# 1999 Seattle Seahawks season

The 1999 Seattle Seahawks season was the franchise'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 return to the playoffs until 2003, after being moved to the National Football Conference (NFC).

## Offseason

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.

### 1999 expansion draft

Seahawks selected during the expansion draft :
| Pick | Name | Position | Expansion team |
| 8 | Jason Kyle | Long snapper | Cleveland Browns |
| 30 | Eric Stokes | Safety | Cleveland Browns |

### NFL draft

1999 Seattle Seahawks draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
| 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 † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career ||||||

### Undrafted free agents

1999 undrafted free agents of note :
| Player | Position | College |
| Jamie Kohl | Kicker | Iowa State |
| Kevin Kreinhagen | Quarterback | Indianapolis |

## Personnel
### Final roster

* Starters in bold.
* (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 2000 Pro Bowl.

## Schedule
### Preseason

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
| 1 | August 14 | Buffalo Bills | L 10–24 | 0–1 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 2 | August 19 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 23–24 | 0–2 | Candlestick Park | Recap |
| 3 | August 28 | Arizona Cardinals | W 41–7 | 1–2 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 4 | September 2 | at Indianapolis Colts | L 28–31 | 1–3 | RCA Dome | Recap |
    Source: Seahawks Media Guides

### Regular season

Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC Central.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
| 1 | September 12 | Detroit Lions | L 20–28 | 0–1 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 2 | September 19 | at Chicago Bears | W 14–13 | 1–1 | Soldier Field | Recap |
| 3 | September 26 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 29–10 | 2–1 | Three Rivers Stadium | Recap |
| 4 | October 3 | Oakland Raiders | W 22–21 | 3–1 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 5 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 6 | October 17 | at San Diego Chargers | L 10–13 | 3–2 | Qualcomm Stadium | Recap |
| 7 | October 24 | Buffalo Bills | W 26–16 | 4–2 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 8 | November 1 | at Green Bay Packers | W 27–7 | 5–2 | Lambeau Field | Recap |
| 9 | November 7 | Cincinnati Bengals | W 37–20 | 6–2 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 10 | November 14 | Denver Broncos | W 20–17 | 7–2 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 11 | November 21 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 31–19 | 8–2 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
| 12 | November 28 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 3–16 | 8–3 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 13 | December 5 | at Oakland Raiders | L 21–30 | 8–4 | Network Associates Coliseum | Recap |
| 14 | December 12 | San Diego Chargers | L 16–19 | 8–5 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 15 | December 19 | at Denver Broncos | L 30–36 (OT) | 8–6 | Mile High Stadium | Recap |
| 16 | December 26 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 23–14 | 9–6 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 17 | January 2 | at New York Jets | L 9–19 | 9–7 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
    Bold indicates division opponents.
    Source: 1999 NFL season results

### Postseason

| Round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
| Wild Card | January 9, 2000 | Miami Dolphins (6) | L 17–20 | 0–1 | Kingdome | Recap |
This game was the last event held in the Kingdome (1976–2000). On March 26, 2000, the Kingdome was imploded to make way for Seahawks Stadium.

## Standings

AFC West :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK |
| $^{(3)}$ 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 summaries
### Preseason
#### Week P1: vs. Buffalo Bills

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bills | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 24 |
| Seahawks | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: August 14
* Game time: 6:00 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 66,285
* TV: KING

#### Week P2: at San Francisco 49ers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
| 49ers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 24 |
at 3Com Park, San Francisco
* Date: August 19
* Game time: 5:00 pm local
* Game attendance: 66,193
* TV: ESPN, KING

#### Week P3: vs. Arizona Cardinals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Seahawks | 7 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 41 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* Date: August 28
* Game time: 7:00 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 66,277
* TV: KING

#### Week P4: at Indianapolis Colts

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 28 |
| Colts | 3 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
at RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana
* Date: September 2
* Game time: 8:00 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 41,074
* TV: KING

### Regular season
#### Week 1: vs. Detroit Lions

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 3 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 28 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* 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
Game information :
First quarter
DET – Jason Hanson 51-yard field goal, 12:06 (DET 3–0)
Second quarter
DET – Germane Crowell 16-yard pass from Charlie Batch (Jason Hanson kick), 14:55 (DET 10–0)
DET – David Sloan 5-yard pass from Charlie Batch (PAT failed), 10:26 (DET 16–0)
DET – Safety, punt snap out of end zone, 9:28 (DET 18–0)
SEA – Willie Williams 40-yard interception return (Todd Peterson kick), 9:14 (DET 18–7)
DET – Germane Crowell 41-yard pass from Charlie Batch (Jason Hanson kick), 4:33 (DET 25–7)
Third quarter
SEA – Sean Dawkins 26-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Todd Peterson kick), 3:29 (DET 25–14)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Sean Dawkins 3-yard pass from Jon Kitna (PAT failed), 7:11 (DET 25–20)
DET – Jason Hanson 49-yard field goal, 2:10 (DET 28–20)
Top passers
DET – Charlie Batch: 16/26, 216 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
SEA – Jon Kitna: 20/30, 202 yds, 2 TD
Top rushers
DET – Ron Rivers: 16 car, 96 yds
SEA – Ricky Watters: 13 car, 21 yds
Top receivers
DET – Germane Crowell: 7 rec, 141 yds, 2 TD
SEA – Sean Dawkins: 7 rec, 85 yds, 2 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
DET – 202 – 167 – 369 – 1
SEA – 174 – 31 – 205 – 2 :
Mike Holmgren’s 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 Bears

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 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 °F (24 °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
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays
Second quarter
CHI – Curtis Enis 2-yard run (Brian Gowins kick), 10:20 (CHI 7–0)
CHI – Brian Gowins 29-yard field goal, 3:27 (CHI 10–0)
Third quarter
CHI – Brian Gowins 43-yard field goal, 2:07 (CHI 13–10)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Derrick Mayes 34-yard pass from Glenn Foley (Todd Peterson kick), 13:04 (CHI 13–7)
SEA – Fabien Bownes 49-yard pass from Glenn Foley (Todd Peterson kick), 7:51 (SEA 14–13)
Top passers
SEA – Glenn Foley: 18/30, 283 yds, 2 TD
CHI – Shane Matthews: 22/42, 212 yds
Top rushers
SEA – Ricky Watters: 23 car, 99 yds
CHI – Curtis Enis: 25 car, 94 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
SEA – Derrick Mayes: 7 rec, 137 yds, 1 TD
CHI – Marcus Robinson: 3 rec, 42 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 249 – 100 – 349 – 3
CHI – 196 – 115 – 311 – 1 :
Glenn Foley started and threw two touchdowns in the final quarter erasing a 13-0 Bears lead. The Bears drove down in the final 2:42 but Brian Gowins’ missed 48-yard kick secured Holmgren’s first win as Seahawks coach (and third straight win over the Bears).

#### Week 3: at Pittsburgh Steelers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 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 °F (16 °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
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Merton Hanks 23-yard interception return (Todd Peterson kick), 13:52 (SEA 7–0)
SEA – Charlie Rogers 94-yard punt return (Todd Peterson kick), 11:40 (SEA 14–0)
SEA – Todd Peterson 45-yard field goal, 6:53 (SEA 17–0)
Second quarter
SEA – Todd Peterson 51-yard field goal, 9:53 (SEA 20–0)
SEA – Todd Peterson 41-yard field goal, 3:14 (SEA 23–0)
SEA – Todd Peterson 26-yard field goal, 0:02 (SEA 26–0)
Third quarter
No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
PIT – Kris Brown 33-yard field goal, 12:03 (SEA 26–3)
SEA – Todd Peterson 38-yard field goal, 4:24 (SEA 29–3)
PIT – Troy Edwards 16-yard pass from Mike Tomczak (Kris Brown kick), 1:35 (SEA 29–10)
Top passers
SEA – Jon Kitna: 18/29, 265 yds
PIT – Mike Tomczak: 14/27, 159 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
SEA – Ricky Watters: 29 car, 98 yds
PIT – Jerome Bettis: 11 car, 39 yds
Top receivers
SEA – Sean Dawkins: 5 rec, 105 yds
PIT – Troy Edwards: 6 rec, 72 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 251 – 90 – 341 – 2
PIT – 207 – 65 – 272 – 5 :
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 Raiders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Raiders | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Seahawks | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 22 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* 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
Game information :
First quarter
OAK – Tyrone Wheatley 7-yard run (Michael Husted kick), 11:05 (OAK 7–0)
SEA – Todd Peterson 28-yard field goal, 3:36 (OAK 7–3)
Second quarter
OAK – Tim Brown 6-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Michael Husted kick), 11:08 (OAK 14–3)
SEA – Derrick Mayes 35-yard pass from Jon Kitna (PAT failed), 0:59 (OAK 14–9)
Third quarter
OAK – Rickey Dudley 3-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Michael Husted kick), 11:24 (OAK 21–9)
SEA – Reggie Brown 21-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Todd Peterson kick), 6:46 (OAK 21–16)
SEA – Todd Peterson 29-yard field goal, 1:58 (OAK 21–19)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Todd Peterson 45-yard field goal, 10:07 (SEA 22–21)
Top passers
OAK – Rich Gannon: 19/34, 220 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
SEA – Jon Kitna: 15/30, 213 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
OAK – Tyrone Wheatley: 20 car, 100 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Ricky Watters: 24 car, 71 yds
Top receivers
OAK – Tim Brown: 4 rec, 56 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Mike Pritchard: 3 rec, 59 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
OAK – 217 – 166 – 383 – 1
SEA – 201 – 75 – 276 – 1 :
Rich Gannon led three touchdown drives for the Raiders in the game’s 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 Chargers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 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 °F (26 °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
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays
Second quarter
SEA – Todd Peterson 40-yard field goal, 4:13 (SEA 3–0)
SD – Natrone Means 5-yard run (John Carney kick), 0:42 (SD 7–3)
Third quarter
SEA – Itula Mili 1-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Todd Peterson kick), 5:37 (SEA 10–7)
Fourth quarter
SD – John Carney 28-yard field goal, 2:45 (Tied 10–10)
SD – John Carney 41-yard field goal, 0:00 (SD 13–10)
Top passers
SEA – Jon Kitna: 17/29, 151 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
SD – Erik Kramer: 27/44, 296 yds, 4 INT
Top rushers
SEA – Ricky Watters: 21 car, 54 yds, 0 TD
SD – Natrone Means: 17 car, 35 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
SEA – Christian Fauria: 4 rec, 60 yds
SD – Jeff Graham: 6 rec, 92 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 140 – 61 – 201 – 1
SD – 281 – 49 – 330 – 4 :
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 Bills

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bills | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 |
| Seahawks | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 26 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* 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
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Derrick Mayes 7-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Todd Peterson kick), 12:30 (SEA 7–0)
SEA – Todd Peterson 40-yard field goal, 5:47 (SEA 10–0)
SEA – Todd Peterson 21-yard field goal, 1:39 (SEA 13–0)
Second quarter
SEA – Derrick Mayes 43-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Todd Peterson kick), 7:36 (SEA 20–0)
SEA – Todd Peterson 42-yard field goal, 0:17 (SEA 23–0)
BUF – Steve Christie 50-yard field goal, 0:00 (SEA 23–3)
Third quarter
BUF – Peerless Price 18-yard pass from Doug Flutie (PAT failed), 1:59 (SEA 23–9)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Todd Peterson 34-yard field goal, 10:02 (SEA 26–9)
BUF – Jay Riemersma 1-yard pass from Doug Flutie (Steve Christie kick), 7:32 (SEA 26–16)
Top passers
BUF – Doug Flutie: 24/50, 294 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
SEA – Jon Kitna: 17/30, 276 yds, 2 TD
Top rushers
BUF – Doug Flutie: 6 car, 43 yds
SEA – Ricky Watters: 22 car, 75 yds
Top receivers
BUF – Peerless Price: 5 rec, 106 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Derrick Mayes: 6 rec, 105 yds, 2 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
BUF – 254 – 98 – 352 – 3
SEA – 275 – 110 – 385 – 0 :
Jon Kitna’s 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 Buffalo’s last two possessions Flutie was sacked, fumbling the ball once.

