1999 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 19, 1999 · Texas Stadium
FinalNew York Jets 22 at Dallas Cowboys 21. Final.
Who moved the needle
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polling · 1800s tick · as of 2:26 AM ET · 15 to play · 1 final
Game Center
Game Center
1999 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 19, 1999 · Texas Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
New York Jets 22–21 — decided on the final possessions.
4.7 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · NYJ
6/9 for 96 yds, 0 TD
26% of team targets · 6.4 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 | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Martin | 26 | 113 | 4.3 | 0 | +0.7 |
| Ray Lucas | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | −6.3 |
| Bernie Parmalee |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Chrebet | 8 | 13 | 108 | 0 | 37% | +2.8 |
| Keyshawn Johnson | 6 | 9 | 96 | 0 | 26% | +6.4 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omar Stoutmire | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dwayne Gordon | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marvin Jones | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Farrior |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Aikman | 12/28 | 158 | 1 | 2 | 1 | −6.2 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmitt Smith |
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
Cowboys closed -6 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 35.5; the game landed 43 — over by 7.5.
Conditions and crew
| 1 |
| 6 |
| 6.0 |
| 0 |
| +0.4 |
| Richie Anderson | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | −1.0 |
| Keyshawn Johnson | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | 0 | −1.0 |
| Dedric Ward | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6% | +0.4 |
| Curtis Martin | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 11% | −6.5 |
| Bernie Parmalee | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9% | −2.5 |
| Blake Spence | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3% | +1.5 |
| Richie Anderson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3% | +0.9 |
| Fred Baxter | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | −1.8 |
| 4 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Victor Green | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Lyle | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Pleasant | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mo Lewis | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcus Coleman | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ernie Logan | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 |
| 110 |
| 5.8 |
| 0 |
| +4.7 |
| Raghib Ismail | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 1 | +1.6 |
| Robert Thomas | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | +0.4 |
| Chris Warren | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Eric Bjornson | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 1 | +4.9 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Brazzell | 2 | 4 | 62 | 0 | 14% | +2.6 |
| Emmitt Smith | 3 | 4 | 36 | 1 | 14% | +3.2 |
| Raghib Ismail | 1 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 18% | −2.6 |
| David LaFleur | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 7% | +0.4 |
| Jeff Ogden | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4% | +1.7 |
| Chris Warren | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 11% | −2.0 |
| Eric Bjornson | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14% | −9.0 |
| Robert Thomas | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7% | −2.2 |
| Jason Tucker | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.7 |
| Deion Sanders | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7% | −3.8 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Woodson | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Hennings | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Teague | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Hambrick | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randall Godfrey | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Charlie Williams | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dat Nguyen | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter Coakley | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Singor Mobley | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kavika Pittman | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |