +0.8 |
| Justin Watson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | −0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London Fletcher | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Lyght | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dexter McCleon | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Devin Bush | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Charlie Clemons | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Todd F. Collins | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Lyle | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Zgonina | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Taje Allen | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D'Marco Farr | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Rams -18.5
- Closing total
- 43.5
- Browns moneyline
- —
- Rams moneyline
- —
Rams closed -18.5 and covered, winning by 31.
Total closed 43.5; the game landed 37 — under by 6.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- TWA Dome
- Roof / surface
- dome · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- Played indoors — no weather to report.
- Referee
- Walt Coleman
- Rest
- Browns 7 days · Rams 7 days
- Coaches
- Chris Palmer vs Dick Vermeil