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Game Center
Game Center
1999 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 2, 2000 · Three Rivers Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Tennessee Titans 47–36.
-8.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil O'Donnell | 6/12 | 109 | 2 | 1 | 2 | −6.4 |
| Steve McNair | 9/11 | 107 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +6.9 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Thomas | 21 | 95 | 4.5 | 1 | +1.9 |
| Eddie George | 8 | 32 | 4.0 | 0 | −0.1 |
| Steve McNair |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Wycheck | 5 | 7 | 80 | 2 | 32% | +7.9 |
| Yancey Thigpen | 4 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 23% | +4.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Phenix | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dainon Sidney | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Samari Rolle | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blaine Bishop |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Tomczak | 21/39 | 309 | 2 | 1 | 2 | −0.8 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Huntley |
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_17_TEN_PIT
The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Titans closed -4 and covered, winning by 11.
Total closed 38; the game landed 83 — over by 45.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| 2 |
| 14 |
| 7.0 |
| 0 |
| −0.0 |
| Neil O'Donnell | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | −2.4 |
| Kevin Dyson | 2 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 18% | −0.0 |
| Isaac Byrd | 2 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 9% | −2.4 |
| Michael Roan | 1 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 5% | +3.1 |
| Chris Sanders | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14% | −1.9 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| John Thornton | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denard Walker | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Colman | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Dorsett | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jevon Kearse | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Killens | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 |
| 78 |
| 7.1 |
| 1 |
| −8.7 |
| Jerome Bettis | 15 | 61 | 4.1 | 1 | −3.8 |
| Josh Miller | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −2.0 |
| Mike Tomczak | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | −4.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Shaw | 7 | 10 | 131 | 1 | 26% | +7.5 |
| Hines Ward | 6 | 13 | 68 | 1 | 33% | +2.2 |
| Jon Witman | 1 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 5% | +1.7 |
| Matt Cushing | 2 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 5% | +1.3 |
| Troy Edwards | 3 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 13% | −1.6 |
| Richard Huntley | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 5% | −1.4 |
| Malcolm Johnson | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8% | −0.4 |
| Jerome Bettis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.4 |
| Jim Sweeney | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.3 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Flowers | 7 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Holmes | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Porter | 6 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dewayne Washington | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Levon Kirkland | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chad Scott | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Deshea Townsend | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Davis | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Gildon | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy Staat | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
