1999 Week 12 · Sun, Nov 28, 1999 · Ralph Wilson Stadium
FinalNew England Patriots 7 at Buffalo Bills 17. Final.
Who moved the needle
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1999 Week 12 · Sun, Nov 28, 1999 · Ralph Wilson Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Buffalo Bills 17–7. Played in 15.1 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
Rushing · NE
13 att, 47 yds, 0 TD
-0.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Bledsoe | 18/34 | 205 | 1 | 1 | 6 | −5.8 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Allen | 13 | 47 | 3.6 | 0 | −0.7 |
| Kevin Faulk | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 0 | −5.8 |
| Lee Johnson | 1 | 13 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Glenn | 3 | 5 | 69 | 1 | 17% | +6.3 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 3 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 17% |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tedy Bruschi | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lawyer Milloy | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Katzenmoyer |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Flutie | 9/16 | 207 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +10.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Closing number vs result
Bills closed -4 and covered, winning by 10.
Total closed 38; the game landed 24 — under by 14.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
Wind at 15.1 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.
| 13.0 |
| 0 |
| +2.3 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | +1.8 |
| Lamont Warren | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | −0.4 |
| Lamont Warren | 3 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 10% | +2.5 |
| Kevin Faulk | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 7% | −0.1 |
| Ben Coates | 2 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 13% | −2.2 |
| Troy Brown | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 17% | −4.6 |
| Tony Simmons | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3% | −0.5 |
| Tony Carter | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 10% | −0.2 |
| Rod Rutledge | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3% | +0.8 |
| Chris Floyd | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.7 |
| 3 |
| 2 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Willie McGinest | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ferric Collons | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Carter | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Eaton | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Israel | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Brown | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Linton |
| 17 |
| 67 |
| 3.9 |
| 0 |
| −5.9 |
| Antowain Smith | 9 | 21 | 2.3 | 0 | −2.9 |
| Lennox Gordon | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | −1.1 |
| Doug Flutie | 5 | -7 | -1.4 | 0 | −6.2 |
| Peerless Price | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 | −1.1 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Moulds | 1 | 3 | 54 | 1 | 20% | +3.9 |
| Bobby Collins | 1 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 7% | +3.3 |
| Jonathan Linton | 3 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 20% | +1.7 |
| Sam Gash | 1 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 7% | +3.3 |
| Antowain Smith | 1 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 7% | +1.7 |
| Andre Reed | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 7% | +1.0 |
| Peerless Price | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 33% | −3.1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlo Perry | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sam Cowart | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Holecek | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Irvin | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gabe Northern | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Jones | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sam Rogers | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Washington | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Hansen | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Price | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |