1999 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 31, 1999 · Sun Devil Stadium
FinalNew England Patriots 27 at Arizona Cardinals 3. Final.
Who moved the needle
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1999 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 31, 1999 · Sun Devil Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
New England Patriots 27–3 — never really in doubt late.
-0.7 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · NE
3/3 for 113 yds, 2 TD
14% of team targets · 12.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Bledsoe | 14/22 | 276 | 4 | 0 | 5 | +11.1 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Allen | 21 | 88 | 4.2 | 0 | +0.5 |
| Kevin Faulk | 17 | 42 | 2.5 | 0 | −4.7 |
| Jerry Ellison | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | +1.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Jefferson | 3 | 3 | 113 | 2 | 14% | +12.1 |
| Terry Glenn | 4 | 4 | 63 | 1 | 19% | +5.7 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Law | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Israel | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kato Serwanga | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Slade |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Brown | 12/33 | 107 | 0 | 2 | 3 | −18.8 |
| Chris Greisen | 1/6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3.7 |
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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
Patriots closed -3 and covered, winning by 24.
Total closed 40.5; the game landed 30 — under by 10.5.
Conditions and crew
| Tony Carter | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.3 |
| John Friesz | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | −1.1 |
| Vincent Brisby | 2 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 14% | +3.5 |
| Terry Allen | 1 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 5% | +2.8 |
| Rod Rutledge | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 5% | +2.3 |
| Tony Carter | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 19% | −1.8 |
| Lamont Warren | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10% | +1.6 |
| Ben Coates | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10% | −2.8 |
| Tony Simmons | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −0.3 |
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| 0 |
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| Chris Carter | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tebucky Jones | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie McGinest | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Tedy Bruschi | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Eaton | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Mitchell | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Murrell | 13 | 47 | 3.6 | 0 | −0.7 |
| Michael Pittman | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 0 | −0.2 |
| Joel Makovicka | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −2.4 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Sanders | 4 | 12 | 34 | 0 | 31% | −8.7 |
| Adrian Murrell | 3 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 10% | +1.2 |
| Rob Moore | 2 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 13% | +0.0 |
| David Boston | 2 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 26% | −6.3 |
| Dennis McKinley | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3% | −0.4 |
| Terry Hardy | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8% | −1.2 |
| Michael Pittman | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −0.7 |
| Joel Makovicka | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.5 |
| Johnny McWilliams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.5 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rashod Swinger | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Drake | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Zack Walz | 1 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tommy Bennett | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Fredrickson | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronald McKinnon | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Ottis | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Chavous | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kwamie Lassiter | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aeneas Williams | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |