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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Game Center
Game Center
1999 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 19, 1999 · Pontiac Silverdome
FinalWho moved the needle
Detroit Lions 23–15.
-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% | −7.7 |
| 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 |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Batch | 9/16 | 219 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2.7 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Rivers |
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
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |