1999 Green Bay Packers season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Green Bay Packers 1999 8–8 4th NFC Central Green Bay Packers, Inc. Bob Harlan Ron Wolf Ray Rhodes Sherman Lewis Emmitt Thomas Lambeau Field Did not qualify None Packers seasons None thumb|Green Bay hosts the Denver Broncos in preseason at Camp Randall Stadium on August 23, 1999 The 1999 season was the Green Bay Packers' 79th in the National Football League (NFL) and their 81st overall. It was the first and only season for head coach Ray Rhodes and the first time since 1992 Reggie White was not on the roster as he retired after the Packers loss to the 49ers in the playoffs. http://archive.profootballweekly.com/content/archives/features_1999/daily_010700.asp It takes two to tango Agrest Jeff profootballweekly.com January 7, 2000 February 9, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20061010151027/http://archive.profootballweekly.com/content/archives/features_1999/daily_010700.asp October 10, 2006 dead The Packers finished 8–8, posting their worst record since Brett Favre took over the helm as the Packers' starting quarterback, and also missing the playoffs for the first time since 1992. Offseason Additions Subtractions LB Anthony Davis (Chiefs) P Sean Landeta (Eagles) G Raleigh McKenzie (Chargers) DT Bob Kuberski (Patriots) G Adam Timmerman (Rams) 1999 expansion draft 1999 NFL expansion draft + Packers selected during the expansion draft Pick Name Position Expansion team25 Michael Blair Running back Cleveland Browns 1999 NFL draft In the 1999 NFL draft, the Packers selected free safety Antuan Edwards in the first round (25th overall).http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/teams/GB NFL Draft History – Green Bay Packers NFL.com February 9, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070129051214/http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/teams/GB January 29, 2007 dead Notably, the Packers drafted future Pro Bowl wide receiver Donald Driver in the seventh round (213th overall). 1999 Green Bay Packers 1 25 Antuan Edwards Safety Clemson yes 2 47 Fred Vinson Cornerback Vanderbilt yes 3 87 Mike McKenzie Cornerback Memphis yes 3 94 Cletidus Hunt Defensive tackle Kentucky State yes 4 131 Aaron Brooks Quarterback Virginia yes 4 133 Josh Bidwell Punter Oregon yes yes 5 159 De'Mond Parker Running back Oklahoma yes 5 163 Craig Heimburger Guard Missouri yes 6 196 Dee Miller Wide receiver Ohio State no 6 203 Scott Curry Offensive tackle Montana yes 7 212 Chris Akins Safety Arkansas–Pine Bluff no 7 213 Donald Driver Wide receiver Alcorn State yes yes yes no Undrafted free agents + 1999 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeJeremy BeutlerLinebackerOhioHoward BurnsDefensive tackleLaneAlphonso CollinsTight endEast CarolinaZola DavisWide receiverSouth CarolinaAndre DixonCornerbackNortheasternGrant GarrettCenterArkansasDeon HumphreyLinebackerFlorida StateTod McBrideCornerbackUCLAKevin McCullarLinebackerTexas TechBasil MitchellRunning backTCUMike NewellCenterColorado StateMichael VaughnWide receiverAlabama Personnel Staff 1999 Green Bay Packers President and chief executive officer – Bob Harlan Senior vice president of administration – John Jones Executive vice president and general manager – Ron Wolf Vice president of personnel – Ken Herock Director of player personnel – Ted Thompson Director of player finance/football operations – Andrew Brandt Director of pro personnel – Reggie McKenzie Pro personnel assistant – Vince Workman Head coach – Ray Rhodes Offensive coordinator – Sherman Lewis Quarterbacks – Mike McCarthy Running backs – Harry Sydney Wide receivers – Charlie Baggett Tight ends – Jeff Jagodzinski Offensive line – Larry Beightol Assistant offensive line – Irv Eatman Offensive assistant/quality control – Ken Zampese Defensive coordinator – Emmitt Thomas Defensive line – Mike Trgovac Linebackers – Johnny Holland Defensive backs – Joe Vitt Assistant defensive backs – Lionel Washington Defensive assistant/quality