Patriots 9 – Eagles 24 (1999 Week 15) | Box Score & Game Breakdown

1999 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 19, 1999 · Veterans Stadium

Final

PatriotsNew England9

BY 15final margin

EaglesPhiladelphia24

Patriots -3.5 upsetU 37 ✓Patriots closed -3.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Philadelphia Eagles 24–9.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · NE

Drew BledsoeQB

23/49, 331 yds, 0 TD, 4 INT

-25.6 expected points added

Passing · PHI

Koy DetmerQB

10/29, 181 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT

-3.0 expected points added

Rushing · PHI

Duce StaleyRB

29 att, 93 yds, 0 TD

-8.8 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · NE

Terry AllenRB

14 att, 31 yds, 0 TD

-7.3 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · NE

Troy BrownWR

5/10 for 105 yds, 0 TD

22% of team targets · 4.1 expected points added

Receiving · PHI

Torrance SmallWR

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

Box score

New England Patriots

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Drew Bledsoe	23/49	331	0	4	6	−25.6

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Terry Allen	14	31	2.2	−7.3
Lamont Warren	9	22	2.4	−0.4
Drew Bledsoe	2	7	3.5	−1.2
Jerry Ellison	1	2	2.0	−0.1
Chris Floyd	1	0	0.0	−0.6

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
Troy Brown	5	10	105	22%	+4.1
Jerry Ellison	4	4	50	9%	+3.2
Ben Coates	2	3	42	7%	+2.6
Shawn Jefferson	1	7	41	16%	−8.4
Lamont Warren	3	3	31	7%	+1.6
Terry Glenn	4	12	27	27%	−8.5
Terry Allen	2	2	14	4%	+1.1
Rod Rutledge	1	1	12	2%	+0.5
Vincent Brisby	1	3	9	7%	+1.3

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	INT	PD
Willie McGinest	5	3	0	0
Ted Johnson	4	4	0	0
Lawyer Milloy	4	2	0	0
Tedy Bruschi	2	3	1	2
Brandon Mitchell	2	2	0	1
Chris Slade	1	3	0	2
Henry Thomas	1	2	0	0
Kato Serwanga	2	1	1	1
Chad Eaton	1	2	0	0
Jerry Ellison	2	0	0	0

Philadelphia Eagles

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Koy Detmer	10/29	181	3	2	0	−3.0

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Duce Staley	29	93	3.2	−8.8
Eric Bieniemy	3	12	4.0	−0.1
Edwin Watson	3	11	3.7	−1.0
Koy Detmer	2	-2	-1.0	−0.1

Receiving

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

Defense (top contributors)

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

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: Patriots -3.5
Closing total: 37
Patriots moneyline: —
Eagles moneyline: —

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

Game environment

Venue: Veterans Stadium
Roof / surface: outdoors · astroturf
Kickoff weather: Cold, 43°F at kickoff; a light breeze at 10 mph out of the north-east; clear.
Referee: Walt Coleman
Rest: Patriots 7 days · Eagles 7 days
Coaches: Pete Carroll vs Andy Reid

1999 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 19, 1999 · Veterans Stadium

Final

PatriotsNew England9

BY 15final margin

EaglesPhiladelphia24

Patriots -3.5 upsetU 37 ✓Patriots closed -3.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Philadelphia Eagles 24–9.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · NE

Drew BledsoeQB

23/49, 331 yds, 0 TD, 4 INT

-25.6 expected points added

Passing · PHI

Koy DetmerQB

10/29, 181 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT

-3.0 expected points added

Rushing · PHI

Duce StaleyRB

29 att, 93 yds, 0 TD

-8.8 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · NE

Terry AllenRB

14 att, 31 yds, 0 TD

-7.3 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · NE

Troy BrownWR

5/10 for 105 yds, 0 TD

22% of team targets · 4.1 expected points added

Receiving · PHI

Torrance SmallWR

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

Box score

New England Patriots

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Drew Bledsoe	23/49	331	0	4	6	−25.6

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Terry Allen	14	31	2.2	−7.3
Lamont Warren	9	22	2.4	−0.4
Drew Bledsoe	2	7	3.5	−1.2
Jerry Ellison	1	2	2.0	−0.1
Chris Floyd	1	0	0.0	−0.6

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
Troy Brown	5	10	105	22%	+4.1
Jerry Ellison	4	4	50	9%	+3.2
Ben Coates	2	3	42	7%	+2.6
Shawn Jefferson	1	7	41	16%	−8.4
Lamont Warren	3	3	31	7%	+1.6
Terry Glenn	4	12	27	27%	−8.5
Terry Allen	2	2	14	4%	+1.1
Rod Rutledge	1	1	12	2%	+0.5
Vincent Brisby	1	3	9	7%	+1.3

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	INT	PD
Willie McGinest	5	3	0	0
Ted Johnson	4	4	0	0
Lawyer Milloy	4	2	0	0
Tedy Bruschi	2	3	1	2
Brandon Mitchell	2	2	0	1
Chris Slade	1	3	0	2
Henry Thomas	1	2	0	0
Kato Serwanga	2	1	1	1
Chad Eaton	1	2	0	0
Jerry Ellison	2	0	0	0

Philadelphia Eagles

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Koy Detmer	10/29	181	3	2	0	−3.0

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Duce Staley	29	93	3.2	−8.8
Eric Bieniemy	3	12	4.0	−0.1
Edwin Watson	3	11	3.7	−1.0
Koy Detmer	2	-2	-1.0	−0.1

Receiving

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

Defense (top contributors)

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

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: Patriots -3.5
Closing total: 37
Patriots moneyline: —
Eagles moneyline: —

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

Game environment

Venue: Veterans Stadium
Roof / surface: outdoors · astroturf
Kickoff weather: Cold, 43°F at kickoff; a light breeze at 10 mph out of the north-east; clear.
Referee: Walt Coleman
Rest: Patriots 7 days · Eagles 7 days
Coaches: Pete Carroll vs Andy Reid

Scores & Schedule.

The game.

Scores & Schedule.

Top performers

Box score

New England Patriots

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Defense (top contributors)

Philadelphia Eagles

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Defense (top contributors)

Betting context

Game environment

The game.

Top performers

Box score

New England Patriots

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Defense (top contributors)

Philadelphia Eagles

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Defense (top contributors)

Betting context

Game environment