1999 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 26, 1999 · Giants Stadium
FinalWashington Commanders 27 at New York Jets 20. Final.
Who moved the needle
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1999 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 26, 1999 · Giants Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Washington Commanders 27–20.
3.1 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · WAS
4/8 for 84 yds, 0 TD
29% of team targets · 3.0 expected points added
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Johnson | 17/28 | 241 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +5.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Davis | 24 | 93 | 3.9 | 3 | +3.8 |
| Brian Mitchell | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | −2.7 |
| Brad Johnson | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | −2.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Westbrook | 4 | 8 | 84 | 0 | 29% | +3.0 |
| Albert Connell | 5 | 7 | 75 | 0 | 25% | +4.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Barber | 3 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Shade | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marco Coleman | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leomont Evans |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Mirer | 17/31 | 227 | 1 | 1 | 6 | −0.7 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Martin |
Every number on them comes from the same read as this page, and each one says in words where it came from.
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
Commanders closed -1 and covered, winning by 7.
Total closed 43.5; the game landed 47 — over by 3.5.
Conditions and crew
| Stephen Alexander | 4 | 5 | 62 | 0 | 18% | +4.2 |
| Brian Mitchell | 2 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 11% | −0.2 |
| Stephen Davis | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4% | −0.1 |
| Irving Fryar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −1.6 |
| Mike Sellers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.9 |
| Larry Centers | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 7% | −1.7 |
| 3 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Kenard Lang | 3 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Derek M. Smith | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Wilkinson | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Champ Bailey | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eddie Mason | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dana Stubblefield | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 |
| 85 |
| 4.3 |
| 1 |
| +3.1 |
| Bernie Parmalee | 10 | 51 | 5.1 | 0 | −2.1 |
| Rick Mirer | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | −0.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dedric Ward | 3 | 5 | 73 | 1 | 17% | +4.3 |
| Richie Anderson | 5 | 5 | 71 | 0 | 17% | +4.9 |
| Quinn Early | 2 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 10% | +2.9 |
| Keyshawn Johnson | 3 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 30% | +0.4 |
| Bernie Parmalee | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 3% | +1.1 |
| Eric Green | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3% | −0.2 |
| Curtis Martin | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13% | −1.8 |
| Dwight Stone | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7% | −1.5 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Cox | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Victor Green | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Glenn | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Mickens | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Anthony Pleasant | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Atwater | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mo Lewis | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Logan | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Stone | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Hudson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |