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1999 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 10, 1999 · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
FinalWho moved the needle
Chicago Bears 24–22 — decided on the final possessions.
-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 |
| Edgar Bennett |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Robinson | 8 | 11 | 90 | 1 | 26% | +3.2 |
| Curtis Conway | 5 | 9 | 60 | 1 | 21% | +3.6 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Minter | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tony Parrish | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Harris | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warrick Holdman |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randall Cunningham | 25/47 | 309 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −8.7 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Smith |
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.
/football/games/1999_05_CHI_MIN
The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
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.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
