1999 Week 7 · Sun, Oct 24, 1999 · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
FinalSan Francisco 49ers 16 at Minnesota Vikings 40. Final.
Who moved the needle
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1999 Week 7 · Sun, Oct 24, 1999 · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
FinalWho moved the needle
Minnesota Vikings 40–16 — never really in doubt late.
6.9 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · SF
3/4 for 49 yds, 0 TD
11% of team targets · 1.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Garcia | 14/31 | 188 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −6.2 |
| Steve Stenstrom | 4/4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −1.7 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Garcia | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 0 | +6.9 |
| Charlie Garner | 10 | 27 | 2.7 | 0 | −3.1 |
| Fred Beasley |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Phillips | 3 | 4 | 49 | 0 | 11% | +1.9 |
| Jerry Rice | 5 | 7 | 45 | 0 | 20% | +1.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Norton | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierson Prioleau | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Schulters | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Zack Bronson |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff George | 15/28 | 250 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +9.7 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leroy Hoard |
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.

/football/games/1999_07_SF_MIN
The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Vikings closed -7 and covered, winning by 24.
Total closed 48.5; the game landed 56 — over by 7.5.
Conditions and crew
| 5 |
| 20 |
| 4.0 |
| 0 |
| −0.2 |
| Lawrence Phillips | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −0.7 |
| Mark Harris | 1 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 3% | +4.0 |
| J.J. Stokes | 2 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 20% | −0.9 |
| Greg Clark | 3 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 23% | −3.6 |
| Charlie Garner | 2 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 14% | −3.7 |
| Fred Beasley | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6% | −1.4 |
| Tony Cline | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3% | −0.6 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| Craig Newsome | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Woodall | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Posey | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darnell Walker | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryant Young | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Bryant | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 |
| 105 |
| 6.2 |
| 1 |
| −6.3 |
| Moe Williams | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 1 | +1.1 |
| Randy Moss | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | +0.5 |
| David Palmer | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | −0.2 |
| Daunte Culpepper | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | +0.6 |
| Harold Morrow | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | −0.6 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Hatchette | 2 | 2 | 88 | 1 | 7% | +7.7 |
| Cris Carter | 7 | 9 | 84 | 1 | 32% | +8.8 |
| Jake Reed | 3 | 6 | 42 | 0 | 21% | −0.0 |
| Randy Moss | 1 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 14% | −4.7 |
| Andrew Jordan | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4% | +2.1 |
| Andrew Glover | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 11% | −1.0 |
| Moe Williams | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7% | −1.2 |
| Robert Tate | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | +0.0 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed McDaniel | 10 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kenny Wright | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Griffith | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dwayne Rudd | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Thomas | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jimmy Hitchcock | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Morrow | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Glover | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Ball | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Bass | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |