1999 Divisional Round · Sun, Jan 16, 2000 · RCA Dome
FinalTennessee Titans 19 at Indianapolis Colts 16. Final.
Who moved the needle
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1999 Divisional Round · Sun, Jan 16, 2000 · RCA Dome
FinalWho moved the needle
Tennessee Titans 19–16 — decided on the final possessions.
-8.3 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · IND
5/18 for 65 yds, 0 TD
44% of team targets · 0.4 expected points added
Receiving · IND
4/6 for 55 yds, 0 TD
15% of team targets · 1.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve McNair | 13/24 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.9 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie George | 26 | 162 | 6.2 | 1 | −1.2 |
| Steve McNair | 7 | 35 | 5.0 | 0 | +0.3 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Sanders | 2 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 13% | +2.1 |
| Kevin Dyson | 2 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 13% | +1.7 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Robertson | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dainon Sidney | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Denard Walker | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Josh Evans |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 19/42 | 227 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.4 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgerrin James |
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
Colts closed -5.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 46.5; the game landed 35 — under by 11.5.
Conditions and crew
| Yancey Thigpen | 3 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 29% | −2.1 |
| Frank Wycheck | 3 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 21% | +0.3 |
| Eddie George | 3 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 25% | −4.0 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Blaine Bishop | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Eddie Robinson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Dorsett | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Holmes | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Killens | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donald Mitchell | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 |
| 56 |
| 2.8 |
| 0 |
| −8.3 |
| Peyton Manning | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 1 | +0.6 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Harrison | 5 | 18 | 65 | 0 | 44% | +0.4 |
| Terrence Wilkins | 4 | 6 | 55 | 0 | 15% | +1.3 |
| Jerome Pathon | 5 | 8 | 44 | 0 | 20% | −0.3 |
| E.G. Green | 1 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 2% | +1.9 |
| Ken Dilger | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 7% | −0.2 |
| Marcus Pollard | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2% | +0.2 |
| Edgerrin James | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 10% | −2.8 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Peterson | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Belser | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Barber | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bertrand Berry | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Burris | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Chester | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Cota | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Shields | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernard Whittington | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Poole | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |