1999 Week 4 · Sun, Oct 3, 1999 · Seattle Kingdome
FinalOakland Raiders 21 at Seattle Seahawks 22. Final.
Who moved the needle
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1999 Week 4 · Sun, Oct 3, 1999 · Seattle Kingdome
FinalWho moved the needle
Seattle Seahawks 22–21 — decided on the final possessions.
-2.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Gannon | 19/34 | 220 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +5.6 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrone Wheatley | 20 | 100 | 5.0 | 1 | +2.6 |
| Napoleon Kaufman | 7 | 42 | 6.0 | 0 | +0.0 |
| Rich Gannon | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | +0.6 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Brown | 4 | 5 | 56 | 1 | 16% | +8.3 |
| Napoleon Kaufman | 5 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 16% | +2.7 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Biekert | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Harvey | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Harris | 2 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Johnstone |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Kitna | 15/30 | 213 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +0.1 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Watters |
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
Seahawks closed -3.5, won by 1 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 40.5; the game landed 43 — over by 2.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Zack Crockett | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | +1.8 |
| Rickey Dudley | 4 | 6 | 40 | 1 | 19% | +1.7 |
| Terry Mickens | 1 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 9% | −1.2 |
| Jon Ritchie | 1 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 6% | +2.1 |
| James Jett | 2 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 13% | −0.7 |
| Randy Jordan | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6% | −2.3 |
| Tyrone Wheatley | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6% | −0.8 |
| Derrick Walker | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.9 |
| Jeremy Brigham | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | −1.4 |
| 4 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Anthony Newman | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Allen | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric Turner | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| K.D. Williams | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grady Jackson | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russell Maryland | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 |
| 71 |
| 3.0 |
| 0 |
| −2.5 |
| Reggie Brown | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | −1.0 |
| Jon Kitna | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −0.8 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Pritchard | 3 | 9 | 59 | 0 | 30% | +2.6 |
| Ricky Watters | 5 | 5 | 55 | 0 | 17% | +1.4 |
| Derrick Mayes | 2 | 4 | 36 | 1 | 13% | +3.6 |
| Reggie Brown | 1 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 3% | +3.5 |
| Christian Fauria | 2 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 17% | −5.8 |
| Sean Dawkins | 1 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 13% | −1.4 |
| Itula Mili | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7% | −1.1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darrin Smith | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darryl Williams | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Chad Brown | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Anthony Simmons | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Bellamy | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kerry Joseph | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Logan | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Springs | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Adams | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt LaBounty | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |