1999 Pittsburgh Steelers season

Pittsburgh Steelers 67th US football season August 2023 March 2026 Pittsburgh Steelers 1999 6–10 4th AFC Central Bill Cowher Tom Donahoe The Rooney Family Three Rivers Stadium Did not qualify None None Levon Kirkland Troy Edwards Steelers seasons The 1999 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise’s 67th season as a professional sports franchise and as a member of the National Football League. For the second consecutive season the Steelers failed to make the playoffs after starting off the season by winning 5 of their first 8 games. Losing seven of the remaining eight dropped Pittsburgh to 6–10 for the year, their worst record under Bill Cowher. The 1999 Steelers are the only NFL team since at least 1940 to concede so many as five safeties in one season.Only the 1985 Packers, the 2003 Falcons, and the 2015 Dolphins have otherwise conceded four safeties in an NFL season since 1940.Pro Football Reference; In a single season, from 1940 to 2017, requiring opp Safeties >= 3, sorted by descending opp Safeties Offseason Additions SubtractionsT Wayne Gandy (Rams) CB Carnell Lake (Jaguars) WR Charles Johnson (Eagles) 1999 expansion draft 1999 NFL expansion draft + Steelers selected during the expansion draft Pick Name Position Expansion team9 Rod Manuel Defensive end Cleveland Browns NFL draft 1999 NFL draft 1999 Pittsburgh Steelers 1 13 Troy Edwards Wide receiver Louisiana Tech yes 2 59 Scott Shields Safety Weber State yes 3 73 Joey Porter Linebacker Colorado State yes yes 3 74 Kris Farris Tackle UCLA yes 3 95 Amos Zereoué Running back West Virginia yes 4 109 Aaron Smith Defensive end Northern Colorado yes yes 5 136 Jerame Tuman Tight end Michigan yes 5 166 Malcolm Johnson Wide receiver Notre Dame yes 7 214 Antonio Dingle Defensive tackle Virginia no 7 219 Chad Kelsay Linebacker Nebraska yes 7 228 Kris Brown Kicker Nebraska yes no Undrafted free agents + 1999 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeTony D’AmatoLinebackerUtah StateMatt DavenportKickerWisconsinMike SchneckLong snapperWisconsinAnthony WrightQuarterbackSouth Carolina Personnel Staff 1999 Pittsburgh Steelers #08214A white #EEC607 President – Daniel M. Rooney Vice president and general counsel – Arthur J. Rooney II Vice president – John R. McGinley Vice president – Arthur J. Rooney, Jr. Administration advisor – Chuck Noll Director of business – Mark Hart Business relations coordinator – Dan Ferens Business accounting coordinator – Jim Ellenberger Office/ticket coordinator – Geraldine Glenn Accounting manager – Jodie Spagnolli Communications coordinator – Ron Wahl Public relations/media manager – David Lockett Website/network administrator – Kim Smith Marketing coordinator – Mark Fuhrman Merchandising manager – Tim Carey Marketing manager – Lynne Molyneaux Luxury suite manager – Lisa Weinzetl Ticket manager – Brian Bonifate Stadium project manager – Heidi Edwards Football operations Director of football operations – Tom Donahoe College scouting coordinator – Max McCartney Pro personnel coordinator – Doug Whaley College scout – Mark Gorscak College scout – Phil Kreidler College scout – Bob Lane College scout – Dan Rooney College scout – Bill Schieder Head coach – Bill Cowher Offensive coordinator – Kevin Gilbride Running backs – Dick Hoak Wide receivers – Bob Bratkowski Tight ends – Mike Mularkey Offensive line – Kent Stephenson Defensive coordinator – Jim Haslett Defensive line – John Mitchell Linebackers – Mike Archer Defensive backs – Tim Lewis Special teams – Jay Hayes Administrative assistant – Lou Spanos Administrative assistant – Mike Miller Conditioning coordinator – Chet Fuhrman Medical staff Ophthalmologist – Dr. Randy Beatty Physician, orthopedic – Dr. James P. Bradley Neurological surgery consultant – Dr. Joseph Maroon Physician, M.D. – Dr. Richard Rydze Physician, consultant – Dr. Abraham J. Twerski Physician, M.D. – Dr. Anthony P. Yates Training staff Head trainer – John Norwig Assistant trainer – Ryan Grove Football staff Player development coordinator – Anthony Griggs Equipment manager - Rodgers Freyvogel Field manager – Rich Baker Field/equipment assistant – Paul Gallagher Video coordinator – Bob McCartney Video assistant – Andy Lizanich Photographers – Mike Fabus, Mike Drazdzinski 1999 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide Notable additions include Joey Porter and Aaron Smith. Roster 1999 Pittsburgh Steelers 53 7 5  7 Pete Gonzalez 10 Kordell Stewart 18 Mike Tomczak  1 Anthony Wright American football y 36 Jerome Bettis 45 Chris Fuamatu-Maʻafala 33 Richard Huntley 38 Jon Witman FB 21 Amos Zereoué 81 Troy Edwards y 88 Courtney Hawkins American football 83 Malcolm Johnson wide receiver y 82 Bobby Shaw 19 Ryan Thelwell 86 Hines Ward 87 Mark Bruener 48 Tony Cline Jr. 80 Matt Cushing y 60 Anthony Brown offensive lineman T 78 Chris Conrad American football T 62 Roger Duffy American football C 65 Alan Faneca G 72 Wayne Gandy T 67 Shar Pourdanesh T 68 Brenden Stai G 66 Jim Sweeney American football, born 1962 C 98 Ernie Brown American football DE 76 Kevin Henry DE 90 Reggie Lowe DE 71 Orpheus Roye DE 91 Aaron Smith American football y DE 94 Jeremy Staat NT 93 Joel Steed NT 51 Carlos Emmons OLB American football 57 John Fiala ILB 92 Jason Gildon OLB 50 Earl Holmes ILB 97 Chad Kelsay y OLB 99 Levon Kirkland ILB 55 Joey Porter y OLB 56 Mike Vrabel OLB 29 Lance Brown CB 27 Travis Davis FS 41 Lethon Flowers SS 24 Chris Oldham FS 30 Chad Scott CB 47 Scott Shields American football y SS 23 Jason Simmons CB 26 Deshea Townsend CB 20 Dewayne Washington CB  3 Kris Brown y K  4 Josh Miller punter P 54 Mike Schneck y LS 89 Will Blackwell WR IR 63 Dermontti Dawson C IR 77 Kris Farris T IR 74 Nolan Harrison DE IR 85 Mitch Lyons TE IR 73 Justin Strzelczyk T PUP 84 Jerame Tuman y TE IR 96 Harry Deligianis DE 46 Cory Geason TE 35 Carlos King FB 13 Junior Lord WR 64 Tony Orlandini American football G 1999 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide 2000 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide 1999 Pittsburgh Steelers https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/pit/1999_roster.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com 2014-12-24 Preseason Schedule Week Date Opponent Game Site Kickoff (ET) TV Result Record 1 August 13 Chicago Bears Three Rivers Stadium 7:30 p.m. KDKA W 30–23 1–0 2 August 20 at Carolina Panthers Ericsson Stadium 8:00 p.m. KDKA L 20–13 1–1 3 August 28 Washington Redskins Three Rivers Stadium 7:30 p.m. KDKA L 27–14 1–2 4 September 4 at Buffalo Bills Ralph Wilson Stadium 7:30 p.m. KDKA L 16–14 1–3 Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue 1 September 12 at Cleveland Browns W 43–0 1–0 Cleveland Browns Stadium 2 September 19 at Baltimore Ravens W 23–20 2–0 PSInet Stadium 3 September 26 Seattle Seahawks L 10–29 2–1 Three Rivers Stadium 4 October 3 Jacksonville Jaguars L 3–17 2–2 Three Rivers Stadium 5 October 10 at Buffalo Bills L 21–24 2–3 Ralph Wilson Stadium 6 October 17 at Cincinnati Bengals W 17–3 3–3 Cinergy Field 7 October 25, 1999 Atlanta Falcons W 13–9 4–3 Three Rivers Stadium 8 Bye 9 November 7 at San Francisco 49ers W 27–6 5–3 3Com Park 10 November 14 Cleveland Browns L 15–16 5–4 Three Rivers Stadium 11 November 21 at Tennessee Titans L 10–16 5–5 Adelphia Coliseum 12 November 28 Cincinnati Bengals L 20–27 5–6 Three Rivers Stadium 13 December 2, 1999 at Jacksonville Jaguars L 6–20 5–7 Alltel Stadium 14 December 12 Baltimore Ravens L 24–31 5–8 Three Rivers Stadium 15 December 18, 1999 at Kansas City Chiefs L 19–35 5–9 Arrowhead Stadium 16 December 26 Carolina Panthers W 30–20 6–9 Three Rivers Stadium 17 January 2 Tennessee Titans L 36–47 6–10 Three Rivers Stadium Game summaries Week 1 (Sunday September 12, 1999): at Cleveland Browns Pittsburgh Steelers 1999 2; text-align:center autocollapse Week One: Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns – Game summary September 12 8:25 p.m. EDT Steelers 7 13 6 17 Browns 0 0 0 0 Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio 73,138 Overcast, 80 F C Bob McElwee ESPN Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire, and Solomon Wilcots Box score First quarter PIT – Kordell Stewart 1-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 5:16. Steelers 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 39 yards, 2:30. Second quarter PIT – Kris Brown 18-yard field goal, 9:56. Steelers 10–0. Drive: 18 plays, 79 yards, 7:37. PIT – Richard Huntley 5-yard pass from Kordell Stewart (Kris Brown kick), 4:49. Steelers 17–0. Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 3:06. PIT – Kris Brown 28-yard field goal, 0:06. Steelers 20–0. Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 3:31. Third quarter PIT – Richard Huntley 3-yard run (kick failed), 5:28. Steelers 26–0. Drive: 14 plays, 76 yards, 7:55. Fourth quarter PIT – Kris Brown 19-yard field goal, 11:10. Steelers 29–0. Drive: 14 plays, 64 yards, 8:00. PIT – Richard Huntley 21-yard pass from Mike Tomczak (Kris Brown kick), 10:48. Steelers 36–0. Drive: 1 play, 21 yards, 0:09. PIT – Hines Ward 1-yard pass from Mike Tomczak (Kris Brown kick), 6:08. Steelers 43–0. Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 4:19. Top passers PIT – Kordell Stewart – 15/23, 173 yards, TD CLE – Ty Detmer – 6/13, 52 yards, INT Top rushers PIT – Jerome Bettis – 18 rushes, 89 yards CLE – Terry Kirby – 5 rushes, 10 yards Top receivers PIT – Richard Huntley – 5 receptions, 67 yards, 2 TD CLE – Leslie Shepherd – 2 receptions, 32 yards Week 2 (Sunday September 19, 1999): at Baltimore Ravens Steelers 7 7 3 6 Ravens 7 3 0 10 at PSINet Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland Game time: 1:00 PM EDT Game weather: Game attendance: 68,965 Referee: Gerald Austin TV announcers: (CBS) Don Criqui (play by play), Steve Tasker (color commentator) Scoring drives: Pittsburgh – Stewart 8 run (Brown kick) Baltimore – Rhett 2 run (Stover kick) Pittsburgh – Huntley 17 run (Brown kick) Baltimore – FG Stover 45 Pittsburgh – FG Brown 32 Baltimore – FG Stover 28 Pittsburgh – FG Brown 28 Baltimore – Ismail 19 pass from Case (Stover kick) Pittsburgh – FG Brown 36 Week 3 (Sunday September 26, 1999): vs. Seattle Seahawks Seahawks 17 9 0 3 Steelers 0 0 0 10 at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: 1:00 PM EDT Game weather: 78 °F °C 1 or (Sunny) Game attendance: 57,881 Referee: Phil Luckett TV announcers: (CBS) Kevin Harlan (play by play), Sam Wyche (color commentator), Marcus Allen (sideline reporter) Scoring drives: Seattle – Hanks 23 interception return (Peterson kick) Seattle – Rogers 94 punt return (Peterson kick) Seattle – FG Peterson 45 Seattle – FG Peterson 51 Seattle – FG Peterson 41 Seattle – FG Peterson 26 Pittsburgh – FG Brown 33 Seattle – FG Peterson 38 Pittsburgh – Edwards 16 pass from Tomczak (Brown kick) Week 4 (Sunday October 3, 1999): vs. Jacksonville Jaguars Jaguars 0 7 3 7 Steelers 0 3 0 0 at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: 1:00 PM EDT Game weather: 59 °F °C or (Partly Sunny) Game attendance: 57,308 Referee: Dick Hantak TV announcers: (CBS) Verne Lundquist (play by play), Dan Dierdorf (color commentator), Bonnie Bernstein (sideline reporter) Scoring drives: Jacksonville – McCardell 7 pass from Brunell (Hollis kick) PIttsburgh – FG Brown 48 Jacksonville – FG Hollis 27 Jacksonville – FG Hollis 41 Jacksonville – Safety, Stewart fumbled ball out of end zone Jacksonville – Safety, Smeenge sacked Stewart in end zone Week 5 (Sunday October 10, 1999): at Buffalo Bills Steelers 7 7 0 7 Bills 7 10 7 0 at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York Game time: 1:00 PM EDT Game weather: Game attendance: 71,038 Referee: Ed Hochuli TV announcers: (CBS) Verne Lundquist (play by play), Dan Dierdorf (color commentator), Bonnie Bernstein (sideline reporter) Scoring drives: Pittsburgh – Ward 12 pass from Stewart (Brown kick) Buffalo – Gash 2 pass from Flutie (Christie kick) Buffalo – Moulds 49 pass from Flutie (Christie kick) Buffalo – FG Christie 29 Pittsburgh – Edwards 17 pass from Stewart (Brown kick) Buffalo – Riemersma 8 pass from Flutie (Christie kick) Pittsburgh – Bettis 1 run (Brown kick) Week 6 (Sunday October 17, 1999): at Cincinnati Bengals Steelers 7 7 0 3 Bengals 3 0 0 0 at Cinergy Field, Cincinnati, Ohio Game time: 1:00 PM EDT Game weather: Game attendance: 59,669 Referee: Jeff Triplette TV announcers: (CBS) Gus Johnson (play by play), Brent Jones (color commentator) Scoring drives: Pittsburgh – Bettis 1 run (Brown kick) Cincinnati – FG Pelfrey 37 Pittsburgh – Bettis 5 run (Brown kick) Pittsburgh – FG Brown 43 Week 7 (Monday October 25, 1999): vs. Atlanta Falcons Falcons 0 0 0 9 Steelers 7 6 0 0 at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: 9:00 PM EDT Game weather: 48 °F °C 1 or (Clear) Game attendance: 58,141 Referee: Ron Winter TV announcers: (ABC) Al Michaels (play by play), Boomer Esiason (color commentator), Lesley Visser (sideline reporter) Scoring drives: Pittsburgh – Huntley 13 pass from Stewart (Brown kick) Pittsburgh – FG Brown 51 Pittsburgh – FG Brown 25 Atlanta – Mathis 5 pass from Chandler (Andersen kick) Atlanta – Safety, Miller stepped out of end zone Week 8 (Sunday October 31, 1999): Bye Week Week 9 (Sunday November 7, 1999): at San Francisco 49ers Steelers 14 3 3 7 49ers 3 3 0 0 at 3Com Park, San Francisco, California Game time: 4:15 PM EST Game weather: 55 °F °C 1 or (Rain) Game attendance: 68,657 Referee: Tom White TV announcers: (CBS) Greg Gumbel (play by play), Phil Simms (color commentator), Armen Keteyian (sideline reporter) Scoring drives: Pittsburgh – Bettis 1 run (Brown kick) San Francisco – FG Richey 19 Pittsburgh – Ward 13 pass from Stewart (Brown kick) PIttsburgh – FG Brown 28 San Francisco – FG Richey 20 Pittsburgh – FG Brown 38 Pittsburgh – Bettis 22 run (Brown kick) Week 10 (Sunday November 14, 1999): vs. Cleveland Browns Browns 7 0 0 9 Steelers 3 0 9 3 at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: 1:00 PM EST Game weather: 53 °F °C 1 or (Partly Sunny) Game attendance: 58,213 Referee: Johnny Grier TV announcers: (CBS) Craig Bolerjack (play by play), Beasley Reece (color commentator) Scoring drives: Cleveland – K. Johnson 35 pass from Couch (Dawson kick) Pittsburgh – FG Brown 41 Pittsburgh – FG Brown 32 Pittsburgh – Huntley 5 run (run failed) Pittsburgh – FG Brown 47 Cleveland – Edwards 5 pass from Couch (run failed) Cleveland – FG Dawson 39 Week 11 (Sunday November 21, 1999): at Tennessee Titans Steelers 7 0 0 3 Titans 14 0 2 0 at Adelphia Coliseum, Nashville, Tennessee Game time: 1:00 PM EST Game weather: Game attendance: 66,619 Referee: Mike Carey TV announcers: (CBS) Don Criqui (play by play), Steve Tasker (color commentator) Scoring drives: Tennessee – McNair 2 run (Del Greco kick) Pittsburgh – Edwards 15 pass from Stewart (Brown kick) Tennessee – McNair 3 run (Del Greco kick) Tennessee – Safety, Stewart penalized for intentional grounding in end zone Pittsburgh – FG Brown 24 Week 12 (Sunday November 28, 1999): vs. Cincinnati Bengals Bengals 14 10 3 0 Steelers 3 10 7 0 at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: 1:00 PM EST Game weather: 45 °F °C 1 or (Mostly Sunny) Game attendance: 50,907 Referee: Walt Coleman TV announcers: (CBS) Bill Macatee (play by play), Beasley Reece (color commentator) Scoring drives: Cincinnati – Scott 76 pass from Blake (Pelfrey kick) Cincinnati – Blake 4 run (Pelfrey kick) Pittsburgh – FG Brown 35 Cincinnati – Heath 58 interception return (Pelfrey kick) Cincinnati – FG Pelfrey 29 Pittsburgh – FG Brown 33 Pittsburgh – Shaw 15 pass from Tomczak (Brown kick) Pittsburgh – Ward 34 pass from Tomczak (Brown kick) Cincinnati – FG Pelfrey 29 Week 13 (Thursday December 2, 1999): at Jacksonville Jaguars Steelers 3 0 3 0 Jaguars 0 6 7 7 at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida Game time: 8:20 PM EST Game weather: Game attendance: 68,806 Referee: Bill Carollo TV announcers: (ESPN) Mike Patrick (play by play), Joe Theismann & Paul Maguire (color commentators), Solomon Wilcots (sideline reporter) Scoring drives: Pittsburgh – FG Brown 40 Jacksonville – FG Hollis 25 Jacksonville – FG Hollis 32 Pittsburgh – FG Brown 39 Jacksonville – Smith 27 pass from Brunell (Hollis kick) Jacksonville – Stewart 1 run (Hollis kick) Week 14 (Sunday December 12, 1999): vs. Baltimore Ravens Ravens 7 3 21 0 Steelers 10 0 7 7 at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: 1:00 PM EST Game weather: 42 °F °C 1 or (Partly Sunny) Game attendance: 46,715 Referee: Jeff Triplette TV announcers: (CBS) Ian