1999 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 12, 1999 · Seattle Kingdome
FinalDetroit Lions 28 at Seattle Seahawks 20. Final.
Who moved the needle
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1999 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 12, 1999 · Seattle Kingdome
FinalWho moved the needle
Detroit Lions 28–20.
-1.6 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · DET
7/11 for 141 yds, 2 TD
42% of team targets · 12.0 expected points added
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Batch | 16/26 | 216 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −3.8 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Rivers | 16 | 96 | 6.0 | 0 | +1.3 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 10 | 50 | 5.0 | 0 | −1.6 |
| Greg Hill | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 0 | −1.4 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germane Crowell | 7 | 11 | 141 | 2 | 42% | +12.0 |
| Ron Rivers | 4 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 15% | +0.4 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryant Westbrook | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Boyd | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| James Jones | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Porcher |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Kitna | 20/30 | 202 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −1.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Watters |
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.

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The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Seahawks closed -9.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 42; the game landed 48 — over by 6.0.
Conditions and crew
| Charlie Batch | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | −2.8 |
| David Sloan | 3 | 3 | 31 | 1 | 12% | +4.1 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8% | −0.5 |
| Sedrick Irvin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −1.8 |
| Johnnie Morton | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8% | −1.3 |
| Brian Stablein | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12% | −9.9 |
| 3 |
| 1 |
| 3.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Allen Aldridge | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Rice | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Claiborne | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Fair | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Stewart | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luther Elliss | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 |
| 21 |
| 1.6 |
| 0 |
| −5.9 |
| Jon Kitna | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | −0.5 |
| Reggie Brown | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.2 |
| Jeff Feagles | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | +0.1 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Dawkins | 7 | 9 | 85 | 2 | 31% | +1.5 |
| Derrick Mayes | 3 | 8 | 54 | 0 | 28% | −0.3 |
| Ricky Watters | 4 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 14% | +0.1 |
| Reggie Brown | 5 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 21% | −0.8 |
| Fabien Bownes | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3% | +0.3 |
| Christian Fauria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.3 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darryl Williams | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Simmons | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Bellamy | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cortez Kennedy | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Williams | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Shawn Springs | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Brown | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip Daniels | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| James Logan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Sinclair | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |