1999 Week 13 · Sun, Dec 5, 1999 · Mile High Stadium
FinalKansas City Chiefs 16 at Denver Broncos 10. Final.
Who moved the needle
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1999 Week 13 · Sun, Dec 5, 1999 · Mile High Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Kansas City Chiefs 16–10.
-2.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvis Grbac | 20/34 | 183 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +2.2 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Richardson | 12 | 80 | 6.7 | 0 | +3.6 |
| Donnell Bennett | 13 | 66 | 5.1 | 0 | −2.9 |
| Bam Morris | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 0 | −3.7 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Horn | 2 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 14% | +2.0 |
| Tony Gonzalez | 5 | 7 | 35 | 1 | 24% | +0.8 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Hasty | 8 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donnie Edwards | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marvcus Patton | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Derrick Thomas |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Griese | 20/36 | 227 | 0 | 1 | 2 | −14.1 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olandis Gary |
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
Broncos closed -3.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 38.5; the game landed 26 — under by 12.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Mike Cloud | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | −1.1 |
| Joe Horn | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | +0.3 |
| Elvis Grbac | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | −2.5 |
| Andre Rison | 3 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 14% | +1.1 |
| Derrick Alexander | 3 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 17% | +1.4 |
| Kevin Lockett | 3 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 17% | +1.8 |
| Tony Richardson | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 7% | +0.6 |
| Bam Morris | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 7% | +0.4 |
| 3 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Reggie Tongue | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Warfield | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerome Woods | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron George | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Hicks | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Maslowski | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 |
| 61 |
| 4.4 |
| 1 |
| +3.6 |
| Howard Griffith | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | +1.0 |
| Derek Loville | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | −0.2 |
| Brian Griese | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Smith | 8 | 15 | 106 | 0 | 44% | −8.1 |
| Ed McCaffrey | 3 | 7 | 66 | 0 | 21% | −0.9 |
| Howard Griffith | 4 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 12% | +0.4 |
| Olandis Gary | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 6% | +0.4 |
| Derek Loville | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 9% | −0.7 |
| Dwayne Carswell | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | +0.1 |
| Billy Miller | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −1.3 |
| Byron Chamberlain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.4 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Romanowski | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Wilson | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Cadrez | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Carter | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| George Coghill | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tory James | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrius Johnson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Trevor Pryce | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ray Crockett | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harald Hasselbach | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |