1999 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 10, 1999 · Sun Devil Stadium
FinalNew York Giants 3 at Arizona Cardinals 14. Final.
Who moved the needle
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1999 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 10, 1999 · Sun Devil Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Arizona Cardinals 14–3.
-1.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry Collins | 24/38 | 202 | 0 | 1 | 3 | −5.1 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Brown | 18 | 67 | 3.7 | 0 | −3.5 |
| Kerry Collins | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 | −4.0 |
| Charles Way | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | −2.8 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ike Hilliard | 5 | 7 | 78 | 0 | 19% | +4.7 |
| Amani Toomer | 5 | 12 | 34 | 0 | 32% | −4.1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillippi Sparks | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jessie Armstead | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Sehorn | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Strahan |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Plummer | 13/19 | 156 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +4.4 |
| Dave Brown | 4/8 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −2.3 |
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
Cardinals closed -3 and covered, winning by 11.
Total closed 37.5; the game landed 17 — under by 20.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Tiki Barber | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | −0.1 |
| Pete Mitchell | 4 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 16% | −0.8 |
| Tiki Barber | 4 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 11% | +0.8 |
| Charles Way | 3 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 8% | +1.9 |
| David Patten | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5% | −0.6 |
| Howard Cross | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3% | +0.8 |
| Gary Brown | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3% | −0.4 |
| Joe Jurevicius | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −1.1 |
| 2 |
| 3 |
| 1.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Cedric Jones | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Widmer | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Hamilton | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Phillips | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Comella | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Whittle | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Pittman | 8 | 20 | 2.5 | 0 | −1.2 |
| Adrian Murrell | 14 | 8 | 0.6 | 0 | −7.2 |
| Jake Plummer | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | +0.1 |
| Joel Makovicka | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −0.5 |
| Mario Bates | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Boston | 8 | 12 | 101 | 1 | 44% | +5.4 |
| Frank Sanders | 5 | 8 | 37 | 0 | 30% | −0.1 |
| Terry Hardy | 2 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 7% | +2.7 |
| Michael Pittman | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 4% | +1.3 |
| Adrian Murrell | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4% | +0.3 |
| Joel Makovicka | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.4 |
| Derek Brown | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.8 |
| Mac Cody | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −1.4 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Fredrickson | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Bennett | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Knight | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kwamie Lassiter | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronald McKinnon | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coby Rhinehart | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simeon Rice | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashod Swinger | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Drake | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis McKinley | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |