1999 Wild Card · Sun, Jan 9, 2000 · Seattle Kingdome
FinalMiami Dolphins 20 at Seattle Seahawks 17. Final.
Who moved the needle
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1999 Wild Card · Sun, Jan 9, 2000 · Seattle Kingdome
FinalWho moved the needle
Miami Dolphins 20–17 — decided on the final possessions.
-6.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Marino | 17/30 | 196 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +5.9 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.J. Johnson | 27 | 86 | 3.2 | 1 | −2.8 |
| Autry Denson | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 0 | −2.3 |
| Stanley Pritchett | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | −0.6 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O.J. McDuffie | 5 | 6 | 82 | 0 | 21% | +7.4 |
| Tony Martin | 5 | 12 | 70 | 0 | 41% | −0.5 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Thomas | 7 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brock Marion | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Shawn Wooden | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trace Armstrong |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Kitna | 14/30 | 162 | 1 | 2 | 6 | −6.9 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Watters |
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
Seahawks closed -3.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 39; the game landed 37 — under by 2.0.
Conditions and crew
| Dan Marino | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | −1.2 |
| Oronde Gadsden | 2 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 14% | +1.1 |
| Rob Konrad | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3% | +0.0 |
| Hunter Goodwin | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | −0.0 |
| J.J. Johnson | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10% | −0.7 |
| Ed Perry | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3% | −0.3 |
| Stanley Pritchett | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.4 |
| 4 |
| 0 |
| 3.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Sam Madison | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rich Owens | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Surtain | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tim Bowens | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Rodgers | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Wilson | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 |
| 40 |
| 2.1 |
| 0 |
| −6.1 |
| Jon Kitna | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | −0.4 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Dawkins | 3 | 8 | 35 | 1 | 28% | −0.3 |
| Mike Pritchard | 3 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 14% | +2.5 |
| Christian Fauria | 3 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 14% | +2.9 |
| Ricky Watters | 2 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 10% | −0.1 |
| Joey Galloway | 1 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 24% | −2.2 |
| Reggie Brown | 2 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 10% | −0.9 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Brown | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jay Bellamy | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrin Smith | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Willie Williams | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Darryl Williams | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shawn Springs | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Adams | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kerry Joseph | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cortez Kennedy | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lamar King | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |