1999 Week 15 · Sat, Dec 18, 1999 · Arrowhead Stadium
Pittsburgh Steelers
19
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Kansas City ChiefsWinner
35
KC -8.5 ✓O 37 ✓29°F
Kansas City Chiefs 35–19.
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
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Tomczak | 23/46 | 278 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -5.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Bettis | 19 | 63 | 3.3 | 0 | -2.0 |
| Richard Huntley | 6 | 37 | 6.2 | 0 | 1.6 |
| Kordell Stewart | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Mike Tomczak | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Shaw | 3 | 4 | 69 | 1 | 10% | 7.5 |
| Troy Edwards | 5 | 11 | 58 | 1 | 26% | 0.2 |
| Hines Ward | 4 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 12% | 2.1 |
| Richard Huntley | 3 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 7% | 2.0 |
| Jon Witman | 2 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 5% | 1.5 |
| Kordell Stewart | 2 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 10% | 1.1 |
| Mitch Lyons | 2 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 7% | 1.1 |
| Jerome Bettis | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 7% | -0.7 |
| Mark Bruener | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2% | 0.3 |
| Malcolm Johnson | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12% | -2.1 |
| Matt Cushing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levon Kirkland | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Holmes | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Gildon | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orpheus Roye | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Davis | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Scott | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Shields | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Emmons | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deshea Townsend | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Flowers | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Chiefs
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvis Grbac | 12/22 | 149 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Alexander | 1 | 82 | 82.0 | 1 | 5.9 |
| Bam Morris | 17 | 71 | 4.2 | 1 | 3.1 |
| Tony Richardson | 11 | 57 | 5.2 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Joe Horn | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Mike Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Elvis Grbac | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Gonzalez | 6 | 8 | 93 | 2 | 38% | 7.8 |
| Joe Horn | 1 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 10% | -0.1 |
| Derrick Alexander | 2 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 14% | 0.9 |
| Mike Cloud | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 5% | 0.7 |
| Bam Morris | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10% | -0.9 |
| Kevin Lockett | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -0.5 |
| Andre Rison | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14% | -1.9 |
| Tony Richardson | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 5% | -1.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Tongue | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Donnie Edwards | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Marvcus Patton | 7 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerome Woods | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chester McGlockton | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cris Dishman | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Derrick Thomas | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Warfield | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Eric Hicks | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitch Jacoby | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- KC -8.5
- Closing total
- 37
- PIT moneyline
- —
- KC moneyline
- —
Chiefs closed -8.5 and covered, winning by 16.
Total closed 37; the game landed 54 — over by 17.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Arrowhead Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 29°F, wind 4 mph
- Referee
- Larry Nemmers
- Rest
- PIT 6 days · KC 6 days
- Coaches
- Bill Cowher vs Gunther Cunningham