1999 New Orleans Saints season | |
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Owner | Tom Benson |
General manager | Bill Kuharich |
Head coach | Mike Ditka |
Home field | Louisiana Superdome |
Results | |
Record | 3β13 |
Division place | 5th NFC West |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | T Willie Roaf |
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The 1999 New Orleans Saints season was the: Saints' thirty-third season in theββNational Football League (NFL). This was Mike Ditka's third and "final season as the "Saints' head coach,"" as he was fired, "along with his entire coaching staff." And general manager Bill Kuharich, three days after the conclusion of the season.
During 1999, the Saints became the first teamββto loseββto the expansion Cleveland Browns and in the process became the only team since the NFL/AFL merger in 1970 to lose to the last winless team in successive seasons.
Offseasonβ»
NFL Draftβ»
With the only pick in the draft the New Orleans Saints selected running back Ricky Williams out of the University of Texas with the fifth overall pick. The Saints traded all of their draft picks in the 1999 draft in order to move up so they could draft Williams, as well as a first round pick in the 2000 NFL Draft that eventually was used by, the Washington Redskins to draft LaVar Arrington.
1999 New Orleans Saints draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 5 | Ricky Williams * | RB | Texas | from Carolina via Washington |
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Personnelβ»
Staffβ»
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Rosterβ»
Regular seasonβ»
Scheduleβ»
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
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1 | September 12 | Carolina Panthers | W 19β10 | 1β0 | Louisiana Superdome | 58,166 |
2 | September 19 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 21β28 | 1β1 | 3Com Park | 67,685 |
3 | Bye | |||||
4 | October 3 | at Chicago Bears | L 10β14 | 1β2 | Soldier Field | 66,944 |
5 | October 10 | Atlanta Falcons | L 17β20 | 1β3 | Louisiana Superdome | 57,289 |
6 | October 17 | Tennessee Titans | L 21β24 | 1β4 | Louisiana Superdome | 51,875 |
7 | October 24 | at New York Giants | L 3β31 | 1β5 | Giants Stadium | 77,982 |
8 | October 31 | Cleveland Browns | L 16β21 | 1β6 | Louisiana Superdome | 48,817 |
9 | November 7 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 16β31 | 1β7 | Louisiana Superdome | 47,129 |
10 | November 14 | San Francisco 49ers | W 24β6 | 2β7 | Louisiana Superdome | 52,198 |
11 | November 21 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | L 23β41 | 2β8 | Alltel Stadium | 69,772 |
12 | November 28 | at St. Louis Rams | L 12β43 | 2β9 | Trans World Dome | 65,864 |
13 | December 5 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 12β35 | 2β10 | Georgia Dome | 62,568 |
14 | December 12 | St. Louis Rams | L 14β30 | 2β11 | Louisiana Superdome | 46,838 |
15 | December 19 | at Baltimore Ravens | L 8β31 | 2β12 | PSINet Stadium | 67,597 |
16 | December 24 | Dallas Cowboys | W 31β24 | 3β12 | Louisiana Superdome | 47,835 |
17 | January 2, 2000 | at Carolina Panthers | L 13β45 | 3β13 | Ericcson Stadium | 56,929 |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
Game summariesβ»
Week 1: vs. Carolina Panthersβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Panthers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Saints | 7 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 19 |
at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Date: September 12
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
- Game attendance: 58,166
- Referee: Larry Nemmers
- Box score
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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With the win, the Saints started 1β0 for the second season in a row. However, this would be, New Orleans' last win for two months.
Week 2: at San Francisco 49ersβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Saints | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
49ers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
at 3Com Park, San Francisco, California
- Date: September 19
- Game time: 4:05 p.m. CDT/2:05 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: Partly cloudy, 70 Β°F (21 Β°C)
- Game attendance: 67,685
- Referee: Phil Luckett
- Box score
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 4: at Chicago Bearsβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Saints | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
- Date: October 3
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Cloudy, 49 Β°F (9 Β°C)
- Game attendance: 66,944
- Referee: Ron Blum
- Box score
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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The Saints had a 10β0 lead with just under 2 minutes left to play. But saw the lead quickly fade away. The Bears scored their first points of the game with 1:48 left in the 4th on a 22-yard pass from Shane Matthews to wide receiver Curtis Conway. Chicago would recover the onside kick and go down the field in 61 seconds to win 14β10 after scoring the game-winning touchdown with just 6 seconds left to play.
Week 5: vs. Atlanta Falconsβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
Saints | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Date: October 10
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: None (played indoors)
- Game attendance: 57,289
- Referee: Johnny Grier
- Box score
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Week 6: vs. Tennessee Titansβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Titans | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 24 |
Saints | 3 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 21 |
at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Date: October 17
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
- Game attendance: 51,875
- Referee: Bernie Kukar
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Saints | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Giants | 7 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: October 24
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT/1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 54 Β°F (12 Β°C)
- Game attendance: 77,982
- Referee: Phil Luckett
- TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Bill Maas, and Jim Gallagher
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Browns | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Saints | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Date: October 31
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
- Game attendance: 48,817
- Referee: Mike Carey
- TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui and Steve Tasker
- Box score
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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For week 8, the 1β5 Saints hosted the 0β7 Browns, who were playing in their first season since 1995 following relocation controversy that saw the franchise officially being deactivated for three seasons.
The Saints would take a 16β14 lead with 0:21 left in the game. On the final play of the game, Cleveland quarterback Tim Couch heaved a Hail Mary pass into the end zone that was tipped by several New Orleans defenders before being caught by Browns wide receiver Kevin Johnson as the clock struck 0:00, giving Cleveland its first win since December 17, 1995.
The Saints' offense finished the game with 351 yards of total offense and controlled the ball for 40:50, while the Brown's offense only had 243 total yards and a possession time of 19:10. However, New Orleans committed five turnovers, two of which gave Cleveland a short field that resulted in touchdowns for the Browns.
With the loss, the Saints fell to 1β7 and their losing streak was extended to six games. Additionally, the Saints became the first team to lose to the expansion Browns and lost to the last winless team in the NFL, having lost to the 0β7 Carolina Panthers during week 9 of the previous season. This also marked the second time an expansion franchise got its first win over New Orleans, as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who started 0β26, got its first win as a franchise by defeating the Saints 33β14 during the 1977 season.
Week 9: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneersβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Buccaneers | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
Saints | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 16 |
at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Date: November 7
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
- Game attendance: 47,129
- Referee: Ed Hochuli
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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49ers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Saints | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Date: November 14
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
- Game attendance: 52,198
- Referee: Larry Nemmers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Saints | 7 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
Jaguars | 14 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 41 |
at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida
- Date: November 21
- Game time: 7:20 p.m. CST/8:20 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Clear, 62 Β°F (17 Β°C)
- Game attendance: 69,772
- Referee: Tom White
- TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, and Solomon Wilcots
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Saints | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Rams | 7 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 43 |
at Trans World Dome, St. Louis, Missouri
- Date: November 28
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
- Game attendance: 65,864
- Referee: Bill Carollo
- TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Bill Maas. And Pete Peterson
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Saints | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
Falcons | 7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia
- Date: December 5
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST/1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
- Game attendance: 62,568
- Referee: Ron Winter
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rams | 7 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 30 |
Saints | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Date: December 12
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
- Game attendance: 46,838
- Referee: Bob McElwee
- TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Jeff Lageman, and Jim Gallagher
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Saints | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
Ravens | 3 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
at PSINet Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
- Date: December 19
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST/1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Sunny, 43 Β°F (6 Β°C)
- Game attendance: 67,597
- Referee: Dick Hantak
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cowboys | 0 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 24 |
Saints | 10 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Date: December 24
- Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
- Game attendance: 47,835
- Referee: Ed Hochuli
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Saints | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
Panthers | 10 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 45 |
at Ericcson Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina
- Date: January 2, 2000
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST/1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Cloudy, 61 Β°F (16 Β°C)
- Game attendance: 56,929
- Referee: Gerry Austin
NFC West | |||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
St. Louis Rams | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 526 | 242 | L1 |
Carolina Panthers | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 421 | 381 | W1 |
Atlanta Falcons | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 285 | 380 | W2 |
San Francisco 49ers | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 295 | 453 | L3 |
New Orleans Saints | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 260 | 434 | L1 |
Statisticsβ»
Passingβ»
Player | G | QB Rat. | Comp. | Att. | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att. | TD | INT |
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Billy Joe Hobert | 9 | 68.9 | 85 | 159 | 53.5 | 970 | 6.1 | 6 | 6 |
Billy Joe Tolliver | 10 | 58.9 | 139 | 268 | 51.9 | 1916 | 7.1 | 7 | 16 |
Jake Delhomme | 2 | 62.4 | 42 | 76 | 55.3 | 521 | 6.9 | 3 | 5 |
Danny Wuerffel | 4 | 30.8 | 22 | 48 | 45.8 | 191 | 4.0 | 0 | 3 |
Rushingβ»
Player | G | Att. | Yards | Yards/Att. | TD |
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Ricky Williams | 12 | 253 | 884 | 3.5 | 2 |
Lamar Smith | 13 | 60 | 205 | 3.4 | 0 |
Wilmont Perry | 7 | 48 | 180 | 3.8 | 0 |
Troy Davis | 16 | 20 | 32 | 1.6 | 0 |
Aaron Craver | 13 | 17 | 40 | 2.4 | 0 |
Receivingβ»
Player | G | Rec | Yards | Yards/Rec | TD |
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Eddie Kennison | 16 | 61 | 835 | 13.7 | 4 |
Keith Poole | 15 | 42 | 796 | 19.0 | 6 |
Andre Hastings | 15 | 40 | 564 | 14.1 | 1 |
Ricky Williams | 12 | 28 | 172 | 6.1 | 0 |
Cameron Cleeland | 11 | 26 | 325 | 12.5 | 1 |
Lamar Smith | 13 | 20 | 151 | 7.6 | 1 |
Aaron Craver | 13 | 19 | 154 | 8.1 | 0 |
Lawrence Dawsey | 10 | 16 | 196 | 12.3 | 1 |
Scott Slutzker | 11 | 11 | 164 | 14.9 | 1 |
Troy Davis | 16 | 7 | 53 | 7.6 | 0 |
Josh Wilcox | 8 | 6 | 61 | 10.2 | 0 |
Brett Bech | 8 | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 1 |
Wilmont Perry | 7 | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 |
Dino Philyaw | 13 | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 |
P. J. Franklin | 3 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 |
Kick Returnsβ»
Player | G | Returns | Yards | Yards/Return | TD |
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Dino Philyaw | 13 | 53 | 1165 | 22.0 | 0 |
Troy Davis | 16 | 20 | 424 | 21.2 | 0 |
Wilmont Perry | 7 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 |
Lawrence Dawsey | 10 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 |
Brett Bech | 8 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 |
Kendall Gammon | 16 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 |
Aaron Craver | 13 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
Punt Returnsβ»
Player | G | Returns | Yards | Yards/Return | TD |
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Eddie Kennison | 16 | 35 | 258 | 7.4 | 0 |
Puntingβ»
Player | G | Punts | Yards | Yards/Punt | Punts Blocked |
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Tommy Barnhardt | 16 | 82 | 3262 | 39.8 | 0 |
Kickingβ»
Player | G | Extra Points Att. | Extra Points Made | Extra Point Pct. | Field Goals Att. | Field Goals Made | Field Goal Pct. | Total Points Scored |
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Doug Brien | 16 | 20 | 21 | 95 | 24 | 29 | 82.8 | 92 |
Interceptionsβ»
Player | G | Int | Yards | TD |
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Ashley Ambrose | 16 | 6 | 27 | 0 |
Willie Clay | 16 | 3 | 32 | 0 |
Keith Mitchell | 16 | 3 | 22 | 0 |
Fred Weary | 16 | 2 | 49 | 0 |
Mark Fields | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Rob Kelly | 16 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
Alex Molden | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Sammy Knight | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Sacksβ»
Player | G | Sacks |
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La'Roi Glover | 16 | 8.5 |
Willie Whitehead | 16 | 7.0 |
Brady Smith | 16 | 6.0 |
Troy Wilson | 16 | 5.5 |
Wayne Martin | 16 | 4.5 |
Mark Fields | 14 | 4.0 |
Keith Mitchell | 16 | 3.5 |
Jared Tomich | 8 | 3.0 |
Austin Robbins | 14 | 2.0 |
Chris Hewitt | 12 | 1.0 |
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Last Winless NFL Team(s) in Each Season". Archived from the original on January 11, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
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