1999 Week 13 · Sun, Dec 5, 1999 · Foxboro Stadium
FinalDallas Cowboys 6 at New England Patriots 13. Final.
Who moved the needle
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Game Center
Game Center
1999 Week 13 · Sun, Dec 5, 1999 · Foxboro Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
New England Patriots 13–6.
-1.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Aikman | 20/30 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 3 | −5.2 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmitt Smith | 19 | 75 | 3.9 | 0 | −1.7 |
| Troy Aikman | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | −0.8 |
| Chris Warren | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | −1.1 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raghib Ismail | 8 | 13 | 58 | 0 | 43% | −1.4 |
| Wane McGarity | 3 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 13% | +1.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randall Godfrey | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Teague | 4 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter Coakley | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Darren Woodson |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Bledsoe | 14/25 | 176 | 0 | 2 | 1 | −4.6 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Allen |
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Closing number vs result
Patriots closed -2 and covered, winning by 7.
Total closed 38; the game landed 19 — under by 19.0.
Conditions and crew
| Raghib Ismail | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | 0 | −1.3 |
| Jason Tucker | 1 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 7% | +0.7 |
| David LaFleur | 2 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 13% | −2.1 |
| Jeff Ogden | 2 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 7% | +3.4 |
| Emmitt Smith | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 10% | −0.9 |
| Chris Warren | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 7% | −1.9 |
| 2 |
| 2 |
| 0.0 |
| 1 |
| 1 |
| Brandon Noble | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kavika Pittman | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deion Sanders | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Ellis | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Williams | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Toby Gowin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 |
| 53 |
| 2.9 |
| 1 |
| −1.7 |
| Kevin Faulk | 9 | 36 | 4.0 | 0 | +0.6 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 7 | 10 | 1.4 | 0 | −1.4 |
| Lamont Warren | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | +0.4 |
| Chris Floyd | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Jefferson | 2 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 12% | +4.6 |
| Kevin Faulk | 3 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 16% | +1.8 |
| Troy Brown | 4 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 16% | +2.0 |
| Terry Glenn | 3 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 12% | +1.7 |
| Lamont Warren | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 8% | +0.0 |
| Vincent Brisby | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 12% | −1.3 |
| Rod Rutledge | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8% | −3.5 |
| Tony Simmons | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −1.7 |
| Tony Carter | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12% | −6.9 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Law | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tedy Bruschi | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ferric Collons | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Israel | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Johnson | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie McGinest | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Slade | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Whigham | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Carter | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Eaton | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |