1999 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 19, 1999 · Veterans Stadium
FinalTampa Bay Buccaneers 19 at Philadelphia Eagles 5. Final.
Who moved the needle
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1999 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 19, 1999 · Veterans Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 19–5.
-0.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Dilfer | 7/14 | 89 | 2 | 2 | 2 | −2.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrick Dunn | 24 | 82 | 3.4 | 0 | −4.5 |
| Mike Alstott | 15 | 64 | 4.3 | 0 | −0.8 |
| Trent Dilfer | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | +0.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Alstott | 3 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 21% | +4.2 |
| Dave Moore | 2 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 36% | −0.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chidi Ahanotu | 4 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Brooks | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren Sapp | 4 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donnie Abraham |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Pederson | 12/19 | 100 | 0 | 1 | 3 | −5.6 |
| Donovan McNabb | 4/11 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −12.2 |
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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 -6.5 and covered, winning by 14.
Total closed 36.5; the game landed 24 — under by 12.5.
Conditions and crew
| Bert Emanuel | 1 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 14% | +3.0 |
| Jacquez Green | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 14% | −1.4 |
| Yo Murphy | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14% | −3.4 |
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| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| Brad Culpepper | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shelton Quarles | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damien Robinson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Kelly | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony McFarland | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hardy Nickerson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duce Staley | 13 | 42 | 3.2 | 0 | −2.6 |
| Donovan McNabb | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 0 | +1.0 |
| Doug Pederson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | −0.1 |
| Kevin Turner | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Johnson | 3 | 6 | 38 | 0 | 21% | +0.8 |
| Kevin Turner | 6 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 25% | −0.2 |
| Duce Staley | 2 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 11% | +0.2 |
| Luther Broughton | 2 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 11% | +1.6 |
| Dameane Douglas | 3 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 14% | −0.4 |
| Dietrich Jells | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11% | −4.5 |
| Jed Weaver | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −1.4 |
| Na Brown | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −1.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Hauck | 11 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Trotter | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Dawkins | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hollis Thomas | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Thomas | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Jefferson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Martin | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Gardner | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Vincent | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| James Darling | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |