1999 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 31, 1999 · Arrowhead Stadium
FinalSan Diego Chargers 0 at Kansas City Chiefs 34. Final.
Who moved the needle
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1999 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 31, 1999 · Arrowhead Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Kansas City Chiefs 34–0 — never really in doubt late.
-2.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Harbaugh | 18/34 | 174 | 0 | 1 | 4 | −9.1 |
| Erik Kramer | 2/3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −9.4 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Bynum | 12 | 55 | 4.6 | 0 | −1.4 |
| Jim Harbaugh | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | −2.8 |
| Terrell Fletcher |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freddie Jones | 4 | 5 | 57 | 0 | 16% | +5.2 |
| Kenny Bynum | 3 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 10% | +0.9 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Parrella | 7 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Dumas | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Albert Fontenot | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norman Hand |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvis Grbac | 11/15 | 194 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +13.4 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donnell Bennett |
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
Chiefs closed -6 and covered, winning by 34.
Total closed 35; the game landed 34 — under by 1.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| 3 |
| 7 |
| 2.3 |
| 0 |
| −1.7 |
| Tremayne Stephens | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | −1.8 |
| Jeff Graham | 3 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 19% | −2.4 |
| Fred McCrary | 4 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 19% | +0.5 |
| Terrell Fletcher | 2 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 10% | +0.5 |
| Chris Penn | 1 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 10% | +0.2 |
| Mikhael Ricks | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3% | +2.6 |
| Charlie Jones | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 13% | −3.6 |
| 5 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Terrance Shaw | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lewis Bush | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred McCrary | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Ruff | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Jackson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Mims | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 |
| 38 |
| 2.7 |
| 1 |
| −2.2 |
| Bam Morris | 11 | 25 | 2.3 | 0 | −3.6 |
| Mike Cloud | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 0 | −1.2 |
| Tony Richardson | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 0 | −3.1 |
| Elvis Grbac | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | +0.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Alexander | 2 | 2 | 113 | 1 | 13% | +10.3 |
| Kevin Lockett | 2 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 20% | +3.4 |
| Joe Horn | 3 | 4 | 26 | 1 | 27% | +3.9 |
| Mike Cloud | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7% | +0.3 |
| Mitch Jacoby | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7% | +0.2 |
| Tony Gonzalez | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13% | −2.2 |
| Tony Richardson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7% | −0.4 |
| Bam Morris | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 7% | −0.7 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Hasty | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Marvcus Patton | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Thomas | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jerome Woods | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Donnie Edwards | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cris Dishman | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tony Richardson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Tongue | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bracy Walker | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Warfield | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |