1999 Week 13 · Thu, Dec 2, 1999 · Alltel Stadium
FinalPittsburgh Steelers 6 at Jacksonville Jaguars 20. Final.
Who moved the needle
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1999 Week 13 · Thu, Dec 2, 1999 · Alltel Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Jacksonville Jaguars 20–6.
-4.4 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · JAX
5/10 for 113 yds, 0 TD
27% of team targets · 6.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Tomczak | 19/39 | 194 | 0 | 0 | 3 | −7.8 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Huntley | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | +2.2 |
| Jerome Bettis | 12 | 23 | 1.9 | 0 | −4.4 |
| Mike Tomczak | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Shaw | 4 | 5 | 52 | 0 | 13% | +2.7 |
| Hines Ward | 4 | 6 | 35 | 0 | 16% | −0.8 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deshea Townsend | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Davis | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dewayne Washington | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Emmons |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Brunell | 25/37 | 308 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +9.7 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Stewart |
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
Jaguars closed -10.5 and covered, winning by 14.
Total closed 37; the game landed 26 — under by 11.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Troy Edwards | 2 | 11 | 29 | 0 | 29% | −1.5 |
| Mark Bruener | 3 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 11% | −0.3 |
| Kordell Stewart | 3 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 11% | −1.2 |
| Jerome Bettis | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 5% | +0.3 |
| Jon Witman | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 8% | −0.4 |
| Mitch Lyons | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5% | −0.4 |
| Richard Huntley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.6 |
| 6 |
| 0 |
| 2.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Levon Kirkland | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Earl Holmes | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Gildon | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orpheus Roye | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Flowers | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Oldham | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 |
| 145 |
| 4.8 |
| 1 |
| +3.4 |
| Stacey Mack | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | +0.7 |
| Mark Brunell | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | −2.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Smith | 10 | 13 | 124 | 1 | 35% | +8.4 |
| Keenan McCardell | 5 | 10 | 113 | 0 | 27% | +6.2 |
| Reggie Barlow | 4 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 14% | −2.6 |
| Damon Jones | 1 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 8% | −0.4 |
| Daimon Shelton | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 11% | −1.9 |
| Chris Howard | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3% | +0.5 |
| James Stewart | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3% | −0.4 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Brackens | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donovin Darius | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lonnie Marts | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Beasley | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Hardy | 2 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brant Boyer | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carnell Lake | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blaine McElmurry | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Smith | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Regan Upshaw | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |