For the complete documentation index, see llms.txt. Markdown variants of the ranked boards (dynasty and fantasy rankings for NFL, NBA, MLB and CFB) are available by appending.mdto those URLs or by sendingAccept: text/markdown; other pages answer 404.
polling · 1800s tick · as of 12:57 AM ET · 16 to play
Game Center
Game Center
1999 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 12, 1999 · Veterans Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Arizona Cardinals 25–24 — decided on the final possessions.
-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 | 1 | +0.9 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Moore | 3 | 8 | 77 | 1 | 17% | +3.9 |
| Frank Sanders | 5 | 16 | 50 | 0 | 34% | −8.0 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Bennett | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simeon Rice | 7 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kwamie Lassiter | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ronald McKinnon |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Pederson | 12/26 | 91 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −14.9 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duce Staley |
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_01_ARI_PHI
The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
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.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
