1999 Week 12 · Thu, Nov 25, 1999 · Texas Stadium
FinalMiami Dolphins 0 at Dallas Cowboys 20. Final.
Who moved the needle
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1999 Week 12 · Thu, Nov 25, 1999 · Texas Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Dallas Cowboys 20–0 — never really in doubt late.
-3.2 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · MIA
5/9 for 59 yds, 0 TD
23% of team targets · -3.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Marino | 15/36 | 178 | 0 | 5 | 1 | −19.9 |
| Damon Huard | 4/5 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +0.0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.J. Johnson | 19 | 63 | 3.3 | 0 | −3.2 |
| Damon Huard | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanley Pritchett | 5 | 9 | 59 | 0 | 23% | −3.1 |
| Yatil Green | 3 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 10% | +2.8 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Thomas | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Jones | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Owens | 7 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brock Marion |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Aikman | 16/29 | 232 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +4.6 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmitt Smith |
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
Cowboys closed -1.5 and covered, winning by 20.
Total closed 38; the game landed 20 — under by 18.0.
Conditions and crew
| Tony Martin | 3 | 8 | 47 | 0 | 20% | −0.9 |
| Oronde Gadsden | 3 | 5 | 39 | 0 | 13% | +0.1 |
| Troy Drayton | 2 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 8% | +0.9 |
| Rob Konrad | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 20% | −9.7 |
| J.J. Johnson | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5% | −2.0 |
| Nate Jacquet | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −4.9 |
| 4 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Derrick Rodgers | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrell Buckley | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Taylor | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Wilson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oronde Gadsden | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Surtain | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 |
| 103 |
| 3.3 |
| 0 |
| −6.0 |
| Troy Aikman | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | −3.0 |
| Ernie Mills | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | −0.8 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raghib Ismail | 5 | 6 | 125 | 1 | 22% | +6.3 |
| Jason Tucker | 2 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 15% | +0.9 |
| Mike Lucky | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 7% | +1.2 |
| David LaFleur | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 7% | +0.2 |
| Robert Thomas | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 7% | −0.3 |
| Ernie Mills | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 19% | −4.2 |
| Eric Bjornson | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4% | +2.0 |
| Chris Warren | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4% | +1.5 |
| Wane McGarity | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15% | −0.9 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dexter Coakley | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Randall Godfrey | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Teague | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Charlie Williams | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chad Hennings | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Noble | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deion Sanders | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Duane Hawthorne | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Singor Mobley | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dat Nguyen | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |