1999 Week 14 · Sun, Dec 12, 1999 · Cinergy Field
FinalCleveland Browns 28 at Cincinnati Bengals 44. Final.
Who moved the needle
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1999 Week 14 · Sun, Dec 12, 1999 · Cinergy Field
FinalWho moved the needle
Cincinnati Bengals 44–28.
-5.7 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 | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | −1.4 |
| Terry Kirby | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 1 | +0.3 |
| Ty Detmer |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Johnson | 7 | 12 | 135 | 0 | 32% | +4.3 |
| Darrin Chiaverini | 4 | 8 | 48 | 1 | 21% | +2.1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wali Rainer | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan McNeil | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamir Miller | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Fuller |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Blake | 11/22 | 176 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +10.4 |
| Scott Covington | 1/1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.4 |
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
Bengals closed -7 and covered, winning by 16.
Total closed 41; the game landed 72 — over by 31.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| 1 |
| 2 |
| 2.0 |
| 0 |
| +1.7 |
| Marc Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −4.1 |
| Kevin Johnson | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 | −1.1 |
| Ronnie Powell | 1 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 3% | +3.5 |
| Irv Smith | 3 | 5 | 33 | 1 | 13% | +2.7 |
| Mark Campbell | 2 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 8% | +2.1 |
| Terry Kirby | 2 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 8% | +1.1 |
| Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5% | +1.9 |
| Marc Edwards | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5% | −0.6 |
| Zola Davis | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −1.1 |
| 6 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 2 |
| Rahim Abdullah | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darius Holland | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marquez Pope | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick L. Alexander | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Langham | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hurvin McCormack | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Dillon | 28 | 192 | 6.9 | 3 | +7.8 |
| Michael Basnight | 12 | 44 | 3.7 | 0 | −5.7 |
| Jeff Blake | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | −0.1 |
| Clif Groce | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 1 | +1.9 |
| Nicolas Luchey | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | +0.1 |
| Craig Yeast | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | −0.9 |
| Scott Covington | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | +0.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darnay Scott | 2 | 7 | 75 | 1 | 32% | +3.4 |
| Carl Pickens | 3 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 18% | +2.3 |
| Tony McGee | 3 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 18% | +2.3 |
| Corey Dillon | 2 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 18% | +1.4 |
| Damon Griffin | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 5% | +1.7 |
| Michael Basnight | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5% | −0.4 |
| Clif Groce | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −0.3 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Heath | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Takeo Spikes | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Artrell Hawkins | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tremain Mack | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Myers | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brian Simmons | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimo von Oelhoffen | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliver Gibson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Basnight | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cory Hall | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |