1999 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 26, 1999 · 3Com Park
FinalWashington Commanders 26 at San Francisco 49ers 20. Final.
Who moved the needle
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polling · 1800s tick · as of 12:20 AM ET · 16 to play
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1999 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 26, 1999 · 3Com Park
FinalWho moved the needle
Washington Commanders 26–20.
0.2 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · WAS
7/10 for 125 yds, 1 TD
21% of team targets · 8.3 expected points added
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Johnson | 32/47 | 471 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +14.4 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skip Hicks | 13 | 48 | 3.7 | 0 | −1.5 |
| Larry Centers | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | +0.8 |
| Brad Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | +1.3 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Westbrook | 7 | 10 | 125 | 1 | 21% | +8.3 |
| Albert Connell | 5 | 8 | 106 | 0 | 17% | +2.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darrell Green | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek M. Smith | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shawn Barber | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Shade |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Garcia | 17/29 | 168 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +4.6 |
| Jerry Rice | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.7 |
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
Commanders closed -7, won by 6 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 47.5; the game landed 46 — under by 1.5.
Conditions and crew
| Brian Mitchell | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | −0.7 |
| Larry Centers | 7 | 7 | 66 | 1 | 15% | +4.6 |
| Irving Fryar | 4 | 5 | 60 | 0 | 11% | +5.0 |
| Brian Mitchell | 3 | 3 | 55 | 0 | 6% | +0.6 |
| Skip Hicks | 4 | 5 | 52 | 0 | 11% | +2.9 |
| Stephen Alexander | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 11% | −1.3 |
| James Jenkins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | −0.6 |
| Mike Sellers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | −0.4 |
| James Thrash | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −1.6 |
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| 2 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Marco Coleman | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leomont Evans | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Stevens | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Jones | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Cook | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Champ Bailey | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Garner | 16 | 129 | 8.1 | 1 | +4.9 |
| Fred Beasley | 12 | 65 | 5.4 | 0 | +0.2 |
| Jeff Garcia | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | +2.0 |
| Terry Jackson | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | −3.9 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Clark | 4 | 8 | 46 | 0 | 27% | +0.2 |
| Jerry Rice | 5 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 17% | +4.0 |
| Charlie Garner | 3 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 13% | +2.9 |
| J.J. Stokes | 2 | 3 | 31 | 1 | 10% | +3.6 |
| Fred Beasley | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 13% | −2.4 |
| Terrell Owens | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20% | −4.3 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Woodall | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Norton | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramos McDonald | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Tim McDonald | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierson Prioleau | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Winfred Tubbs | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darnell Walker | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wasswa Serwanga | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brentson Buckner | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Schulters | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |