1999 Wild Card · Sat, Jan 8, 2000 · Jack Kent Cooke Stadium

Detroit Lions

Washington CommandersWinner

WAS -6 ✓U 46 ✓Commanders closed -6 and covered, winning by 14.

Washington Commanders 27–13.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · DET

Gus FrerotteQB

21/46, 251 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT

-12.2 expected points added

Passing · WAS

Brad JohnsonQB

15/31, 174 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT

1.9 expected points added

Rushing · WAS

Stephen DavisRB

15 att, 119 yds, 2 TD

3.9 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · WAS

Brian MitchellRB

7 att, 55 yds, 0 TD

4.7 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · DET

Herman MooreWR

3/3 for 69 yds, 0 TD

8% of team targets · 0.4 expected points added

Receiving · WAS

Larry CentersFB

7/7 for 61 yds, 0 TD

25% of team targets · 2.9 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Detroit Lions

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Gus Frerotte	21/46	251	1	2	5	-12.2

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Cory Schlesinger	7	23	3.3	-3.0
Gus Frerotte	2	16	8.0	0.4
Ron Rivers	1	6	6.0	0.5

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Herman Moore	3	3	69	0	8%	0.4
Germane Crowell	5	11	41	0	28%	-5.6
Brian Stablein	3	3	32	0	8%	-0.5
Johnnie Morton	2	10	29	0	26%	-0.5
Sedrick Irvin	2	2	27	0	5%	2.3
Ron Rivers	4	4	24	1	10%	4.3
David Sloan	1	5	24	0	13%	-0.9
Iheanyi Uwaezuoke	1	1	5	0	3%	0.6

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	INT	PD
Chris Claiborne	8	0	0	1
Mark Carrier	6	0	0	2
James Jones	6	0	0	0
Stephen Boyd	5	0	1	1
Ron Rice	3	2	0	0
Tracy Scroggins	5	0	0	0
Dan Owens	4	0	0	0
Bryant Westbrook	4	0	0	1
J.B. Brown	3	0	0	0
Luther Elliss	3	0	0	0

Washington Commanders

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Brad Johnson	15/31	174	1	2	1	1.9

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Stephen Davis	15	119	7.9	2	3.9
Brian Mitchell	7	55	7.9	0	4.7
Skip Hicks	23	46	2.0	0	-4.3
Larry Centers	1	3	3.0	0	-0.4

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Larry Centers	7	7	61	0	25%	2.9
Albert Connell	2	4	35	1	14%	2.1
Skip Hicks	2	2	27	0	7%	2.3
Michael Westbrook	2	9	22	0	32%	-1.8
Irving Fryar	1	2	17	0	7%	0.9
Stephen Alexander	1	4	12	0	14%	0.4

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Shawn Barber	6	0	0.0	0	0
Sam Shade	5	0	2.0	0	1
Matt Stevens	4	0	0.0	1	1
Darrell Green	3	0	0.0	0	3
Derek M. Smith	2	1	0.0	0	1
Champ Bailey	3	0	0.0	1	2
Tim Denton	2	0	0.0	0	1
Curtis Buckley	2	0	0.0	0	0
Mike Sellers	2	0	0.0	0	0
Dan Wilkinson	2	0	1.0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: WAS -6
Closing total: 46
DET moneyline: —
WAS moneyline: —

Commanders closed -6 and covered, winning by 14.

Total closed 46; the game landed 40 — under by 6.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Jack Kent Cooke Stadium
Roof / surface: outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather: 45°F, wind 10 mph
Referee: Bob McElwee
Rest: DET 6 days · WAS 6 days
Coaches: Bobby Ross vs Norv Turner