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Game Center
Game Center
1999 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 31, 1999 · Mile High Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Minnesota Vikings 23–20 — decided on the final possessions.
1.4 expected points added on the ground
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 George | 17/29 | 218 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +7.5 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Griese | 24/40 | 274 | 1 | 1 | 4 | +1.9 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olandis Gary |
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_MIN_DEN
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 -2.5 and covered, winning by 3.
Total closed 45; the game landed 43 — under by 2.0.
Conditions and crew
| Jeff George | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | +0.0 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
