1999 Week 7 · Sun, Oct 24, 1999 · Foxboro Stadium
FinalDenver Broncos 23 at New England Patriots 24. Final.
Who moved the needle
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Game Center
1999 Week 7 · Sun, Oct 24, 1999 · Foxboro Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
New England Patriots 24–23 — decided on the final possessions.
0.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Griese | 25/38 | 316 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +9.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olandis Gary | 19 | 90 | 4.7 | 0 | +0.4 |
| Brian Griese | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 1 | +4.2 |
| John Avery | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | −0.1 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed McCaffrey | 5 | 8 | 111 | 0 | 21% | +7.3 |
| Byron Chamberlain | 4 | 6 | 46 | 0 | 16% | +1.0 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Brown | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Wilson | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Romanowski | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Braxton |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Bledsoe | 13/22 | 214 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.1 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Allen |
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Closing number vs result
Patriots closed -3.5, won by 1 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 40.5; the game landed 47 — over by 6.5.
Conditions and crew
| Howard Griffith | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | +0.4 |
| Tom Rouen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −0.9 |
| Rod Smith | 3 | 8 | 44 | 1 | 21% | +0.9 |
| Olandis Gary | 4 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 11% | +1.8 |
| Dwayne Carswell | 3 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 8% | +2.5 |
| Andre Cooper | 2 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 5% | +0.8 |
| John Avery | 3 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 11% | −2.0 |
| Billy Miller | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3% | +0.6 |
| Howard Griffith | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −0.9 |
| 1 |
| 3 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Billy Miller | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Pryce | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Carter | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| George Coghill | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tory James | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrius Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 |
| 106 |
| 6.2 |
| 2 |
| +6.1 |
| Kevin Faulk | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 1 | +1.2 |
| Tony Carter | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | +0.2 |
| Lamont Warren | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | −1.4 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | +0.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Glenn | 2 | 4 | 80 | 0 | 19% | +4.8 |
| Ben Coates | 3 | 6 | 40 | 0 | 29% | +1.1 |
| Tony Carter | 2 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 10% | +2.2 |
| Vincent Brisby | 1 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 5% | +2.2 |
| Lamont Warren | 2 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 19% | −1.7 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 10% | +0.6 |
| Kevin Faulk | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5% | −0.2 |
| Terry Allen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −1.3 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawyer Milloy | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Slade | 1 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Katzenmoyer | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Whigham | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vernon Crawford | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie McGinest | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Law | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Carter | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Israel | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Mitchell | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |