1999 Week 13 · Sun, Dec 5, 1999 · Georgia Dome
Final
New Orleans Saints 12 at Atlanta Falcons 35. Final.
Atlanta Falcons 35–12 — never really in doubt late.
Who moved the needle
Top performers
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
Box score
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Wuerffel | 15/30 | 127 | 0 | 2 | 5 | −16.7 |
| Billy Joe Hobert | 2/7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −7.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmont Perry | 16 | 93 | 5.8 | 0 | +2.3 |
| Danny Wuerffel | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 1 | +3.2 |
| Dino Philyaw |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Hastings | 5 | 8 | 46 | 0 | 22% | +0.7 |
| Eddie Kennison | 4 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 24% | −10.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Martin | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Mitchell | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Knight | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Fields |
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Chandler | 15/25 | 233 | 2 | 3 | 0 | +1.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Oxendine |
Take it with you
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.
/football/games/1999_13_NO_ATL
The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Falcons -4
- Closing total
- 39.5
- Saints moneyline
- —
- Falcons moneyline
- —
Falcons closed -4 and covered, winning by 23.
Total closed 39.5; the game landed 47 — over by 7.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Georgia Dome
- Roof / surface
- dome · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- Played indoors — no weather to report.
- Referee
- Ron Winter
- Rest
- Saints 7 days · Falcons 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Ditka vs Dan Reeves
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.