1999 Week 6 · Sun, Oct 17, 1999 · 3Com Park
Carolina PanthersWinner
31
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San Francisco 49ers
29
SF -5 upsetO 44 ✓
Carolina Panthers 31–29 — decided on the final possessions.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Receiving · CAR
6/10 for 93 yds, 2 TD
28% of team targets · 6.9 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Carolina Panthers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Beuerlein | 23/36 | 300 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Biakabutuka | 20 | 83 | 4.2 | 0 | -9.3 |
| Fred Lane | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Steve Beuerlein | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| William Floyd | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | -1.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muhsin Muhammad | 6 | 7 | 96 | 1 | 19% | 8.5 |
| Patrick Jeffers | 6 | 10 | 93 | 2 | 28% | 6.9 |
| Wesley Walls | 5 | 6 | 70 | 1 | 17% | 6.2 |
| Eric Metcalf | 3 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 19% | -6.8 |
| Rae Carruth | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 6% | -4.1 |
| William Floyd | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3% | 0.1 |
| Tim Biakabutuka | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8% | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Minter | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brent Alexander | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Evans | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Donta Jones | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Micheal Barrow | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Wells | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Davis | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sean Gilbert | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Kevin Greene | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Roderick Mullen | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
San Francisco 49ers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Garcia | 22/45 | 236 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -0.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Garner | 16 | 85 | 5.3 | 0 | 1.4 |
| Jeff Garcia | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | 1.1 |
| Lawrence Phillips | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Fred Beasley | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | -1.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Rice | 5 | 12 | 59 | 1 | 27% | 1.2 |
| J.J. Stokes | 3 | 9 | 53 | 0 | 20% | 0.2 |
| Fred Beasley | 4 | 7 | 46 | 0 | 16% | -0.1 |
| Greg Clark | 5 | 7 | 43 | 0 | 16% | 2.7 |
| Charlie Garner | 3 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 9% | 0.6 |
| Chad Fann | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2% | -3.3 |
| Mark Harris | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 7% | -1.4 |
| Lawrence Phillips | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Schulters | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Winfred Tubbs | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| R.W. McQuarters | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ken Norton | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lee Woodall | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim McDonald | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark McMillian | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Posey | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darnell Walker | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bryant Young | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- SF -5
- Closing total
- 44
- CAR moneyline
- —
- SF moneyline
- —
49ers closed -5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 44; the game landed 60 — over by 16.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- 3Com Park
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 76°F, wind 6 mph
- Referee
- Bob McElwee
- Rest
- CAR 14 days · SF 7 days
- Coaches
- George Seifert vs Steve Mariucci
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.