1999 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 2, 2000 · Alltel Stadium
FinalCincinnati Bengals 7 at Jacksonville Jaguars 24. Final.
Who moved the needle
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Game Center
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1999 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 2, 2000 · Alltel Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Jacksonville Jaguars 24–7 — never really in doubt late.
2.0 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · JAX
9/13 for 108 yds, 1 TD
34% of team targets · 6.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Blake | 13/23 | 141 | 0 | 2 | 3 | −11.6 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Basnight | 10 | 86 | 8.6 | 0 | +1.9 |
| Sedrick Shaw | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 1 | +2.0 |
| Jeff Blake | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | −1.4 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Basnight | 3 | 3 | 58 | 0 | 13% | +3.3 |
| Carl Pickens | 3 | 6 | 31 | 0 | 26% | −5.3 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takeo Spikes | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Artrell Hawkins | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Simmons | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cory Hall |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Fiedler | 28/39 | 317 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +17.6 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Taylor |
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
Jaguars closed -9 and covered, winning by 17.
Total closed 39.5; the game landed 31 — under by 8.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Clif Groce | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | +0.5 |
| Darnay Scott | 2 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 17% | +1.1 |
| Clif Groce | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 4% | +0.1 |
| Marco Battaglia | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4% | +0.8 |
| Willie Jackson | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13% | −1.2 |
| James Hundon | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9% | −3.5 |
| Tony McGee | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9% | −1.3 |
| Sedrick Shaw | 1 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 4% | −1.4 |
| 3 |
| 2 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Michael Bankston | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Myron Bell | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodney Heath | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Myers | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimo von Oelhoffen | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliver Gibson | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 |
| 85 |
| 3.9 |
| 2 |
| +2.0 |
| James Stewart | 9 | 42 | 4.7 | 0 | −4.6 |
| Chris Howard | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | +0.6 |
| Jay Fiedler | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | −3.1 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Smith | 14 | 19 | 165 | 0 | 50% | +11.9 |
| Keenan McCardell | 9 | 13 | 108 | 1 | 34% | +6.9 |
| Kyle Brady | 3 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 11% | +1.2 |
| Damon Jones | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3% | +1.0 |
| Fred Taylor | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3% | −0.3 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Thomas | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Fernando Bryant | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Paup | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Walker | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Beasley | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Regan Upshaw | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brant Boyer | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donovin Darius | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Hardy | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carnell Lake | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |