1999 Week 12 · Sun, Nov 28, 1999 · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
FinalSan Diego Chargers 27 at Minnesota Vikings 35. Final.
Who moved the needle
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1999 Week 12 · Sun, Nov 28, 1999 · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
FinalWho moved the needle
Minnesota Vikings 35–27.
3.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Harbaugh | 25/39 | 404 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +9.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Bynum | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 0 | −1.7 |
| Jim Harbaugh | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | −2.6 |
| Jermaine Fazande | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | +0.8 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Graham | 6 | 8 | 141 | 0 | 21% | +6.2 |
| Kenny Bynum | 2 | 2 | 90 | 1 | 5% | +7.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Seau | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Dumas | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jason Perry | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Spencer |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff George | 28/43 | 363 | 4 | 2 | 1 | +6.1 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Smith |
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Closing number vs result
Vikings closed -13.5, won by 8 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 43.5; the game landed 62 — over by 18.5.
Conditions and crew
| Tremayne Stephens | 6 | 1 | 0.2 | 2 | −0.5 |
| Mikhael Ricks | 5 | 7 | 64 | 0 | 18% | +1.9 |
| Chris Penn | 1 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 3% | +3.7 |
| Reggie Davis | 2 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 10% | +1.0 |
| Fred McCrary | 4 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 10% | +1.6 |
| Terrell Fletcher | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 13% | −3.2 |
| Freddie Jones | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 13% | −4.9 |
| Junior Seau | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | +0.7 |
| Tremayne Stephens | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −3.2 |
| 3 |
| 2 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 2 |
| Eric Hill | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryll Lewis | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jamal Williams | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Davis | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lewis Bush | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Rusk | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 |
| 104 |
| 5.2 |
| 0 |
| +0.0 |
| Leroy Hoard | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 1 | +3.9 |
| Jeff George | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | +0.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cris Carter | 11 | 17 | 136 | 2 | 40% | +6.5 |
| Randy Moss | 7 | 11 | 127 | 1 | 26% | +4.6 |
| Jake Reed | 4 | 5 | 46 | 1 | 12% | +4.1 |
| Leroy Hoard | 3 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 10% | −0.4 |
| Andrew Glover | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 5% | −7.3 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2% | +1.1 |
| Robert Smith | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2% | −0.0 |
| Carlester Crumpler | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | −0.5 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed McDaniel | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Thomas | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kailee Wong | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwayne Rudd | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Wright | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert Griffith | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Rogers | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Banks | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Hitchcock | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Williams | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |