1999 Week 6 · Sun, Oct 17, 1999 · Pontiac Silverdome
FinalMinnesota Vikings 23 at Detroit Lions 25. Final.
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Rushing · DET
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1999 Week 6 · Sun, Oct 17, 1999 · Pontiac Silverdome
FinalWho moved the needle
Rushing · DET
Detroit Lions 25–23 — decided on the final possessions.
11 att, 45 yds, 0 TD
-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 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Moss | 10 | 13 | 125 | 1 | 50% | +7.5 |
| Jake Reed | 3 | 3 | 66 | 0 | 12% |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Griffith | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed McDaniel | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dwayne Rudd |
| 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 |
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.
| Moe Williams | 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 |
| 3 |
| 4 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| Kenny Wright | 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 |
| −3.3 |
| 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 |