#### Week 8: at Green Bay Packers

| 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, 1999
* Game time: 8:07 pm local
* Game weather: 47 °F (8 °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
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Shawn Springs 61-yard blocked field goal return (Todd Peterson kick), 4:45 (SEA 7–0)
Second quarter
GB – Corey Bradford 74-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 10:17 (Tied 7–7)
SEA – Derrick Mayes 10-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Todd Peterson kick), 5:48 (SEA 14–7)
Third quarter
SEA – Sean Dawkins 2-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Todd Peterson kick), 10:30 (SEA 21–7)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Todd Peterson 19-yard field goal, 9:11 (SEA 24–7)
SEA – Todd Peterson 29-yard field goal, 6:36 (SEA 27–7)
Top passers
SEA – Jon Kitna: 12/19, 109 yds, 2 TD
GB – Brett Favre: 14/35, 180 yds, 1 TD, 4 INT
Top rushers
SEA – Ricky Watters: 31 car, 125 yds
GB – Dorsey Levens: 24 car, 104 yds
Top receivers
SEA – Derrick Mayes: 4 rec, 36 yds, 1 TD
GB – Corey Bradford: 3 rec, 106 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 90 – 132 – 222 – 2
GB – 182 – 125 – 307 – 7 :
Once fellow members of Bill Walsh’s staff on the Forty-Niners, Mike Holmgren faced his former defensive coordinator and now successor as Packers head coach Ray Rhodes. Shawn Springs’ blocked punt touchdown and Corey Bradford’s 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 Bengals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bengals | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| Seahawks | 14 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 37 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* 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
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Ricky Watters 19-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 12:06 (SEA 7–0)
CIN – Doug Pelfrey 50-yard field goal, 10:02 (SEA 7–3)
SEA – Ricky Watters 8-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Todd Peterson kick), 6:36 (SEA 14–3)
CIN – Carl Pickens 75-yard pass from Jeff Blake (Doug Pelfrey kick), 2:02 (SEA 14–10)
Second quarter
SEA – Mike Pritchard 20-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Todd Peterson kick), 10:48 (SEA 21–10)
SEA – Derrick Mayes 10-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Todd Peterson kick), 4:58 (SEA 28–10)
Third quarter
SEA – Todd Peterson 29-yard field goal, 10:45 (SEA 31–10)
CIN – Doug Pelfrey 34-yard field goal, 5:38 (SEA 31–13)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Todd Peterson 45-yard field goal, 12:25 (SEA 34–13)
CIN – Jeff Blake 1-yard run (Doug Pelfrey kick), 3:53 (SEA 34–20)
SEA – Todd Peterson 35-yard field goal, 1:30 (SEA 37–20)
Top passers
CIN – Jeff Blake: 18/35, 287 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
SEA – Jon Kitna: 14/24, 202 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
CIN – Corey Dillon: 16 car, 81 yds
SEA – Ricky Watters: 27 car, 133 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
CIN – Carl Pickens: 4 rec, 104 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Mike Pritchard: 3 rec, 61 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Derrick Mayes: 5 rec, 61 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
CIN – 294 – 103 – 397 – 2
SEA –187 – 173 – 360 – 2 :

#### Week 10: vs. Denver Broncos

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Seahawks | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* 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
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Todd Peterson 35-yard field goal, 8:27 (SEA 3–0)
Second quarter
SEA – Derrick Mayes 10-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Todd Peterson kick), 12:52 (SEA 10–0)
Third quarter
DEN – Jason Elam 35-yard field goal, 11:43 (SEA 10–3)
DEN – Ed McCaffrey 23-yard pass from Chris Miller (Jason Elam kick), 5:29 (Tied 10–10)
DEN – Howard Griffith 1-yard pass from Chris Miller (Jason Elam kick), 0:50 (DEN 17–10)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Todd Peterson 43-yard field goal, 14:20 (DEN 17–13)
SEA – Sean Dawkins 20-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Todd Peterson kick), 7:19 (SEA 20–17)
Top passers
DEN – Chris Miller: 20/30, 239 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
SEA – Jon Kitna: 16/31, 235 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
DEN – Olandis Gary: 26 car, 65 yds
SEA – Ricky Watters: 17 car, 29 yds
Top receivers
DEN – Ed McCaffrey: 6 rec, 125 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Sean Dawkins: 5 rec, 91 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
DEN – 236 – 87 – 323 – 1
SEA – 230 – 41 – 271 – 2 :

#### Week 11: at Kansas City Chiefs

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 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 °F (16 °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
Game information :
First quarter
KC – Pete Stoyanovich 29-yard field goal, 6:07 (KC 3–0)
Second quarter
SEA – Ricky Watters 2-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 10:19 (SEA 7–3)
KC – Donnell Bennett 1-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 5:03 (KC 10–7)
SEA – Ricky Watters 22-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Todd Peterson kick), 1:46 (SEA 14–10)
KC – Pete Stoyanovich 29-yard field goal, 0:02 (SEA 14–13)
Third quarter
SEA – Todd Peterson 38-yard field goal, 9:17 (SEA 17–13)
SEA – Sean Dawkins 45-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Todd Peterson kick), 3:13 (SEA 24–13)
Fourth quarter
KC – Donnell Bennett 4-yard run (PAT failed), 6:49 (SEA 24–19)
SEA – Ricky Watters 5-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 2:43 (SEA 31–19)
Top passers
SEA – Jon Kitna: 14/33, 235 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
KC – Elvis Grbac: 30/49, 320 yds, 1 INT
Top rushers
SEA – Ricky Watters: 24 car, 107 yds, 2 TD
KC – Donnell Bennett: 17 car, 60 yds, 2 TD
Top receivers
SEA – Sean Dawkins: 5 rec, 114 yds, 1 TD
KC – Derrick Alexander: 8 rec, 101 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 235 – 133 – 368 – 2
KC – 295 – 76 – 371 – 2 :

#### Week 12: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Buccaneers | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 16 |
| Seahawks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* 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
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Todd Peterson 25-yard field goal, 10:40 (SEA 3–0)
Second quarter
TB – Martin Gramatica 42-yard field goal, 14:51 (Tied 3–3)
TB – Martin Gramatica 40-yard field goal, 1:12 (TB 6–3)
Third quarter
No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
TB – Patrick Hape 2-yard pass from Shaun King (Martin Gramatica kick), 12:21 (TB 13–3)
TB – Martin Gramatica 37-yard field goal, 9:00 (TB 16–3)
Top passers
TB – Trent Dilfer: 5/11, 50 yds
SEA – Jon Kitna: 19/44, 197 yds, 5 INT
Top rushers
TB – Warrick Dunn: 15 car, 57 yds
SEA – Ricky Watters: 17 car, 64 yds
Top receivers
TB – Dave Moore: 2 rec, 31 yds
SEA – Sean Dawkins: 4 rec, 87 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
TB – 51 – 105 – 156 – 0
SEA – 170 – 89 – 259 – 6 :
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 Raiders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 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 °F (16 °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
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
OAK – Michael Husted 18-yard field goal, 7:24 (OAK 3–0)
Second quarter
OAK – Tim Brown 14-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Michael Husted kick), 11:41 (OAK 10–0)
OAK – Tim Brown 5-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Michael Husted kick), 6:36 (OAK 17–0)
SEA – Ricky Watters 8-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 0:31 (OAK 17–7)
Third quarter
SEA – Joey Galloway 31-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Todd Peterson kick), 10:54 (OAK 17–14)
OAK – Zack Crockett 1-yard run (Michael Husted kick), 3:31 (OAK 24–14)
Fourth quarter
OAK – Michael Husted 41-yard field goal, 14:17 (OAK 27–14)
SEA – Sean Dawkins 3-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Todd Peterson kick), 10:55 (OAK 27–21)
OAK – Michael Husted 23-yard field goal, 1:53 (OAK 30–21)
Top passers
SEA – Jon Kitna: 22/39, 245 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
OAK – Rich Gannon: 19/24, 253 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
SEA – Ricky Watters: 14 car, 51 yds, 1 TD
OAK – Tyrone Wheatley: 21 car, 80 yds
Top receivers
SEA – Joey Galloway: 4 rec, 68 yds, 1 TD
OAK – Tim Brown: 6 rec, 75 yds, 2 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 234 – 90 – 324 – 4
OAK – 253 – 162 – 415 – 1 :
The Raiders clawed to a 17-0 lead and Seattle’s comeback attempt resulted in three touchdowns, two turnovers, and a 30-21 loss

#### Week 14: vs. San Diego Chargers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chargers | 10 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 19 |
| Seahawks | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* 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
* Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SD – Natrone Means 1-yard run (John Carney kick), 11:02 (SD 7–0)
SEA – Todd Peterson 28-yard field goal, 6:31 (SD 7–3)
SD – John Carney 33-yard field goal, 1:41 (SD 10–3)
Second quarter
SEA – Todd Peterson 40-yard field goal, 13:18 (SD 10–6)
SD – John Carney 42-yard field goal, 6:21 (SD 13–6)
SEA – Todd Peterson 33-yard field goal, 0:29 (SD 13–9)
Third quarter
SEA – Derrick Mayes 14-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Todd Peterson kick), 11:20 (SEA 16–13)
Fourth quarter
SD – John Carney 28-yard field goal, 12:04 (Tied 16–16)
SD – John Carney 41-yard field goal, 3:19 (SD 19–16)
Top passers
SD – Jim Harbaugh: 20/35, 229 yds, 1 INT
SEA – Jon Kitna: 25/40, 285 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
SD – Natrone Means: 14 car, 42 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Ricky Watters: 20 car, 75 yds
Top receivers
SD – Jeff Graham: 9 rec, 114 yds
SEA – Joey Galloway: 6 rec, 85 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SD – 222 – 107 – 329 – 1
SEA – 271 – 76 – 347 – 2 :
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 Broncos

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| 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 °F (−3 °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
Game information :
First quarter
DEN – Chris Watson 81-yard punt return (Jason Elam kick), 12:51 (DEN 7–0)
SEA – Mike Pritchard 16-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Todd Peterson kick), 10:43 (Tied 7–7)
DEN – Rod Smith 14-yard pass from Brian Griese (Jason Elam kick), 5:54 (DEN 14–7)
Second quarter
DEN – Jason Elam 28-yard field goal, 6:48 (DEN 17–7)
SEA – Ricky Watters 1-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 4:07 (DEN 17–14)
Third quarter
DEN – Jason Elam 46-yard field goal, 9:01 (DEN 20–14)
SEA – Todd Peterson 40-yard field goal, 5:41 (DEN 20–17)
DEN – Jason Elam 33-yard field goal, 0:01 (DEN 23–17)
Fourth quarter
SEA – Todd Peterson 32-yard field goal, 3:41 (DEN 23–20)
DEN – Dwayne Carswell 9-yard pass from Brian Griese (Jason Elam kick), 1:47 (DEN 30–20)
SEA – Derrick Mayes 36-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Todd Peterson kick), 0:54 (DEN 30–27)
SEA – Todd Peterson 45-yard field goal, 0:09 (Tied 30–30)
Overtime
DEN – Glenn Cadrez 37-yard fumble return, 12:17 (DEN 36–30)
Top passers
SEA – Jon Kitna: 22/42, 278 yds, 2 TD
DEN – Brian Griese: 20/39, 180 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
SEA – Ricky Watters: 16 car, 115 yds, 1 TD
DEN – Olandis Gary: 22 car, 183 yds
Top receivers
SEA – Sean Dawkins: 5 rec, 88 yds
DEN – Rod Smith: 7 rec, 82 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 250 – 114 – 364 – 2
DEN – 170 – 260 – 430 – 2 :
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; Seattle’s 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 Seahawks’ playoff hopes in the air st 8-6.

#### Week 16: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Seahawks | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 23 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* 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
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Todd Peterson 31-yard field goal, 9:18 (SEA 3–0)
SEA – Sean Dawkins 20-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Todd Peterson kick), 2:39 (SEA 10–0)
Second quarter
SEA – Derrick Mayes 9-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Todd Peterson kick), 6:23 (SEA 17–0)
KC – Lonnie Johnson 4-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 1:14 (SEA 17–7)
Third quarter
SEA – Todd Peterson 22-yard field goal, 9:35 (SEA 20–7)
KC – Joe Horn 76-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 8:08 (SEA 20–14)
SEA – Todd Peterson 48-yard field goal, 4:39 (SEA 23–14)
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays
Top passers
KC – Elvis Grbac: 22/42, 254 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT
SEA – Jon Kitna: 18/30, 216 yds, 2 TD
Top rushers
KC – Bam Morris: 6 car, 33 yds
SEA – Ricky Watters: 18 car, 63 yds
Top receivers
KC – Joe Horn: 3 rec, 92 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Christian Fauria: 6 rec, 84 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
KC – 230 – 72 – 302 – 3
SEA – 207 – 60 – 267 – 0 :

#### Week 17: at New York Jets

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 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 °F (11 °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
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Todd Peterson 25-yard field goal, 10:30 (SEA 3–0)
NYJ – John Hall 23-yard field goal, 4:03 (Tied 3–3)
SEA – Todd Peterson 25-yard field goal, 1:03 (SEA 6–3)
Second quarter
NYJ – Curtis Martin 1-yard run (John Hall kick), 13:21 (NYJ 10–6)
NYJ – John Hall 30-yard field goal, 3:40 (NYJ 13–6)
Third quarter
SEA – Todd Peterson 45-yard field goal, 9:54 (NYJ 13–9)
Fourth quarter
NYJ – John Hall 31-yard field goal, 6:01 (NYJ 16–9)
NYJ – John Hall 35-yard field goal, 4:21 (NYJ 19–9)
Top passers
SEA – Jon Kitna: 21/45, 237 yds, 2 INT
NYJ – Ray Lucas: 15/26, 211 yds, 2 INT
Top rushers
SEA – Ricky Watters: 9 car, 30 yds
NYJ – Curtis Martin: 34 car, 158 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
SEA – Sean Dawkins: 4 rec, 66 yds
NYJ – Wayne Chrebet: 5 rec, 88 yds
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 233 – 33 – 266 – 2
NYJ – 202 – 177 – 379 – 2 :

### Postseason

Seattle entered the postseason as the #3 seed in the AFC.

#### AFC Wild Card Playoff: vs. #6 Miami Dolphins

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Dolphins | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 20 |
| Seahawks | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
at Kingdome, Seattle
* 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
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Sean Dawkins 9-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Todd Peterson kick), 6:18 (SEA 7–0)
MIA – Olindo Mare 32-yard field goal, 2:05 (SEA 7–3)
Second quarter
SEA – Todd Peterson 50-yard field goal, 0:45 (SEA 10–3)
Third quarter
MIA – Oronde Gadsden 18-yard pass from Dan Marino (Olindo Mare kick), 8:55 (Tied 10–10)
SEA – Charlie Rogers 85-yard kickoff return (Todd Peterson kick), 8:37 (SEA 17–10)
MIA – Olindo Mare 50-yard field goal, 2:22 (SEA 17–13)
Fourth quarter
MIA – J.J. Johnson 2-yard run (Olindo Mare kick), 4:48 (MIA 20–17)
Top passers
SEA – Jon Kitna: 17/30, 196 yds, 1 TD
MIA – Dan Marino: 14/30, 162 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
SEA – Ricky Watters: 27 car, 86 yds, 1 TD
MIA – J.J. Johnson: 19 car, 40 yds
Top receivers
SEA – Sean Dawkins: 5 rec, 82 yds
MIA – O. J. McDuffie: 3 rec, 35 yds, 1 TD
Team – pass – rush – total – to
SEA – 191 – 108 – 299 – 0
MIA – 130 – 41 – 171 – 2 :