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Game Center
Game Center
1999 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 12, 1999 · Louisiana Superdome
FinalWho moved the needle
New Orleans Saints 19–10.
-0.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Beuerlein | 16/32 | 207 | 1 | 1 | 7 | −17.3 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Biakabutuka | 8 | 45 | 5.6 | 0 | −0.2 |
| Fred Lane | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 0 | −1.3 |
| Steve Beuerlein | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | +0.7 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muhsin Muhammad | 4 | 9 | 64 | 0 | 30% | +1.0 |
| Rae Carruth | 5 | 8 | 63 | 0 | 27% | +1.5 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micheal Barrow | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Peter | 5 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Davis | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Greene |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Joe Hobert | 11/22 | 132 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −6.0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Smith |
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_CAR_NO
The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Saints closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 9.
Total closed 38; the game landed 29 — under by 9.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| William Floyd | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Wesley Walls | 3 | 6 | 37 | 1 | 20% | +0.4 |
| Fred Lane | 2 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 7% | +4.1 |
| Tim Biakabutuka | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7% | −1.4 |
| Michael Bates | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3% | −0.4 |
| Patrick Jeffers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −1.3 |
| Donald Hayes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.7 |
| 3 |
| 2 |
| 1.5 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Michael Swift | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Tovar | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Alexander | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Evans | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Minter | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ernest Jones | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 |
| 66 |
| 5.1 |
| 0 |
| −0.9 |
| Ricky Williams | 10 | 40 | 4.0 | 0 | −0.7 |
| Troy Davis | 9 | 18 | 2.0 | 0 | −1.6 |
| Aaron Craver | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | −1.6 |
| Billy Joe Hobert | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | −2.6 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Poole | 3 | 6 | 89 | 1 | 29% | +5.7 |
| Aaron Craver | 4 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 29% | −3.4 |
| Andre Hastings | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 5% | +0.6 |
| Eddie Kennison | 2 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 19% | −0.7 |
| Scott Slutzker | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10% | −2.0 |
| Lamar Smith | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 10% | −0.8 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La'Roi Glover | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Sammy Knight | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyronne Drakeford | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Willie Whitehead | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Bech | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Kelly | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Martin | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Keith Mitchell | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brady Smith | 1 | 1 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Vinson Smith | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
