1999 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 31, 1999 · Louisiana Superdome
FinalCleveland Browns 21 at New Orleans Saints 16. Final.
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Rushing · CLE
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1999 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 31, 1999 · Louisiana Superdome
FinalWho moved the needle
Rushing · CLE
Cleveland Browns 21–16.
13 att, 39 yds, 0 TD
-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 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Johnson | 4 | 6 | 96 | 2 | 32% | +9.9 |
| Leslie Shepherd | 4 | 8 | 52 | 0 | 42% |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wali Rainer | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McNeil | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rahim Abdullah |
| 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 |
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
| 0 |
| −0.1 |
| 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 |
| 2 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Corey Fuller | 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 |
| −8.1 |
| 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 |