1999 Wild Card · Sun, Jan 9, 2000 · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Dallas Cowboys
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Minnesota VikingsWinner
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MIN -7 ✓U 46.5 ✓Dome
Minnesota Vikings 27–10 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Full stat lines
Box score
Dallas Cowboys
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Aikman | 22/38 | 286 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmitt Smith | 15 | 99 | 6.6 | 1 | 1.9 |
| Chris Warren | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 1.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raghib Ismail | 8 | 12 | 163 | 0 | 32% | 8.7 |
| Jason Tucker | 4 | 6 | 67 | 0 | 16% | -2.5 |
| David LaFleur | 3 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 11% | -1.4 |
| Emmitt Smith | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 5% | 0.3 |
| Chris Brazzell | 2 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 18% | -2.4 |
| Chris Warren | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8% | -2.1 |
| Jeff Ogden | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5% | -1.6 |
| Robert Thomas | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -4.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Woodson | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Randall Godfrey | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Myers | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Teague | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter Coakley | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Hennings | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ebenezer Ekuban | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Hambrick | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leon Lett | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dat Nguyen | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff George | 12/25 | 212 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Smith | 28 | 140 | 5.0 | 0 | -2.8 |
| Leroy Hoard | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Jeff George | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Randall Cunningham | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | 0 | -1.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Moss | 5 | 6 | 127 | 1 | 25% | 10.9 |
| Robert Smith | 3 | 3 | 58 | 1 | 13% | 7.7 |
| Leroy Hoard | 2 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 13% | -0.7 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4% | 0.1 |
| Cris Carter | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 29% | -3.2 |
| Andrew Glover | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8% | -1.4 |
| Jake Reed | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8% | -2.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Wright | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwayne Rudd | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Bass | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duane Clemons | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed McDaniel | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Griffith | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Antonio Banks | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Hitchcock | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Harold Morrow | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Tate | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- MIN -7
- Closing total
- 46.5
- DAL moneyline
- —
- MIN moneyline
- —
Vikings closed -7 and covered, winning by 17.
Total closed 46.5; the game landed 37 — under by 9.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
- Roof / surface
- dome · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Gerry Austin
- Rest
- DAL 7 days · MIN 7 days
- Coaches
- Chan Gailey vs Dennis Green