1999 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 26, 1999 · Giants Stadium
FinalMinnesota Vikings 34 at New York Giants 17. Final.
Who moved the needle
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1999 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 26, 1999 · Giants Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Minnesota Vikings 34–17 — never really in doubt late.
Rushing · NYG
19 att, 55 yds, 0 TD
-5.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff George | 10/21 | 185 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +0.5 |
| Randy Moss | 1/1 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +3.3 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Smith | 16 | 146 | 9.1 | 1 | +7.9 |
| Leroy Hoard | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 2 | +3.9 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cris Carter | 5 | 6 | 131 | 1 | 30% | +10.8 |
| Randy Moss | 3 | 7 | 44 | 0 | 35% |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Wright | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert Griffith | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed McDaniel |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry Collins | 31/51 | 297 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −2.0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|
Closing number vs result
Vikings closed -2.5 and covered, winning by 17.
Total closed 43; the game landed 51 — over by 8.0.
Conditions and crew
| Jeff George | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | −1.2 |
| Moe Williams | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | −1.7 |
| −0.2 |
| Andrew Glover | 2 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 20% | +1.5 |
| Robert Smith | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 5% | +0.8 |
| Matt Hatchette | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10% | −3.4 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Dwayne Rudd | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert Tate | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Anthony Bass | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jimmy Hitchcock | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Randle | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Doleman | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Williams | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Montgomery | 19 | 55 | 2.9 | 0 | −5.7 |
| Tiki Barber | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | +0.2 |
| Kerry Collins | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | +1.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amani Toomer | 9 | 15 | 99 | 0 | 29% | +6.7 |
| Ike Hilliard | 5 | 10 | 62 | 0 | 20% | −0.3 |
| Tiki Barber | 8 | 12 | 56 | 0 | 24% | −2.5 |
| Joe Jurevicius | 3 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 8% | +2.2 |
| Pete Mitchell | 3 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 8% | +3.6 |
| David Patten | 1 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 8% | −3.1 |
| Howard Cross | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4% | −0.6 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percy Ellsworth | 5 | 7 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Conrad Hamilton | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Hamilton | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeremy Lincoln | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Pete Monty | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Phillips | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cedric Jones | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amani Toomer | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Strahan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jessie Armstead | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |