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polling · 1800s tick · as of 12:37 AM ET · 16 to play
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1999 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 2, 2000 · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
FinalWho moved the needle
Minnesota Vikings 24–17.
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% | +7.1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Rice | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bryant Westbrook | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Bailey | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Allen Aldridge |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff George | 14/24 | 275 | 1 | 2 | 5 | +2.6 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Smith |
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.
/football/games/1999_17_DET_MIN
The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
