1999 Week 9 · Mon, Nov 8, 1999 · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
FinalDallas Cowboys 17 at Minnesota Vikings 27. Final.
Who moved the needle
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1999 Week 9 · Mon, Nov 8, 1999 · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
FinalWho moved the needle
Minnesota Vikings 27–17.
-0.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Aikman | 14/24 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.4 |
| Jason Garrett | 3/11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | −11.0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmitt Smith | 13 | 140 | 10.8 | 2 | +8.4 |
| Chris Warren | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 0 | +0.2 |
| Jason Garrett |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raghib Ismail | 7 | 12 | 63 | 0 | 34% | −0.8 |
| Ernie Mills | 3 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 14% | +1.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deion Sanders | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| George Teague | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randall Godfrey | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Noble |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff George | 17/30 | 218 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +3.8 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leroy Hoard |
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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
Vikings closed -6.5 and covered, winning by 10.
Total closed 47.5; the game landed 44 — under by 3.5.
Conditions and crew
| 2 |
| 11 |
| 5.5 |
| 0 |
| −0.6 |
| Raghib Ismail | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | −0.5 |
| Troy Aikman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −5.0 |
| Chris Warren | 5 | 6 | 29 | 0 | 17% | −0.4 |
| Emmitt Smith | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6% | +0.2 |
| Jason Tucker | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9% | −4.2 |
| David LaFleur | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.6 |
| Jeff Ogden | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11% | −2.5 |
| Robert Thomas | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | −1.1 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 1.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Kevin Smith | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kavika Pittman | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Izell Reese | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Charlie Williams | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darren Woodson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lemanski Hall | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 |
| 87 |
| 4.1 |
| 0 |
| −0.7 |
| Moe Williams | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 0 | −1.4 |
| Jeff George | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | −1.8 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cris Carter | 9 | 10 | 116 | 1 | 34% | +6.0 |
| Randy Moss | 6 | 10 | 91 | 2 | 34% | +8.8 |
| Andrew Jordan | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 7% | +0.3 |
| Andrew Glover | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7% | −1.4 |
| Leroy Hoard | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −1.1 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | +0.0 |
| Jake Reed | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7% | −1.7 |
| Matt Hatchette | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −1.5 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Thomas | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed McDaniel | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kailee Wong | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Hitchcock | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 |
| Chris Rogers | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Wright | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Ball | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Doleman | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Griffith | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwayne Rudd | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |