1999 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 26, 1999 · Qualcomm Stadium
Oakland Raiders
20
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San Diego ChargersWinner
23
OAK -3 upsetO 38 ✓
San Diego Chargers 23–20 — decided on the final possessions.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Full stat lines
Box score
Oakland Raiders
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Gannon | 16/33 | 266 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Gannon | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Tyrone Wheatley | 12 | 13 | 1.1 | 0 | -1.2 |
| Napoleon Kaufman | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 0 | -2.9 |
| Zack Crockett | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Brown | 3 | 6 | 109 | 0 | 18% | 1.3 |
| James Jett | 4 | 8 | 45 | 0 | 24% | 3.8 |
| Rickey Dudley | 4 | 8 | 43 | 1 | 24% | 2.6 |
| Tyrone Wheatley | 1 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 3% | 1.7 |
| Terry Mickens | 2 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 12% | 1.6 |
| Jon Ritchie | 2 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 12% | -0.3 |
| Zack Crockett | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -1.4 |
| Jeremy Brigham | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -1.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Barton | 7 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Woodson | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric Allen | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Greg Biekert | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Johnstone | 4 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Newman | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Russell Maryland | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Russell | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Harvey | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marquis Walker | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
San Diego Chargers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Harbaugh | 23/36 | 325 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jermaine Fazande | 14 | 44 | 3.1 | 0 | -2.8 |
| Jim Harbaugh | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | 0 | -3.4 |
| Darren Bennett | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -4.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Graham | 3 | 6 | 113 | 1 | 17% | 5.5 |
| Freddie Jones | 5 | 7 | 81 | 0 | 19% | 4.1 |
| Mikhael Ricks | 4 | 6 | 51 | 0 | 17% | 2.4 |
| Terrell Fletcher | 7 | 9 | 45 | 0 | 25% | -0.4 |
| Fred McCrary | 2 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 8% | 1.9 |
| Charlie Jones | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3% | 1.2 |
| Reggie Davis | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8% | -1.4 |
| Chris Penn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -1.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Hand | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Seau | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 |
| Fakhir Brown | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lewis Bush | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Reeves | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Jackson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raylee Johnson | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Parrella | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Hill | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Dimry | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- OAK -3
- Closing total
- 38
- OAK moneyline
- —
- SD moneyline
- —
Raiders closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 38; the game landed 43 — over by 5.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Qualcomm Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 69°F, wind 9 mph
- Referee
- Jeff Triplette
- Rest
- OAK 7 days · SD 7 days
- Coaches
- Jon Gruden vs Mike Riley
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.