1999 Week 12 · Sun, Nov 28, 1999 · Jack Kent Cooke Stadium
FinalPhiladelphia Eagles 17 at Washington Commanders 20. Final.
Who moved the needle
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Game Center
Game Center
1999 Week 12 · Sun, Nov 28, 1999 · Jack Kent Cooke Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Washington Commanders 20–17 — decided on the final possessions.
1.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan McNabb | 16/28 | 172 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +5.8 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan McNabb | 8 | 71 | 8.9 | 0 | +4.6 |
| Duce Staley | 19 | 44 | 2.3 | 0 | −4.7 |
| Eric Bieniemy | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | +5.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duce Staley | 4 | 7 | 39 | 0 | 26% | +4.6 |
| Luther Broughton | 3 | 4 | 38 | 2 | 15% | +7.3 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Gardner | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Caldwell | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Thomas | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Taylor |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Johnson | 25/36 | 218 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +3.0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Davis |
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
Commanders closed -10, won by 3 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 42.5; the game landed 37 — under by 5.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Torrance Small | 2 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 15% | +1.5 |
| Eric Bieniemy | 1 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 4% | +2.7 |
| Na Brown | 2 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 11% | −0.9 |
| Cecil Martin | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 11% | −0.9 |
| Dameane Douglas | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 7% | −1.4 |
| Dietrich Jells | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.4 |
| Chad Lewis | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7% | −2.1 |
| 4 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 1 |
| 1 |
| Jeremiah Trotter | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Vincent | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Harris | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Hauck | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Jefferson | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ike Reese | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 |
| 61 |
| 2.5 |
| 1 |
| +1.0 |
| Brian Mitchell | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | +0.7 |
| Larry Centers | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Brad Johnson | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | −3.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Centers | 9 | 10 | 71 | 0 | 28% | +3.4 |
| Albert Connell | 6 | 9 | 69 | 0 | 25% | −0.2 |
| Michael Westbrook | 4 | 10 | 51 | 0 | 28% | −4.2 |
| Irving Fryar | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 8% | +1.0 |
| Brian Mitchell | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3% | +1.0 |
| Mike Sellers | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3% | +2.9 |
| Stephen Alexander | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3% | −0.0 |
| Stephen Davis | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 3% | −0.9 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Shade | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek M. Smith | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Barber | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marco Coleman | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Green | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenard Lang | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dana Stubblefield | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Wilkinson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Champ Bailey | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Centers | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |