1999 Week 4 · Sun, Oct 3, 1999 · Jack Kent Cooke Stadium
FinalCarolina Panthers 36 at Washington Commanders 38. Final.
Who moved the needle
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1999 Week 4 · Sun, Oct 3, 1999 · Jack Kent Cooke Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Washington Commanders 38–36 — decided on the final possessions.
1.7 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · CAR
8/14 for 151 yds, 0 TD
30% of team targets · 7.0 expected points added
Receiving · WAS
8/12 for 140 yds, 2 TD
38% of team targets · 11.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Beuerlein | 23/47 | 334 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +4.9 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Biakabutuka | 12 | 142 | 11.8 | 3 | +11.3 |
| Fred Lane | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 | −1.0 |
| Rae Carruth | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | +0.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muhsin Muhammad | 8 | 14 | 151 | 0 | 30% | +7.0 |
| Rae Carruth | 3 | 8 | 62 | 0 | 17% | +1.8 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Alexander | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dean Wells | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Micheal Barrow | 6 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Swift |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Johnson | 20/33 | 337 | 4 | 0 | 3 | +12.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Davis |
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 -8.5, won by 2 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 45.5; the game landed 74 — over by 28.5.
Conditions and crew
| William Floyd | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −0.8 |
| Patrick Jeffers | 5 | 7 | 57 | 0 | 15% | +4.0 |
| Wesley Walls | 2 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 24% | −5.0 |
| Eric Metcalf | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 2% | +0.3 |
| Tim Biakabutuka | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2% | +1.2 |
| Anthony Johnson | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4% | −0.5 |
| Fred Lane | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2% | −0.0 |
| William Floyd | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | −0.5 |
| 5 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Doug Evans | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Minter | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Tovar | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Wiley | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Davis | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 |
| 72 |
| 3.4 |
| 1 |
| +1.7 |
| Brian Mitchell | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.7 |
| Michael Westbrook | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | +0.9 |
| Brad Johnson | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | +0.5 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Westbrook | 8 | 12 | 140 | 2 | 38% | +11.1 |
| Albert Connell | 5 | 10 | 134 | 2 | 31% | +8.2 |
| Larry Centers | 4 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 16% | +0.9 |
| Irving Fryar | 2 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 9% | −0.6 |
| Stephen Alexander | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6% | −0.1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champ Bailey | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Jones | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Green | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Kenard Lang | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Pounds | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Sam Shade | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Derek M. Smith | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Stevens | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dana Stubblefield | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Wilkinson | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |