1999 Week 3 · Mon, Sep 27, 1999 · Sun Devil Stadium
FinalSan Francisco 49ers 24 at Arizona Cardinals 10. Final.
Who moved the needle
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1999 Week 3 · Mon, Sep 27, 1999 · Sun Devil Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
San Francisco 49ers 24–10.
-2.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Young | 13/23 | 92 | 1 | 1 | 1 | −6.1 |
| Jeff Garcia | 5/6 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.9 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Phillips | 9 | 102 | 11.3 | 1 | +7.0 |
| Charlie Garner | 21 | 75 | 3.6 | 1 | −2.0 |
| Steve Young |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrell Owens | 4 | 5 | 59 | 0 | 18% | +2.5 |
| Jerry Rice | 3 | 10 | 28 | 1 | 36% | +0.1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Norton | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lance Schulters | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Junior Bryant | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Woodall |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Plummer | 16/31 | 176 | 0 | 2 | 5 | −10.6 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Murrell |
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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
49ers closed -2.5 and covered, winning by 14.
Total closed 45.5; the game landed 34 — under by 11.5.
Conditions and crew
| 2 |
| 19 |
| 9.5 |
| 0 |
| +1.9 |
| Jeff Garcia | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.4 |
| Tommy Vardell | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | +0.4 |
| Lawrence Phillips | 3 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 14% | −0.0 |
| Tommy Vardell | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 7% | −0.1 |
| Mark Harris | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4% | +0.5 |
| J.J. Stokes | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7% | −1.0 |
| Charlie Garner | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11% | −1.9 |
| Chad Fann | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −1.2 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Mark McMillian | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Winfred Tubbs | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brentson Buckner | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darnell Walker | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Charles Haley | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim McDonald | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 |
| 42 |
| 2.6 |
| 0 |
| −4.8 |
| Michael Pittman | 6 | 35 | 5.8 | 0 | −0.5 |
| Jake Plummer | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | +3.3 |
| Joel Makovicka | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Mario Bates | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | +0.8 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Sanders | 7 | 9 | 74 | 0 | 31% | +0.9 |
| Andy McCullough | 2 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 14% | +2.8 |
| Terry Hardy | 4 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 17% | +0.7 |
| Michael Pittman | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 7% | −1.6 |
| Adrian Murrell | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 7% | −0.2 |
| Johnny McWilliams | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7% | −0.4 |
| David Boston | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17% | −3.0 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Bennett | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kwamie Lassiter | 1 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashod Swinger | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simeon Rice | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronald McKinnon | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack Walz | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Corey Chavous | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Drake | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rob Fredrickson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Maddox | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |