1999 Week 9 · Sun, Nov 7, 1999 · Jack Kent Cooke Stadium
FinalBuffalo Bills 34 at Washington Commanders 17. Final.
Who moved the needle
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1999 Week 9 · Sun, Nov 7, 1999 · Jack Kent Cooke Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Buffalo Bills 34–17 — never really in doubt late.
1.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Flutie | 16/22 | 211 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +17.9 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Linton | 24 | 96 | 4.0 | 0 | −3.7 |
| Antowain Smith | 20 | 68 | 3.4 | 2 | +1.7 |
| Doug Flutie | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 0 | +5.9 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Riemersma | 4 | 6 | 86 | 0 | 27% | +6.9 |
| Eric Moulds | 5 | 7 | 61 | 1 | 32% | +6.3 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Jones | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Antoine Winfield | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marlo Perry | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daryl Porter |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Johnson | 19/37 | 232 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −3.7 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Davis |
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Closing number vs result
Commanders closed -4 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 47; the game landed 51 — over by 4.0.
Conditions and crew
| Andre Reed | 4 | 5 | 51 | 0 | 23% | +5.1 |
| Jonathan Linton | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14% | −1.6 |
| Bobby Collins | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5% | +2.1 |
| 3 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Sam Rogers | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Irvin | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pat Williams | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Hansen | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Cummings | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donovan Greer | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 |
| 33 |
| 3.7 |
| 1 |
| +0.2 |
| Michael Westbrook | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | −0.7 |
| Brian Mitchell | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | +2.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Connell | 4 | 12 | 84 | 1 | 33% | +3.1 |
| Michael Westbrook | 4 | 7 | 72 | 0 | 19% | +4.3 |
| Brian Mitchell | 4 | 5 | 39 | 0 | 14% | −0.1 |
| Stephen Davis | 2 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 8% | +1.6 |
| Stephen Alexander | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 11% | −1.2 |
| Larry Centers | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14% | −4.0 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek M. Smith | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Stevens | 8 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Barber | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Shade | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marco Coleman | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Green | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Jones | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenard Lang | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dana Stubblefield | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Champ Bailey | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |