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1999 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 12, 1999 · Jack Kent Cooke Stadium
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Dallas Cowboys 41–35.
Who moved the needle
Receiving · WAS
5/7 for 159 yds, 1 TD
21% of team targets · 9.1 expected points added
Full stat lines
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Aikman | 28/49 | 362 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12.9 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmitt Smith | 23 | 109 | 4.7 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Chris Warren | 8 | 58 | 7.3 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Raghib Ismail | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Troy Aikman | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raghib Ismail | 8 | 14 | 149 | 1 | 29% | 3.9 |
| Michael Irvin | 5 | 11 | 122 | 2 | 22% | 9.7 |
| David LaFleur | 4 | 7 | 41 | 2 | 14% |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dexter Coakley | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randall Godfrey | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Teague | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Ellis |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Johnson | 20/33 | 382 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12.4 |
| Brett Conway | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.4 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg |
|---|
Closing number vs result
Commanders closed -2.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 42; the game landed 76 — over by 34.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| 7.2 |
| Ernie Mills | 3 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 8% | -0.1 |
| Eric Bjornson | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2% | 0.8 |
| Jeff Ogden | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4% | -1.1 |
| Chris Warren | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4% | -1.0 |
| Daryl Johnston | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4% | -0.5 |
| Wane McGarity | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -2.4 |
| Emmitt Smith | 4 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 8% | -2.2 |
| 4 |
| 1 |
| 2.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Darren Hambrick | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Mathis | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Williams | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darren Woodson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chad Hennings | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Ogden | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| TD |
|---|
| EPA |
|---|
| Stephen Davis | 24 | 109 | 4.5 | 2 | 0.9 |
| Brian Mitchell | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | -1.8 |
| Albert Connell | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Skip Hicks | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Larry Centers | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Westbrook | 5 | 7 | 159 | 1 | 21% | 9.1 |
| Albert Connell | 4 | 5 | 137 | 1 | 15% | 11.2 |
| Larry Centers | 6 | 12 | 42 | 0 | 36% | -2.4 |
| Irving Fryar | 3 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 12% | 0.3 |
| Stephen Davis | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6% | -0.5 |
| Stephen Alexander | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | 1.1 |
| Brian Mitchell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.2 |
| James Jenkins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leomont Evans | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shawn Barber | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marco Coleman | 6 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Shade | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Derek M. Smith | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Jones | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Champ Bailey | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Darryl Pounds | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Darrell Green | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kenard Lang | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
