1999 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 31, 1999 · Jack Kent Cooke Stadium
Chicago Bears
22
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Washington CommandersWinner
48
WAS -8.5 ✓O 44 ✓
Washington Commanders 48–22 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Receiving · CHI
9/14 for 161 yds, 2 TD
25% of team targets · 15.6 expected points added
Receiving · WAS
5/7 for 85 yds, 1 TD
23% of team targets · 6.5 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Chicago Bears
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade McNown | 23/40 | 272 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9.1 |
| Shane Matthews | 13/23 | 113 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -7.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Enis | 19 | 56 | 2.9 | 0 | -7.9 |
| Cade McNown | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | -3.1 |
| Edgar Bennett | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | -1.1 |
| Bobby Engram | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Shane Matthews | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.2 |
| Glyn Milburn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Robinson | 9 | 14 | 161 | 2 | 25% | 15.6 |
| Bobby Engram | 7 | 12 | 65 | 0 | 21% | -3.0 |
| Glyn Milburn | 6 | 7 | 59 | 0 | 12% | 4.6 |
| Curtis Enis | 6 | 8 | 39 | 0 | 14% | -0.1 |
| Macey Brooks | 2 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 9% | -0.9 |
| D'Wayne Bates | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2% | 1.7 |
| Edgar Bennett | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 5% | -0.1 |
| Ryan Wetnight | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 9% | 3.0 |
| John Allred | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4% | 0.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Harris | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sean Harris | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Barry Minter | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Van Tuinei | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rosevelt Colvin | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Hudson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricardo McDonald | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Robinson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Wells | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D'Wayne Bates | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Commanders
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Johnson | 15/25 | 204 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11.5 |
| Rodney Peete | 2/8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -7.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Davis | 12 | 143 | 11.9 | 2 | 12.0 |
| Skip Hicks | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 0 | -1.4 |
| Brad Johnson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Rodney Peete | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | -1.2 |
| Brian Mitchell | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | -4.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Westbrook | 5 | 7 | 85 | 1 | 23% | 6.5 |
| Albert Connell | 2 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 13% | 1.8 |
| Larry Centers | 3 | 6 | 32 | 1 | 20% | 0.7 |
| Stephen Davis | 2 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 7% | 2.0 |
| Skip Hicks | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7% | 0.9 |
| Irving Fryar | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 20% | -5.8 |
| Brian Mitchell | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | 0.0 |
| Stephen Alexander | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7% | -0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark McMillian | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sam Shade | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Marco Coleman | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Champ Bailey | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Stevens | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dana Stubblefield | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Denton | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Jones | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Barber | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Sellers | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- WAS -8.5
- Closing total
- 44
- CHI moneyline
- —
- WAS moneyline
- —
Commanders closed -8.5 and covered, winning by 26.
Total closed 44; the game landed 70 — over by 26.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Jack Kent Cooke Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 75°F, wind 8 mph
- Referee
- Walt Coleman
- Rest
- CHI 7 days · WAS 7 days
- Coaches
- Dick Jauron vs Norv Turner