| Team: | Atlanta Falcons |
| Year: | 1999 |
| Record: | 5–11 |
| Division Place: | 3rd NFC West |
| Coach: | Dan Reeves |
| General Manager: | Harold Richardson |
| Stadium: | Georgia Dome |
| Playoffs: | Did not qualify |
| Pro Bowlers: | None |
| Shortnavlink: | Falcons seasons |
The 1999 season was the Atlanta Falcons' 34th in the National Football League (NFL). They finished with a 5–11 record, some way short of the 14–2 record they managed in the previous season, and failed to reach the playoffs, which meant they would not be the first team to play in the Super Bowl at their own stadium.[1] The Falcons and their Super Bowl XXXIII opponent, the Denver Broncos, managed an aggregate 11–21 record between them; it was the worst combined record by two teams the year after they reached the Super Bowl until the Oakland Raiders and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2003.
The season saw star running back Jamal Anderson hurt his knee in Week 2 and be subsequently placed on injured reserve, ending his season and any hope of the Falcons matching their 1998 form.[2] The injury that Anderson suffered was career-threatening.
| Position | Player | Free agency tag | 1999 team |
|---|---|---|---|
| DB | UFA | ||
| DB | UFA | Atlanta Falcons | |
| DE | UFA | Minnesota Vikings | |
| DB | UFA | St. Louis Rams | |
| QB | UFA | Retired | |
| DE | UFA | Carolina Panthers | |
| WR | UFA | Atlanta Falcons | |
| WR | UFA | Carolina Panthers | |
| C | UFA | Atlanta Falcons | |
| LB | RFA | Atlanta Falcons | |
| DE | UFA | Carolina Panthers | |
| DB | UFA |
| Additions | Subtractions |
|---|---|
| G Greg Bishop (Giants) | LB Cornelius Bennett (Colts) |
| WR Chris Calloway (Giants) | WR Tony Martin (Dolphins) |
| S Marty Carter (Bears) | |
| QB Danny Kanell (Giants) | |
| S Gerald McBurrows (Rams) | |
| LB Pellom McDaniels (Chiefs) |
See main article: 1999 NFL draft. [3]
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 12 | Minnesota Vikings | L 14–17 | 0–1 | Georgia Dome | 69,555 | ||
| 2 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 7–24 | 0–2 | Texas Stadium | 63,663 | |||
| 3 | September 26 | at St. Louis Rams | L 7–35 | 0–3 | Trans World Dome | 63,253 | ||
| 4 | October 3 | Baltimore Ravens | L 13–19 | 0–4 | Georgia Dome | 50,712 | ||
| 5 | October 10 | at New Orleans Saints | W 20–17 | 1–4 | Louisiana Superdome | 57,289 | ||
| 6 | October 17 | St. Louis Rams | L 13–41 | 1–5 | Georgia Dome | 51,973 | ||
| 7 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 9–13 | 1–6 | Three Rivers Stadium | 58,141 | |||
| 8 | October 31 | Carolina Panthers | W 27–20 | 2–6 | Georgia Dome | 52,594 | ||
| 9 | November 7 | Jacksonville Jaguars | L 7–30 | 2–7 | Georgia Dome | 68,466 | ||
| 10 | Bye | |||||||
| 11 | November 21 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 10–19 | 2–8 | Raymond James Stadium | 65,158 | ||
| 12 | November 28 | at Carolina Panthers | L 28–34 | 2–9 | Ericcson Stadium | 55,507 | ||
| 13 | December 5 | New Orleans Saints | W 35–12 | 3–9 | Georgia Dome | 62,568 | ||
| 14 | December 12 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 7–26 | 3–10 | 3Com Park | 67,465 | ||
| 15 | December 19 | at Tennessee Titans | L 14–30 | 3–11 | Adelphia Coliseum | 66,196 | ||
| 16 | December 26 | Arizona Cardinals | W 37–14 | 4–11 | Georgia Dome | 47,074 | ||
| 17 | San Francisco 49ers | W 34–29 | 5–11 | Georgia Dome | 57,980 | |||
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. | ||||||||