1999 Week 11 · Sun, Nov 21, 1999 · Giants Stadium

Buffalo Bills

New York JetsWinner

BUF -2.5 upsetU 36 ✓Bills closed -2.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

New York Jets 17–7.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · BUF

Doug FlutieQB

22/40, 220 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT

-13.3 expected points added

Passing · NYJ

Ray LucasQB

16/20, 142 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT

-2.8 expected points added

Rushing · NYJ

Curtis MartinRB

23 att, 64 yds, 0 TD

-5.9 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · BUF

Jonathan LintonFB

12 att, 28 yds, 0 TD

-4.8 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · BUF

Eric MouldsWR

8/14 for 77 yds, 0 TD

36% of team targets · -0.4 expected points added

Receiving · NYJ

Curtis MartinRB

7/7 for 42 yds, 0 TD

33% of team targets · -0.4 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Buffalo Bills

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Doug Flutie	22/40	220	1	2	2	-13.3

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Doug Flutie	3	34	11.3	3.5
Jonathan Linton	12	28	2.3	-4.8
Antowain Smith	2	6	3.0	-0.5

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Eric Moulds	8	14	77	0	36%	-0.4
Jay Riemersma	2	4	41	0	10%	2.3
Andre Reed	4	4	34	0	10%	1.0
Kevin R. Williams	2	3	30	0	8%	1.8
Jonathan Linton	2	2	14	0	5%	0.4
Peerless Price	3	7	12	1	18%	-1.2
Bobby Collins	1	3	12	0	8%	-5.5
Sam Gash	0	2	0	0	5%	-0.7

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Sam Cowart	5	3	0.0	0
Marlo Perry	6	1	0.0	0
Phil Hansen	4	3	1.5	0
John Holecek	2	5	0.0	0
Antoine Winfield	5	1	0.0	1
Sean Moran	1	2	0.5	0
Bruce Smith	2	1	1.0	0
Ken Irvin	1	2	0.0	0
Sam Rogers	2	0	0.0	0
Pat Williams	0	2	0.5	0

New York Jets

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Ray Lucas	16/20	142	0	0	4	-2.8
Keyshawn Johnson	0/1	0	0	0	0	-0.5

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Curtis Martin	23	64	2.8	0	-5.9
Ray Lucas	9	23	2.6	1	2.5
Bernie Parmalee	2	8	4.0	0	-1.8
Richie Anderson	1	0	0.0	0	-1.2

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
Curtis Martin	7	7	42	33%	-0.4
Keyshawn Johnson	4	5	42	24%	3.8
Wayne Chrebet	3	5	37	24%	0.5
Richie Anderson	2	3	21	14%	0.3
Dedric Ward	0	1	0	5%	-1.5

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Victor Green	4	3	0.0	1	1
Marcus Coleman	3	1	0.0	0	0
Ray Mickens	4	0	1.0	0	0
Marvin Jones	1	2	0.0	0	0
Anthony Pleasant	2	1	0.0	0	0
Omar Stoutmire	3	0	0.0	0	0
Robert Farmer	2	0	0.0	0	0
Jason Ferguson	1	1	0.0	0	0
Aaron Glenn	1	1	0.0	0	0
Roman Phifer	1	1	1.0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: BUF -2.5
Closing total: 36
BUF moneyline: —
NYJ moneyline: —

Bills closed -2.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 36; the game landed 24 — under by 12.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Giants Stadium
Roof / surface: outdoors · astroturf
Kickoff weather: 60°F, wind 5 mph
Referee: Gerry Austin
Rest: BUF 7 days · NYJ 6 days
Coaches: Wade Phillips vs Bill Parcells

Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.