1999 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 2, 2000 · Arrowhead Stadium
FinalOakland Raiders 41 at Kansas City Chiefs 38. Final.
Who moved the needle
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1999 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 2, 2000 · Arrowhead Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Oakland Raiders 41–38 — decided on the final possessions.
0.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Gannon | 25/47 | 324 | 3 | 2 | 4 | +1.0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrone Wheatley | 17 | 86 | 5.1 | 1 | +1.0 |
| Napoleon Kaufman | 9 | 15 | 1.7 | 0 | −4.5 |
| Zack Crockett | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | −2.5 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Brown | 6 | 13 | 122 | 0 | 30% | −4.7 |
| Rickey Dudley | 2 | 2 | 51 | 0 | 5% | +5.1 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Biekert | 8 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Travian Smith | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Barton | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grady Jackson |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvis Grbac | 20/39 | 243 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +2.8 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donnell Bennett |
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
Chiefs closed -5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 39; the game landed 79 — over by 40.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Jon Ritchie | 8 | 11 | 50 | 0 | 26% | −1.4 |
| Tyrone Wheatley | 3 | 7 | 34 | 1 | 16% | +2.6 |
| Terry Mickens | 2 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 7% | +3.7 |
| Zack Crockett | 2 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 5% | +3.8 |
| Napoleon Kaufman | 2 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 7% | +2.1 |
| James Jett | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | −0.4 |
| Kenny Shedd | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | −0.6 |
| 4 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Anthony Newman | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Harris | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Mincy | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Woodson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric Allen | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Russell Maryland | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 |
| 84 |
| 4.2 |
| 0 |
| +0.7 |
| Tony Richardson | 8 | 70 | 8.8 | 0 | +3.6 |
| Bam Morris | 9 | 34 | 3.8 | 0 | −5.0 |
| Mike Cloud | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | −0.4 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Lockett | 3 | 3 | 69 | 1 | 8% | +5.8 |
| Joe Horn | 4 | 7 | 62 | 1 | 19% | +5.0 |
| Tony Gonzalez | 6 | 10 | 56 | 1 | 27% | +3.3 |
| Andre Rison | 2 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 8% | +0.6 |
| Derrick Alexander | 1 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 22% | −4.3 |
| Tony Richardson | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5% | −1.5 |
| Bam Morris | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5% | −1.1 |
| Donnell Bennett | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.8 |
| Lonnie Johnson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.5 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvcus Patton | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Derrick Thomas | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Barndt | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Hicks | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Warfield | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cris Dishman | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Donnie Edwards | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leslie O'Neal | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Reggie Tongue | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Hasty | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |