1999 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 31, 1999 · RCA Dome
FinalDallas Cowboys 24 at Indianapolis Colts 34. Final.
Who moved the needle
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1999 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 31, 1999 · RCA Dome
FinalWho moved the needle
Indianapolis Colts 34–24.
-0.0 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · IND
6/11 for 85 yds, 1 TD
32% of team targets · 3.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Aikman | 19/24 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −7.4 |
| Jason Garrett | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −2.1 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmitt Smith | 22 | 93 | 4.2 | 2 | −0.0 |
| Chris Warren | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 1 | +1.9 |
| Troy Aikman |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie Mills | 4 | 4 | 37 | 0 | 16% | +3.9 |
| David LaFleur | 2 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 12% | +2.1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Woodson | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randall Godfrey | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kenny Wheaton | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Williams |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 22/34 | 313 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +8.0 |
| 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 -3 and covered, winning by 10.
Total closed 46; the game landed 58 — over by 12.0.
Conditions and crew
| 1 |
| 1 |
| 1.0 |
| 0 |
| +1.8 |
| Raghib Ismail | 4 | 6 | 31 | 0 | 24% | +0.1 |
| Jeff Ogden | 2 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 12% | −0.6 |
| Chris Warren | 3 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 12% | −1.1 |
| Robert Thomas | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4% | +0.8 |
| Emmitt Smith | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 12% | −1.0 |
| Alvin Harper | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.7 |
| Jason Tucker | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.4 |
| 4 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Deion Sanders | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter Coakley | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Ellis | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dat Nguyen | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Smith | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Hambrick | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 |
| 117 |
| 4.3 |
| 1 |
| +2.6 |
| Terrence Wilkins | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgerrin James | 7 | 12 | 92 | 0 | 35% | +0.2 |
| Marvin Harrison | 6 | 11 | 85 | 1 | 32% | +3.8 |
| Terrence Wilkins | 5 | 7 | 60 | 0 | 21% | +1.7 |
| Jerome Pathon | 1 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 3% | +2.4 |
| Ken Dilger | 2 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 6% | +0.5 |
| Marcus Pollard | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 3% | +1.6 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Burris | 9 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cornelius Bennett | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Cota | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Barber | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Peterson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Chester | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn King | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Belser | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Blevins | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Bratzke | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |