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1999 Week 10 · Sun, Nov 14, 1999 · Three Rivers Stadium
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Cleveland Browns 16–15 — decided on the final possessions. Played in 18 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
Who moved the needle
Receiving · CLE
3/5 for 44 yds, 0 TD
18% of team targets · -1.6 expected points added
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 |
| Leslie Shepherd | 2 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 18% |
| 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 | 26 | 99 | 3.8 | 0 |
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.
Wind at 18 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.
| -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 |
| 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 |
