1999 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 19, 1999 · Pontiac Silverdome
FinalGreen Bay Packers 15 at Detroit Lions 23. Final.
Who moved the needle
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1999 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 19, 1999 · Pontiac Silverdome
FinalWho moved the needle
Detroit Lions 23–15.
Rushing · DET
17 att, 54 yds, 0 TD
-3.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Favre | 20/41 | 288 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2.9 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorsey Levens | 29 | 153 | 5.3 | 1 | −1.4 |
| Brett Favre | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | −4.8 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Schroeder | 4 | 8 | 87 | 0 | 20% | +4.6 |
| Antonio Freeman | 6 | 17 | 85 | 0 | 41% |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vonnie Holliday | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Williams | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gilbert Brown |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Batch | 9/16 | 219 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2.7 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Closing number vs result
Packers closed -6.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 43; the game landed 38 — under by 5.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Dorsey Levens | 4 | 4 | 53 | 0 | 10% | +2.5 |
| Tyrone Davis | 2 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 7% | +1.1 |
| Corey Bradford | 3 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 15% | −1.9 |
| Mark Chmura | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 5% | +0.5 |
| William Henderson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | −0.5 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Bernardo Harris | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Bradford | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| LeRoy Butler | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Vaughn Booker | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike McKenzie | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cletidus Hunt | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith McKenzie | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Rivers |
| 17 |
| 54 |
| 3.2 |
| 0 |
| −3.1 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 7 | 10 | 1.4 | 0 | −1.7 |
| Charlie Batch | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 1 | +2.4 |
| Greg Hill | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | −0.8 |
| Sedrick Irvin | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | −0.6 |
| John Jett | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −0.1 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnnie Morton | 4 | 6 | 118 | 1 | 40% | +4.0 |
| David Sloan | 1 | 1 | 74 | 1 | 7% | +6.2 |
| Brian Stablein | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 7% | +1.9 |
| Ron Rivers | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 13% | −0.8 |
| Germane Crowell | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 27% | −3.4 |
| Greg Hill | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7% | −1.7 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Boyd | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Rice | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allen Aldridge | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Carrier | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Luther Elliss | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryant Westbrook | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Bailey | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Terry Fair | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Jones | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Travis Kirschke | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |