| Team: | Minnesota Vikings |
| Year: | 1999 |
| Record: | 10–6 |
| Division Place: | 2nd NFC Central |
| Owner: | Red McCombs |
| General Manager: | Tim Connolly |
| Coach: | Dennis Green |
| Stadium: | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| Playoffs: | Won Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Cowboys) 27–10 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Rams) 37–49 |
| Pro Bowlers: | P Mitch Berger C Jeff Christy WR Cris Carter OG Randall McDaniel WR Randy Moss |
| Ap All-Pros: | WR Cris Carter (1st team) P Mitch Berger (2nd team) S Robert Griffith (2nd team) |
| Uniform: | File:Vikings1999.png |
| Shortnavlink: | Vikings seasons |
The 1999 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 39th in the National Football League (NFL). After going a near perfect 15–1 record in 1998, the Vikings began the 1999 season with high expectations of another great season. Randall Cunningham resumed duties again in 1999, but after a struggling 2–4 start to the season, he was benched and Jeff George was given the starting job as quarterback.
George finished the season with an 8–2 record, and led the Vikings into the postseason once again, with an overall team record of 10–6 failing to match their record from the 1998 season. Minnesota beat the Dallas Cowboys in the Wild Card Game 27–10 and faced playoff newcomer Kurt Warner and the St. Louis Rams in the divisional round. The game was a shootout which Minnesota led 17–14 at halftime, but the Rams outscored Minnesota 35 to 20 in the second half to win 49–37. St. Louis would then go on to win Super Bowl XXXIV against the Titans.
See main article: 1999 NFL expansion draft.
| width=100px style="" | Pick | width=150px style="" | Name | width=150px style="" | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Duane Butler | Safety | |||
| 27 | Orlando Bobo | Guard |
See main article: 1999 NFL draft.
| Pro Bowler |
| 1999 Minnesota Vikings Draft | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draft order | Player name | Position | College | Notes | ||
| Round | Selection | |||||
| 11 | bgcolor=lightsteelblue | Daunte Culpepper | Quarterback | Central Florida | From Redskins | |
| 29 | Dimitrius Underwood | Defensive end | Michigan State | |||
| 2 | 44 | Jim Kleinsasser | Tight end | North Dakota | From Steelers | |
| 59 | Traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| 3 | 73 | Traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers | From Redskins | |||
| 91 | Traded to the New England Patriots | |||||
| 4 | 120 | Kenny Wright | Cornerback | Northwestern State | From Dolphins | |
| 125 | Jay Humphrey | Offensive tackle | Texas | |||
| 5 | 163 | Traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||
| 169 | Chris Jones | Safety | Clemson | Compensatory pick | ||
| 6 | 185 | Talance Sawyer | Defensive tackle | UNLV | From Buccaneers via Ravens | |
| 199 | Antico Dalton | Linebacker | Hampton | |||
| 7 | 236 | Noel Scarlett | Defensive tackle | Langston | ||
The Vikings traded QB Brad Johnson to the Washington Redskins in exchange for Washington's first- and third-round selections (11th and 73rd overall), and second-round selection in 2000.
The Vikings traded their second- and fifth-round selections (59th and 163rd overall), and the third-round selection they acquired from the Washington Redskins (73rd overall) to the Pittsburgh Steelers in exchange for Pittsburgh's second-round selection (44th overall).
The Vikings traded their third-round selection (91st overall) to the New England Patriots in exchange for CB Jimmy Hitchcock.
The Vikings received Miami's fourth-round selection (120th overall) as compensation for restricted free agent TE Hunter Goodwin.
The Vikings traded OL Everett Lindsay to the Baltimore Ravens in exchange for the sixth-round selection Baltimore acquired from Tampa Bay (185th overall).
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 13 | New York Giants | L 21–36 | 0–1 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 63,434 | |
| 2 | August 21 | at Cleveland Browns | W 24–17 | 1–1 | Cleveland Browns Stadium | 71,398 | |
| 3 | August 26 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 17–13 | 2–1 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 63,387 | |
| 4 | September 3 | at New York Jets | L 17–38 | 2–2 | Giants Stadium | 76,782 |
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 12 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 17–14 | 1–0 | Georgia Dome | 69,555 | |
| 2 | September 19 | Oakland Raiders | L 17–22 | 1–1 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 64,080 | |
| 3 | September 26 | at Green Bay Packers | L 20–23 | 1–2 | Lambeau Field | 59,868 | |
| 4 | October 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 21–14 | 2–2 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 64,106 | |
| 5 | October 10 | Chicago Bears | L 22–24 | 2–3 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 64,107 | |
| 6 | October 17 | L 23–25 | 2–4 | Silverdome | 76,516 | ||
| 7 | October 24 | San Francisco 49ers | W 40–16 | 3–4 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 64,109 | |
| 8 | October 31 | at Denver Broncos | W 23–20 | 4–4 | Mile High Stadium | 75,021 | |
| 9 | November 8 | Dallas Cowboys | W 27–17 | 5–4 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 64,111 | |
| 10 | November 14 | at Chicago Bears | W 27–24 | 6–4 | Soldier Field | 61,481 | |
| 11 | Bye | ||||||
| 12 | November 28 | San Diego Chargers | W 35–27 | 7–4 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 64,232 | |
| 13 | December 6 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 17–24 | 7–5 | Raymond James Stadium | 65,741 | |
| 14 | December 12 | L 28–31 | 7–6 | Arrowhead Stadium | 78,932 | ||
| 15 | December 20 | Green Bay Packers | W 24–20 | 8–6 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 64,203 | |
| 16 | December 26 | at New York Giants | W 34–17 | 9–6 | Giants Stadium | 78,095 | |
| 17 | January 2 | Detroit Lions | W 24–17 | 10–6 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 64,103 |
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Venue | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Card | January 9 | Dallas Cowboys | W 27–10 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 64,056 | |
| Division | January 16 | at St. Louis Rams | L 37–49 | Trans World Dome | 66,194 |
| width=150px style="" | Category | width=150px style="" | Player(s) | width=75px style="" | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passing yards | 2,816 | ||||
| Passing touchdowns | 23 | ||||
| Rushing yards | 1,015 | ||||
| Rushing touchdowns | 10 | ||||
| Receiving yards | 1,413 | ||||
| Receiving touchdowns | 13 | ||||
| Points | 103 | ||||
| Kickoff return yards | 627 | ||||
| Punt return yards | 162 | ||||
| Tackles | 128 | ||||
| Sacks | 10 | ||||
| Interceptions | 3 | ||||
| Forced fumbles | 4 |
| width=150px style="" | Category | width=100px style="" | Total yards | width=110px style="" | Yards per game | width=80px style="" | NFL rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passing offense | 3,989 | 249.3 | 5th | ||||
| Rushing offense | 1,804 | 112.8 | 14th | ||||
| Total offense | 5,793 | 362.1 | 3rd | ||||
| Passing defense | 3,980 | 248.8 | 30th | ||||
| Rushing defense | 1,617 | 101.1 | 14th | ||||
| Total defense | 5,597 | 349.8 | 27th |