1999 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 19, 1999 · Veterans Stadium
FinalNew England Patriots 9 at Philadelphia Eagles 24. Final.
Who moved the needle
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1999 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 19, 1999 · Veterans Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Philadelphia Eagles 24–9.
-7.3 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · PHI
3/10 for 62 yds, 2 TD
38% of team targets · -2.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Bledsoe | 23/49 | 331 | 0 | 4 | 6 | −25.6 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Allen | 14 | 31 | 2.2 | 0 | −7.3 |
| Lamont Warren | 9 | 22 | 2.4 | 0 | −0.4 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | −1.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Brown | 5 | 10 | 105 | 0 | 22% | +4.1 |
| Jerry Ellison | 4 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 9% | +3.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie McGinest | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Johnson | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawyer Milloy | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tedy Bruschi |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koy Detmer | 10/29 | 181 | 3 | 2 | 0 | −3.0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duce Staley |
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.

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The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Patriots closed -3.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 37; the game landed 33 — under by 4.0.
Conditions and crew
| Jerry Ellison | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | −0.1 |
| Chris Floyd | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −0.6 |
| Ben Coates | 2 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 7% | +2.6 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 1 | 7 | 41 | 0 | 16% | −8.4 |
| Lamont Warren | 3 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 7% | +1.6 |
| Terry Glenn | 4 | 12 | 27 | 0 | 27% | −8.5 |
| Terry Allen | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 4% | +1.1 |
| Rod Rutledge | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2% | +0.5 |
| Vincent Brisby | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 7% | +1.3 |
| 2 |
| 3 |
| 0.0 |
| 1 |
| 2 |
| Brandon Mitchell | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Slade | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Henry Thomas | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kato Serwanga | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chad Eaton | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Ellison | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 |
| 93 |
| 3.2 |
| 0 |
| −8.8 |
| Eric Bieniemy | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | −0.1 |
| Edwin Watson | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | −1.0 |
| Koy Detmer | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | −0.1 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torrance Small | 3 | 10 | 62 | 2 | 38% | −2.3 |
| Na Brown | 3 | 6 | 60 | 0 | 23% | +1.6 |
| Dietrich Jells | 1 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 4% | +5.3 |
| Troy Smith | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 4% | +2.2 |
| Chad Lewis | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8% | −0.8 |
| Duce Staley | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8% | −4.0 |
| Luther Broughton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.3 |
| Cecil Martin | 1 | 3 | -3 | 0 | 12% | −2.5 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah Trotter | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Mamula | 4 | 2 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Thomas | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Barry Gardner | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Harris | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Martin | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damon Moore | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Vincent | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 |
| Brian Dawkins | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tim Hauck | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |