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Game Center
Game Center
1999 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 26, 1999 · Cleveland Browns Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Indianapolis Colts 29–28 — decided on the final possessions. Played in 19.5 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
0.0 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · IND
14/18 for 138 yds, 0 TD
43% of team targets · 11.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 27/43 | 276 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +11.3 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgerrin James | 28 | 103 | 3.7 | 3 | −0.8 |
| Peyton Manning | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | +2.3 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Harrison | 14 | 18 | 138 | 0 | 43% | +11.1 |
| Ken Dilger | 4 | 5 | 56 | 0 | 12% | +3.8 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Barber | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Cota | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Bratzke | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Peterson |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Detmer | 15/26 | 173 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +5.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar |
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.
/football/games/1999_16_IND_CLE
The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Colts closed -13.5, won by 1 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 41.5; the game landed 57 — over by 15.5.
Conditions and crew
Wind at 19.5 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.
| Terrence Wilkins | 3 | 7 | 28 | 0 | 17% | −1.1 |
| Marcus Pollard | 2 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 10% | +0.5 |
| Edgerrin James | 3 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 10% | −1.2 |
| E.G. Green | 1 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 10% | −1.5 |
| 3 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Bernard Whittington | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Belser | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Austin | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Chester | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ratcliff Thomas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 |
| 84 |
| 4.4 |
| 0 |
| +0.0 |
| Marc Edwards | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | +2.0 |
| Terry Kirby | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 2 | +2.9 |
| Ty Detmer | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 1 | +2.7 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irv Smith | 4 | 5 | 48 | 0 | 19% | +3.4 |
| Darrin Chiaverini | 3 | 6 | 40 | 1 | 23% | +0.1 |
| Kevin Johnson | 2 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 27% | −0.4 |
| Marc Edwards | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 4% | +1.7 |
| Zola Davis | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 8% | +1.9 |
| Terry Kirby | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4% | +0.4 |
| Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 12% | −1.3 |
| Orlando Bobo | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4% | −0.3 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marquez Pope | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Little | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daylon McCutcheon | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan McNeil | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jamir Miller | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius Holland | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raymond Jackson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lenoy Jones | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wali Rainer | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marquis Smith | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
