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polling · 1800s tick · as of 11:27 PM ET · 13 to play · 1 final
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1999 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 10, 1999 · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
FinalWho moved the needle
Rushing · CHI
Chicago Bears 24–22 — decided on the final possessions.
27 att, 66 yds, 0 TD
-9.1 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · CHI
8/11 for 90 yds, 1 TD
26% of team targets · 3.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Matthews | 19/28 | 184 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +10.7 |
| Cade McNown | 9/14 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +2.4 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Enis | 27 | 66 | 2.4 | 0 | −9.1 |
| Cade McNown | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | +1.1 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Robinson | 8 | 11 | 90 | 1 | 26% | +3.2 |
| Curtis Conway | 5 | 9 | 60 | 1 | 21% |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Minter | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tony Parrish | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Harris |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randall Cunningham | 25/47 | 309 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −8.7 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Closing number vs result
Vikings closed -13 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 43.5; the game landed 46 — over by 2.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Edgar Bennett | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | +2.2 |
| Shane Matthews | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | +0.2 |
| James Allen | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | −0.4 |
| Glyn Milburn | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | −0.9 |
| Curtis Enis | 3 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 10% | −0.2 |
| Ryan Wetnight | 2 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 7% | +2.0 |
| Bobby Engram | 3 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 12% | +1.2 |
| John Allred | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 5% | +1.5 |
| Glyn Milburn | 2 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 7% | +1.3 |
| Alonzo Mayes | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2% | +0.7 |
| Edgar Bennett | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5% | −0.0 |
| Macey Brooks | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5% | −0.6 |
| 3 |
| 2 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Warrick Holdman | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frankie Smith | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Carter | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Russell Davis | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Wells | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Flanigan | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Harris | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Smith |
| 12 |
| 107 |
| 8.9 |
| 0 |
| +3.2 |
| Randall Cunningham | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 0 | +1.5 |
| Leroy Hoard | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | −0.8 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Moss | 8 | 11 | 122 | 0 | 24% | +3.8 |
| Cris Carter | 5 | 12 | 62 | 0 | 27% | −1.0 |
| Andrew Glover | 5 | 8 | 48 | 0 | 18% | −0.7 |
| Leroy Hoard | 1 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 2% | +1.1 |
| Jake Reed | 1 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 9% | −0.3 |
| Matt Hatchette | 1 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 4% | +1.0 |
| Chris Walsh | 1 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 2% | +4.6 |
| Robert Smith | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 4% | −1.0 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 2 | 4 | -13 | 0 | 9% | −13.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Griffith | 10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed McDaniel | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwayne Rudd | 7 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Hitchcock | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Wright | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Ball | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Williams | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Phillips | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Rogers | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Doleman | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
