1999 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 19, 1999 · Pontiac Silverdome
Green Bay Packers
15
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Detroit LionsWinner
23
GB -6.5 upsetU 43 ✓Dome
Detroit Lions 23–15.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Full stat lines
Box score
Green Bay Packers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Favre | 20/41 | 288 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorsey Levens | 29 | 153 | 5.3 | 1 | -1.4 |
| Brett Favre | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | -4.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Schroeder | 4 | 8 | 87 | 0 | 20% | 4.6 |
| Antonio Freeman | 6 | 17 | 85 | 0 | 41% | -7.7 |
| 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 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vonnie Holliday | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Williams | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gilbert Brown | 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 |
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Batch | 9/16 | 219 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Receiving
| 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 |
Defense (top contributors)
| 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 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- GB -6.5
- Closing total
- 43
- GB moneyline
- —
- DET moneyline
- —
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
Game environment
- Venue
- Pontiac Silverdome
- Roof / surface
- dome · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Jeff Triplette
- Rest
- GB 7 days · DET 7 days
- Coaches
- Ray Rhodes vs Bobby Ross
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.