1999 Cincinnati Bengals season explained
The 1999 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 32nd year in professional football and its 30th with the National Football League (NFL). In what would be the final season of pro football being played at Riverfront Stadium, then known as Cinergy Field, the Bengals struggled out of the gates again losing 10 of their first 11 games. After winning two straight, the Bengals faced the expansion Cleveland Browns in the final game at Riverfront Stadium. The Bengals would win the game 44–28 before losing their final two games to finish with a 4–12 record.
Offseason
NFL draft
See main article: article and 1999 NFL Draft. [1]
Personnel
Roster
[2]
Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 12 | at Tennessee Titans | L 35–36 | 0–1 | Adelphia Coliseum | 65,272 |
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| 2 | September 19 | San Diego Chargers | L 7–34 | 0–2 | Cinergy Field | 47,660 |
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| 3 | September 26 | at Carolina Panthers | L 3–27 | 0–3 | Ericcson Stadium | 61,269 |
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| 4 | October 3 | St. Louis Rams | L 10–38 | 0–4 | Cinergy Field | 45,481 |
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| 5 | October 10 | at Cleveland Browns | W 18–17 | 1–4 | Cleveland Browns Stadium | 73,048 |
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| 6 | October 17 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 3–17 | 1–5 | Cinergy Field | 59,669 |
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| 7 | October 24 | at Indianapolis Colts | L 10–31 | 1–6 | RCA Dome | 55,996 |
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| 8 | October 31 | Jacksonville Jaguars | L 10–41 | 1–7 | Cinergy Field | 49,138 |
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| 9 | November 7 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 20–37 | 1–8 | Kingdome | 66,303 |
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| 10 | November 14 | Tennessee Titans | L 14–24 | 1–9 | Cinergy Field | 46,017 |
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| 11 | November 21 | Baltimore Ravens | L 31–34 | 1–10 | Cinergy Field | 43,279 |
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| 12 | November 28 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 27–20 | 2–10 | Three Rivers Stadium | 50,907 |
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| 13 | December 5 | | W 44–30 | 3–10 | Cinergy Field | 53,463 |
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| 14 | December 12 | Cleveland Browns | W 44–28 | 4–10 | Cinergy Field | 59,972 |
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| 15 | Bye |
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| 16 | December 26 | at Baltimore Ravens | L 0–22 | 4–11 | PSINet Stadium | 68,036 |
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| 17 | January 2, 2000 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | L 7–24 | 4–12 | Alltel Stadium | 70,532 | |
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Note: Intra-division opponents are in
bold text.
Standings
[3]
Team leaders
Passing
| Player | Att | Comp | Yds | TD | INT | Rating |
| 389 | 215 | 2670 | 16 | 12 | 77.6 |
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Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | YPC | Long | TD |
| 263 | 1200 | 4.6 | 50 | 5 |
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Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
| 68 | 1022 | 15.0 | 76 | 7 |
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Defensive
| Player | Tackles | Sacks | INTs | FF | FR |
| 111 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 56 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
Kicking and punting
| Player | FGA | FGM | FG% | XPA | XPM | XP% | Points |
| 27 | 18 | 66.7% | 27 | 27 | 100.0% | 81 | |
| Player | Punts | Yards | Long | Blkd | Avg. |
| 60 | 2475 | 72 | 2 | 41.3 |
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Special teams
| Player | KR | KRYards | KRAvg | KRLong | KRTD | PR | PRYards | PRAvg | PRLong | PRTD |
| 51 | 1382 | 27.1 | 99 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 296 | 19.7 | 42 | 0 | 23 | 195 | 8.5 | 34 | 0 | |
Awards and records
Milestones
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: 1999 Cincinnati Bengals Draftees . Pro-Football-Reference.com . January 28, 2014 .
- Web site: 1999 Cincinnati Bengals starters and roster . Pro-Football-Reference.com . October 30, 2014 .
- NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,
- NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,, p. 436
- NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,, p. 440
