1999 Week 9 · Sun, Nov 7, 1999 · Jack Kent Cooke Stadium
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Washington Commanders
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WAS -4 upsetO 47 ✓
Buffalo Bills 34–17 — 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
Full stat lines
Box score
Buffalo Bills
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Flutie | 16/22 | 211 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17.9 |
Rushing
| 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 |
Receiving
| 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 |
| 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 |
Defense (top contributors)
| 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 | 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 |
Washington Commanders
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Johnson | 19/37 | 232 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Davis | 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 |
Receiving
| 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 |
Defense (top contributors)
| 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 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- WAS -4
- Closing total
- 47
- BUF moneyline
- —
- WAS moneyline
- —
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
Game environment
- Venue
- Jack Kent Cooke Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 54°F, wind 14 mph
- Referee
- Ron Winter
- Rest
- BUF 7 days · WAS 7 days
- Coaches
- Wade Phillips vs Norv Turner