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1999 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 2, 2000 · Texas Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Dallas Cowboys 26–18.
3.2 expected points added on the ground
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry Collins | 30/47 | 316 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +10.1 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Montgomery | 12 | 36 | 3.0 | 1 | +3.2 |
| Sean Bennett | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 0 | +1.3 |
| Tiki Barber | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiki Barber | 13 | 14 | 100 | 0 | 31% | +3.3 |
| Joe Jurevicius | 3 | 4 | 86 | 0 | 9% | +6.4 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percy Ellsworth | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Conrad Hamilton | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sam Garnes | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cedric Jones |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Aikman | 23/32 | 288 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +16.1 |
| Deion Sanders | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.4 |
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_NYG_DAL
The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Cowboys closed -6.5 and covered, winning by 8.
Total closed 37.5; the game landed 44 — over by 6.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Kerry Collins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −1.1 |
| Ike Hilliard | 5 | 6 | 37 | 0 | 13% | +3.6 |
| Greg Comella | 5 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 11% | +1.0 |
| Amani Toomer | 2 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 11% | +0.7 |
| David Patten | 1 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7% | +1.0 |
| Brian Alford | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 9% | +0.9 |
| Howard Cross | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7% | −1.6 |
| Mark Thomas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | −1.4 |
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| Corey Widmer | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Hale | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy Lincoln | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Phillips | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jessie Armstead | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Galyon | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmitt Smith | 22 | 122 | 5.5 | 0 | +0.4 |
| Chris Warren | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | +0.2 |
| Robert Thomas | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | −0.8 |
| Troy Aikman | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | −1.9 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Tucker | 4 | 8 | 122 | 1 | 24% | +9.3 |
| Raghib Ismail | 7 | 10 | 62 | 1 | 30% | +3.6 |
| Jeff Ogden | 2 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 6% | +2.8 |
| Emmitt Smith | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 6% | +1.2 |
| Chris Brazzell | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 3% | +1.8 |
| Chris Warren | 3 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 9% | −0.7 |
| David LaFleur | 3 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 12% | +0.1 |
| Mike Lucky | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3% | −0.3 |
| Robert Thomas | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | −2.0 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dexter Coakley | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dat Nguyen | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Williams | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deion Sanders | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Woodson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duane Hawthorne | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Hambrick | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leon Lett | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Teague | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ebenezer Ekuban | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
