1999 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 12, 1999 · Seattle Kingdome
Detroit LionsWinner
28
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Seattle Seahawks
20
SEA -9.5 upsetO 42 ✓Dome
Detroit Lions 28–20.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Receiving · DET
7/11 for 141 yds, 2 TD
42% of team targets · 12.0 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Batch | 16/26 | 216 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -3.8 |
Rushing
| 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 |
| Charlie Batch | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | -2.8 |
Receiving
| 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 |
| 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 |
Defense (top contributors)
| 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 | 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 |
Seattle Seahawks
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Kitna | 20/30 | 202 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -1.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Watters | 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 |
Receiving
| 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 |
Defense (top contributors)
| 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 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- SEA -9.5
- Closing total
- 42
- DET moneyline
- —
- SEA moneyline
- —
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
Game environment
- Venue
- Seattle Kingdome
- Roof / surface
- dome · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Dick Hantak
- Rest
- DET 7 days · SEA 7 days
- Coaches
- Bobby Ross vs Mike Holmgren