1999 Pittsburgh Steelers season
The 1999 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise’s 67th season as a professional sports franchise and as a member of the National Football League.
For the second consecutive season the Steelers failed to make the playoffs after starting off the season by winning 5 of their first 8 games. Losing seven of the remaining eight dropped Pittsburgh to 6–10 for the year, their worst record under Bill Cowher.
The 1999 Steelers are the only NFL team since at least 1940 to concede so many as five safeties in one season.
Offseason
NFL draft
Undrafted Free Agents
Personnel
Staff
Notable additions include Joey Porter and Aaron Smith.Roster
Preseason
Schedule
Regular season
Schedule
Game summaries
Week 1 (Sunday September 12, 1999): at [Cleveland Browns]
at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio- Game time: 8:20 PM EDT
- Game weather: 75 F Clear
- Game attendance: 73,138
- Referee: Bob McElwee
- TV announcers: Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann & Paul Maguire, Solomon Wilcots
- Pittsburgh – Stewart 1 run
- Pittsburgh – FG Brown 18
- Pittsburgh – Huntley 5 pass from Stewart
- Pittsburgh – FG Brown 28
- Pittsburgh – Huntley 3 run
- Pittsburgh – FG Brown 19
- Pittsburgh – Huntley 21 pass from Tomczak
- Pittsburgh – Ward 1 pass from Tomczak
Week 2 (Sunday September 19, 1999): at [Baltimore Ravens]
- Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 68,965
- Referee: Gerald Austin
- TV announcers: Ian Eagle, Mark May
- Pittsburgh – Stewart 8 run
- Baltimore – Rhett 2 run
- Pittsburgh – Huntley 17 run
- Baltimore – FG Stover 45
- Pittsburgh – FG Brown 32
- Baltimore – FG Stover 28
- Pittsburgh – FG Brown 28
- Baltimore – Ismail 19 pass from Case
- Pittsburgh – FG Brown 36
Week 3 (Sunday September 26, 1999): vs. [Seattle Seahawks]
- Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 57,881
- Referee: Phil Luckett
- TV announcers: Kevin Harlan, Sam Wyche, Marcus Allen
- Seattle – Hanks 23 interception return
- Seattle – Rogers 94 punt return
- Seattle – FG Peterson 45
- Seattle – FG Peterson 51
- Seattle – FG Peterson 41
- Seattle – FG Peterson 26
- Pittsburgh – FG Brown 33
- Seattle – FG Peterson 38
- Pittsburgh – Edwards 16 pass from Tomczak
Week 4 (Sunday October 3, 1999): vs. [Jacksonville Jaguars]
- Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 57,308
- Referee: Dick Hantak
- TV announcers: Verne Lundquist, Dan Dierdorf, Bonnie Bernstein
- Jacksonville – McCardell 7 pass from Brunell
- PIttsburgh – FG Brown 48
- Jacksonville – FG Hollis 27
- Jacksonville – FG Hollis 41
- Jacksonville – Safety, Stewart fumbled ball out of end zone
- Jacksonville – Safety, Smeenge sacked Stewart in end zone
Week 5 (Sunday October 10, 1999): at [Buffalo Bills]
- Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 71,038
- Referee: Ed Hochuli
- TV announcers: Verne Lundquist, Dan Dierdorf, Bonnie Bernstein
- Pittsburgh – Ward 12 pass from Stewart
- Buffalo – Gash 2 pass from Flutie
- Buffalo – Moulds 49 pass from Flutie
- Buffalo – FG Christie 29
- Pittsburgh – Edwards 17 pass from Stewart
- Buffalo – Riemersma 8 pass from Flutie
- Pittsburgh – Bettis 1 run
Week 6 (Sunday October 17, 1999): at [Cincinnati Bengals]
- Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 59,669
- Referee: Jeff Triplette
- TV announcers: Gus Johnson, Brent Jones
- Pittsburgh – Bettis 1 run
- Cincinnati – FG Pelfrey 37
- Pittsburgh – Bettis 5 run
- Pittsburgh – FG Brown 43
Week 7 (Monday October 25, 1999): vs. [Atlanta Falcons]
- Game time: 9:00 PM EDT
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 58,141
- Referee: Ron Winter