control – Chuck Knox Jr. Special teams – Steve Ortmayer Strength and conditioning – Barry Rubin Strength and conditioning assistant – Mark Lovat Roster 1999 Green Bay Packers 53 10 4  2 Aaron Brooks American football y  4 Brett Favre 11 Matt Hasselbeck 33 William Henderson American football FB 25 Dorsey Levens 28 Basil Mitchell American football y 29 Rashaan Salaam 38 Matt Snider FB y 85 Corey Bradford 80 Donald Driver y 86 Antonio Freeman 20 Tyrone Goodson y 82 Charles Jordan American football 84 Bill Schroeder wide receiver 81 Tyrone Davis American football 49 Lamont Hall 83 Jeff Thomason 61 Scott Curry American football RT y 72 Earl Dotson RT 58 Mike Flanagan American football C 75 Craig Heimburger G y 63 Raleigh McKenzie G 64 Mike Newell center y C 62 Marco Rivera G 78 Ross Verba LT 68 Mike Wahle G 52 Frank Winters C 94 Roy Barker American football DE 96 Vaughn Booker DE 93 Gilbert Brown DT 71 Santana Dotson DT 90 Vonnie Holliday DE 97 Cletidus Hunt DE y 98 Billy Lyon DT 95 Keith McKenzie American football DE 99 Jermaine Smith DT 55 Bernardo Harris OLB 53 George Koonce MLB 56 Kivuusama Mays OLB 57 Jim Nelson American football MLB 54 Jude Waddy OLB 47 Tyrone Bell y CB 36 LeRoy Butler SS 24 Antuan Edwards y FS 27 Tod McBride CB y 34 Mike McKenzie cornerback CB y 42 Darren Sharper FS 31 Fred Vinson American football CB y 23 Jamel Williams SS 37 Tyrone Williams cornerback CB 10 Louie Aguiar P 60 Rob Davis American football LS  8 Ryan Longwell K 70 Joe Andruzzi G IR 88 Jahine Arnold WR IR 46 Rodney Artmore S IR  9 Josh Bidwell y P NF-Inj. 89 Mark Chmura TE IR 50 Anthony Davis linebacker LB IR 41 Chris McCoy RB (Military Reserve) 7px 43 Scott McGarrahan S IR 22 De'Mond Parker RB IR y 51 Brian Williams linebacker OLB IR -- Carl Hansen American football DE -- Lawrence Hart American football TE -- Steve Johnson cornerback y CB -- Doug Karczewski G Preseason Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance August 14 New York Jets W 27–16 1–0 Lambeau Field 59,815 August 23 vs Denver Broncos W 27–12 2–0 Camp Randall Stadium 78,184 August 28 at New Orleans Saints W 38–17 3–0 Louisiana Superdome 53,074 September 2 Miami Dolphins W 25–17 4–0 Lambeau Field 59,810 Regular season The Packers finished in fourth place in the NFC Central division with an 8–8 record, behind the 8–8 Detroit Lions due to a conference record tiebreaker. http://www.nfl.com/history/standings/1999 1999 NFL standings NFL.com 2007-02-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20070213130830/http://www.nfl.com/history/standings/1999 13 February 2007 live Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 12 Oakland Raiders W 28–24 1–0 Lambeau Field 59,872https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199909120gnb.htm Oakland Raiders at Green Bay Packers - September 12th, 1999 Pro-Football-Reference.com February 17, 2026 2 September 19 at Detroit Lions L 15–23 1–1 Pontiac Silverdome 76,202https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199909190det.htm Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions - September 19th, 1999 Pro-Football-Reference.com February 17, 2026 3 September 26 Minnesota Vikings W 23–20 2–1 Lambeau Field 59,868https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199909260gnb.htm Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers - September 26th, 1999 Pro-Football-Reference.com February 17, 2026 4 Bye 5 October 10 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 26–23 3–1 Lambeau Field 59,868https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199910100gnb.htm Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Green Bay Packers - October 10th, 1999 Pro-Football-Reference.com February 17, 2026 6 October 17 at Denver Broncos L 10–31 3–2 Mile High Stadium 73,352https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199910170den.htm Green Bay Packers at Denver Broncos - October 17th, 1999 Pro-Football-Reference.com February 17, 2026 7 October 24 at San Diego Chargers W 31–3 4–2 Qualcomm Stadium 68,274https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199910240sdg.htm Green Bay Packers at San Diego Chargers - October 24th, 1999 Pro-Football-Reference.com February 17, 2026 8 November 1, 1999 Seattle Seahawks L 7–27 4–3 Lambeau Field 59,869https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199911010gnb.htm Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packers - November 1st, 1999 Pro-Football-Reference.com February 17, 2026 9 November 7 Chicago Bears L 13–14 4–4 Lambeau Field 59,867https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199911070gnb.htm Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers - November 7th, 1999 Pro-Football-Reference.com February 17, 2026 10 November 14 at Dallas Cowboys L 13–27 4–5 Texas Stadium 64,634https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199911140dal.htm Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys - November 14th, 1999 Pro-Football-Reference.com February 17, 2026 11 November 21 Detroit Lions W 26–17 5–5 Lambeau Field 59,869https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199911210gnb.htm Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers - November 21st, 1999 Pro-Football-Reference.com February 17, 2026 12 November 29, 1999 at San Francisco 49ers W 20–3 6–5 3Com Park 68,304https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199911290sfo.htm Green Bay Packers at San Francisco 49ers - November 29th, 1999 Pro-Football-Reference.com February 17, 2026 13 December 5 at Chicago Bears W 35–19 7–5 Soldier Field 66,944https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199912050chi.htm Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears - December 5th, 1999 Pro-Football-Reference.com February 17, 2026 14 December 12 Carolina Panthers L 31–33 7–6 Lambeau Field 59,869https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199912120gnb.htm Carolina Panthers at Green Bay Packers - December 12th, 1999 Pro-Football-Reference.com February 17, 2026 15 December 20, 1999 at Minnesota Vikings L 20–24 7–7 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 64,203https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199912200min.htm Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings - December 20th, 1999 Pro-Football-Reference.com February 17, 2026 16 December 26 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 10–29 7–8 Raymond James Stadium 65,273https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199912260tam.htm Green Bay Packers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers - December 26th, 1999 Pro-Football-Reference.com February 17, 2026 17 January 2, 2000 Arizona Cardinals W 49–24 8–8 Lambeau Field 59,818https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200001020gnb.htm Arizona Cardinals at Green Bay Packers - January 2nd, 2000 Pro-Football-Reference.com February 17, 2026 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1 Raiders 3 7 7 7 Packers 7 0 7 14 September 12 Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin 12:00 p.m. 61 F, wind 9 mph on Tony Corrente Verne Lundquist, Dan Dierdorf and Bonnie Bernstein CBS yes 1 GB Bill Schroeder 4 yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick) Packers 7–0 1 OAK Michael Husted 41 yard field goal Packers 7–3 2 OAK Randy Jordan 1 yard run (Michael Husted kick) Raiders 10–7 3 GB Antonio Freeman 12 yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick) Packers 14–10 3 OAK Tyrone Wheatley 5 yard run (Michael Husted kick) Raiders 17–14 4 OAK Randy Jordan 1 yard run (Michael Husted kick) Raiders 24–14 4 GB Corey Bradford 8 yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick) Raiders 24–21 4 GB Jeff Thomason 1 yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick) Packers 28–24 yes Week 3: vs. Minnesota Vikings Green Bay Packers 1999 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 3: Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers September 26 3:15 p.m. CDT Vikings 7 3 3 7 Packers 0 10 3 10 Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin 59,868 Cloudy, 82 F C Johnny Grier (23) Fox Pat Summerall and John Madden Recap, Game Book First quarter MIN – Leroy Hoard 2-yard run (Gary Anderson kick), 4:26. Vikings 7–0. Drive: 14 plays, 94 yards, 7:37. Second quarter GB – Ryan Longwell 28-yard field goal, 14:07. Vikings 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 5:19. GB – Antuan Edwards 26-yard interception return (Ryan Longwell kick), 7:37. Packers 10–7. MIN – Gary Anderson 34-yard field goal, 0:50. Tied 10–10. Drive: 15 plays, 63 yards, 6:47. Third quarter MIN – Gary Anderson 22-yard field goal, 9:17. Vikings 13–10. Drive: 13 plays, 61 yards, 5:43. GB – Ryan Longwell 35-yard field goal, 3:05. Tied 13–13. Drive: 14 plays, 66 yards, 6:12. Fourth quarter GB – Ryan Longwell 34-yard field goal, 4:25. Packers 16–13. Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 5:47. MIN – Randy Moss 10-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Gary Anderson kick), 1:56. Vikings 20–16. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:29. GB – Corey Bradford 23-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 0:12. Packers 23–20. Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 1:44. Top passers MIN – Randall Cunningham – 18/32, 244 yards, TD, 2 INT GB – Brett Favre – 24/39, 304 yards, TD Top rushers MIN – Robert Smith – 21 rushes, 85 yards GB – Dorsey Levens – 18 rushes, 49 yards Top receivers MIN – Jake Reed – 6 receptions, 108 yards GB – Bill Schroeder – 5 receptions, 85 yards Week 8: vs. Seattle Seahawks Green Bay Packers 1999 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 8: Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packers – Game summary November 1 Monday 8:07pm CST Seahawks 7 7 7 6 Packers 0 7 0 0 Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin 59,869 Clear, 40 F C Ron Blum (17) ABC Al Michaels, Boomer Esiason and Lesley Visser Recap, Gamebook First quarter SEA – Shawn Springs 61-yard return of blocked field goal (Todd Peterson kick), 4:45. Seahawks 7–0. Second quarter GB – Corey Bradford 74-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 10:17. Tied 7–7. Drive: 4 plays, 85 yards, 2:05. SEA – Derrick Mayes 10-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Todd Peterson kick), 5:48. Seahawks 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 2:40. Third quarter SEA – Sean Dawkins 2-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Todd Peterson kick), 10:30. Seahawks 21–7. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 4:30. Fourth quarter SEA – Todd Peterson 19-yard field goal, 9:11. Seahawks 24–7. Drive: 7 plays, 15 yards, 2:07. SEA – Todd Peterson 29-yard field goal, 6:36. Seahawks 27–7. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 3:35. Top passers SEA – Jon Kitna – 12/19, 109 yards, 2 TD GB – Brett Favre – 14/35, 180 yards, TD, 4 INT Top rushers SEA – Ricky Watters – 31 rushes, 125 yards GB – Dorsey Levens – 24 rushes, 104 yards Top receivers SEA – Derrick Mayes – 4 receptions, 36 yards, TD GB – Corey Bradford – 3 receptions, 106 yards, TD Week 9: vs. Chicago Bears Green Bay Packers 1999 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 9: Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers November 7, 1999 3:03 p.m. CST Bears 7 0 7 0 Packers 3 7 0 3 Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin 59,867 Overcast, 51 F C Mike Carey Fox Pat Summerall and John Madden First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers CHI – Jim Miller – 16/29, 142 yards, 1 TD, 3 int GB – Brett Favre – 27/40, 267 yards, 1 TD, 1 int Top rushers CHI – Curtis Enis – 20 rushes, 88 yards GB – Dorsey Levens – 26 rushes, 79 yards Top receivers CHI – Marcus Robinson – 4 receptions, 66 yards GB – Bill Schroeder – 4 receptions, 57 yards Standings Awards and records Brett Favre, NFC leader, pass attempts (595) Milestones Brett Favre, third 4,000-yard passing season (finished season with 4,091) References Category:Green Bay Packers seasons Green Bay Packers Green