1999 Green Bay Packers season

1999 Green Bay Packers season
Head coach	Ray Rhodes
Home field	Lambeau Field
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	4th NFC Central
Playoff finish	did not qualify

Green Bay hosts the Denver Broncos in preseason at Camp Randall Stadium, August 23, 1999

The 1999 Green Bay Packers season was the first and last season for head coach Ray Rhodes.^[1] The Packers finished 8–8, posting their worst record since Brett Favre took over the helm as the Packers' starting quarterback.

Offseason

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]

1999 NFL Draft selections
Round	Sel#	Player	Pos.	College
1	25	Antuan Edwards	FS	Clemson
2	47	Fred Vinson	CB	Vanderbilt
3	87	Mike McKenzie	CB	Memphis
3	94	Cletidus Hunt	DT	Kentucky State
4	131	Aaron Brooks	QB	Virginia
4	133	Josh Bidwell	P	Oregon
5	159	De'mond Parker	RB	Oklahoma
5	163	Craig Heimburger	G	Missouri
6	196	Dee Miller	WR	Ohio State
6	203	Scott Curry	T	Montana
7	212	Chris Akins	FS	Arkansas-Pine Bluff
7	213	Donald Driver	WR	Alcorn State

Players highlighted in yellow indicate players selected to the Pro Bowl during their NFL career.

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

4 Brett Favre
11 Matt Hasselbeck

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

Linebackers

55 Bernardo Harris OLB
53 George Koonce MLB
57 Jim Nelson MLB
54 Jude Waddy OLB
51 Brian Williams OLB

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

Rookies in italics

Preseason

Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Record	Attendance
August 14, 1999	New York Jets	W 27–16	Lambeau Field	1–0	59,815
August 23, 1999	vs Denver Broncos	W 27–12	Camp Randall Stadium	2–0	78,184
August 28, 1999	at New Orleans Saints	W 38–17	Louisiana Superdome	3–0	53,074
September 2, 1999	Miami Dolphins	W 25–17	Lambeau Field	4–0	59,810

Regular season

The Packers finished with an 8–8 record in 4th place in the NFC Central division, behind the 8–8 Detroit Lions due to a conference record tiebreaker.^[3]

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Record	Attendance
1	September 12, 1999	Oakland Raiders	W 28–24	Lambeau Field	1–0	59,872
2	September 19, 1999	at Detroit Lions	L 15–23	Pontiac Silverdome	1–1	76,202
3	September 26, 1999	Minnesota Vikings	W 23–20	Lambeau Field	2–1	59,868
4	Bye
5	October 10, 1999	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 26–23	Lambeau Field	3–1	59,868
6	October 17, 1999	at Denver Broncos	L 10–31	Mile High Stadium	3–2	73,352
7	October 24, 1999	at San Diego Chargers	W 31–3	Qualcomm Stadium	4–2	68,274
8	November 1, 1999	Seattle Seahawks	L 7–27	Lambeau Field	4–3	59,869
9	November 7, 1999	Chicago Bears	L 13–14	Lambeau Field	4–4	59,867
10	November 14, 1999	at Dallas Cowboys	L 13–27	Texas Stadium	4–5	64,634
11	November 21, 1999	Detroit Lions	W 26–17	Lambeau Field	5–5	59,869
12	November 29, 1999	at San Francisco 49ers	W 20–3	3Com Park	6–5	68,304
13	December 5, 1999	at Chicago Bears	W 35–19	Soldier Field	7–5	66,944
14	December 12, 1999	Carolina Panthers	L 31–33	Lambeau Field	7–6	59,869
15	December 20, 1999	at Minnesota Vikings	L 20–24	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	7–7	64,203
16	December 26, 1999	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 10–29	Raymond James Stadium	7–8	65,273
17	January 2, 2000	Arizona Cardinals	W 49–24	Lambeau Field	8–8	59,818

Game summaries

Week 1

	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, wind 9 mph

Scoring summary

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

^[4]

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
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, Attempts (595)

Milestones

Brett Favre, Third 4,000 Yard Passing Season (finished season with 4,091)

References

↑ Agrest, Jeff (2000-01-07). "It takes two to tango". profootballweekly.com. Retrieved 2007-02-09.
1 2 "NFL Draft History – Green Bay Packers". NFL.com. Archived from the original on 2007-01-29. Retrieved 2007-02-09.
↑ "1999 NFL standings". NFL.com. Archived from the original on 13 February 2007. Retrieved 2007-02-09.
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com

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1999 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Buffalo	Baltimore	Denver	Arizona	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cincinnati	Kansas City	Dallas	Detroit	Carolina
Miami	Cleveland	Oakland	NY Giants	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Jacksonville	San Diego	Philadelphia	Minnesota	St. Louis
NY Jets	Pittsburgh	Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay	San Francisco
	Tennessee

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