1999 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 31, 1999 · Sun Devil Stadium

New England PatriotsWinner

Arizona Cardinals

NE -3 ✓U 40.5 ✓Patriots closed -3 and covered, winning by 24.

New England Patriots 27–3 — 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

Passing · NE

Drew BledsoeQB

14/22, 276 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT

11.1 expected points added

Passing · ARI

Dave BrownQB

12/33, 107 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT

-18.8 expected points added

Rushing · NE

Terry AllenRB

21 att, 88 yds, 0 TD

0.5 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · ARI

Adrian MurrellRB

13 att, 47 yds, 0 TD

-0.7 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · NE

Shawn JeffersonWR

3/3 for 113 yds, 2 TD

14% of team targets · 12.1 expected points added

Receiving · NE

Terry GlennWR

4/4 for 63 yds, 1 TD

19% of team targets · 5.7 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

New England Patriots

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Drew Bledsoe	14/22	276	4	0	5	11.1

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Terry Allen	21	88	4.2	0.5
Kevin Faulk	17	42	2.5	-4.7
Jerry Ellison	1	8	8.0	1.2
Tony Carter	2	6	3.0	-0.3
John Friesz	2	-2	-1.0	-1.1

Receiving

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
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

Defense (top contributors)

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	0	5	0.5	0	1
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

Arizona Cardinals

Passing

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

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Adrian Murrell	13	47	3.6	-0.7
Michael Pittman	4	29	7.3	-0.2
Joel Makovicka	2	0	0.0	-2.4

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
Frank Sanders	4	12	34	31%	-8.7
Adrian Murrell	3	4	29	10%	1.2
Rob Moore	2	5	27	13%	0.0
David Boston	2	10	14	26%	-6.3
Dennis McKinley	1	1	4	3%	-0.4
Terry Hardy	1	3	3	8%	-1.2
Michael Pittman	0	2	0	5%	-0.7
Joel Makovicka	0	1	0	3%	-0.5
Johnny McWilliams	0	1	0	3%	-0.5

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Rashod Swinger	5	5	1.0	0
Jerry Drake	4	3	0.0	1
Zack Walz	1	5	1.0	1
Tommy Bennett	4	1	0.0	0
Rob Fredrickson	4	1	0.0	0
Ronald McKinnon	2	2	0.0	0
Brad Ottis	2	2	1.0	0
Corey Chavous	2	2	0.0	0
Kwamie Lassiter	2	1	0.0	0
Aeneas Williams	3	0	0.0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: NE -3
Closing total: 40.5
NE moneyline: —
ARI moneyline: —

Patriots closed -3 and covered, winning by 24.

Total closed 40.5; the game landed 30 — under by 10.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Sun Devil Stadium
Roof / surface: outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather: 88°F, wind 0 mph
Referee: Johnny Grier
Rest: NE 7 days · ARI 14 days
Coaches: Pete Carroll vs Vince Tobin