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1999 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 2, 2000 · Soldier Field
FinalWho moved the needle
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20–6. Played in 18.7 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
-2.6 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · CHI
7/13 for 84 yds, 0 TD
32% of team targets · -1.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun King | 18/24 | 178 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +9.1 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrick Dunn | 16 | 80 | 5.0 | 0 | −1.3 |
| Mike Alstott | 22 | 64 | 2.9 | 1 | −2.6 |
| Shaun King | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | −1.3 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacquez Green | 10 | 14 | 113 | 0 | 58% | +9.1 |
| Bert Emanuel | 1 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 8% | +1.0 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Brooks | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronde Barber | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Lynch | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hardy Nickerson |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade McNown | 20/42 | 196 | 0 | 1 | 2 | −13.1 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Allen |
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_TB_CHI
The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Buccaneers closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 14.
Total closed 34; the game landed 26 — under by 8.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
Wind at 18.7 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.
| Mike Alstott | 4 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 21% | −4.0 |
| Darnell McDonald | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 4% | +2.1 |
| Dave Moore | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4% | +2.5 |
| Warrick Dunn | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4% | −0.4 |
| 5 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Brian Kelly | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony McFarland | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shelton Quarles | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damien Robinson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve White | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John McLaughlin | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 |
| 43 |
| 3.6 |
| 0 |
| −1.4 |
| Cade McNown | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 0 | +2.7 |
| Glyn Milburn | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | −0.7 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Robinson | 7 | 13 | 84 | 0 | 32% | −1.1 |
| Bobby Engram | 3 | 9 | 32 | 0 | 22% | −8.9 |
| Marty Booker | 4 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 17% | +0.4 |
| James Allen | 3 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 12% | −0.8 |
| Ryan Wetnight | 3 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 15% | +0.1 |
| Glyn Milburn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | −2.3 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Robinson | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Cousin | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Flanigan | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warrick Holdman | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Azumah | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Minter | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Parrish | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricardo McDonald | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Wells | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Harris | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
