1999 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 31, 1999 · Georgia Dome
FinalCarolina Panthers 20 at Atlanta Falcons 27. Final.
Who moved the needle
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1999 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 31, 1999 · Georgia Dome
FinalWho moved the needle
Atlanta Falcons 27–20.
-2.6 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · CAR
5/10 for 62 yds, 0 TD
31% of team targets · -0.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Beuerlein | 21/35 | 256 | 0 | 3 | 6 | −5.7 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Lane | 15 | 55 | 3.7 | 0 | −2.6 |
| Steve Beuerlein | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 1 | −3.5 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muhsin Muhammad | 5 | 10 | 62 | 0 | 31% | −0.8 |
| Donald Hayes | 2 | 2 | 60 | 0 | 6% | +4.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Evans | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Edwards | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Gilbert | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Alexander |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Chandler | 14/21 | 201 | 2 | 0 | 3 | +0.9 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Oxendine |
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
Falcons closed -2 and covered, winning by 7.
Total closed 40; the game landed 47 — over by 7.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Wesley Walls | 3 | 6 | 48 | 0 | 19% | +1.4 |
| Eric Metcalf | 3 | 6 | 32 | 0 | 19% | +2.6 |
| Anthony Johnson | 3 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 9% | +1.3 |
| Fred Lane | 4 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 13% | −0.3 |
| Kris Mangum | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | +0.7 |
| 4 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| Micheal Barrow | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Minter | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Morabito | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Davis | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muhsin Muhammad | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Mangum | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 |
| 64 |
| 3.8 |
| 1 |
| +1.7 |
| Byron Hanspard | 14 | 44 | 3.1 | 0 | −2.0 |
| Chris Chandler | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | −2.6 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Dwight | 3 | 4 | 61 | 2 | 19% | +4.7 |
| Terance Mathis | 4 | 6 | 53 | 0 | 29% | +2.3 |
| Bob Christian | 3 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 14% | +0.0 |
| Ken Oxendine | 2 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 10% | +2.2 |
| Chris Calloway | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 14% | −0.8 |
| Brian Kozlowski | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −0.8 |
| O.J. Santiago | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −0.6 |
| Byron Hanspard | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 5% | −0.9 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eugene Robinson | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Craig Sauer | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronnie Bradford | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Christian | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Hall | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chuck Smith | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jessie Tuggle | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lester Archambeau | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Buchanan | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Marty Carter | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |