1999 Week 13 · Sun, Dec 5, 1999 · Georgia Dome
FinalNew Orleans Saints 12 at Atlanta Falcons 35. Final.
Who moved the needle
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1999 Week 13 · Sun, Dec 5, 1999 · Georgia Dome
FinalWho moved the needle
Atlanta Falcons 35–12 — never really in doubt late.
Rushing · ATL
19 att, 85 yds, 0 TD
0.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Wuerffel | 15/30 | 127 | 0 | 2 | 5 | −16.7 |
| Billy Joe Hobert | 2/7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −7.3 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmont Perry | 16 | 93 | 5.8 | 0 | +2.3 |
| Danny Wuerffel | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 1 | +3.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Hastings | 5 | 8 | 46 | 0 | 22% | +0.7 |
| Eddie Kennison | 4 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 24% |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Martin | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Mitchell | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Knight |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Chandler | 15/25 | 233 | 2 | 3 | 0 | +1.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|
Closing number vs result
Falcons closed -4 and covered, winning by 23.
Total closed 39.5; the game landed 47 — over by 7.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Dino Philyaw | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | −0.1 |
| Troy Davis | 7 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | −2.4 |
| Lamar Smith | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 3% | −0.1 |
| Troy Davis | 4 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 16% | −1.6 |
| Lawrence Dawsey | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 5% | +3.6 |
| Keith Poole | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 8% | −1.0 |
| Wilmont Perry | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 11% | −2.5 |
| Cameron Cleeland | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11% | −2.7 |
| 2 |
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| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Mark Fields | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rob Kelly | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Wilson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ashley Ambrose | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Willie Clay | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tyronne Drakeford | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Bordano | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Oxendine | 19 | 85 | 4.5 | 0 | +0.6 |
| Bob Christian | 6 | 44 | 7.3 | 1 | +3.0 |
| Chris Chandler | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | +0.7 |
| Tony Graziani | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | −0.9 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Dwight | 2 | 3 | 80 | 1 | 14% | +6.1 |
| Terance Mathis | 3 | 5 | 46 | 1 | 24% | +3.9 |
| Brian Kozlowski | 1 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 5% | +1.5 |
| Chris Calloway | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 5% | +1.6 |
| Winslow Oliver | 2 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 10% | +1.4 |
| Ken Oxendine | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 10% | +0.7 |
| Bryan Still | 2 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 19% | −2.0 |
| Reggie Kelly | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 14% | −0.4 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Buchanan | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 |
| Travis Hall | 4 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald McBurrows | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jessie Tuggle | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eugene Robinson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Brooking | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Williams | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lester Archambeau | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronnie Bradford | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.Gardner | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |