1999 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 2, 2000 · Ericsson Stadium
FinalNew Orleans Saints 13 at Carolina Panthers 45. Final.
Who moved the needle
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1999 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 2, 2000 · Ericsson Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Carolina Panthers 45–13 — never really in doubt late.
-2.4 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · CAR
7/14 for 165 yds, 2 TD
34% of team targets · 7.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Delhomme | 26/49 | 243 | 1 | 4 | 3 | −19.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Delhomme | 8 | 78 | 9.8 | 1 | +9.1 |
| Keith Poole | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | +0.9 |
| Ricky Williams | 14 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | −8.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Poole | 6 | 13 | 104 | 0 | 28% | −0.5 |
| Andre Hastings | 3 | 7 | 50 | 0 | 15% | −1.1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Clarke | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Mitchell | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brady Smith | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Kelly |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Beuerlein | 22/41 | 322 | 5 | 0 | 6 | +6.8 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Biakabutuka |
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
Panthers closed -8.5 and covered, winning by 32.
Total closed 46.5; the game landed 58 — over by 11.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Aaron Craver | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | — |
| Wilmont Perry | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Eddie Kennison | 6 | 8 | 44 | 1 | 17% | +3.3 |
| Lawrence Dawsey | 5 | 8 | 32 | 0 | 17% | −4.9 |
| P.Franklin | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4% | +0.4 |
| Ricky Williams | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 15% | −4.1 |
| Aaron Craver | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −5.6 |
| 3 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Mark Fields | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| La'Roi Glover | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawrence Dawsey | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Knight | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ashley Ambrose | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Willie Whitehead | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |
| 24 |
| 3.0 |
| 0 |
| −2.4 |
| Patrick Jeffers | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | +1.3 |
| Fred Lane | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | +0.4 |
| Steve Beuerlein | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | −0.1 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Jeffers | 7 | 14 | 165 | 2 | 34% | +7.8 |
| Wesley Walls | 4 | 6 | 88 | 2 | 15% | +7.1 |
| Muhsin Muhammad | 6 | 12 | 45 | 1 | 29% | +0.9 |
| Tim Biakabutuka | 4 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 10% | +1.0 |
| William Floyd | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5% | −0.6 |
| Donald Hayes | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5% | −0.6 |
| Eric Metcalf | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | −0.3 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Minter | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brent Alexander | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dean Wells | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Eric Davis | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Micheal Barrow | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Greene | 5 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roderick Mullen | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jason Peter | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Tovar | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Evans | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 |