1999 Week 14 · Sun, Dec 12, 1999 · Three Rivers Stadium
Baltimore RavensWinner
31
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Pittsburgh Steelers
24
PIT -1.5 upsetO 36 ✓
Baltimore Ravens 31–24.
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
Baltimore Ravens
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Banks | 8/26 | 268 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priest Holmes | 18 | 130 | 7.2 | 1 | 4.5 |
| Chuck Evans | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Tony Banks | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -3.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qadry Ismail | 6 | 11 | 258 | 3 | 42% | 21.2 |
| Billy Davis | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 12% | -1.8 |
| Chuck Evans | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4% | 0.5 |
| Ryan Collins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.4 |
| Greg DeLong | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.5 |
| Marcus Nash | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8% | -1.9 |
| Justin Armour | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 27% | -4.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Lewis | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kim Herring | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Woodson | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Webster | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Burnett | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris McAlister | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jamie Sharper | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| James Trapp | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael McCrary | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony Siragusa | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Tomczak | 22/41 | 249 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2.6 |
| Jerome Bettis | 1/1 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Kordell Stewart | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Huntley | 8 | 68 | 8.5 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Jerome Bettis | 13 | 39 | 3.0 | 0 | -2.1 |
| Mike Tomczak | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kordell Stewart | 4 | 6 | 71 | 1 | 14% | 8.6 |
| Troy Edwards | 6 | 10 | 64 | 1 | 23% | 2.5 |
| Hines Ward | 3 | 5 | 43 | 1 | 12% | 2.6 |
| Mark Bruener | 2 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 9% | 1.3 |
| Bobby Shaw | 4 | 8 | 30 | 0 | 19% | -1.0 |
| Malcolm Johnson | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 2% | 1.2 |
| Jerome Bettis | 4 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 12% | -1.1 |
| Richard Huntley | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7% | -2.3 |
| Jon Witman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Holmes | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lee Flowers | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Fiala | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Davis | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Levon Kirkland | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orpheus Roye | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lance Brown | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Emmons | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Henry | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Shields | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- PIT -1.5
- Closing total
- 36
- BAL moneyline
- —
- PIT moneyline
- —
Steelers closed -1.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 36; the game landed 55 — over by 19.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Three Rivers Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- 44°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- Jeff Triplette
- Rest
- BAL 7 days · PIT 10 days
- Coaches
- Brian Billick vs Bill Cowher
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.