1999 Green Bay Packers season

1999 Green Bay Packers season
1999 Green Bay Packers season
Owner	Green Bay Packers, Inc.
President	Bob Harlan
General manager	Ron Wolf
Head coach	Ray Rhodes
Offensive coordinator	Sherman Lewis
Defensive coordinator	Emmitt Thomas
Home stadium	Lambeau Field
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	4th NFC Central
Playoffs	Did not qualify
All-Pros	None
Pro Bowlers	None

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.^[1] 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)

1999 expansion draft

Packers selected during the expansion draft
Pick	Name	Position	Expansion team
25	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).^[2] Notably, the Packers drafted future Pro Bowl wide receiver Donald Driver in the seventh round (213th overall).^[2]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1999 Green Bay Packers draft
1	25	Antuan Edwards	Safety	Clemson
2	47	Fred Vinson	Cornerback	Vanderbilt
3	87	Mike McKenzie	Cornerback	Memphis
3	94	Cletidus Hunt	Defensive tackle	Kentucky State
4	131	Aaron Brooks	Quarterback	Virginia
4	133	Josh Bidwell *	Punter	Oregon
5	159	De'Mond Parker	Running back	Oklahoma
5	163	Craig Heimburger	Guard	Missouri
6	196	Dee Miller	Wide receiver	Ohio State
6	203	Scott Curry	Offensive tackle	Montana
7	212	Chris Akins	Safety	Arkansas–Pine Bluff
7	213	Donald Driver *	Wide receiver	Alcorn State
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Undrafted free agents

1999 undrafted free agents of note
Player	Position	College
Jeremy Beutler	Linebacker	Ohio
Howard Burns	Defensive tackle	Lane
Alphonso Collins	Tight end	East Carolina
Zola Davis	Wide receiver	South Carolina
Andre Dixon	Cornerback	Northeastern
Grant Garrett	Center	Arkansas
Deon Humphrey	Linebacker	Florida State
Tod McBride	Cornerback	UCLA
Kevin McCullar	Linebacker	Texas Tech
Basil Mitchell	Running back	TCU
Mike Newell	Center	Colorado State
Michael Vaughn	Wide receiver	Alabama

Personnel

Staff

**1999 Green Bay Packers staff**
	Front office 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 coaches Head coach – Ray Rhodes Offensive coaches 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 coaches 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 coaches Special teams – Steve Ortmayer Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Barry Rubin Strength and conditioning assistant – Mark Lovat

Roster

**1999 Green Bay Packers roster**
Quarterbacks (QB) 2 Aaron Brooks 4 Brett Favre 11 Matt Hasselbeck Running backs (RB) 33 William Henderson FB 25 Dorsey Levens 28 Basil Mitchell 29 Rashaan Salaam 38 Matt Snider FB Wide receivers (WR) 85 Corey Bradford 80 Donald Driver 86 Antonio Freeman 20 Tyrone Goodson 82 Charles Jordan 84 Bill Schroeder Tight ends (TE) 81 Tyrone Davis 49 Lamont Hall 83 Jeff Thomason		Offensive linemen (OL) 61 Scott Curry T 72 Earl Dotson T 58 Mike Flanagan C 75 Craig Heimburger G 63 Raleigh McKenzie G 64 Mike Newell C 62 Marco Rivera G 78 Ross Verba T 68 Mike Wahle G 52 Frank Winters C Defensive linemen (DL) 94 Roy Barker DE 96 Vaughn Booker DE 93 Gilbert Brown DT 71 Santana Dotson DT 90 Vonnie Holliday DE 97 Cletidus Hunt DE 98 Billy Lyon DT 95 Keith McKenzie DE 99 Jermaine Smith DT		Linebackers (LB) 55 Bernardo Harris OLB 53 George Koonce MLB 56 Kivuusama Mays OLB 57 Jim Nelson MLB 54 Jude Waddy OLB Defensive backs (DB) 47 Tyrone Bell CB 36 LeRoy Butler SS 24 Antuan Edwards FS 27 Tod McBride CB 34 Mike McKenzie CB 42 Darren Sharper FS 31 Fred Vinson CB 23 Jamel Williams SS 37 Tyrone Williams CB Special teams (ST) 10 Louie Aguiar P 60 Rob Davis LS 8 Ryan Longwell K		Practice squad -- Carl Hansen DE -- Lawrence Hart TE -- Steve Johnson CB -- Doug Karczewski G Reserve 70 Joe Andruzzi G (IR) 88 Jahine Arnold WR (IR) 46 Rodney Artmore S (IR) 9 Josh Bidwell P (NF-Inj.) 89 Mark Chmura TE (IR) 50 Anthony Davis LB (IR) 41 Chris McCoy RB (Military Reserve) 43 Scott McGarrahan S (IR) 22 De'Mond Parker RB (IR) 51 Brian Williams OLB (IR) Rookies in italics 53 active, 10 reserve, 4 practice squad

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.^[3]

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 12	Oakland Raiders	W 28–24	1–0	Lambeau Field	59,872
2	September 19	at Detroit Lions	L 15–23	1–1	Pontiac Silverdome	76,202
3	September 26	Minnesota Vikings	W 23–20	2–1	Lambeau Field	59,868
4	Bye
5	October 10	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 26–23	3–1	Lambeau Field	59,868
6	October 17	at Denver Broncos	L 10–31	3–2	Mile High Stadium	73,352
7	October 24	at San Diego Chargers	W 31–3	4–2	Qualcomm Stadium	68,274
8	November 1	Seattle Seahawks	L 7–27	4–3	Lambeau Field	59,869
9	November 7	Chicago Bears	L 13–14	4–4	Lambeau Field	59,867
10	November 14	at Dallas Cowboys	L 13–27	4–5	Texas Stadium	64,634
11	November 21	Detroit Lions	W 26–17	5–5	Lambeau Field	59,869
12	November 29	at San Francisco 49ers	W 20–3	6–5	3Com Park	68,304
13	December 5	at Chicago Bears	W 35–19	7–5	Soldier Field	66,944
14	December 12	Carolina Panthers	L 31–33	7–6	Lambeau Field	59,869
15	December 20	at Minnesota Vikings	L 20–24	7–7	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	64,203
16	December 26	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 10–29	7–8	Raymond James Stadium	65,273
17	January 2, 2000	Arizona Cardinals	W 49–24	8–8	Lambeau Field	59,818

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	3	7	7	7	24
• Packers	7	0	7	14	28

Date: September 12
Location: Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Game start: 12:00 p.m.
Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C), wind 9 mph (14 km/h)
Referee: Tony Corrente
TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist, Dan Dierdorf and Bonnie Bernstein

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Week 3: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week 3: Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	7	3	3	7	20
Packers	0	10	3	10	23

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Date: September 26
Game time: 3:15 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Cloudy, 82 °F (28 °C)
Game attendance: 59,868
Referee: Johnny Grier (23)
TV announcers (Fox): Pat Summerall and John Madden
Recap, Game Book

Game information

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

Week 8: Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	7	7	6	27
Packers	0	7	0	0	7

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Date: November 1
Game time: 8:07pm CST
Game weather: Clear, 40 °F (4 °C)
Game attendance: 59,869
Referee: Ron Blum (17)
TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Boomer Esiason and Lesley Visser
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

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

Week 9: Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	0	7	0	14
Packers	3	7	0	3	13

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Date: November 7, 1999
Game time: 3:03 p.m. CST
Game weather: Overcast, 51 °F (11 °C)
Game attendance: 59,867
Referee: Mike Carey
TV announcers (Fox): Pat Summerall and John Madden
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Game information

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

NFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
⁽²⁾ Tampa Bay Buccaneers	11	5	0	.688	270	235	W2
⁽⁴⁾ Minnesota Vikings	10	6	0	.625	399	335	W3
⁽⁶⁾ Detroit Lions	8	8	0	.500	322	323	L4
	8	8	0	.500	357	341	W1
Chicago Bears	6	10	0	.375	272	341	L2

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

^ Agrest, Jeff (January 7, 2000). "It takes two to tango". profootballweekly.com. Archived from the original on October 10, 2006. Retrieved February 9, 2007.
^ ^a ^b "NFL Draft History – Green Bay Packers". NFL.com. Archived from the original on January 29, 2007. Retrieved February 9, 2007.
^ "1999 NFL standings". NFL.com. Archived from the original on February 13, 2007. Retrieved February 9, 2007.
^ Pro-Football-Reference.com

[rhodes-1] Agrest, Jeff (January 7, 2000). "It takes two to tango". profootballweekly.com. Archived from the original on October 10, 2006. Retrieved February 9, 2007.

[1999draft-2] "NFL Draft History – Green Bay Packers". NFL.com. Archived from the original on January 29, 2007. Retrieved February 9, 2007.

[1999standings-3] "1999 NFL standings". NFL.com. Archived from the original on February 13, 2007. Retrieved February 9, 2007.

[4] Pro-Football-Reference.com

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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