1999 Week 12 · Sun, Nov 28, 1999 · Giants Stadium
FinalArizona Cardinals 34 at New York Giants 24. Final.
Who moved the needle
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1999 Week 12 · Sun, Nov 28, 1999 · Giants Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Arizona Cardinals 34–24.
-0.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Brown | 11/17 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 3 | −4.0 |
| Jake Plummer | 12/18 | 125 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +5.9 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Bates | 16 | 37 | 2.3 | 1 | −1.7 |
| Adrian Murrell | 15 | 28 | 1.9 | 0 | −3.6 |
| Dave Brown |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Moore | 7 | 9 | 102 | 1 | 26% | +9.9 |
| Frank Sanders | 6 | 8 | 73 | 0 | 23% | +6.4 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Knight | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Sapp | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kwamie Lassiter | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Burke |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry Collins | 22/45 | 298 | 1 | 3 | 2 | −16.8 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiki Barber |
Every number on them comes from the same read as this page, and each one says in words where it came from.
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
Giants closed -4.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 34.5; the game landed 58 — over by 23.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| 1 |
| 4 |
| 4.0 |
| 0 |
| +0.2 |
| Jake Plummer | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −1.8 |
| Adrian Murrell | 5 | 10 | 50 | 0 | 29% | −4.0 |
| Johnny McWilliams | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 11% | +0.9 |
| David Boston | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3% | +0.6 |
| Mac Cody | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | −0.9 |
| Terry Hardy | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3% | −0.5 |
| Joel Makovicka | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3% | −0.6 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Ronald McKinnon | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simeon Rice | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Rutledge | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Fredrickson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis McKinley | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Ottis | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 |
| 37 |
| 3.7 |
| 0 |
| −0.3 |
| Sean Bennett | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 1 | +1.2 |
| Kerry Collins | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | +1.3 |
| Charles Way | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −0.4 |
| LeShon Johnson | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | −2.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amani Toomer | 6 | 9 | 87 | 0 | 21% | +3.8 |
| Ike Hilliard | 4 | 12 | 72 | 0 | 28% | −1.7 |
| Tiki Barber | 3 | 7 | 64 | 1 | 16% | −5.7 |
| Pete Mitchell | 5 | 7 | 47 | 0 | 16% | +2.8 |
| David Patten | 2 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 12% | −2.2 |
| Sean Bennett | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2% | +0.4 |
| Greg Comella | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2% | −1.4 |
| Charles Way | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | −0.9 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessie Armstead | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillippi Sparks | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cedric Jones | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Garnes | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Sehorn | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Strahan | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Widmer | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Percy Ellsworth | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Bennett | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmanuel McDaniel | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |