1999 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 31, 1999 · Louisiana Superdome
Cleveland BrownsWinner
21
at
New Orleans Saints
16
NO -9.5 upsetO 33.5 ✓Dome
Cleveland Browns 21–16.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Receiving · CLE
4/8 for 52 yds, 0 TD
42% of team targets · -2.6 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Cleveland Browns
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Couch | 11/19 | 193 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7.3 |
Rushing
| 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 |
Receiving
| 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 |
| 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 |
Defense (top contributors)
| 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 | 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 |
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| 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 |
Rushing
| 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 |
Receiving
| 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 |
Defense (top contributors)
| 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 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NO -9.5
- Closing total
- 33.5
- CLE moneyline
- —
- NO moneyline
- —
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
Game environment
- Venue
- Louisiana Superdome
- Roof / surface
- dome · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Mike Carey
- Rest
- CLE 7 days · NO 7 days
- Coaches
- Chris Palmer vs Mike Ditka