1999 Week 4 · Sun, Oct 3, 1999 · Soldier Field

New Orleans Saints

Chicago BearsWinner

NO -1 upsetU 37 ✓Saints closed -1 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Chicago Bears 14–10.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · CHI

Shane MatthewsQB

25/39, 224 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT

-2.7 expected points added

Passing · NO

Billy Joe TolliverQB

7/15, 102 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT

-4.5 expected points added

Rushing · NO

Ricky WilliamsRB

21 att, 84 yds, 0 TD

-0.8 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · CHI

Curtis EnisRB

23 att, 83 yds, 0 TD

-2.2 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · CHI

Curtis ConwayWR

8/12 for 103 yds, 2 TD

28% of team targets · 5.6 expected points added

Receiving · NO

Eddie KennisonWR

4/8 for 55 yds, 0 TD

29% of team targets · 1.4 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

New Orleans Saints

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Billy Joe Tolliver	7/15	102	0	0	2	-4.5
Billy Joe Hobert	8/13	76	0	0	2	0.6

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Ricky Williams	21	84	4.0	0	-0.8
Billy Joe Tolliver	2	32	16.0	0	2.7
Lamar Smith	10	19	1.9	0	-5.7
Billy Joe Hobert	1	2	2.0	1	2.5
Aaron Craver	1	0	0.0	0	-6.0

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
Eddie Kennison	4	8	55	29%	1.4
Keith Poole	2	6	45	21%	1.0
Lamar Smith	1	2	16	7%	0.3
Andre Hastings	2	2	15	7%	0.6
Cameron Cleeland	1	3	13	11%	-1.0
Aaron Craver	3	4	12	14%	-1.1
Scott Slutzker	1	1	12	4%	2.0
Ricky Williams	1	1	10	4%	0.7
Brett Bech	0	1	0	4%	-0.5

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Keith Mitchell	6	3	0.0	0	0
Sammy Knight	7	1	0.0	0	1
Mark Fields	6	1	1.0	0	0
Ashley Ambrose	5	0	0.0	2	3
Tyronne Drakeford	4	0	0.0	0	1
Brady Smith	2	1	0.0	0	0
Fred Weary	3	0	0.0	0	1
Troy Wilson	3	0	0.0	0	2
La'Roi Glover	2	0	1.0	0	0
Rob Kelly	2	0	0.0	0	0

Chicago Bears

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Shane Matthews	25/39	224	2	2	3	-2.7
Cade McNown	0/4	0	0	0	0	-3.6

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Curtis Enis	23	83	3.6	-2.2
Shane Matthews	3	23	7.7	1.9
James Allen	1	4	4.0	-0.2
Cade McNown	1	2	2.0	-0.2

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Curtis Conway	8	12	103	2	28%	5.6
Ryan Wetnight	6	7	47	0	16%	1.5
Bobby Engram	4	7	33	0	16%	2.5
Edgar Bennett	3	3	27	0	7%	-1.5
Marcus Robinson	1	5	5	0	12%	-3.5
Macey Brooks	1	4	4	0	9%	-6.3
Alonzo Mayes	1	2	3	0	5%	-0.8
Curtis Enis	1	3	2	0	7%	-1.7

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Sean Harris	9	2	0.0	1
Tony Parrish	7	1	0.0	0
Chris Hudson	4	1	0.0	1
Barry Minter	3	2	0.0	0
Ricardo McDonald	4	0	0.0	0
Jim Flanigan	3	0	0.0	0
Walt Harris	3	0	0.0	1
Russell Davis	3	0	1.0	1
Warrick Holdman	2	0	1.0	0
Bryan Robinson	2	0	0.0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: NO -1
Closing total: 37
NO moneyline: —
CHI moneyline: —

Saints closed -1 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 37; the game landed 24 — under by 13.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Soldier Field
Roof / surface: outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather: 49°F, wind 8 mph
Referee: Ron Blum
Rest: NO 14 days · CHI 7 days
Coaches: Mike Ditka vs Dick Jauron