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1999 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 26, 1999 · Arrowhead Stadium

Detroit Lions

21

Kansas City ChiefsWinner

31

KC -3.5 ✓O 39.5 ✓

Kansas City Chiefs 31–21.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · KC

Elvis GrbacQB

20/29, 235 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT

12.0 expected points added

Passing · DET

Charlie BatchQB

16/34, 213 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT

-1.4 expected points added

Rushing · KC

Donnell BennettFB

12 att, 73 yds, 1 TD

0.2 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · DET

Ron RiversRB

13 att, 66 yds, 0 TD

0.9 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · KC

Tony GonzalezTE

7/9 for 72 yds, 1 TD

31% of team targets · 8.1 expected points added

Receiving · KC

Derrick AlexanderWR

3/6 for 69 yds, 0 TD

21% of team targets · 2.5 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Detroit Lions

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Charlie Batch16/34213224-1.4

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Ron Rivers13665.100.9
Germane Crowell12020.002.2
Sedrick Irvin3206.712.1
Charlie Batch4123.00-0.7
Cory Schlesinger100.00-0.4

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Germane Crowell2348010%3.2
Ron Rivers3346110%6.4
Cory Schlesinger3433013%0.9
David Sloan4531017%1.5
Johnnie Morton2931030%-1.6
Sedrick Irvin122107%1.2
Walter Rasby11313%1.2
Brian Stablein02007%-0.4
Iheanyi Uwaezuoke01003%-0.4

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Ron Rice810.000
Allen Aldridge610.000
Stephen Boyd330.000
Andre Collins320.000
Mark Carrier400.000
Mike Pringley300.000
Robert Bailey300.001
Terry Fair200.000
James Jones200.000
Travis Kirschke110.000

Kansas City Chiefs

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Elvis Grbac20/2923520112.0

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Donnell Bennett12736.110.2
Rashaan Shehee11464.210.1
Bam Morris7162.30-2.4
Tony Richardson3144.700.4
Elvis Grbac263.00-3.2

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Tony Gonzalez7972131%8.1
Derrick Alexander3669021%2.5
Kevin Lockett4536017%0.9
Joe Horn223517%3.9
Rashaan Shehee3315010%-0.7
Andre Rison138010%-1.1
Tony Richardson01003%-0.4

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
James Hasty710.011
Donnie Edwards411.000
Reggie Tongue220.002
Dan Williams402.000
Chester McGlockton220.000
Derrick Thomas300.001
Jerome Woods300.001
Cris Dishman210.011
Leslie O'Neal110.000
Marvcus Patton201.000

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread
KC -3.5
Closing total
39.5
DET moneyline
KC moneyline

Chiefs closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 10.

Total closed 39.5; the game landed 52 — over by 12.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue
Arrowhead Stadium
Roof / surface
outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather
74°F, wind 10 mph
Referee
Mike Garth
Rest
DET 7 days · KC 7 days
Coaches
Bobby Ross vs Gunther Cunningham