1999 Week 16 · Sat, Dec 25, 1999 · Pontiac Silverdome

Denver BroncosWinner

Detroit Lions

DET -4.5 upsetU 43.5 ✓DomeLions closed -4.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Denver Broncos 17–7.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · DET

Charlie BatchQB

21/40, 267 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT

-4.5 expected points added

Passing · DEN

Brian GrieseQB

22/30, 171 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

-0.1 expected points added

Rushing · DEN

Olandis GaryRB

29 att, 185 yds, 1 TD

0.3 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · DET

Sedrick IrvinRB

5 att, 8 yds, 0 TD

-2.5 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · DET

Germane CrowellWR

5/9 for 95 yds, 0 TD

23% of team targets · 5.5 expected points added

Receiving · DEN

Ed McCaffreyWR

7/11 for 65 yds, 0 TD

38% of team targets · 2.7 expected points added

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	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	0	-0.1

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Ed McCaffrey	7	11	65	0	38%	2.7
Byron Chamberlain	4	4	52	0	14%	4.6
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

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Bill Romanowski	4	2	0.0	0
Maa Tanuvasa	5	1	1.5	0
Tory James	5	0	0.0	1
Neil Smith	2	1	1.5	0
Tyrone Braxton	3	0	0.0	0
Darrius Johnson	3	0	0.0	1
Al Wilson	3	0	0.0	0
Jason Moore	2	0	0.0	0
David Bowens	2	0	0.0	0
Chris Watson	2	0	0.0	2

Detroit Lions

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Charlie Batch	21/40	267	1	0	5	-4.5

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Charlie Batch	2	9	4.5	0.2
Germane Crowell	1	8	8.0	0.8
Sedrick Irvin	5	8	1.6	-2.5
Greg Hill	4	7	1.8	-2.1

Receiving

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

Defense (top contributors)

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

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: DET -4.5
Closing total: 43.5
DEN moneyline: —
DET 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: Indoors — weather neutralized
Referee: Bernie Kukar
Rest: DEN 6 days · DET 6 days
Coaches: Mike Shanahan vs Bobby Ross