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polling · 1800s tick · as of 3:44 AM ET · 13 to play · 1 final
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1999 Week 16 · Sat, Dec 25, 1999 · Pontiac Silverdome
FinalWho moved the needle
Rushing · DET
Denver Broncos 17–7.
5 att, 8 yds, 0 TD
-2.5 expected points added on the ground
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Griese | 22/30 | 171 | 1 | 1 | 1 | −0.1 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olandis Gary | 29 | 185 | 6.4 | 1 | +0.3 |
| Derek Loville | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | −1.0 |
| Brian Griese | 3 | 2 | 0.7 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed McCaffrey | 7 | 11 | 65 | 0 | 38% | +2.7 |
| Byron Chamberlain | 4 | 4 | 52 | 0 | 14% |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Romanowski | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maa Tanuvasa | 5 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Tory James |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Batch | 21/40 | 267 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −4.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Closing number vs result
Lions closed -4.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 43.5; the game landed 24 — under by 19.5.
Conditions and crew
| 0 |
| −0.1 |
| Dwayne Carswell | 6 | 7 | 35 | 1 | 24% | +1.8 |
| Rod Smith | 4 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 14% | +0.3 |
| Howard Griffith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.5 |
| Derek Loville | 1 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 7% | −2.7 |
| 5 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| Neil Smith | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Braxton | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrius Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Wilson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Moore | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Bowens | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Watson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Charlie Batch |
| 2 |
| 9 |
| 4.5 |
| 0 |
| +0.2 |
| Germane Crowell | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | +0.8 |
| Sedrick Irvin | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 0 | −2.5 |
| Greg Hill | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | −2.1 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germane Crowell | 5 | 9 | 95 | 0 | 23% | +5.5 |
| Herman Moore | 4 | 6 | 62 | 1 | 15% | +4.0 |
| David Sloan | 5 | 8 | 50 | 0 | 20% | +0.9 |
| Johnnie Morton | 4 | 11 | 47 | 0 | 28% | −6.5 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 5% | +0.3 |
| Sedrick Irvin | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10% | −3.7 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Rice | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stephen Boyd | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Carrier | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Allen Aldridge | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luther Elliss | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tracy Scroggins | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryant Westbrook | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert Bailey | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Claiborne | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Porcher | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
