1999 Week 4 · Sun, Oct 3, 1999 · Giants Stadium
FinalPhiladelphia Eagles 15 at New York Giants 16. Final.
Who moved the needle
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1999 Week 4 · Sun, Oct 3, 1999 · Giants Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
New York Giants 16–15 — decided on the final possessions.
-7.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Pederson | 6/15 | 75 | 0 | 2 | 1 | −4.3 |
| Donovan McNabb | 3/7 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −3.7 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duce Staley | 21 | 62 | 3.0 | 0 | −7.1 |
| Donovan McNabb | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | +0.2 |
| James Bostic |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Johnson | 3 | 7 | 38 | 0 | 33% | −4.9 |
| Luther Broughton | 1 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 10% | +2.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah Trotter | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Troy Vincent | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Dawkins | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Martin |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Graham | 15/29 | 171 | 1 | 3 | 1 | −5.5 |
| Kerry Collins | 6/12 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −5.9 |
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
Giants closed -9.5, won by 1 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 35.5; the game landed 31 — under by 4.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| 1 |
| 5 |
| 5.0 |
| 0 |
| +0.1 |
| Doug Pederson | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | −2.3 |
| Cecil Martin | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | +0.7 |
| Torrance Small | 2 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 19% | −1.5 |
| Dietrich Jells | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 5% | +3.5 |
| Jed Weaver | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 14% | −0.4 |
| James Bostic | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5% | +1.0 |
| Cecil Martin | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14% | −2.1 |
| 3 |
| 4 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Mike Mamula | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Darling | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damon Moore | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Caldwell | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Taylor | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Jefferson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Brown | 27 | 87 | 3.2 | 0 | −4.6 |
| Kent Graham | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | +3.3 |
| Charles Way | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 0 | −1.2 |
| LeShon Johnson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | −0.4 |
| Kerry Collins | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | −1.4 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amani Toomer | 8 | 13 | 123 | 0 | 33% | +6.0 |
| Ike Hilliard | 4 | 8 | 64 | 1 | 20% | +0.9 |
| Joe Jurevicius | 1 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 13% | −5.5 |
| Pete Mitchell | 2 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 13% | −3.3 |
| Charles Way | 2 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 10% | −1.2 |
| Tiki Barber | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5% | +1.9 |
| Howard Cross | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3% | −0.1 |
| Gary Brown | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3% | −0.6 |
| David Patten | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −1.4 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessie Armstead | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Phillips | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Widmer | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Garnes | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Hamilton | 1 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Phillippi Sparks | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Harris | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cedric Jones | 0 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Strahan | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ike Hilliard | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |