1999 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 26, 1999 · PSINet Stadium
FinalCincinnati Bengals 0 at Baltimore Ravens 22. Final.
Who moved the needle
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1999 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 26, 1999 · PSINet Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Baltimore Ravens 22–0 — never really in doubt late.
-6.7 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 | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Blake | 20/37 | 187 | 0 | 2 | 7 | −17.4 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Basnight | 10 | 41 | 4.1 | 0 | −0.8 |
| Corey Dillon | 10 | 27 | 2.7 | 0 | −4.6 |
| Jeff Blake | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | +0.9 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darnay Scott | 5 | 10 | 83 | 0 | 28% | +1.9 |
| Carl Pickens | 4 | 8 | 38 | 0 | 22% | −2.9 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cory Hall | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Artrell Hawkins | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Tom Carter | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Bankston |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Banks | 15/33 | 187 | 1 | 1 | 1 | −7.3 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priest Holmes |
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
Ravens closed -7 and covered, winning by 22.
Total closed 45.5; the game landed 22 — under by 23.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Clif Groce | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Corey Dillon | 5 | 7 | 30 | 0 | 19% | −0.1 |
| Tony McGee | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 3% | +2.0 |
| Clif Groce | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 11% | −0.6 |
| Willie Jackson | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8% | −6.0 |
| Michael Basnight | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6% | +1.0 |
| Craig Yeast | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.2 |
| 4 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Myron Bell | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Takeo Spikes | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Canute Curtis | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damon Griffin | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodney Heath | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jevon Langford | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 |
| 59 |
| 4.5 |
| 0 |
| +0.5 |
| Errict Rhett | 12 | 50 | 4.2 | 0 | −6.7 |
| Pat Johnson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | +0.7 |
| Chuck Evans | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | −0.9 |
| Jermaine Lewis | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | +1.1 |
| Tony Banks | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | −2.4 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Johnson | 3 | 9 | 82 | 0 | 28% | −1.0 |
| Qadry Ismail | 5 | 9 | 52 | 0 | 28% | +2.8 |
| Ryan Collins | 3 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 16% | +0.3 |
| Chuck Evans | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6% | +0.1 |
| Errict Rhett | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3% | +1.4 |
| Priest Holmes | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3% | −0.5 |
| Justin Armour | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | −1.4 |
| Billy Davis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −1.2 |
| Greg DeLong | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | −2.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Lewis | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeRon Jenkins | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cornell Brown | 6 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kim Herring | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jamie Sharper | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael McCrary | 4 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Woodson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chris McAlister | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Webster | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duane Starks | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |