1999 Week 9 · Sun, Nov 7, 1999 · Pontiac Silverdome
St. Louis Rams
27
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Detroit LionsWinner
31
STL -4 upsetO 45 ✓Dome
Detroit Lions 31–27.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Receiving · DET
8/13 for 163 yds, 1 TD
37% of team targets · 9.2 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
St. Louis Rams
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Warner | 25/42 | 305 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5.3 |
| Marshall Faulk | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Warner | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Robert Holcombe | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Marshall Faulk | 11 | 15 | 1.4 | 0 | -4.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Az-Zahir Hakim | 2 | 6 | 94 | 1 | 14% | 7.8 |
| Marshall Faulk | 10 | 11 | 78 | 0 | 26% | 0.6 |
| Ricky Proehl | 4 | 7 | 36 | 0 | 16% | 1.1 |
| Isaac Bruce | 2 | 7 | 34 | 0 | 16% | 0.4 |
| Torry Holt | 3 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 12% | -2.2 |
| Roland Williams | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 5% | 0.2 |
| Amp Lee | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2% | 0.6 |
| Jeff Robinson | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7% | -0.5 |
| Ryan Tucker | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2% | 2.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Jenkins | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Lyght | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grant Wistrom | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D'Marco Farr | 4 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| London Fletcher | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Lyle | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Carter | 4 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Todd F. Collins | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Agnew | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Carpenter | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gus Frerotte | 12/16 | 209 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11.2 |
| Charlie Batch | 10/20 | 148 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sedrick Irvin | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Gus Frerotte | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 0 | -3.7 |
| Greg Hill | 11 | 3 | 0.3 | 0 | -8.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germane Crowell | 8 | 13 | 163 | 1 | 37% | 9.2 |
| Sedrick Irvin | 4 | 4 | 65 | 0 | 11% | 5.1 |
| Johnnie Morton | 4 | 9 | 59 | 1 | 26% | 1.7 |
| Brian Stablein | 2 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 11% | 1.4 |
| Pete Chryplewicz | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 6% | 0.2 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3% | 3.3 |
| David Sloan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3% | -0.6 |
| Greg Hill | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Rice | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Stephen Boyd | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Jones | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Fair | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 |
| Robert Porcher | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| J.B. Brown | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allen Aldridge | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lamar Campbell | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Carrier | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Claiborne | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- STL -4
- Closing total
- 45
- STL moneyline
- —
- DET moneyline
- —
Rams closed -4 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 45; the game landed 58 — over by 13.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Pontiac Silverdome
- Roof / surface
- dome · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Johnny Grier
- Rest
- STL 7 days · DET 7 days
- Coaches
- Dick Vermeil vs Bobby Ross