1999 · Week 8
Cleveland Browns at New Orleans Saints
Oct 31, 1999 · Louisiana Superdome · dome · astroturf
Recap
Cleveland Browns topped New Orleans Saints 21–16. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Browns only a 35% shot beforehand. Browns improve to 1-7; Saints fall to 1-6. Tim Couch was the story of the game with 193 passing yards and 3 TDs; 5 rushing yards. Saints turned it over 5 times to Browns's 0.
Team stats
| CLE | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | First downs | 22 |
| 255 | Total yards | 351 |
| 193 | Passing yards | 120 |
| 62 | Rushing yards | 231 |
| 11/19 | Comp / Att | 13/29 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 0 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
CLE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Couch | 11/19 | 193 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Couch | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar | 13 | 39 | 0 |
| Terry Kirby | 6 | 18 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Johnson | 4 | 6 | 96 | 2 |
| Leslie Shepherd | 4 | 8 | 52 | 0 |
| Marc Edwards | 2 | 3 | 37 | 1 |
| Terry Kirby | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Darrin Chiaverini | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Joe Tolliver | 9/20 | 92 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Joe Hobert | 4/9 | 28 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Williams | 40 | 179 | 0 |
| Billy Joe Tolliver | 4 | 24 | 0 |
| Aaron Craver | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Billy Joe Hobert | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Lamar Smith | 4 | 17 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Williams | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Aaron Craver | 2 | 7 | 32 | 0 |
| Eddie Kennison | 2 | 5 | 27 | 0 |
| Keith Poole | 3 | 3 | 23 | 1 |
| Lamar Smith | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Lawrence Dawsey | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| Cameron Cleeland | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Brett Bech | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Wilcox | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marvin Powell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |