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polling · 1800s tick · as of 12:21 AM ET · 16 to play
Game Center
Game Center
1999 Week 6 · Sun, Oct 17, 1999 · Pontiac Silverdome
FinalWho moved the needle
Detroit Lions 25–23 — decided on the final possessions.
-2.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff George | 10/12 | 214 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +11.8 |
| Randall Cunningham | 10/15 | 78 | 0 | 1 | 3 | −12.6 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leroy Hoard | 13 | 45 | 3.5 | 1 | −3.9 |
| Robert Smith | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | −0.4 |
| Moe Williams |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Moss | 10 | 13 | 125 | 1 | 50% | +7.5 |
| Jake Reed | 3 | 3 | 66 | 0 | 12% | +5.4 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Griffith | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed McDaniel | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dwayne Rudd | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kenny Wright |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gus Frerotte | 15/24 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +1.1 |
| Charlie Batch | 9/16 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −3.3 |
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.
/football/games/1999_06_MIN_DET
The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Vikings closed -3.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 45; the game landed 48 — over by 3.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| 2 |
| 1 |
| 0.5 |
| 0 |
| −1.4 |
| Cris Carter | 4 | 6 | 45 | 1 | 23% | −4.0 |
| Andrew Glover | 2 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 12% | +1.9 |
| John Henry Mills | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 4% | +1.0 |
| 5 |
| 2 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Orlando Thomas | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Rogers | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moe Williams | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Randle | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kailee Wong | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duane Clemons | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Hill | 11 | 67 | 6.1 | 0 | +0.2 |
| Ron Rivers | 11 | 45 | 4.1 | 0 | −2.1 |
| Gus Frerotte | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | −1.0 |
| Germane Crowell | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | −0.6 |
| John Jett | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | 0 | −3.1 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnnie Morton | 8 | 11 | 74 | 0 | 31% | +5.1 |
| Germane Crowell | 8 | 9 | 61 | 0 | 25% | +1.0 |
| David Sloan | 3 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 17% | +1.2 |
| Brian Stablein | 2 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 8% | +0.1 |
| Greg Hill | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 6% | −0.2 |
| Ron Rivers | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6% | −0.7 |
| Walter Rasby | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.7 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | −1.3 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Fair | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ron Rice | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.B. Brown | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allen Aldridge | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Claiborne | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Jones | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert Bailey | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Richard Jordan | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Kriewaldt | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Porcher | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
