1999 Week 13 · Sun, Dec 5, 1999 · Pontiac Silverdome
FinalWashington Commanders 17 at Detroit Lions 33. Final.
Who moved the needle
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polling · 1800s tick · as of 12:36 AM ET · 16 to play
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1999 Week 13 · Sun, Dec 5, 1999 · Pontiac Silverdome
FinalWho moved the needle
Detroit Lions 33–17.
-0.3 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · DET
5/8 for 122 yds, 0 TD
25% of team targets · 4.7 expected points added
Receiving · WAS
5/9 for 108 yds, 1 TD
23% of team targets · 2.4 expected points added
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Johnson | 26/43 | 249 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −9.4 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Mitchell | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 0 | +3.1 |
| Stephen Davis | 12 | 51 | 4.3 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Michael Westbrook | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | +0.1 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Westbrook | 5 | 9 | 108 | 1 | 23% | +2.4 |
| Larry Centers | 7 | 10 | 47 | 0 | 25% | +2.7 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Shade | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shawn Barber | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darrell Green | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Champ Bailey |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gus Frerotte | 21/32 | 280 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −1.1 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Hill |
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
Lions closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 16.
Total closed 49.5; the game landed 50 — over by 0.5.
Conditions and crew
| Larry Centers | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Brad Johnson | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | +0.0 |
| Brian Mitchell | 4 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 10% | +0.1 |
| Albert Connell | 3 | 8 | 35 | 0 | 20% | +0.7 |
| Stephen Davis | 5 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 15% | −3.0 |
| Mike Sellers | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5% | −0.0 |
| James Thrash | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3% | +0.6 |
| 4 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| Anthony Cook | 1 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Denton | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leomont Evans | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark McMillian | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek M. Smith | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Stevens | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 |
| 16 |
| 1.5 |
| 0 |
| −4.8 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | +0.2 |
| Germane Crowell | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | −0.1 |
| Gus Frerotte | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | −0.5 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germane Crowell | 5 | 8 | 122 | 0 | 25% | +4.7 |
| Herman Moore | 4 | 7 | 47 | 1 | 22% | +1.6 |
| David Sloan | 3 | 4 | 44 | 0 | 13% | +0.4 |
| Johnnie Morton | 5 | 6 | 44 | 0 | 19% | −0.6 |
| Brock Olivo | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 13% | −1.8 |
| Greg Hill | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3% | +0.0 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6% | −1.1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Boyd | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Bailey | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Carrier | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Rice | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tracy Scroggins | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Claiborne | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allen Aldridge | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Owens | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Jones | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iheanyi Uwaezuoke | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |