1999 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 10, 1999 · TWA Dome
FinalSan Francisco 49ers 20 at St. Louis Rams 42. Final.
Who moved the needle
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1999 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 10, 1999 · TWA Dome
FinalWho moved the needle
St. Louis Rams 42–20 — never really in doubt late.
1.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Garcia | 22/36 | 233 | 0 | 3 | 0 | −5.4 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Garner | 13 | 52 | 4.0 | 0 | −3.0 |
| Lawrence Phillips | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 1 | −1.0 |
| Jeff Garcia | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | +0.4 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrell Owens | 6 | 7 | 60 | 0 | 19% | +4.8 |
| Charlie Garner | 5 | 5 | 57 | 0 | 14% | +2.7 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Norton | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brentson Buckner | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim McDonald | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark McMillian |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Warner | 20/23 | 323 | 5 | 1 | 1 | +17.9 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Holcombe |
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
Rams closed -3 and covered, winning by 22.
Total closed 45.5; the game landed 62 — over by 16.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Fred Beasley | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | −0.4 |
| Jerry Rice | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | −0.7 |
| J.J. Stokes | 4 | 9 | 54 | 0 | 25% | −9.9 |
| Jerry Rice | 4 | 7 | 42 | 0 | 19% | +1.4 |
| Lawrence Phillips | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6% | +1.5 |
| Fred Beasley | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6% | +0.1 |
| Greg Clark | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11% | −5.9 |
| 4 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Darnell Walker | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Winfred Tubbs | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Bryant | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lance Schulters | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| R.W. McQuarters | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Woodall | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 |
| 47 |
| 7.8 |
| 0 |
| +1.9 |
| Justin Watson | 11 | 46 | 4.2 | 0 | −0.9 |
| Kurt Warner | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | +0.9 |
| Marshall Faulk | 7 | 6 | 0.9 | 0 | −4.7 |
| James Hodgins | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | −0.4 |
| Paul Justin | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | −6.1 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Bruce | 5 | 6 | 134 | 4 | 26% | +11.1 |
| Torry Holt | 3 | 4 | 67 | 0 | 17% | +1.9 |
| Marshall Faulk | 4 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 17% | +2.9 |
| Jeff Robinson | 2 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 9% | +5.2 |
| Az-Zahir Hakim | 2 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 9% | +2.7 |
| Robert Holcombe | 2 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 13% | +0.1 |
| James Hodgins | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4% | +1.4 |
| Ricky Proehl | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4% | −0.0 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London Fletcher | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike A. Jones | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Todd F. Collins | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Todd Lyght | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Charlie Clemons | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Lyle | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter McCleon | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Jenkins | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Morton | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Agnew | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |