1999 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 12, 1999 · Raymond James Stadium
FinalNew York Giants 17 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 13. Final.
Who moved the needle
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1999 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 12, 1999 · Raymond James Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
New York Giants 17–13.
-7.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Graham | 12/24 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −7.6 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Bennett | 13 | 24 | 1.8 | 0 | −7.2 |
| Kent Graham | 6 | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | −4.9 |
| Charles Way | 6 | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | −3.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amani Toomer | 4 | 7 | 36 | 0 | 30% | +1.0 |
| Pete Mitchell | 3 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 17% | +0.9 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Garnes | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phillippi Sparks | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 |
| Corey Widmer | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jessie Armstead |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Dilfer | 15/31 | 174 | 1 | 3 | 2 | −19.6 |
| Eric Zeier | 3/11 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | −7.9 |
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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
Buccaneers closed -5.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 37.5; the game landed 30 — under by 7.5.
Conditions and crew
| Ike Hilliard | 2 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 13% | −0.0 |
| Sean Bennett | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 9% | −0.8 |
| Joe Jurevicius | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13% | −1.5 |
| Charles Way | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4% | −0.8 |
| David Patten | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −1.2 |
| Tiki Barber | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −1.2 |
| Howard Cross | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.3 |
| 3 |
| 2 |
| 1.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Keith Hamilton | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy Lincoln | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Percy Ellsworth | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 |
| Ryan Phillips | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Way | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cedric Jones | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrick Dunn | 15 | 46 | 3.1 | 0 | −4.1 |
| Jacquez Green | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | +2.0 |
| Mike Alstott | 9 | 12 | 1.3 | 0 | −3.1 |
| Trent Dilfer | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | +0.0 |
| Rabih Abdullah | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −0.4 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Emanuel | 3 | 12 | 53 | 0 | 31% | −7.3 |
| Jacquez Green | 3 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 18% | −7.1 |
| Dave Moore | 2 | 3 | 27 | 1 | 8% | −1.4 |
| Warrick Dunn | 3 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 13% | −0.0 |
| Mike Alstott | 2 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 8% | +1.8 |
| Karl Williams | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 8% | −0.3 |
| Reidel Anthony | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 10% | −1.4 |
| Darnell McDonald | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | +0.7 |
| Patrick Hape | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.6 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Lynch | 2 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Brooks | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren Sapp | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ronde Barber | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Donnie Abraham | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hardy Nickerson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shelton Quarles | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trent Dilfer | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warrick Dunn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John McLaughlin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |