1999 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 31, 1999 · Cinergy Field
FinalJacksonville Jaguars 41 at Cincinnati Bengals 10. Final.
Who moved the needle
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1999 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 31, 1999 · Cinergy Field
FinalWho moved the needle
Jacksonville Jaguars 41–10 — never really in doubt late.
-11.4 expected points added on the ground
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Brunell | 11/19 | 145 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +10.7 |
| Jay Fiedler | 6/9 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1.4 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Taylor | 15 | 128 | 8.5 | 1 | +7.9 |
| James Stewart | 10 | 32 | 3.2 | 2 | +3.7 |
| Tavian Banks |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Smith | 8 | 11 | 89 | 1 | 39% | +7.7 |
| Tavian Banks | 2 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 14% | +4.1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Hardy | 6 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Beasley | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Donovin Darius | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Blaine McElmurry |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Blake | 13/23 | 155 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +5.5 |
| Akili Smith | 6/12 | 67 | 0 | 2 | 4 | −11.6 |
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
Jaguars closed -12.5 and covered, winning by 31.
Total closed 38; the game landed 51 — over by 13.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| 6 |
| 12 |
| 2.0 |
| 0 |
| −4.5 |
| Mark Brunell | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | +1.1 |
| Jay Fiedler | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Kyle Brady | 2 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 11% | +0.4 |
| Keenan McCardell | 1 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 21% | +0.8 |
| Damon Jones | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 4% | +0.9 |
| Reggie Barlow | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 4% | +1.8 |
| Fred Taylor | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4% | +0.6 |
| James Stewart | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 4% | −1.0 |
| 3 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Dave Thomas | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fernando Bryant | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Lonnie Marts | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Paup | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Brackens | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seth Payne | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Pickens | 1/1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.2 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akili Smith | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | +3.3 |
| Corey Dillon | 14 | 32 | 2.3 | 0 | −11.4 |
| Michael Basnight | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | −0.7 |
| Jeff Blake | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | +1.3 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Basnight | 3 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 11% | +2.1 |
| Carl Pickens | 2 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 11% | +1.8 |
| Corey Dillon | 2 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 9% | +0.2 |
| Marco Battaglia | 1 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 3% | +0.7 |
| Willie Jackson | 2 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 9% | −1.7 |
| Craig Yeast | 3 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 11% | +0.4 |
| Tony McGee | 2 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 14% | −1.3 |
| Nicolas Luchey | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 6% | +0.7 |
| Darnay Scott | 2 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 20% | −5.8 |
| Clif Groce | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3% | +0.7 |
| Akili Smith | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | +1.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Foley | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Artrell Hawkins | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Simmons | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Takeo Spikes | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Myron Bell | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Roosevelt Blackmon | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Copeland | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darnay Scott | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Myers | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jevon Langford | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |