1999 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 2, 2000 · Giants Stadium
FinalSeattle Seahawks 9 at New York Jets 19. Final.
Who moved the needle
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1999 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 2, 2000 · Giants Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
New York Jets 19–9.
-4.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Kitna | 21/45 | 237 | 0 | 2 | 1 | −2.3 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Watters | 9 | 30 | 3.3 | 0 | −4.1 |
| Ahman Green | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | −0.2 |
| Reggie Brown | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −1.8 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Dawkins | 4 | 11 | 66 | 0 | 26% | −0.4 |
| Derrick Mayes | 5 | 8 | 64 | 0 | 19% | +3.5 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Brown | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Bellamy | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Darryl Williams | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Springs |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Lucas | 15/26 | 211 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +7.3 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Martin |
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The market number, who both clubs have been, and the one question this matchup asks.

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Closing number vs result
Jets closed -1 and covered, winning by 10.
Total closed 38; the game landed 28 — under by 10.0.
Conditions and crew
| Jon Kitna | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | +0.0 |
| Reggie Brown | 5 | 7 | 30 | 0 | 16% | −1.0 |
| Ricky Watters | 2 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 7% | +1.3 |
| Christian Fauria | 3 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 14% | +1.0 |
| Joey Galloway | 1 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 14% | −2.8 |
| Mike Pritchard | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2% | +0.5 |
| Itula Mili | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | −2.9 |
| 5 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Michael Sinclair | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Adams | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip Daniels | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cortez Kennedy | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Simmons | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrin Smith | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 |
| 158 |
| 4.6 |
| 1 |
| −3.1 |
| Ray Lucas | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | −1.1 |
| Bernie Parmalee | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | −0.4 |
| Richie Anderson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | −0.6 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Chrebet | 5 | 9 | 88 | 0 | 35% | +5.5 |
| Curtis Martin | 3 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 12% | +2.2 |
| Richie Anderson | 3 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 19% | +1.0 |
| Keyshawn Johnson | 3 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 27% | −3.1 |
| Dedric Ward | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 4% | +2.2 |
| Blake Spence | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.5 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Coleman | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dwayne Gordon | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor Green | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marvin Jones | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mo Lewis | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Mickens | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Frost | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Ferguson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Pleasant | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerald Sowell | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |