1999 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 26, 1999 · Raymond James Stadium
FinalDenver Broncos 10 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 13. Final.
Who moved the needle
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1999 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 26, 1999 · Raymond James Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 13–10 — decided on the final possessions.
-4.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Griese | 14/29 | 132 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −9.9 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrell Davis | 19 | 53 | 2.8 | 0 | −4.6 |
| Brian Griese | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −1.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shannon Sharpe | 5 | 7 | 39 | 0 | 26% | −3.7 |
| Ed McCaffrey | 3 | 4 | 26 | 1 | 15% | +1.8 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Brown | 12 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Cadrez | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Braxton | 3 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Pryce |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Dilfer | 15/18 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 7 | −6.9 |
| Mark Royals | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.2 |
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The market number, who both clubs have been, and the one question this matchup asks.

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Closing number vs result
Buccaneers closed -2.5 and covered, winning by 3.
Total closed 38; the game landed 23 — under by 15.0.
Conditions and crew
| Rod Smith | 2 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 26% | −3.4 |
| Andre Cooper | 1 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 7% | −0.3 |
| Dwayne Carswell | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 7% | +0.6 |
| Howard Griffith | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 15% | −1.9 |
| Chris Doering | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −1.1 |
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| 1 |
| 3.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Darrius Johnson | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Carter | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Romanowski | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Neil Smith | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maa Tanuvasa | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Watson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Alstott | 25 | 131 | 5.2 | 1 | −3.5 |
| Trent Dilfer | 8 | 17 | 2.1 | 0 | −0.1 |
| Warrick Dunn | 8 | 15 | 1.9 | 0 | −3.0 |
| Reidel Anthony | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | −1.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrick Dunn | 9 | 11 | 82 | 0 | 58% | +5.5 |
| Reidel Anthony | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 11% | +2.7 |
| Bert Emanuel | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 11% | +0.9 |
| Karl Williams | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 5% | +0.0 |
| Jacquez Green | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5% | −0.5 |
| Mike Alstott | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5% | −0.2 |
| Dave Moore | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −2.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damien Robinson | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Derrick Brooks | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Lynch | 1 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Hardy Nickerson | 1 | 4 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 |
| Chidi Ahanotu | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronde Barber | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John McLaughlin | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Royals | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alshermond Singleton | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shevin Smith | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |