1999 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 26, 1999 · Qualcomm Stadium
FinalOakland Raiders 20 at San Diego Chargers 23. Final.
Who moved the needle
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Game Center
Game Center
1999 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 26, 1999 · Qualcomm Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
San Diego Chargers 23–20 — decided on the final possessions.
-1.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Gannon | 16/33 | 266 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +11.3 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Harbaugh | 23/36 | 325 | 2 | 1 | 4 | +5.7 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jermaine Fazande |
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
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
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Zack Crockett | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | +0.8 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |