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polling · 300s tick · as of 11:29 AM ET · 15 to play · 1 final
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1999 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 19, 1999 · Soldier Field
FinalWho moved the needle
Chicago Bears 28–10 — never really in doubt late.
-4.2 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · CHI
11/15 for 170 yds, 3 TD
42% of team targets · 13.1 expected points added
Receiving · DET
8/13 for 100 yds, 0 TD
33% of team targets · -4.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gus Frerotte | 17/30 | 158 | 0 | 3 | 1 | −8.2 |
| Charlie Batch | 6/10 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.6 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Hill | 13 | 77 | 5.9 | 0 | −4.1 |
| Charlie Batch | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 1 | +2.9 |
| Cory Schlesinger |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnnie Morton | 8 | 13 | 100 | 0 | 33% | −4.6 |
| David Sloan | 5 | 6 | 49 | 0 | 15% | +3.0 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Boyd | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Carrier | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Bailey | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Claiborne |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade McNown | 27/36 | 301 | 4 | 2 | 2 | +12.2 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Enis |
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.
/football/games/1999_15_DET_CHI
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 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 37; the game landed 38 — over by 1.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| 3 |
| 7 |
| 2.3 |
| 0 |
| −0.3 |
| Gus Frerotte | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | +0.8 |
| Sedrick Irvin | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | +0.2 |
| Germane Crowell | 3 | 7 | 41 | 0 | 18% | −0.9 |
| Sedrick Irvin | 4 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 10% | +5.3 |
| Herman Moore | 2 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 18% | −3.5 |
| Greg Hill | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5% | −0.6 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −5.0 |
| 5 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Dwayne Harper | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Porcher | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Jones | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryant Westbrook | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allen Aldridge | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luther Elliss | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 |
| 69 |
| 3.1 |
| 0 |
| −4.2 |
| Cade McNown | 9 | 36 | 4.0 | 0 | −0.5 |
| Glyn Milburn | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | −0.6 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Robinson | 11 | 15 | 170 | 3 | 42% | +13.1 |
| Bobby Engram | 10 | 10 | 94 | 1 | 28% | +6.8 |
| John Allred | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3% | +1.4 |
| Marty Booker | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 11% | −2.2 |
| Ryan Wetnight | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3% | +0.6 |
| Curtis Enis | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6% | −1.1 |
| Curtis Conway | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8% | −2.0 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Minter | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terry Cousin | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Walt Harris | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony Parrish | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warrick Holdman | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Azumah | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rosevelt Colvin | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Flanigan | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Van Tuinei | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricardo McDonald | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
