1999 Week 13 · Sun, Dec 5, 1999 · Pro Player Stadium
FinalIndianapolis Colts 37 at Miami Dolphins 34. Final.
Who moved the needle
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polling · 1800s tick · as of 12:21 AM ET · 16 to play
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1999 Week 13 · Sun, Dec 5, 1999 · Pro Player Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Indianapolis Colts 37–34 — decided on the final possessions.
-10.4 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · IND
8/10 for 125 yds, 0 TD
34% of team targets · 2.0 expected points added
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 23/29 | 260 | 1 | 2 | 2 | −2.2 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgerrin James | 23 | 130 | 5.7 | 2 | +5.2 |
| Peyton Manning | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | −2.6 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Harrison | 8 | 10 | 125 | 0 | 34% | +2.0 |
| Ken Dilger | 5 | 5 | 80 | 0 | 17% | +6.3 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Peterson | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Burris | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Thomas | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Chad Cota |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Marino | 24/38 | 313 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +6.4 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.J. Johnson |
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.

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The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Dolphins closed -2 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 43; the game landed 71 — over by 28.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Terrence Wilkins | 2 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 14% | −2.5 |
| Marcus Pollard | 3 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 10% | +0.3 |
| E.G. Green | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 14% | −2.6 |
| Edgerrin James | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10% | −1.7 |
| 4 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| Mike Barber | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cornelius Bennett | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Belser | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Blevins | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Elias | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ellis Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 |
| 62 |
| 3.0 |
| 0 |
| −10.4 |
| Stanley Pritchett | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | −0.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Martin | 6 | 8 | 109 | 1 | 22% | +7.2 |
| Oronde Gadsden | 6 | 7 | 103 | 1 | 19% | +9.9 |
| Yatil Green | 5 | 8 | 64 | 0 | 22% | +4.3 |
| J.J. Johnson | 3 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 14% | −1.5 |
| Troy Drayton | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 11% | −1.6 |
| Stanley Pritchett | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8% | +0.3 |
| Rob Konrad | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.8 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Thomas | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Wooden | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brock Marion | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Owens | 3 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Jones | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Surtain | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tim Bowens | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calvin Jackson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Taylor | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Hollier | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |