1999 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 26, 1999 · Georgia Dome
Arizona Cardinals
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Atlanta FalconsWinner
37
ATL -2 ✓O 38 ✓Dome
Atlanta Falcons 37–14 — never really in doubt late.
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
Arizona Cardinals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Plummer | 15/26 | 217 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -5.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Bates | 14 | 39 | 2.8 | 2 | 1.7 |
| Jake Plummer | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Adrian Murrell | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Joel Makovicka | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Sanders | 3 | 4 | 106 | 0 | 17% | 5.6 |
| Terry Hardy | 4 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 17% | 2.6 |
| David Boston | 3 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 21% | 0.3 |
| Rob Moore | 3 | 6 | 32 | 0 | 25% | -4.4 |
| Johnny McWilliams | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 4% | 1.4 |
| Adrian Murrell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -1.4 |
| Joel Makovicka | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.4 |
| Mario Bates | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 8% | -1.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald McKinnon | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Maddox | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aeneas Williams | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Tillman | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Fredrickson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.J. McCleskey | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kwamie Lassiter | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Corey Sears | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Wadsworth | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Bennett | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Chandler | 14/23 | 230 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Hanspard | 26 | 102 | 3.9 | 1 | -1.4 |
| Bob Christian | 9 | 54 | 6.0 | 2 | 7.8 |
| Winslow Oliver | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Chris Chandler | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -2.1 |
| Tony Graziani | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | -2.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eugene Baker | 2 | 5 | 52 | 0 | 22% | 2.2 |
| Tim Dwight | 3 | 4 | 52 | 0 | 17% | 3.9 |
| Bob Christian | 3 | 5 | 46 | 0 | 22% | 1.0 |
| Terance Mathis | 4 | 4 | 41 | 1 | 17% | 3.6 |
| Reggie Kelly | 1 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 13% | 1.5 |
| Winslow Oliver | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4% | 0.5 |
| Brian Kozlowski | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald McBurrows | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Keith Brooking | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eugene Robinson | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Buchanan | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jessie Tuggle | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Booker | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Jasper | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Kerney | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Williams | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Sauer | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- ATL -2
- Closing total
- 38
- ARI moneyline
- —
- ATL moneyline
- —
Falcons closed -2 and covered, winning by 23.
Total closed 38; the game landed 51 — over by 13.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Georgia Dome
- Roof / surface
- dome · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Gerry Austin
- Rest
- ARI 7 days · ATL 7 days
- Coaches
- Vince Tobin vs Dan Reeves