1999 Week 6 · Sun, Oct 17, 1999 · Pontiac Silverdome

Minnesota Vikings

Detroit LionsWinner

MIN -3.5 upsetO 45 ✓DomeVikings closed -3.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Detroit Lions 25–23 — 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

Passing · MIN

Jeff GeorgeQB

10/12, 214 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

11.8 expected points added

Passing · DET

Gus FrerotteQB

15/24, 140 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT

1.1 expected points added

Rushing · DET

Greg HillRB

11 att, 67 yds, 0 TD

0.2 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · DET

Ron RiversRB

11 att, 45 yds, 0 TD

-2.1 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · MIN

Randy MossWR

10/13 for 125 yds, 1 TD

50% of team targets · 7.5 expected points added

Receiving · DET

Johnnie MortonWR

8/11 for 74 yds, 0 TD

31% of team targets · 5.1 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Minnesota Vikings

Passing

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

Rushing

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	2	1	0.5	0	-1.4

Receiving

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
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

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Robert Griffith	8	5	1.0	0
Ed McDaniel	4	4	0.0	1
Dwayne Rudd	3	4	0.0	1
Kenny Wright	5	2	0.0	0
Orlando Thomas	3	3	0.0	0
Chris Rogers	5	0	0.0	0
Moe Williams	4	0	0.0	0
John Randle	3	0	1.0	0
Kailee Wong	1	2	0.0	0
Duane Clemons	2	1	1.0	0

Detroit Lions

Passing

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

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Greg Hill	11	67	6.1	0.2
Ron Rivers	11	45	4.1	-2.1
Gus Frerotte	1	4	4.0	-1.0
Germane Crowell	1	2	2.0	-0.6
John Jett	1	-8	-8.0	-3.1

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
Johnnie Morton	8	11	74	31%	5.1
Germane Crowell	8	9	61	25%	1.0
David Sloan	3	6	30	17%	1.2
Brian Stablein	2	3	24	8%	0.1
Greg Hill	2	2	15	6%	-0.2
Ron Rivers	1	2	6	6%	-0.7
Walter Rasby	0	1	0	3%	-0.7
Cory Schlesinger	0	2	0	6%	-1.3

Defense (top contributors)

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

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: MIN -3.5
Closing total: 45
MIN moneyline: —
DET moneyline: —

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

Game environment

Venue: Pontiac Silverdome
Roof / surface: dome · astroturf
Kickoff weather: Indoors — weather neutralized
Referee: Ron Winter
Rest: MIN 7 days · DET 7 days
Coaches: Dennis Green vs Bobby Ross

Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.