1999 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 26, 1999 · TWA Dome
FinalChicago Bears 12 at St. Louis Rams 34. Final.
Who moved the needle
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polling · 1800s tick · as of 12:21 AM ET · 16 to play
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Game Center
1999 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 26, 1999 · TWA Dome
FinalWho moved the needle
St. Louis Rams 34–12 — never really in doubt late.
0.3 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · STL
12/13 for 204 yds, 1 TD
32% of team targets · 12.4 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 | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Matthews | 23/39 | 266 | 2 | 1 | 0 | −2.3 |
| Cade McNown | 9/16 | 125 | 0 | 1 | 4 | −7.0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Allen | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 0 | +0.3 |
| Curtis Enis | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 0 | −2.2 |
| Cade McNown |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Engram | 13 | 17 | 143 | 2 | 31% | +6.0 |
| Marcus Robinson | 6 | 12 | 93 | 0 | 22% | +0.7 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Parrish | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Azumah | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warrick Holdman | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Minter |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Warner | 24/35 | 334 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +14.3 |
| Paul Justin | 3/7 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.9 |
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
Rams closed -10 and covered, winning by 22.
Total closed 46.5; the game landed 46 — under by 0.5.
Conditions and crew
| 3 |
| 18 |
| 6.0 |
| 0 |
| +0.8 |
| Shane Matthews | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −1.4 |
| James Allen | 5 | 5 | 63 | 0 | 9% | +5.6 |
| John Allred | 2 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 4% | −2.6 |
| Ryan Wetnight | 4 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 7% | +1.3 |
| Alonzo Mayes | 1 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 2% | +2.0 |
| Marty Booker | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 11% | −5.1 |
| Curtis Enis | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −8.5 |
| Glyn Milburn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | −0.1 |
| D'Wayne Bates | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6% | −1.5 |
| Edgar Bennett | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | −0.5 |
| 5 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Chris Hudson | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Wells | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ricardo McDonald | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Engram | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Robinson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frankie Smith | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Faulk | 10 | 54 | 5.4 | 0 | +2.4 |
| Robert Holcombe | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | +1.2 |
| Justin Watson | 11 | 23 | 2.1 | 0 | −2.1 |
| Isaac Bruce | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | +0.7 |
| Paul Justin | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.4 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Faulk | 12 | 13 | 204 | 1 | 32% | +12.4 |
| Isaac Bruce | 4 | 5 | 45 | 1 | 12% | +5.1 |
| Az-Zahir Hakim | 2 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 5% | +3.8 |
| Torry Holt | 3 | 9 | 33 | 0 | 22% | −3.7 |
| Ricky Proehl | 2 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 10% | +0.3 |
| Robert Holcombe | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2% | +0.5 |
| Jeff Robinson | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5% | −4.9 |
| Roland Williams | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5% | +1.0 |
| Justin Watson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | −0.7 |
| Tony Horne | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | −0.6 |
| Ernie Conwell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | −0.6 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dexter McCleon | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Jenkins | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Devin Bush | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| London Fletcher | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Lyght | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| D'Marco Farr | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taje Allen | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dre' Bly | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Leonard Little | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Williams | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |