1999 Week 14 · Sun, Dec 12, 1999 · Seattle Kingdome

San Diego ChargersWinner

Seattle Seahawks

SEA -9.5 upsetU 42.5 ✓DomeSeahawks closed -9.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

San Diego Chargers 19–16 — decided on the final possessions.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · SEA

Jon KitnaQB

25/40, 285 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

-2.5 expected points added

Passing · SD

Jim HarbaughQB

20/35, 229 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT

2.2 expected points added

Rushing · SEA

Ricky WattersRB

20 att, 75 yds, 0 TD

-7.5 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · SD

Natrone MeansRB

14 att, 42 yds, 1 TD

0.8 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · SD

Jeff GrahamWR

9/13 for 114 yds, 0 TD

38% of team targets · 7.0 expected points added

Receiving · SEA

Joey GallowayWR

6/10 for 85 yds, 0 TD

26% of team targets · -2.0 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

San Diego Chargers

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Jim Harbaugh	20/35	229	0	1	1	2.2

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Natrone Means	14	42	3.0	1	0.8
Kenny Bynum	15	24	1.6	0	-4.2
Jim Harbaugh	3	23	7.7	0	-0.8
Terrell Fletcher	6	16	2.7	0	-1.9
Jermaine Fazande	1	2	2.0	0	0.0

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
Jeff Graham	9	13	114	38%	7.0
Terrell Fletcher	5	5	57	15%	3.6
Freddie Jones	2	5	30	15%	0.8
Kenny Bynum	1	1	11	3%	0.9
Natrone Means	1	1	9	3%	0.7
Mikhael Ricks	1	6	7	18%	-2.8
Fred McCrary	1	3	1	9%	-2.1

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Junior Seau	6	0	0.0	0	2
Raylee Johnson	4	1	1.0	0	0
Mike Dumas	4	1	0.0	0	0
Greg Jackson	3	1	0.0	0	0
Darryll Lewis	4	0	0.0	0	1
Jason Perry	4	0	0.0	0	0
Jimmy Spencer	4	0	0.0	1	2
Eric Hill	2	1	0.0	0	0
John Parrella	1	2	0.0	0	0
Fakhir Brown	3	0	0.0	0	0

Seattle Seahawks

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Jon Kitna	25/40	285	1	1	3	-2.5

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Ricky Watters	20	75	3.8	0	-7.5
Jon Kitna	1	1	1.0	0	-0.4

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Joey Galloway	6	10	85	0	26%	-2.0
Sean Dawkins	4	7	59	0	18%	1.9
Derrick Mayes	5	9	58	1	24%	1.6
Christian Fauria	4	4	35	0	11%	1.3
Mike Pritchard	2	2	21	0	5%	1.9
Ricky Watters	2	3	17	0	8%	-0.4
Fabien Bownes	1	2	5	0	5%	-0.7
Mack Strong	1	1	5	0	3%	-0.1

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Anthony Simmons	4	6	0.0	0	0
Darrin Smith	4	4	0.0	0	0
Darryl Williams	6	0	0.0	1	2
Chad Brown	6	0	0.0	0	0
Cortez Kennedy	3	2	1.0	0	0
Shawn Springs	4	0	0.0	0	1
Jay Bellamy	2	2	0.0	0	0
Phillip Daniels	3	1	0.0	0	0
Merton Hanks	3	1	0.0	0	1
Fabien Bownes	1	1	0.0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: SEA -9.5
Closing total: 42.5
SD moneyline: —
SEA moneyline: —

Seahawks closed -9.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 42.5; the game landed 35 — under by 7.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Seattle Kingdome
Roof / surface: dome · astroturf
Kickoff weather: Indoors — weather neutralized
Referee: Walt Coleman
Rest: SD 7 days · SEA 7 days
Coaches: Mike Riley vs Mike Holmgren

Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.