1999 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 12, 1999 · Soldier Field
Kansas City Chiefs
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Chicago BearsWinner
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KC -3 upsetU 38 ✓
Chicago Bears 20–17 — decided on the final possessions.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Receiving · KC
6/10 for 154 yds, 1 TD
24% of team targets · 5.4 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Kansas City Chiefs
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvis Grbac | 20/42 | 283 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimble Anders | 10 | 39 | 3.9 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Tony Richardson | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Rashaan Shehee | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | -0.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Alexander | 6 | 10 | 154 | 1 | 24% | 5.4 |
| Lonnie Johnson | 3 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 10% | 3.8 |
| Tony Richardson | 4 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 12% | 0.7 |
| Rashaan Shehee | 2 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 7% | -1.3 |
| Kimble Anders | 2 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 12% | -0.3 |
| Andre Rison | 1 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 22% | -3.2 |
| Joe Horn | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2% | 0.9 |
| Kevin Lockett | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 10% | -1.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Hasty | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marvcus Patton | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerome Woods | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donnie Edwards | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cris Dishman | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Reggie Tongue | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Carlton Gray | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Warfield | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron George | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Bears
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Matthews | 25/38 | 245 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -9.0 |
| Cade McNown | 6/9 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Enis | 22 | 64 | 2.9 | 0 | -3.9 |
| Glyn Milburn | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Bobby Engram | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Shane Matthews | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | -4.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Conway | 9 | 12 | 88 | 0 | 26% | 2.1 |
| Curtis Enis | 5 | 8 | 69 | 1 | 17% | 6.1 |
| Bobby Engram | 6 | 8 | 53 | 0 | 17% | 0.9 |
| Marcus Robinson | 4 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 9% | 5.5 |
| Macey Brooks | 2 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 7% | 1.9 |
| Ryan Wetnight | 2 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 7% | -5.9 |
| Glyn Milburn | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 7% | -1.2 |
| Ty Hallock | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4% | -1.0 |
| John Allred | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2% | 1.0 |
| Alonzo Mayes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.5 |
| Edgar Bennett | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Harris | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Hudson | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Minter | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Carter | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt Harris | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony Parrish | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Warrick Holdman | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricardo McDonald | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Wetnight | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russell Davis | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- KC -3
- Closing total
- 38
- KC moneyline
- —
- CHI moneyline
- —
Chiefs closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 38; the game landed 37 — under by 1.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Soldier Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 80°F, wind 12 mph
- Referee
- Phil Luckett
- Rest
- KC 7 days · CHI 7 days
- Coaches
- Gunther Cunningham vs Dick Jauron