Eagle (play by play), Mark May (color commentator) Scoring drives: Pittsburgh – Ward 21 pass from Bettis (Brown kick) Baltimore – Holmes 64 run (Stover kick) Pittsburgh – FG Brown 31 Baltimore – FG Stover 19 Baltimore – Ismail 54 pass from Banks (Stover kick) Pittsburgh – Edwards 6 pass from Tomczak (Brown kick) Baltimore – Ismail 59 pass from Banks (Stover kick) Baltimore – Ismail 76 pass from Banks (Stover kick) Pittsburgh – Stewart 11 pass from Tomczak (Brown kick) Week 15 (Saturday December 18, 1999): at Kansas City Chiefs Steelers 10 3 0 6 Chiefs 7 14 7 7 at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri Game time: 12:30 PM EST Game weather: Game attendance: 78,697 Referee: Larry Nemmers TV announcers: (CBS) Verne Lundquist (play by play), Dan Dierdorf (color commentator), Bonnie Bernstein (sideline reporter) Scoring drives: Pittsburgh – T. Edwards 12 pass from Tomczak (Brown kick) Kansas City – Gonzales 15 pass from Grbac (Stoyanovich kick) Pittsburgh – FG Brown 42 Kansas City – D. Edwards 28 interception return (Stoyanovich kick) Kansas City – Gonzales 2 pass from Grbac (Stoyanovich kick) Pittsburgh – FG Brown 47 Kansas City – Alexander 82 run (Stoyanovich kick) Kansas City – Morris 10 run (Stoyanovich kick) Pittsburgh – Shaw 11 pass from Tomczak (pass failed) Week 16 (Sunday December 26, 1999): vs. Carolina Panthers Panthers 7 13 0 0 Steelers 10 13 0 7 at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: 1:00 PM EST Game weather: 30 °F °C 1 or (Light Snow) Game attendance: 39,428 Referee: Bob McElwee TV announcers: (FOX) Ray Bentley (play by play), Ron Pitts (color commentator), Alby Oxenreiter (sideline reporter) Scoring drives: Pittsburgh – FG Brown 46 Pittsburgh – Davis 102 fumble return (Brown kick) Carolina – Lane 41 run (Kasay kick) Pittsburgh – Huntley 25 run (fumbled snap) Carolina – Jeffers 88 pass from Beuerlein (kick failed) Pittsburgh – Ward 9 pass from Tomczak (Brown kick) Carolina – Jeffers 43 pass from Beuerlein (Kasay kick) Pittsburgh – Bettis 8 run (Brown kick) Week 17 (Sunday January 2, 2000): vs. Tennessee Titans Titans 7 24 9 7 Steelers 7 0 22 7 at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game time: 4:15 PM EST Game weather: 66 °F °C 1 or (Mostly Cloudy) Game attendance: 48,025 Referee: Tom White TV announcers: (CBS) Don Criqui (play by play), Steve Tasker (color commentator) Scoring drives: Tennessee – Wycheck 9 pass from McNair (Del Greco kick) Pittsburgh – Huntley 8 run (Brown kick) Tennessee – Thomas 11 run (Del Greco kick) Tennessee – Wycheck 26 pass from O'Donnell (Del Greco kick) Tennessee – Kearse 14 fumble return (Del Greco kick) Tennessee – FG Del Greco 42 Pittsburgh – Ward 15 pass from Tomczak (Ward pass from Tomczak) Tennessee – Safety, Thorton sacked Tomczak in end zone Tennessee – Roan 24 pass from O'Donnell (Del Greco kick) Pittsburgh – Bettis 1 run (Brown kick) Pittsburgh – Porter 46 fumble return (Brown kick) Tennessee – Walker 83 fumble return (Del Greco kick) Pittsburgh – Shaw 35 pass from Tomczak (Brown kick) Standings NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2 Notes note References External links 1999 Pittsburgh Steelers season at Pro Football Reference 1999 Pittsburgh Steelers season statistics at jt-sw.com Category:Pittsburgh Steelers seasons Pittsburgh Steelers Pitts