1999 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 12, 1999 · Alltel Stadium
FinalSan Francisco 49ers 3 at Jacksonville Jaguars 41. Final.
Who moved the needle
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1999 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 12, 1999 · Alltel Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Jacksonville Jaguars 41–3 — never really in doubt late.
-2.1 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · JAX
8/10 for 78 yds, 0 TD
32% of team targets · 2.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Young | 9/26 | 96 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −17.6 |
| Jeff Garcia | 5/9 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 2 | −10.6 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Garner | 11 | 61 | 5.5 | 0 | −2.1 |
| Steve Young | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 0 | −2.8 |
| Lawrence Phillips |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrell Owens | 5 | 9 | 76 | 0 | 26% | −3.8 |
| Jerry Rice | 2 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 26% | −5.4 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Schulters | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark McMillian | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darnell Walker | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marvin Washington |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Brunell | 22/30 | 265 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +7.2 |
| Jay Fiedler | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.3 |
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
Jaguars closed -5.5 and covered, winning by 38.
Total closed 49; the game landed 44 — under by 5.0.
Conditions and crew
| 3 |
| 8 |
| 2.7 |
| 0 |
| −1.9 |
| Tommy Vardell | 2 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 12% | −0.4 |
| Charlie Garner | 1 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 9% | +0.1 |
| Lawrence Phillips | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | −0.2 |
| J.J. Stokes | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 12% | −5.2 |
| Mark Harris | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3% | −0.8 |
| Terry Jackson | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3% | −0.2 |
| Chad Fann | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | −2.0 |
| 3 |
| 2 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Lee Woodall | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim McDonald | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Junior Bryant | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Norton | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Winfred Tubbs | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryant Young | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Taylor | 24 | 74 | 3.1 | 0 | −8.3 |
| James Stewart | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 1 | +1.9 |
| Mark Brunell | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | +2.5 |
| Jay Fiedler | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | +0.0 |
| Tavian Banks | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | −1.8 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Smith | 6 | 9 | 139 | 0 | 29% | +8.5 |
| Keenan McCardell | 8 | 10 | 78 | 0 | 32% | +2.6 |
| Reggie Barlow | 2 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 10% | +1.4 |
| Kyle Brady | 2 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 10% | −0.5 |
| Damon Jones | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6% | +1.4 |
| Alvis Whitted | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −2.3 |
| Zach Wiegert | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 3% | −1.1 |
| Fred Taylor | 2 | 2 | -7 | 0 | 6% | −1.6 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Hardy | 4 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Beasley | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 6 |
| Carnell Lake | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Donovin Darius | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Joel Smeenge | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Brackens | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Logan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Blaine McElmurry | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Renaldo Wynn | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Craft | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |