1999 Pittsburgh Steelers season explained
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.[1] [2]
Offseason
NFL draft
See main article: article and 1999 NFL draft.
Undrafted Free Agents
Personnel
Staff
Notable additions include Joey Porter and Aaron Smith.
Roster
Preseason
Schedule
Regular season
Schedule
Game summaries
at PSINet Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
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
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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)
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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
at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
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)
at Cinergy Field, Cincinnati, Ohio
Scoring drives:
- Pittsburgh – Bettis 1 run (Brown kick)
- Cincinnati – FG Pelfrey 37
- Pittsburgh – Bettis 5 run (Brown kick)
- Pittsburgh – FG Brown 43
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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
at 3Com Park, San Francisco, California
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)
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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
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
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time: 1:00 PM EST
- Game weather: 451NaN1 (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
at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida
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)
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time: 1:00 PM EST
- Game weather: 421NaN1 (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)
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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)
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time: 1:00 PM EST
- Game weather: 301NaN1 (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)
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time: 4:15 PM EST
- Game weather: 661NaN1 (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
[3]
External links
Notes and References
- 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
- NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY,
