For the complete documentation index, see llms.txt. Markdown variants are available only for registry-approved public pages by appending .md to eligible URLs or by sending Accept: text/markdown.
Sync your league to My Playbook for custom advice

1999 Week 14 · Sun, Dec 12, 1999 · Raymond James Stadium

Detroit Lions

16

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

Passing · TB

Shaun KingQB

23/37, 297 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

4.6 expected points added

Passing · DET

Gus FrerotteQB

23/44, 241 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT

-1.6 expected points added

Rushing · TB

Mike AlstottFB

8 att, 28 yds, 1 TD

0.1 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · DET

Cory SchlesingerRB

7 att, 25 yds, 0 TD

-0.2 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · TB

Warrick DunnRB

6/7 for 115 yds, 0 TD

21% of team targets · 0.1 expected points added

Receiving · DET

Johnnie MortonWR

7/10 for 107 yds, 0 TD

23% of team targets · 5.5 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Detroit Lions

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Gus Frerotte23/44241014-1.6

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Cory Schlesinger7253.60-0.2
Greg Hill10252.51-1.5
Gus Frerotte242.00-0.9
Brock Olivo111.000.6

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Johnnie Morton710107023%5.5
Germane Crowell4947020%-3.3
Herman Moore2622014%1.0
Cory Schlesinger3519011%-0.2
Brock Olivo241409%-0.8
David Sloan131407%1.6
Greg Hill369014%-2.4
Brian Stablein11902%1.3

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Ron Rice520.000
Luther Elliss420.001
Stephen Boyd410.000
J.B. Brown400.000
Mark Carrier310.013
James Jones120.000
Robert Porcher303.000
Robert Bailey300.002
Lamar Campbell120.000
Dan Owens110.000

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Shaun King23/372972134.6

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Mike Alstott8283.510.1
Shaun King372.30-4.3
Warrick Dunn860.80-2.8

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Warrick Dunn67115021%0.1
Bert Emanuel4746021%0.9
Mike Alstott3439112%4.5
Karl Williams4531015%-1.8
Reidel Anthony133009%2.2
Jacquez Green3622018%-0.6
Dave Moore111103%1.6
Kevin McLeod11313%1.4

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Derrick Brooks540.004
Hardy Nickerson350.000
John Lynch250.011
Ronde Barber510.001
Brad Culpepper231.500
Warren Sapp131.501
Shelton Quarles300.001
Damien Robinson120.000
Marcus Jones201.000
John McLaughlin200.000

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.