1999 Week 16 · Sat, Dec 25, 1999 · Pontiac Silverdome
Final
Denver Broncos 17 at Detroit Lions 7. Final.
Denver Broncos 17–7.
Who moved the needle
Top performers
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
Box score
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Griese | 22/30 | 171 | 1 | 1 | 1 | −0.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD |
|---|
Take it with you
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
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Lions -4.5
- Closing total
- 43.5
- Broncos moneyline
- —
- Lions moneyline
- —
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
Game environment
- Venue
- Pontiac Silverdome
- Roof / surface
- dome · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- Played indoors — no weather to report.
- Referee
- Bernie Kukar
- Rest
- Broncos 6 days · Lions 6 days
- Coaches
- Mike Shanahan vs Bobby Ross