1999 Week 10 · Sun, Nov 14, 1999 · Three Rivers Stadium
FinalCleveland Browns 16 at Pittsburgh Steelers 15. Final.
Who moved the needle
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1999 Week 10 · Sun, Nov 14, 1999 · Three Rivers Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Cleveland Browns 16–15 — decided on the final possessions.
-4.7 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · CLE
3/5 for 44 yds, 0 TD
18% of team targets · -1.6 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 | 18/28 | 199 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −2.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar | 18 | 56 | 3.1 | 0 | −4.7 |
| Tim Couch | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | +0.1 |
| Terry Kirby | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.1 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Johnson | 5 | 7 | 73 | 1 | 25% | +5.6 |
| Darrin Chiaverini | 3 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 18% | −1.6 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamir Miller | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wali Rainer | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rahim Abdullah | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Corey Fuller |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kordell Stewart | 15/32 | 137 | 0 | 2 | 1 | −14.3 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Bettis |
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
Steelers closed -14.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 34.5; the game landed 31 — under by 3.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Leslie Shepherd | 2 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 18% | −1.2 |
| Marc Edwards | 4 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 14% | +2.4 |
| Mark Campbell | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 4% | +1.1 |
| Terry Kirby | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 11% | −0.6 |
| Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4% | +1.3 |
| Irv Smith | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7% | −1.4 |
| 2 |
| 4 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 3 |
| Daylon McCutcheon | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marquis Smith | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan McNeil | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 |
| John Jurkovic | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Edwards | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hurvin McCormack | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 |
| 99 |
| 3.8 |
| 0 |
| +0.2 |
| Kordell Stewart | 6 | 52 | 8.7 | 0 | −1.6 |
| Richard Huntley | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 1 | +2.8 |
| Jon Witman | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | −0.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hines Ward | 4 | 9 | 39 | 0 | 28% | −0.4 |
| Courtney Hawkins | 3 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 16% | +0.9 |
| Troy Edwards | 2 | 6 | 29 | 0 | 19% | −8.4 |
| Mark Bruener | 2 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 13% | +0.7 |
| Jerome Bettis | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3% | +0.2 |
| Richard Huntley | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3% | +0.4 |
| Will Blackwell | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9% | −2.1 |
| Jon Witman | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3% | −0.6 |
| Bobby Shaw | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | −3.5 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Flowers | 7 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jason Gildon | 4 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Levon Kirkland | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Carlos Emmons | 2 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dewayne Washington | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Henry | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Earl Holmes | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Travis Davis | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Oldham | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |