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.
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 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Poole | 6 | 13 | 104 | 0 | 28% | −0.5 |
| Andre Hastings | 3 | 7 | 50 | 0 | 15% |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Clarke | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Mitchell | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brady Smith |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Beuerlein | 22/41 | 322 | 5 | 0 | 6 | +6.8 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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.
| 0.5 |
| 0 |
| −8.2 |
| 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 |
| 4 |
| 1 |
| 1.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Rob Kelly | 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 |
| Tim Biakabutuka |
| 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 |