1999 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 31, 1999 · Veterans Stadium
FinalNew York Giants 23 at Philadelphia Eagles 17. Final.
Who moved the needle
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1999 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 31, 1999 · Veterans Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
New York Giants 23–17.
2.7 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · PHI
8/10 for 84 yds, 0 TD
34% of team targets · 3.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Graham | 26/41 | 240 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −2.9 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Graham | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 0 | +2.7 |
| LeShon Johnson | 14 | 31 | 2.2 | 1 | −1.0 |
| Charles Way | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiki Barber | 4 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 13% | −0.1 |
| Pete Mitchell | 6 | 9 | 41 | 1 | 23% | +2.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Garnes | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Sanders | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jessie Armstead | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Phillippi Sparks |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Pederson | 18/28 | 256 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −4.2 |
| Donovan McNabb | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.8 |
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.

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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
Giants closed -2.5 and covered, winning by 6.
Total closed 33.5; the game landed 40 — over by 6.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Tiki Barber | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | −0.0 |
| LeShon Johnson | 4 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 13% | +0.2 |
| Ike Hilliard | 3 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 13% | +1.2 |
| Howard Cross | 3 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 8% | +2.7 |
| Amani Toomer | 1 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 13% | +1.0 |
| Charles Way | 3 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 10% | +0.3 |
| Joe Jurevicius | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 8% | +0.1 |
| Kent Graham | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3% | −1.2 |
| 6 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| Jason Sehorn | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Hamilton | 2 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Phillips | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Strahan | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Christian Peter | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernard Holsey | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duce Staley | 26 | 97 | 3.7 | 1 | −5.8 |
| Kevin Turner | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | +0.6 |
| Doug Pederson | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | −1.4 |
| James Bostic | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torrance Small | 4 | 8 | 119 | 1 | 28% | +1.7 |
| Charles Johnson | 8 | 10 | 84 | 0 | 34% | +3.9 |
| Duce Staley | 3 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 10% | +1.5 |
| Dietrich Jells | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7% | −0.9 |
| Luther Broughton | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7% | +0.5 |
| Kevin Turner | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | +0.6 |
| Ed Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.6 |
| Jed Weaver | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7% | −2.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Thomas | 8 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Darling | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Trotter | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Dawkins | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Hauck | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Jefferson | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Martin | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Caldwell | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Allen Rossum | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Taylor | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |