1999 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 19, 1999 · Sun Devil Stadium
Buffalo BillsWinner
31
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Arizona Cardinals
21
BUF -3 ✓O 37.5 ✓
Buffalo Bills 31–21.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Full stat lines
Box score
Buffalo Bills
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Flutie | 21/32 | 239 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Linton | 21 | 81 | 3.9 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Thurman Thomas | 13 | 53 | 4.1 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Doug Flutie | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 0 | 0.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Moulds | 6 | 11 | 73 | 1 | 37% | 6.4 |
| Jay Riemersma | 5 | 7 | 62 | 1 | 23% | 6.9 |
| Andre Reed | 3 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 10% | 2.6 |
| Peerless Price | 3 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 13% | 1.9 |
| Kevin R. Williams | 2 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 10% | 1.0 |
| Sam Gash | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3% | 0.3 |
| Thurman Thomas | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Cowart | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Hansen | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daryl Porter | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Smith | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoine Winfield | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lennox Gordon | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marlo Perry | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Washington | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcellus Wiley | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Rogers | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Arizona Cardinals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Plummer | 11/30 | 119 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Murrell | 12 | 47 | 3.9 | 0 | -1.6 |
| Mario Bates | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | 2 | 2.9 |
| Jake Plummer | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Sanders | 5 | 12 | 57 | 0 | 43% | -0.1 |
| Rob Moore | 2 | 8 | 38 | 1 | 29% | 2.4 |
| David Boston | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 11% | -0.0 |
| Terry Hardy | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 11% | -1.0 |
| Adrian Murrell | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4% | -0.8 |
| Mario Bates | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald McKinnon | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Fredrickson | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Knight | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tommy Bennett | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kwamie Lassiter | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Drake | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aeneas Williams | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Burke | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simeon Rice | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Sapp | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- BUF -3
- Closing total
- 37.5
- BUF moneyline
- —
- ARI moneyline
- —
Bills closed -3 and covered, winning by 10.
Total closed 37.5; the game landed 52 — over by 14.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Sun Devil Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 64°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- Johnny Grier
- Rest
- BUF 7 days · ARI 7 days
- Coaches
- Wade Phillips vs Vince Tobin