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Game Center
Game Center
1999 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 31, 1999 · Louisiana Superdome
FinalWho moved the needle
Cleveland Browns 21–16.
-3.0 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · CLE
4/8 for 52 yds, 0 TD
42% of team targets · -2.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Couch | 11/19 | 193 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +7.3 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar | 13 | 39 | 3.0 | 0 | −3.0 |
| Terry Kirby | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 0 | −1.0 |
| Tim Couch | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | −0.1 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Johnson | 4 | 6 | 96 | 2 | 32% | +9.9 |
| Leslie Shepherd | 4 | 8 | 52 | 0 | 42% | −2.6 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wali Rainer | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McNeil | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rahim Abdullah | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Fuller |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Joe Tolliver | 9/20 | 92 | 0 | 1 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Billy Joe Hobert | 4/9 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | −8.1 |
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.
/football/games/1999_08_CLE_NO
The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Saints closed -9.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 33.5; the game landed 37 — over by 3.5.
Conditions and crew
| Marc Edwards | 2 | 3 | 37 | 1 | 16% | +4.3 |
| Terry Kirby | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 5% | −0.5 |
| Darrin Chiaverini | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −0.0 |
| 5 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| Daylon McCutcheon | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| J.Williams | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Thierry | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius Holland | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Raymond Jackson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lenoy Jones | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Williams | 40 | 179 | 4.5 | 0 | −5.5 |
| Billy Joe Tolliver | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | −5.3 |
| Lamar Smith | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | −0.9 |
| Billy Joe Hobert | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | +1.8 |
| Aaron Craver | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | +1.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Craver | 2 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 25% | −6.5 |
| Eddie Kennison | 2 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 18% | +1.8 |
| Keith Poole | 3 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 11% | +2.5 |
| Lamar Smith | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 4% | +0.5 |
| Lawrence Dawsey | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 11% | −0.3 |
| Ricky Williams | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 11% | −2.5 |
| Cameron Cleeland | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 11% | −2.2 |
| Marvin Powell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.6 |
| Josh Wilcox | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.8 |
| Brett Bech | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Knight | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Mitchell | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Bordano | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ink Aleaga | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brett Bech | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Clay | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marvin Powell | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Wilson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| La'Roi Glover | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Joe Tolliver | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
