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1999 Week 12 · Thu, Nov 25, 1999 · Pontiac Silverdome
FinalWho moved the needle
Detroit Lions 21–17.
-2.7 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · DET
7/12 for 91 yds, 1 TD
29% of team targets · 2.1 expected points added
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Miller | 25/37 | 204 | 2 | 1 | 2 | −6.3 |
| Cade McNown | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.2 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glyn Milburn | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | +1.9 |
| Curtis Enis | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 0 | −2.7 |
| Cade McNown |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Robinson | 4 | 8 | 61 | 0 | 21% | +1.7 |
| Bobby Engram | 4 | 6 | 41 | 0 | 15% | −3.8 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Cousin | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warrick Holdman | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricardo McDonald | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Barry Minter |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gus Frerotte | 29/42 | 309 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +10.3 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Hill |
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.
/football/games/1999_12_CHI_DET
The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Lions closed -6, won by 4 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 44; the game landed 38 — under by 6.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| 1 |
| 9 |
| 9.0 |
| 0 |
| −0.4 |
| Edgar Bennett | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | −0.4 |
| James Allen | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | −1.1 |
| Jim Miller | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −2.0 |
| Marty Booker | 3 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 10% | +2.0 |
| Curtis Conway | 5 | 9 | 31 | 0 | 23% | −1.6 |
| Glyn Milburn | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5% | +0.1 |
| Edgar Bennett | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5% | −0.1 |
| Ryan Wetnight | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 8% | −1.6 |
| Curtis Enis | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 10% | −2.2 |
| Alonzo Mayes | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3% | +1.5 |
| 5 |
| 1 |
| 1.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Tony Parrish | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sean Harris | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Van Tuinei | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Hudson | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Robinson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frankie Smith | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 |
| 68 |
| 3.6 |
| 1 |
| −5.7 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | −0.5 |
| Gus Frerotte | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | −0.7 |
| Sedrick Irvin | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | −0.6 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germane Crowell | 7 | 12 | 91 | 1 | 29% | +2.1 |
| Johnnie Morton | 5 | 8 | 59 | 1 | 19% | +6.3 |
| David Sloan | 3 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 10% | +1.2 |
| Greg Hill | 3 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 7% | +0.4 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 3 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 12% | +1.8 |
| Herman Moore | 2 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 7% | +1.5 |
| Sedrick Irvin | 3 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 7% | −0.6 |
| Walter Rasby | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 5% | +0.4 |
| Brian Stablein | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5% | +0.4 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Boyd | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert Bailey | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| J.B. Brown | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lamar Campbell | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert Porcher | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Rice | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terry Fair | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corwin Brown | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Jones | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tracy Scroggins | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
