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1999 Week 13 · Mon, Dec 6, 1999 · Raymond James Stadium

Minnesota Vikings

17

Tampa Bay BuccaneersWinner

24

MIN -2.5 upsetO 39 ✓

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24–17.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · MIN

Jeff GeorgeQB

26/45, 271 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT

-1.5 expected points added

Passing · TB

Shaun KingQB

11/19, 93 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

-3.5 expected points added

Rushing · TB

Mike AlstottFB

23 att, 95 yds, 0 TD

-2.9 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · MIN

Robert SmithRB

20 att, 77 yds, 0 TD

-2.0 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · TB

Jacquez GreenWR

5/9 for 70 yds, 1 TD

47% of team targets · 2.4 expected points added

Receiving · MIN

Robert SmithRB

5/5 for 68 yds, 0 TD

12% of team targets · 4.0 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Minnesota Vikings

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Jeff George26/45271124-1.5

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Robert Smith20773.90-2.0
Leroy Hoard393.01-2.8
Jeff George177.000.2

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Robert Smith5568012%4.0
Jake Reed6863019%6.8
Leroy Hoard6761016%4.0
Cris Carter61442133%-7.4
Randy Moss2532012%-1.5
Andrew Glover11502%0.1
Jimmy Kleinsasser01002%-0.5
Matt Hatchette02005%-1.7

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Robert Griffith440.012
Dwayne Rudd230.000
Chris Doleman322.000
Kailee Wong210.000
Antonio Banks300.000
Jimmy Hitchcock200.000
John Henry Mills200.000
Kenny Wright200.000
Chris Walsh100.000
Tony Williams010.001

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Shaun King11/1993212-3.5

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Mike Alstott23954.10-2.9
Shaun King482.000.3

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Jacquez Green5970147%2.4
Bert Emanuel2512026%-2.2
Karl Williams11505%1.5
Rabih Abdullah11305%-0.3
Mike Alstott11205%-0.4
Dave Moore11115%1.7
Reidel Anthony01005%-1.3

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Hardy Nickerson560.000
Brian Kelly700.001
Damien Robinson420.000
Derrick Brooks240.001
John Lynch230.000
Brad Culpepper402.000
Ronde Barber401.002
Jeff Gooch120.000
Chidi Ahanotu210.001
Donnie Abraham301.025

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread
MIN -2.5
Closing total
39
MIN moneyline
TB moneyline

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

Game environment

Venue
Raymond James Stadium
Roof / surface
outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather
62°F, wind 7 mph
Referee
Jeff Triplette
Rest
MIN 8 days · TB 8 days
Coaches
Dennis Green vs Tony Dungy

Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.