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1999 Week 6 · Mon, Oct 18, 1999 · Giants Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
New York Giants 13–10 — decided on the final possessions. Played in 18.3 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
-9.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Aikman | 20/33 | 266 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +9.3 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmitt Smith | 22 | 26 | 1.2 | 1 | −9.1 |
| Chris Warren | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | −0.8 |
| Troy Aikman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −1.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie Mills | 6 | 7 | 76 | 0 | 22% | +2.1 |
| Raghib Ismail | 4 | 7 | 74 | 0 | 22% | +5.5 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randall Godfrey | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| George Teague | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dat Nguyen | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Izell Reese |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Graham | 15/21 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 5 | −0.1 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiki Barber |
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_06_DAL_NYG
The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Cowboys closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 37; the game landed 23 — under by 14.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
Wind at 18.3 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.
| Raghib Ismail | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 | −1.2 |
| Chris Warren | 3 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 9% | +5.9 |
| Wane McGarity | 3 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 19% | −0.8 |
| Jason Tucker | 2 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 6% | +1.8 |
| David LaFleur | 2 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 9% | −0.2 |
| Emmitt Smith | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | −0.6 |
| Tim Lester | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.4 |
| Robert Thomas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.4 |
| 3 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Kevin Smith | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Hambrick | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Hennings | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Noble | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deion Sanders | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter Coakley | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 |
| 35 |
| 3.5 |
| 0 |
| −0.5 |
| Gary Brown | 10 | 23 | 2.3 | 0 | −2.1 |
| Kent Graham | 7 | 10 | 1.4 | 0 | −5.6 |
| Charles Way | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | −0.6 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiki Barber | 5 | 6 | 73 | 0 | 29% | +2.9 |
| Amani Toomer | 5 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 24% | +2.9 |
| Ike Hilliard | 2 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 10% | +3.8 |
| Pete Mitchell | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 14% | +1.2 |
| Joe Jurevicius | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 10% | −1.2 |
| Charles Way | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10% | −1.8 |
| David Patten | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −0.0 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Phillips | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Sehorn | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Percy Ellsworth | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jessie Armstead | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Strahan | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Weathers | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Williams | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Garnes | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Phillippi Sparks | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Widmer | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
