1999 Week 7 · Sun, Oct 24, 1999 · Raymond James Stadium
FinalChicago Bears 3 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 6. Final.
Who moved the needle
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Game Center
Game Center
1999 Week 7 · Sun, Oct 24, 1999 · Raymond James Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 6–3 — decided on the final possessions.
-2.1 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · CHI
5/11 for 80 yds, 0 TD
26% of team targets · 4.9 expected points added
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Miller | 10/22 | 117 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +2.4 |
| Cade McNown | 9/23 | 82 | 0 | 1 | 2 | −9.6 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Enis | 20 | 69 | 3.5 | 0 | −2.1 |
| Cade McNown | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | +0.9 |
| Macey Brooks |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Robinson | 5 | 11 | 80 | 0 | 26% | +4.9 |
| Bobby Engram | 4 | 11 | 64 | 0 | 26% | −4.0 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Minter | 4 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Wells | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricardo McDonald | 3 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Khari Samuel |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Dilfer | 16/27 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −10.9 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Alstott |
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.

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The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Buccaneers closed -8, won by 3 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 36.5; the game landed 9 — under by 27.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| 1 |
| 7 |
| 7.0 |
| 0 |
| +0.3 |
| Macey Brooks | 3 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 9% | +0.8 |
| Ryan Wetnight | 3 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 14% | −1.9 |
| Curtis Enis | 3 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 14% | −1.5 |
| John Allred | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5% | −0.9 |
| Marty Booker | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | −0.6 |
| Edgar Bennett | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −0.6 |
| 2 |
| 3 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Frankie Smith | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Flanigan | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Harris | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Parrish | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Carter | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Russell Davis | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 |
| 72 |
| 5.1 |
| 0 |
| −0.2 |
| Trent Dilfer | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 0 | +0.9 |
| Warrick Dunn | 9 | 21 | 2.3 | 0 | −1.9 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reidel Anthony | 5 | 10 | 47 | 0 | 37% | −2.5 |
| Warrick Dunn | 5 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 26% | −2.6 |
| Darnell McDonald | 3 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 15% | −3.2 |
| Jacquez Green | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 7% | +0.8 |
| Karl Williams | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 7% | +0.9 |
| Dave Moore | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7% | −0.6 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Brooks | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 |
| Brad Culpepper | 1 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hardy Nickerson | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damien Robinson | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Lynch | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ronde Barber | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Alshermond Singleton | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Davis | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Jones | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shelton Quarles | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |