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Game Center
Game Center
1999 Week 12 · Sun, Nov 28, 1999 · Three Rivers Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Cincinnati Bengals 27–20.
-4.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Blake | 15/28 | 241 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −0.6 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Dillon | 23 | 120 | 5.2 | 0 | +1.6 |
| Michael Basnight | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 0 | +2.6 |
| Jeff Blake | 11 | 25 | 2.3 | 1 | +2.5 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darnay Scott | 4 | 6 | 123 | 1 | 21% | +10.2 |
| Carl Pickens | 2 | 8 | 41 | 0 | 29% | −1.7 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Heath | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 |
| Takeo Spikes | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cory Hall | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Bankston |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Tomczak | 19/35 | 264 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +9.3 |
| Kordell Stewart | 5/11 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | −12.6 |
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.
/football/games/1999_12_CIN_PIT
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 -11 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 36; the game landed 47 — over by 11.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Nicolas Luchey | 3 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 11% | +1.6 |
| Michael Basnight | 2 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 7% | +0.3 |
| Corey Dillon | 3 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 11% | +0.1 |
| Willie Jackson | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7% | −1.5 |
| Tony McGee | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −5.2 |
| Marco Battaglia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11% | −2.2 |
| 4 |
| 1 |
| 1.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Myron Bell | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Copeland | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliver Gibson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Artrell Hawkins | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Adrian Ross | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Simmons | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Bettis | 22 | 81 | 3.7 | 0 | −4.7 |
| Richard Huntley | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | −4.9 |
| Mike Tomczak | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | −0.1 |
| Amos Zereoue | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | — |
| Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hines Ward | 7 | 11 | 89 | 1 | 24% | +7.3 |
| Troy Edwards | 7 | 12 | 86 | 0 | 27% | +3.8 |
| Mark Bruener | 2 | 3 | 51 | 0 | 7% | +2.8 |
| Bobby Shaw | 3 | 7 | 36 | 1 | 16% | +1.4 |
| Will Blackwell | 2 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 11% | −5.1 |
| Mitch Lyons | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2% | +0.4 |
| Jerome Bettis | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2% | +0.1 |
| Richard Huntley | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7% | −0.7 |
| Courtney Hawkins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | −0.9 |
| Jon Witman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | −8.9 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levon Kirkland | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lee Flowers | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Earl Holmes | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Emmons | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Orpheus Roye | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deshea Townsend | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Oldham | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Shields | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Gildon | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerome Bettis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
