1999 · Week 13
Washington Commanders at Detroit Lions
Dec 5, 1999 · Pontiac Silverdome · dome · astroturf
Recap
Detroit Lions defeated Washington Commanders 33–17. ScoutIndex had favored Lions (59%) going in. Lions improve to 8-4; Commanders fall to 7-5. Gus Frerotte paced the offense with 280 passing yards and 1 TD; 1 rushing yard. Commanders turned it over 3 times to Lions's 0.
Team stats
| WAS | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | First downs | 11 |
| 365 | Total yards | 311 |
| 249 | Passing yards | 280 |
| 116 | Rushing yards | 31 |
| 26/43 | Comp / Att | 21/32 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 5 | Sacks taken | 5 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
WAS
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Johnson | 26/43 | 249 | 1 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Johnson | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Michael Westbrook | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Brian Mitchell | 6 | 60 | 0 |
| Stephen Davis | 12 | 51 | 0 |
| Larry Centers | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Westbrook | 5 | 9 | 108 | 1 |
| Brian Mitchell | 4 | 4 | 41 | 0 |
| Stephen Davis | 5 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| Larry Centers | 7 | 10 | 47 | 0 |
| Albert Connell | 3 | 8 | 35 | 0 |
| Mike Sellers | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| James Thrash | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
DET
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gus Frerotte | 21/32 | 280 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gus Frerotte | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Germane Crowell | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Greg Hill | 11 | 16 | 0 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 2 | 10 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germane Crowell | 5 | 8 | 122 | 0 |
| Herman Moore | 4 | 7 | 47 | 1 |
| David Sloan | 3 | 4 | 44 | 0 |
| Johnnie Morton | 5 | 6 | 44 | 0 |
| Greg Hill | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Brock Olivo | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0 |