1999 Week 16 · Fri, Dec 24, 1999 · Louisiana Superdome

Dallas Cowboys

New Orleans SaintsWinner

DAL -8.5 upsetO 38.5 ✓DomeCowboys closed -8.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

New Orleans Saints 31–24.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · NO

Jake DelhommeQB

16/27, 278 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

3.0 expected points added

Passing · DAL

Troy AikmanQB

23/39, 246 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT

-3.6 expected points added

Rushing · DAL

Emmitt SmithRB

23 att, 110 yds, 1 TD

2.6 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · NO

Ricky WilliamsRB

23 att, 61 yds, 0 TD

-7.1 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · DAL

Jason TuckerWR

7/11 for 128 yds, 1 TD

29% of team targets · 8.9 expected points added

Receiving · NO

Eddie KennisonWR

3/8 for 95 yds, 1 TD

30% of team targets · 6.6 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Dallas Cowboys

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Troy Aikman	23/39	246	2	2	0	-3.6

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Emmitt Smith	23	110	4.8	1	2.6
Robert Thomas	3	12	4.0	0	0.7

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Jason Tucker	7	11	128	1	29%	8.9
David LaFleur	4	5	30	1	13%	-3.4
Raghib Ismail	3	4	28	0	11%	-0.2
Eric Bjornson	2	4	22	0	11%	0.8
Chris Brazzell	1	4	21	0	11%	-5.2
Deion Sanders	2	3	10	0	8%	0.8
Robert Thomas	1	2	4	0	5%	-0.5
Emmitt Smith	3	3	3	0	8%	-9.9
Jeff Ogden	0	2	0	0	5%	-2.4

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Duane Hawthorne	6	0	0.0	1
Ebenezer Ekuban	6	0	1.0	0
Dexter Coakley	3	2	0.0	0
Chad Hennings	3	1	0.0	1
Dat Nguyen	3	1	0.0	0
Deion Sanders	3	0	0.0	0
George Teague	3	0	0.0	1
Randall Godfrey	3	0	1.0	0
Darren Hambrick	2	1	1.0	0
Robert Thomas	2	0	0.0	0

New Orleans Saints

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Jake Delhomme	16/27	278	2	1	3	3.0
Ricky Williams	0/1	0	0	0	0	-0.3

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Ricky Williams	23	61	2.7	0	-7.1
Aaron Craver	3	6	2.0	0	-0.6
Jake Delhomme	3	-6	-2.0	1	1.7

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Eddie Kennison	3	8	95	1	30%	6.6
Keith Poole	4	6	90	1	22%	7.3
Ricky Williams	3	4	31	0	15%	0.3
Josh Wilcox	3	3	28	0	11%	1.5
Andre Hastings	1	2	24	0	7%	0.0
Cameron Cleeland	1	2	5	0	7%	-1.3
P.Franklin	1	1	5	0	4%	0.2
Lawrence Dawsey	0	1	0	0	4%	-0.4

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	INT	PD
Fred Weary	7	2	1	2
Keith Mitchell	4	2	0	1
Sammy Knight	3	2	0	0
Phil Clarke	2	2	0	0
Ashley Ambrose	4	0	0	0
Willie Clay	3	1	0	0
Mark Fields	3	1	1	1
Rob Kelly	2	1	0	1
Brady Smith	2	0	0	0
Lawrence Dawsey	2	0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: DAL -8.5
Closing total: 38.5
DAL moneyline: —
NO moneyline: —

Cowboys closed -8.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 38.5; the game landed 55 — over by 16.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Louisiana Superdome
Roof / surface: dome · astroturf
Kickoff weather: Indoors — weather neutralized
Referee: Ed Hochuli
Rest: DAL 5 days · NO 5 days
Coaches: Chan Gailey vs Mike Ditka