1999 Week 13 · Mon, Dec 6, 1999 · Raymond James Stadium
FinalMinnesota Vikings 17 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24. Final.
Who moved the needle
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Game Center
1999 Week 13 · Mon, Dec 6, 1999 · Raymond James Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24–17.
-2.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff George | 26/45 | 271 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −1.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Smith | 20 | 77 | 3.9 | 0 | −2.0 |
| Leroy Hoard | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 1 | −2.8 |
| Jeff George | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | +0.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Smith | 5 | 5 | 68 | 0 | 12% | +4.0 |
| Jake Reed | 6 | 8 | 63 | 0 | 19% | +6.8 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Griffith | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dwayne Rudd | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Doleman | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kailee Wong |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun King | 11/19 | 93 | 2 | 1 | 2 | −3.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Alstott |
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
Vikings closed -2.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 39; the game landed 41 — over by 2.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Leroy Hoard | 6 | 7 | 61 | 0 | 16% | +4.0 |
| Cris Carter | 6 | 14 | 42 | 1 | 33% | −7.4 |
| Randy Moss | 2 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 12% | −1.5 |
| Andrew Glover | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2% | +0.1 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | −0.5 |
| Matt Hatchette | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −1.7 |
| 2 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Antonio Banks | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Hitchcock | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Henry Mills | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Wright | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Williams | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 |
| 95 |
| 4.1 |
| 0 |
| −2.9 |
| Shaun King | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | +0.3 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacquez Green | 5 | 9 | 70 | 1 | 47% | +2.4 |
| Bert Emanuel | 2 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 26% | −2.2 |
| Karl Williams | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5% | +1.5 |
| Rabih Abdullah | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5% | −0.3 |
| Mike Alstott | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5% | −0.4 |
| Dave Moore | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5% | +1.7 |
| Reidel Anthony | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −1.3 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardy Nickerson | 5 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Kelly | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Damien Robinson | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Brooks | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Lynch | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Culpepper | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronde Barber | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jeff Gooch | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chidi Ahanotu | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Donnie Abraham | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 5 |