1999 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 10, 1999 · Pontiac Silverdome
FinalSan Diego Chargers 20 at Detroit Lions 10. Final.
Who moved the needle
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1999 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 10, 1999 · Pontiac Silverdome
FinalWho moved the needle
San Diego Chargers 20–10.
-1.7 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · DET
6/16 for 99 yds, 1 TD
43% of team targets · -1.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Kramer | 20/34 | 208 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +0.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Bynum | 9 | 37 | 4.1 | 0 | −7.7 |
| Terrell Fletcher | 11 | 24 | 2.2 | 0 | −3.3 |
| Tremayne Stephens | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 1 | +0.6 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Penn | 7 | 10 | 79 | 0 | 29% | +9.1 |
| Terrell Fletcher | 3 | 5 | 51 | 0 | 15% | +3.1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Seau | 7 | 5 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jimmy Spencer | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rodney Harrison | 1 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Darryll Lewis |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Batch | 21/38 | 230 | 1 | 1 | 6 | −10.8 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Rivers |
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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
Lions closed -3.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 40; the game landed 30 — under by 10.0.
Conditions and crew
| Erik Kramer | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | +0.0 |
| Bryan Still | 2 | 7 | 40 | 0 | 21% | −4.9 |
| Fred McCrary | 4 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 12% | −0.6 |
| Kenny Bynum | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 6% | −0.6 |
| Freddie Jones | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 9% | −0.5 |
| Jeff Graham | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | −1.2 |
| Mikhael Ricks | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.5 |
| 5 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 2 |
| Gerald Dixon | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Dumas | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Norman Hand | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raylee Johnson | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred McCrary | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Davis | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 |
| 30 |
| 2.3 |
| 0 |
| −1.7 |
| Charlie Batch | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | +3.3 |
| Greg Hill | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | −2.0 |
| Sedrick Irvin | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | −4.7 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 0 | −11.8 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germane Crowell | 6 | 16 | 99 | 1 | 43% | −1.6 |
| Johnnie Morton | 6 | 10 | 68 | 0 | 27% | +2.4 |
| Ron Rivers | 9 | 9 | 63 | 0 | 24% | +2.1 |
| David Sloan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −4.6 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.6 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Boyd | 3 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terry Fair | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Rice | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.B. Brown | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Claiborne | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Allen Aldridge | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Bailey | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mark Carrier | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelvin Pritchett | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tracy Scroggins | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |