1999 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 31, 1999 · Mile High Stadium
Minnesota VikingsWinner
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Denver Broncos
20
MIN -2.5 ✓U 45 ✓
Minnesota Vikings 23–20 — decided on the final possessions.
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
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff George | 17/29 | 218 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leroy Hoard | 18 | 84 | 4.7 | 0 | -1.3 |
| Moe Williams | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 | -1.6 |
| Robert Tate | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Jeff George | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cris Carter | 8 | 11 | 144 | 2 | 39% | 15.0 |
| Randy Moss | 3 | 5 | 39 | 0 | 18% | 0.5 |
| Jake Reed | 3 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 21% | -2.4 |
| Andrew Glover | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 11% | -1.1 |
| Leroy Hoard | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4% | -0.5 |
| David Palmer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -1.3 |
| Andrew Jordan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Thomas | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dwayne Rudd | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert Griffith | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jimmy Hitchcock | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Williams | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Wright | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Doleman | 4 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed McDaniel | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kailee Wong | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Ball | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Griese | 24/40 | 274 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olandis Gary | 19 | 79 | 4.2 | 0 | 1.4 |
| Derek Loville | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 1 | 4.1 |
| Brian Griese | 7 | 10 | 1.4 | 0 | -9.4 |
| Anthony Lynn | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Smith | 7 | 11 | 117 | 0 | 30% | 3.6 |
| Byron Chamberlain | 5 | 9 | 42 | 1 | 24% | 0.4 |
| Andre Cooper | 4 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 11% | 2.3 |
| Dwayne Carswell | 3 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 11% | 1.7 |
| Ed McCaffrey | 2 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 14% | -1.6 |
| Travis McGriff | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 5% | 0.1 |
| Howard Griffith | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3% | 0.9 |
| Billy Miller | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3% | -0.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Brown | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Wilson | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Romanowski | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maa Tanuvasa | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Carter | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Crockett | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Keith Traylor | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tory James | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Anthony Lynn | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Pryce | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- MIN -2.5
- Closing total
- 45
- MIN moneyline
- —
- DEN moneyline
- —
Vikings closed -2.5 and covered, winning by 3.
Total closed 45; the game landed 43 — under by 2.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Mile High Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 75°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- Tony Corrente
- Rest
- MIN 7 days · DEN 7 days
- Coaches
- Dennis Green vs Mike Shanahan