1999 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 12, 1999 · Veterans Stadium
FinalArizona Cardinals 25 at Philadelphia Eagles 24. Final.
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Rushing · ARI
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1999 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 12, 1999 · Veterans Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Rushing · ARI
Arizona Cardinals 25–24 — decided on the final possessions.
24 att, 53 yds, 0 TD
-6.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Plummer | 25/48 | 274 | 1 | 3 | 1 | −1.9 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Murrell | 24 | 53 | 2.2 | 0 | −6.2 |
| Jake Plummer | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 0 | +0.7 |
| Mario Bates | 4 | 6 | 1.5 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Moore | 3 | 8 | 77 | 1 | 17% | +3.9 |
| Frank Sanders | 5 | 16 | 50 | 0 | 34% |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Bennett | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simeon Rice | 7 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kwamie Lassiter |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Pederson | 12/26 | 91 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −14.9 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Closing number vs result
Cardinals closed -3, won by 1 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 37; the game landed 49 — over by 12.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| 1 |
| +0.9 |
| David Boston | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | −0.4 |
| Joel Makovicka | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 | −4.9 |
| Terry Hardy | 5 | 6 | 49 | 0 | 13% | +1.3 |
| Adrian Murrell | 5 | 5 | 47 | 0 | 11% | +3.6 |
| Michael Pittman | 2 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 9% | +2.1 |
| David Boston | 4 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 13% | −1.5 |
| Joel Makovicka | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4% | −1.4 |
| 6 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 1 |
| 1 |
| Ronald McKinnon | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andre Wadsworth | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Chavous | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Fredrickson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Knight | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack Walz | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Sapp | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duce Staley |
| 21 |
| 111 |
| 5.3 |
| 1 |
| −0.1 |
| Doug Pederson | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | +2.4 |
| Kevin Turner | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | −0.7 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luther Broughton | 3 | 5 | 29 | 1 | 19% | +2.1 |
| Charles Johnson | 3 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 23% | −1.5 |
| Duce Staley | 3 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 31% | −1.6 |
| Brian Finneran | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 12% | −4.9 |
| Dietrich Jells | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 8% | +1.0 |
| Torrance Small | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −2.2 |
| Jed Weaver | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.7 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Vincent | 11 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tim Hauck | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Harris | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| William Thomas | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jeremiah Trotter | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Mamula | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Martin | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Caldwell | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hollis Thomas | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Jefferson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |