# 1999 Green Bay Packers season

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. 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). Notably, the Packers drafted future Pro Bowl wide receiver Donald Driver in the seventh round (213th overall).
1999 Green Bay Packers draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
| 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 |

## 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.

### 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 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 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

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

#### Week 3: vs. Minnesota Vikings

| 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

| 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

| 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
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 :
| viewtalkedit | 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 |
| Green Bay Packers | 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)