1999 Week 12 · Sun, Nov 28, 1999 · Ralph Wilson Stadium
New England Patriots
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BUF -4 ✓U 38 ✓17 mph wind
Buffalo Bills 17–7. Played in 17 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Full stat lines
Box score
New England Patriots
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Bledsoe | 18/34 | 205 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -5.8 |
Rushing
| 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 | 13.0 | 0 | 2.3 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Lamont Warren | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | -0.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Glenn | 3 | 5 | 69 | 1 | 17% | 6.3 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 3 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 17% | 2.4 |
| 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 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tedy Bruschi | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lawyer Milloy | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Katzenmoyer | 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 |
Buffalo Bills
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Flutie | 9/16 | 207 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Receiving
| 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 |
Defense (top contributors)
| 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 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- BUF -4
- Closing total
- 38
- NE moneyline
- —
- BUF moneyline
- —
Bills closed -4 and covered, winning by 10.
Total closed 38; the game landed 24 — under by 14.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Ralph Wilson Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- 40°F, wind 17 mph
- Referee
- Ed Hochuli
- Rest
- NE 7 days · BUF 7 days
- Coaches
- Pete Carroll vs Wade Phillips
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
Wind at 17 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.