1999 Week 7 · Sun, Oct 24, 1999 · Ericsson Stadium
Detroit LionsWinner
24
at
Carolina Panthers
9
CAR -4.5 upsetU 43.5 ✓15 mph wind
Detroit Lions 24–9. Played in 15 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Full stat lines
Box score
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Batch | 16/27 | 210 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Hill | 16 | 70 | 4.4 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Charlie Batch | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Sedrick Irvin | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Ron Rivers | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -1.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnnie Morton | 5 | 5 | 66 | 0 | 19% | 6.1 |
| Germane Crowell | 3 | 6 | 45 | 0 | 22% | 0.6 |
| David Sloan | 2 | 7 | 39 | 1 | 26% | 1.2 |
| Sedrick Irvin | 2 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 7% | 3.8 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 4% | 1.4 |
| Brian Stablein | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 11% | 1.2 |
| Greg Hill | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 11% | -4.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Aldridge | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Rice | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Carrier | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Terry Fair | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Claiborne | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Kowalkowski | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Bailey | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| James Jones | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Porcher | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamar Campbell | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Carolina Panthers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Beuerlein | 26/47 | 299 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -5.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Lane | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 0 | -2.6 |
| Eric Metcalf | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Steve Beuerlein | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Tim Biakabutuka | 9 | 10 | 1.1 | 0 | -3.5 |
| William Floyd | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | -1.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Walls | 7 | 13 | 83 | 0 | 28% | 1.6 |
| Muhsin Muhammad | 4 | 12 | 62 | 0 | 26% | -3.0 |
| Patrick Jeffers | 5 | 7 | 60 | 0 | 15% | 3.7 |
| Anthony Johnson | 4 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 9% | 3.8 |
| Tim Biakabutuka | 2 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 4% | 1.9 |
| Brian Kinchen | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2% | 1.0 |
| Donald Hayes | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6% | -2.1 |
| Fred Lane | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6% | -1.5 |
| Eric Metcalf | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.3 |
| William Floyd | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Minter | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric Davis | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Evans | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chuck Wiley | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Morabito | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Edwards | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Rucker | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Tovar | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Micheal Barrow | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Gilbert | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CAR -4.5
- Closing total
- 43.5
- DET moneyline
- —
- CAR moneyline
- —
Panthers closed -4.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 43.5; the game landed 33 — under by 10.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Ericsson Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 55°F, wind 15 mph
- Referee
- Ron Blum
- Rest
- DET 7 days · CAR 7 days
- Coaches
- Bobby Ross vs George Seifert
Wind at 15 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.