1999 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 31, 1999 · Jack Kent Cooke Stadium
FinalChicago Bears 22 at Washington Commanders 48. Final.
Who moved the needle
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1999 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 31, 1999 · Jack Kent Cooke Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Washington Commanders 48–22 — never really in doubt late.
-7.9 expected points added on the ground
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade McNown | 23/40 | 272 | 3 | 3 | 2 | +9.1 |
| Shane Matthews | 13/23 | 113 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −7.7 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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_08_CHI_WAS
The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Commanders closed -8.5 and covered, winning by 26.
Total closed 44; the game landed 70 — over by 26.0.
Conditions and crew
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |