1999 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 2, 2000 · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
FinalLionsDetroit17
BY 7final margin
VikingsMinnesota24
Detroit Lions 17 at Minnesota Vikings 24. Final.
Vikings -7 pushU 48.5 ✓
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Rushing · MIN
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1999 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 2, 2000 · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
FinalWho moved the needle
Rushing · MIN
Minnesota Vikings 24–17.
7 att, 41 yds, 1 TD
5.0 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · DET
10/14 for 128 yds, 2 TD
30% of team targets · 12.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gus Frerotte | 14/22 | 180 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −1.4 |
| Charlie Batch | 17/24 | 161 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +5.9 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cory Schlesinger | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Ron Rivers | 11 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | −6.5 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnnie Morton | 10 | 14 | 128 | 2 | 30% | +12.2 |
| Germane Crowell | 8 | 13 | 120 | 0 | 28% |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Rice | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bryant Westbrook | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Bailey |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff George | 14/24 | 275 | 1 | 2 | 5 | +2.6 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Closing number vs result
Vikings closed -7 and it landed exactly on the number — a push.
Total closed 48.5; the game landed 41 — under by 7.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| David Sloan | 3 | 6 | 40 | 0 | 13% | +2.2 |
| Herman Moore | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 4% | +1.9 |
| Brian Stablein | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2% | +0.8 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 9% | −1.8 |
| Ron Rivers | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 9% | −1.4 |
| Sedrick Irvin | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4% | −2.2 |
| 4 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| Allen Aldridge | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tracy Scroggins | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Carrier | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Kirschke | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Boyd | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Porcher | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Smith |
| 22 |
| 97 |
| 4.4 |
| 1 |
| −4.0 |
| Leroy Hoard | 7 | 41 | 5.9 | 1 | +5.0 |
| Jeff George | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | −1.0 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Moss | 5 | 8 | 155 | 1 | 36% | +9.3 |
| Cris Carter | 3 | 5 | 52 | 0 | 23% | +3.7 |
| Andrew Glover | 1 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 14% | −3.9 |
| Robert Smith | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 5% | +1.1 |
| Andrew Jordan | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 9% | +0.3 |
| Jake Reed | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 9% | −1.4 |
| Leroy Hoard | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5% | +1.1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Wright | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwayne Rudd | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Tate | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Robert Griffith | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Randle | 3 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Bass | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duane Clemons | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Doleman | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed McDaniel | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Morrow | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
