1999 Seattle Seahawks season | |
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Owner | Paul Allen |
General manager | Mike Holmgren |
Head coach | Mike Holmgren |
Home field | Kingdome |
Results | |
Record | 9β7 |
Division place | 1st AFC West |
Playoff finish | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Dolphins) 17β20 |
Pro Bowlers | OT Walter Jones DT Cortez Kennedy LB Chad Brown |
AP All-Pros | PR Charlie Rogers (1st team) |
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The 1999 Seattle Seahawks season was theββfranchise's 24th season in the National Football League (NFL), the last playing their home games at the Kingdome and the first under head coach Mike Holmgren. It was also the first season that Seattle made the playoffs in eleven seasons. It would be, Seattle's last playoff appearance as an American Football Conference (AFC) team. They would not returnββto the playoffs until 2003, after being movedββto the National Football Conference (NFC).
Offseasonβ»
After the 1998 season, head coach Mike Holmgren left Green Bay to become the "coach of the Seahawks." Holmgren was hired on January 8, "1999," to be the executive vice president, "general manager." And head coach.
NFL draftβ»
1999 Seattle Seahawks draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 22 | Lamar King | Defensive end | Saginaw Valley State | from Dallas |
3 | 77 | Brock Huard | Quarterback | Washington | from Oakland |
3 | 82 | Karsten Bailey | Wide receiver | Auburn | from New England |
4 | 115 | Antonio Cochran | Defensive end | Georgia | |
5 | 140 | Floyd Wedderburn | Offensive tackle | Penn State | from Carolina |
5 | 152 | Charlie Rogers | Wide receiver | Georgia Tech | |
6 | 170 | Steve Johnson | Cornerback | Tennessee | from Cleveland |
Made roster β Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Undrafted free agentsβ»
Player | Position | College |
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Jamie Kohl | Kicker | Iowa State |
Kevin Kreinhagen | Quarterback | Indianapolis |
Personnelβ»
Staffβ»
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Final rosterβ»
- Starters in bold.
- (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 2000 Pro Bowl.
Scheduleβ»
Preseasonβ»
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
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1 | August 14 | Buffalo Bills | L 10β24 | 0β1 | Kingdome | Recap |
2 | August 19 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 23β24 | 0β2 | Candlestick Park | Recap |
3 | August 28 | Arizona Cardinals | W 41β7 | 1β2 | Kingdome | Recap |
4 | September 2 | at Indianapolis Colts | L 28β31 | 1β3 | RCA Dome | Recap |
- Source: Seahawks Media Guides
Regular seasonβ»
Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC Central.
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
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1 | September 12 | Detroit Lions | L 20β28 | 0β1 | Kingdome | Recap |
2 | September 19 | at Chicago Bears | W 14β13 | 1β1 | Soldier Field | Recap |
3 | September 26 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 29β10 | 2β1 | Three Rivers Stadium | Recap |
4 | October 3 | Oakland Raiders | W 22β21 | 3β1 | Kingdome | Recap |
5 | Bye | |||||
6 | October 17 | at San Diego Chargers | L 10β13 | 3β2 | Qualcomm Stadium | Recap |
7 | October 24 | Buffalo Bills | W 26β16 | 4β2 | Kingdome | Recap |
8 | November 1 | at Green Bay Packers | W 27β7 | 5β2 | Lambeau Field | Recap |
9 | November 7 | Cincinnati Bengals | W 37β20 | 6β2 | Kingdome | Recap |
10 | November 14 | Denver Broncos | W 20β17 | 7β2 | Kingdome | Recap |
11 | November 21 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 31β19 | 8β2 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
12 | November 28 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 3β16 | 8β3 | Kingdome | Recap |
13 | December 5 | at Oakland Raiders | L 21β30 | 8β4 | Network Associates Coliseum | Recap |
14 | December 12 | San Diego Chargers | L 16β19 | 8β5 | Kingdome | Recap |
15 | December 19 | at Denver Broncos | L 30β36 (OT) | 8β6 | Mile High Stadium | Recap |
16 | December 26 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 23β14 | 9β6 | Kingdome | Recap |
17 | January 2 | at New York Jets | L 9β19 | 9β7 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
- Bold indicates division opponents.
- Source: 1999 NFL season results
Postseasonβ»
Round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
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Wild Card | January 9, 2000 | Miami Dolphins (6) | L 17β20 | 0β1 | Kingdome | Recap |
This game was the last event held in the Kingdome (1976β2000). On March 26, 2000, the Kingdome was imploded to make way for Seahawks Stadium.
Standingsβ»
AFC West | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
Seattle Seahawks | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 338 | 298 | L1 | ||
Kansas City Chiefs | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 390 | 322 | L2 | ||
San Diego Chargers | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 269 | 316 | W2 | ||
Oakland Raiders | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 390 | 329 | W1 | ||
Denver Broncos | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 314 | 318 | L1 |
Game summariesβ»
Preseasonβ»
Week P1: vs. Buffalo Billsβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bills | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 24 |
Seahawks | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
49ers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 24 |
at 3Com Park, San Francisco
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Seahawks | 7 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 41 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 28 |
Colts | 3 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
at RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana
Week 1: vs. Detroit Lionsβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Lions | 3 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 28 |
Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
- Date: September 12, 1999
- Game time: 1:15 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 66,238
- Referee: Dick Hantak
- TV announcers (Fox): Paul Kennedy, Dave Lapham, and Jennifer Hammond
- Gamebook
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Mike Holmgrenβs debut as Seahawks head coach was a 28-20 loss to a Detroit Lions team playing without now-retired Barry Sanders and which had beaten him as Packers coach the year before at The Silverdome. Despite scoring two touchdowns in the final ten minutes Jon Kitna failed on a fourth down attempt in the final minute.
Week 2: at Chicago Bearsβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
Bears | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
- Date: September 19, 1999
- Game time: 12:03 pm local
- Game weather: clear, 76 Β°F (24 Β°C), 34% humidity, wind SW 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
- Game attendance: 66,944
- Referee: Mike Carey
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Sam Wyche
- Gamebook
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Glenn Foley started and "threw two touchdowns in the final quarter erasing 13-0 Bears lead." The Bears drove down in the final 2:42 but Brian Gowinsβ missed 48-yard kick secured Holmgrenβs first win as Seahawks coach (and third straight win over the Bears).
Week 3: at Pittsburgh Steelersβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 17 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 29 |
Steelers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Date: September 26, 1999
- Game time: 1:01 pm local
- Game weather: clear, 61 Β°F (16 Β°C), wind S 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
- Game attendance: 57,881
- Referee: Phil Luckett
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Sam Wyche. And Marcus Allen
- Gamebook
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The Seahawks finished their two-game road trip by, intercepting Kordell Stewart three times (ex-Niner Merton Hanks scored on the first pick not three minutes in) and Mike Tomczak twice while kicker Todd Peterson booted five field goals and running back John Edward Rogers caught a Steelers punt at his six and scored, in a 29-10 romp.
Week 4: vs. Oakland Raidersβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Raiders | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Seahawks | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 22 |
- Date: October 3, 1999
- Game time: 5:24 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 66,400
- Referee: Bernie Kukar
- TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire, and Solomon Wilcots
- Gamebook
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Rich Gannon led three touchdown drives for the Raiders in the gameβs first thirty-five minutes; in that span Jon Kitna had a touchdown to Derrick Mayes (a two-point try to Sean Dawkins failed), a field goal drive and an interception. But in a roughly eleven minute span down 21-9 Kitna threw another touchdown (to Reggie Brown) and two successful field goals. The Raiders got the ball back with forty-five seconds left. But a 61-yard kick missed for the 22-21 Seahawks win.
Week 6: at San Diego Chargersβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
Chargers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California
- Date: October 17, 1999
- Game time: 1:05 pm local
- Game weather: clear, 78 Β°F (26 Β°C), 47% humidity, wind WSW 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
- Game attendance: 59,432
- Referee: Bill Carollo
- TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Mark May
- Gamebook
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The Seahawks fell 13-10 at Jack Murphy Stadium on a missed field goal attempt and two punts in the fourth quarter. Despite interceptions on four straight possessions encompassing the third quarter and part of the fourth Erik Kramer led the Chargers to two field goals, the game winner on the final play.
Week 7: vs. Buffalo Billsβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bills | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 |
Seahawks | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 26 |
- Date: October 24, 1999
- Game time: 1:15 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 66,301
- Referee: Tom White
- TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms, and Armen Keteyian
- Gamebook
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Jon Kitnaβs two touchdowns and three Todd Peterson field goals put the Seahawks ahead of the Bills 23-0, enough to withstand two Doug Flutie touchdowns; on Buffaloβs last two possessions Flutie was sacked, fumbling the ball once.
Week 8: at Green Bay Packersβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
Packers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
- Date: November 1, 1999
- Game time: 8:07 pm local
- Game weather: 47 Β°F (8 Β°C), wind NW 18 miles per hour (29 km/h)
- Game attendance: 59,869
- Referee: Ron Blum
- TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Boomer Esiason, and Lesley Visser
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Once fellow members of Bill Walshβs staff on the Forty-Niners, Mike Holmgren faced his former defensive coordinator and now successor as Packers head coach Ray Rhodes. Shawn Springsβ blocked punt touchdown and Corey Bradfordβs 74-yard catch opened a 7-7 game that then became a Seahawks rout as Brett Favre was intercepted four times and benched for Matt Hasselbeck. The 27-7 win left the Seahawks 5-2. Entering 2023 this was the last time the Seahawks defeated the Packers at Lambeau Field.
Week 9: vs. Cincinnati Bengalsβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bengals | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
Seahawks | 14 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 37 |
- Date: November 7, 1999
- Game time: 1:16 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 66,303
- Referee: Tony Corrente
- TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui and Steve Tasker
- Gamebook
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Week 10: vs. Denver Broncosβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
Seahawks | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
- Date: November 14, 1999
- Game time: 5:21 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 66,314
- Referee: Ed Hochuli
- TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire, and Solomon Wilcots
- Gamebook
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Week 11: at Kansas City Chiefsβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 0 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
Chiefs | 3 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 19 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: November 21, 1999
- Game time: 12:01 pm local
- Game weather: clear, 60 Β°F (16 Β°C), 51% humidity, wind S 16 miles per hour (26 km/h)
- Game attendance: 78,714
- Referee: Jeff Triplette
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Sam Wyche
- Gamebook
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Week 12: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneersβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Buccaneers | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 16 |
Seahawks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
- Date: November 28, 1999
- Game time: 1:07 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 66,314
- Referee: Mike Carey
- TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Matt Millen, and Pam Oliver
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The Seahawks season started turning for the worse in a 16-3 loss to the Buccaneers. Jon Kitna had a dismal day with five interceptions and just 197 yards.
Week 13: at Oakland Raidersβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Raiders | 3 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 30 |
at Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland, California
- Date: December 5, 1999
- Game time: 1:15 pm local
- Game weather: partly cloudy, 61 Β°F (16 Β°C), 49% humidity, wind NW 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
- Game attendance: 44,716
- Referee: Dick Hantak
- TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms, and Armen Keteyian
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The Raiders clawed to a 17-0 lead and Seattleβs comeback attempt resulted in three touchdowns, two turnovers, and a 30-21 loss
Week 14: vs. San Diego Chargersβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chargers | 10 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 19 |
Seahawks | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
- Date: December 12, 1999
- Game time: 1:05 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 66,318
- Referee: Walt Coleman
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Sam Wyche
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After the Seahawks clawed out a 16-13 lead the Chargers booted two additional field goals and the Seahawks fumbled once and missed three kicks of their own on their final four possessions; they thus had squandered an 8-2 start and at 8-5 were tied with Kansas City atop the AFC West.
Week 15 at Denver Broncosβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Seahawks | 7 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 30 |
Broncos | 14 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 36 |
at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
- Date: December 19, 1999
- Game time: 2:15 pm local
- Game weather: cloudy, 27 Β°F (β3 Β°C), 51% humidity, wind NE 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
- Game attendance: 65,987
- Referee: Bob McElwee
- TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle & Mark May
- Gamebook
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The wildest game of the year (66 combined points a season high for both teams) occurred at Mile High Stadium. It was mostly a battle of Jason Elam and Todd Peterson field goals until the final four minutes saw the Seahawks outscore the Broncos 13-7; Seattleβs final ten points came in the final 62 seconds on a touchdown, onside kick, and field goal. In overtime Jon Kitna was strip sacked and Glenn Cadrez scored; the 36-30 loss now left the Seahawksβ playoff hopes in the air st 8-6.
Week 16: vs. Kansas City Chiefsβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Seahawks | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 23 |
- Date: December 26, 1999
- Game time: 1:05 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 66,332
- Referee: Bill Carollo
- TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Mark May
- Gamebook
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Week 17: at New York Jetsβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
Jets | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: January 2, 2000
- Game time: 1:03 pm local
- Game weather: hazy, 52 Β°F (11 Β°C), 88% humidity, wind SW 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
- Game attendance: 78,154
- Referee: Johnny Grier
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Sam Wyche
- Gamebook
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Postseasonβ»
Seattle entered the postseason as the #3 seed in the AFC.
AFC Wild Card Playoff: vs. #6 Miami Dolphinsβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Dolphins | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 20 |
Seahawks | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
- Date: January 9, 2000
- Game time: 1:06 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 66,170
- Referee: Tony Corrente
- TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms, and Armen Keteyian
- Gamebook
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Referencesβ»
- ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p.87
- ^ "Home". pro-football-reference.com.
- ^ 1999 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
- ^ 2000 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
- ^ 1999 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.
- ^ "Packers beat Seahawks 28-23; face 49ers for NFC championship". January 12, 2020.
External linksβ»
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