1999 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 31, 1999 · Pontiac Silverdome

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Detroit LionsWinner

TB -2.5 upsetU 35 ✓DomeBuccaneers closed -2.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Detroit Lions 20–3 — 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 · TB

Eric ZeierQB

29/44, 256 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT

-9.3 expected points added

Passing · DET

Charlie BatchQB

10/19, 128 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT

-7.7 expected points added

Rushing · DET

Greg HillRB

16 att, 123 yds, 0 TD

2.0 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · TB

Warrick DunnRB

9 att, 33 yds, 0 TD

-1.9 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · TB

Jacquez GreenWR

7/12 for 96 yds, 0 TD

27% of team targets · 4.0 expected points added

Receiving · TB

Warrick DunnRB

11/13 for 77 yds, 0 TD

30% of team targets · 3.6 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Eric Zeier	29/44	256	0	0	5	-9.3

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Warrick Dunn	9	33	3.7	-1.9
Mike Alstott	10	32	3.2	-4.3
Eric Zeier	3	7	2.3	0.4

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
Jacquez Green	7	12	96	27%	4.0
Warrick Dunn	11	13	77	30%	3.6
Yo Murphy	4	5	28	11%	-0.8
Mike Alstott	1	1	16	2%	1.1
Reidel Anthony	2	4	14	9%	-0.5
Darnell McDonald	1	4	11	9%	-2.0
Rabih Abdullah	1	2	8	5%	-1.8
Patrick Hape	2	2	6	5%	0.9
Dave Moore	0	1	0	2%	-0.9

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
John Lynch	6	1	0.0	0
Donnie Abraham	5	1	0.0	1
Ronde Barber	4	0	0.0	1
Damien Robinson	2	1	0.5	1
Brad Culpepper	2	0	0.0	0
Derrick Brooks	2	0	0.0	0
Hardy Nickerson	2	0	0.0	0
Shelton Quarles	2	0	0.0	0
Alshermond Singleton	1	1	0.5	0
Dexter Jackson	1	0	0.0	0

Detroit Lions

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Charlie Batch	10/19	128	0	0	3	-7.7

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Greg Hill	16	123	7.7	0	2.0
Charlie Batch	5	15	3.0	0	0.9
Sedrick Irvin	2	5	2.5	1	1.0
Cory Schlesinger	1	4	4.0	0	-0.2

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
Johnnie Morton	3	4	54	21%	1.9
David Sloan	2	3	36	16%	1.5
Sedrick Irvin	2	3	19	16%	-1.0
Cory Schlesinger	1	1	9	5%	-0.1
Germane Crowell	1	3	8	16%	-1.4
Brian Stablein	1	4	2	21%	-4.2
Greg Hill	0	1	0	5%	-0.8

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Stephen Boyd	7	2	0.0	0
Robert Bailey	7	0	0.0	0
Terry Fair	5	1	0.0	2
Chris Claiborne	4	1	1.0	0
Luther Elliss	3	1	1.0	1
Ron Rice	4	0	0.0	0
Tracy Scroggins	3	1	2.0	1
Corwin Brown	3	0	0.0	0
Mark Carrier	2	0	0.0	0
Kelvin Pritchett	2	0	0.0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: TB -2.5
Closing total: 35
TB moneyline: —
DET moneyline: —

Buccaneers closed -2.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 35; the game landed 23 — under by 12.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Pontiac Silverdome
Roof / surface: dome · astroturf
Kickoff weather: Indoors — weather neutralized
Referee: Larry Nemmers
Rest: TB 7 days · DET 7 days
Coaches: Tony Dungy vs Bobby Ross

Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.