1999 Wild Card · Sat, Jan 8, 2000 · Adelphia Coliseum
FinalBuffalo Bills 16 at Tennessee Titans 22. Final.
Who moved the needle
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1999 Wild Card · Sat, Jan 8, 2000 · Adelphia Coliseum
FinalWho moved the needle
Tennessee Titans 22–16.
4.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Johnson | 10/22 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −12.1 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antowain Smith | 14 | 79 | 5.6 | 2 | +4.9 |
| Jonathan Linton | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 0 | +0.9 |
| Thurman Thomas | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | −1.6 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peerless Price | 5 | 7 | 62 | 0 | 32% | +0.8 |
| Eric Moulds | 3 | 7 | 62 | 0 | 32% | +3.3 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Holecek | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Cowart | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bruce Smith | 5 | 1 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Hansen |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve McNair | 13/24 | 76 | 0 | 1 | 3 | −14.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie George |
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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
Titans closed -5 and covered, winning by 6.
Total closed 39; the game landed 38 — under by 1.0.
Conditions and crew
| Rob Johnson | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | +0.7 |
| Sam Gash | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 14% | −1.2 |
| Bobby Collins | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9% | −0.9 |
| Andre Reed | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −0.5 |
| Jay Riemersma | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −0.5 |
| Kevin R. Williams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −1.3 |
| 2 |
| 3 |
| 0.5 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Henry Jones | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kurt Schulz | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Smith | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Brandenburg | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabe Northern | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daryl Porter | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 |
| 106 |
| 3.7 |
| 0 |
| −5.5 |
| Steve McNair | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 1 | +1.7 |
| Rodney Thomas | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Wycheck | 4 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 23% | +1.9 |
| Jackie Harris | 4 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 23% | −1.5 |
| Chris Sanders | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 5% | +0.7 |
| Yancey Thigpen | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 18% | −3.1 |
| Eddie George | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9% | −1.3 |
| Kevin Dyson | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 23% | −6.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barron Wortham | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Robinson | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Blaine Bishop | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denard Walker | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Fisk | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jevon Kearse | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Samari Rolle | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Bowden | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Josh Evans | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Hentrich | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |