1999 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 19, 1999 · Giants Stadium
Washington CommandersWinner
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New York Giants
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NYG -2.5 upsetO 41 ✓
Washington Commanders 50–21 — never really in doubt late.
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
Washington Commanders
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Johnson | 20/28 | 231 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Davis | 23 | 126 | 5.5 | 3 | 8.7 |
| Skip Hicks | 8 | 22 | 2.8 | 0 | -2.4 |
| Brian Mitchell | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | -2.5 |
| Brad Johnson | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Larry Centers | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -1.4 |
| Casey Weldon | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Michael Westbrook | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | -1.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Alexander | 5 | 7 | 86 | 2 | 25% | 10.5 |
| Michael Westbrook | 4 | 4 | 59 | 1 | 14% | 7.6 |
| Larry Centers | 4 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 14% | 4.3 |
| Albert Connell | 4 | 8 | 29 | 0 | 29% | -2.0 |
| Irving Fryar | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 7% | -0.5 |
| Stephen Davis | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7% | -0.6 |
| Mike Sellers | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4% | -0.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champ Bailey | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Shade | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Shawn Barber | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Leomont Evans | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Jones | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marco Coleman | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek M. Smith | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kenard Lang | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Pounds | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamel Williams | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Giants
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Graham | 20/31 | 268 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1.8 |
| Kerry Collins | 3/7 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Bennett | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 0 | 0.5 |
| LeShon Johnson | 8 | 18 | 2.3 | 1 | -6.0 |
| Charles Way | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 1 | 2.1 |
| Kent Graham | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | -0.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ike Hilliard | 8 | 10 | 114 | 1 | 26% | 8.6 |
| Amani Toomer | 5 | 6 | 105 | 0 | 16% | 5.7 |
| Joe Jurevicius | 3 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 11% | 1.6 |
| Pete Mitchell | 2 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 11% | 3.6 |
| Sean Bennett | 2 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 11% | -1.0 |
| LeShon Johnson | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3% | 0.2 |
| Tiki Barber | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8% | -2.4 |
| David Patten | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8% | -3.3 |
| Charles Way | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -10.3 |
| Dan Campbell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
| Howard Cross | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessie Armstead | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Percy Ellsworth | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Galyon | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy Lincoln | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Phillips | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andre Weathers | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Garnes | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernard Holsey | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillippi Sparks | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Corey Widmer | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NYG -2.5
- Closing total
- 41
- WAS moneyline
- —
- NYG moneyline
- —
Giants closed -2.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 41; the game landed 71 — over by 30.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Giants Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- 70°F, wind 3 mph
- Referee
- Bernie Kukar
- Rest
- WAS 7 days · NYG 7 days
- Coaches
- Norv Turner vs Jim Fassel
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.