1999 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 26, 1999 · Three Rivers Stadium
FinalCarolina Panthers 20 at Pittsburgh Steelers 30. Final.
Who moved the needle
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1999 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 26, 1999 · Three Rivers Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Pittsburgh Steelers 30–20.
-7.4 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · CAR
5/8 for 160 yds, 2 TD
23% of team targets · 12.2 expected points added
Receiving · CAR
4/8 for 45 yds, 0 TD
23% of team targets · -1.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Beuerlein | 18/35 | 263 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +6.7 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Lane | 15 | 90 | 6.0 | 1 | −7.4 |
| Steve Beuerlein | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | — |
| Anthony Johnson | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | −4.1 |
| William Floyd |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Jeffers | 5 | 8 | 160 | 2 | 23% | +12.2 |
| Muhsin Muhammad | 4 | 8 | 45 | 0 | 23% | −1.5 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Wells | 4 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Alexander | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Micheal Barrow | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Minter |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Tomczak | 13/23 | 94 | 1 | 1 | 1 | −8.8 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Bettis |
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
Panthers closed -3.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 42.5; the game landed 50 — over by 7.5.
Conditions and crew
| 1 |
| 4 |
| 4.0 |
| 0 |
| +0.3 |
| William Floyd | 4 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 14% | +2.4 |
| Wesley Walls | 3 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 14% | +1.8 |
| Fred Lane | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | −1.0 |
| Anthony Johnson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.2 |
| Brian Kinchen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −1.0 |
| Donald Hayes | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14% | −4.6 |
| 3 |
| 2 |
| 0.0 |
| 1 |
| 1 |
| Sean Gilbert | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Wiley | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Peter | 2 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Morabito | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Davis | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Evans | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 |
| 137 |
| 4.2 |
| 1 |
| +4.2 |
| Richard Huntley | 7 | 72 | 10.3 | 1 | +6.4 |
| Mike Tomczak | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hines Ward | 5 | 8 | 40 | 1 | 35% | +2.7 |
| Troy Edwards | 3 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 17% | +4.9 |
| Richard Huntley | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 9% | −1.6 |
| Jon Witman | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 9% | −0.4 |
| Bobby Shaw | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4% | −0.6 |
| Matt Cushing | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13% | −6.8 |
| Kordell Stewart | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9% | −3.3 |
| Jerome Bettis | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 4% | −1.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levon Kirkland | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Brown | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Flowers | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Earl Holmes | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dewayne Washington | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Travis Davis | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Porter | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Scott | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Shields | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jason Simmons | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |