1999 Week 14 · Sun, Dec 12, 1999 · Raymond James Stadium
Detroit Lions
16
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Tampa Bay BuccaneersWinner
23
TB -4 ✓O 36 ✓
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23–16.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Receiving · DET
7/10 for 107 yds, 0 TD
23% of team targets · 5.5 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gus Frerotte | 23/44 | 241 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -1.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cory Schlesinger | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Greg Hill | 10 | 25 | 2.5 | 1 | -1.5 |
| Gus Frerotte | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Brock Olivo | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnnie Morton | 7 | 10 | 107 | 0 | 23% | 5.5 |
| Germane Crowell | 4 | 9 | 47 | 0 | 20% | -3.3 |
| Herman Moore | 2 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 14% | 1.0 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 3 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 11% | -0.2 |
| Brock Olivo | 2 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 9% | -0.8 |
| David Sloan | 1 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7% | 1.6 |
| Greg Hill | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 14% | -2.4 |
| Brian Stablein | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2% | 1.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Rice | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luther Elliss | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stephen Boyd | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.B. Brown | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Carrier | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| James Jones | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Porcher | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Bailey | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lamar Campbell | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Owens | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun King | 23/37 | 297 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Alstott | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Shaun King | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | -4.3 |
| Warrick Dunn | 8 | 6 | 0.8 | 0 | -2.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrick Dunn | 6 | 7 | 115 | 0 | 21% | 0.1 |
| Bert Emanuel | 4 | 7 | 46 | 0 | 21% | 0.9 |
| Mike Alstott | 3 | 4 | 39 | 1 | 12% | 4.5 |
| Karl Williams | 4 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 15% | -1.8 |
| Reidel Anthony | 1 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 9% | 2.2 |
| Jacquez Green | 3 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 18% | -0.6 |
| Dave Moore | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3% | 1.6 |
| Kevin McLeod | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3% | 1.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Brooks | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Hardy Nickerson | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Lynch | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ronde Barber | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brad Culpepper | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren Sapp | 1 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Shelton Quarles | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Damien Robinson | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Jones | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John McLaughlin | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- TB -4
- Closing total
- 36
- DET moneyline
- —
- TB moneyline
- —
Buccaneers closed -4 and covered, winning by 7.
Total closed 36; the game landed 39 — over by 3.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Raymond James Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 79°F, wind 7 mph
- Referee
- Bill Carollo
- Rest
- DET 7 days · TB 6 days
- Coaches
- Bobby Ross vs Tony Dungy
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.