- TV announcers: Al Michaels, Boomer Esiason, Lesley Visser
- Pittsburgh – Huntley 13 pass from Stewart
- Pittsburgh – FG Brown 51
- Pittsburgh – FG Brown 25
- Atlanta – Mathis 5 pass from Chandler
- Atlanta – Safety, Miller stepped out of end zone
Week 8 (Sunday October 31, 1999): Bye Week
Week 9 (Sunday November 7, 1999): at [San Francisco 49ers]
at 3Com Park, San Francisco, California- Game time: 4:15 PM EST
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 68,657
- Referee: Tom White
- TV announcers: Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms, Armen Keteyian
- Pittsburgh – Bettis 1 run
- San Francisco – FG Richey 19
- Pittsburgh – Ward 13 pass from Stewart
- PIttsburgh – FG Brown 28
- San Francisco – FG Richey 20
- Pittsburgh – FG Brown 38
- Pittsburgh – Bettis 22 run
Week 10 (Sunday November 14, 1999): vs. [Cleveland Browns]
- Game time: 1:00 PM EST
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 58,213
- Referee: Johnny Grier
- TV announcers: Craig Bolerjack, Beasley Reece
- Cleveland – K. Johnson 35 pass from Couch
- Pittsburgh – FG Brown 41
- Pittsburgh – FG Brown 32
- Pittsburgh – Huntley 5 run
- Pittsburgh – FG Brown 47
- Cleveland – Edwards 5 pass from Couch
- Cleveland – FG Dawson 39
Week 11 (Sunday November 21, 1999): at [Tennessee Titans]
- Game time: 1:00 PM EST
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 66,619
- Referee: Mike Carey
- TV announcers: Don Criqui, Steve Tasker
- Tennessee – McNair 2 run
- Pittsburgh – Edwards 15 pass from Stewart
- Tennessee – McNair 3 run
- Tennessee – Safety, Stewart penalized for intentional grounding in end zone
- Pittsburgh – FG Brown 24
Week 12 (Sunday November 28, 1999): vs. [Cincinnati Bengals]
- Game time: 1:00 PM EST
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 50,907
- Referee: Walt Coleman
- TV announcers: Bill Macatee, Beasley Reece
- Cincinnati – Scott 76 pass from Blake
- Cincinnati – Blake 4 run
- Pittsburgh – FG Brown 35
- Cincinnati – Heath 58 interception return
- Cincinnati – FG Pelfrey 29
- Pittsburgh – FG Brown 33
- Pittsburgh – Shaw 15 pass from Tomczak
- Pittsburgh – Ward 34 pass from Tomczak
- Cincinnati – FG Pelfrey 29
Week 13 (Thursday December 2, 1999): at [Jacksonville Jaguars]
- Game time: 8:20 PM EST
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 68,806
- Referee: Bill Carollo
- TV announcers: Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann & Paul Maguire, Solomon Wilcots
- Pittsburgh – FG Brown 40
- Jacksonville – FG Hollis 25
- Jacksonville – FG Hollis 32
- Pittsburgh – FG Brown 39
- Jacksonville – Smith 27 pass from Brunell
- Jacksonville – Stewart 1 run
Week 14 (Sunday December 12, 1999): vs. [Baltimore Ravens]
- Game time: 1:00 PM EST
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 46,715
- Referee: Jeff Triplette
- TV announcers: Ian Eagle, Mark May
- Pittsburgh – Ward 21 pass from Bettis
- Baltimore – Holmes 64 run
- Pittsburgh – FG Brown 31
- Baltimore – FG Stover 19
- Baltimore – Ismail 54 pass from Banks
- Pittsburgh – Edwards 6 pass from Tomczak
- Baltimore – Ismail 59 pass from Banks
- Baltimore – Ismail 76 pass from Banks
- Pittsburgh – Stewart 11 pass from Tomczak
Week 15 (Saturday December 18, 1999): at [Kansas City Chiefs]
- Game time: 12:30 PM EST
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 78,697
- Referee: Larry Nemmers
- TV announcers: Verne Lundquist, Dan Dierdorf, Bonnie Bernstein
- Pittsburgh – T. Edwards 12 pass from Tomczak
- Kansas City – Gonzales 15 pass from Grbac
- Pittsburgh – FG Brown 42
- Kansas City – D. Edwards 28 interception return
- Kansas City – Gonzales 2 pass from Grbac
- Pittsburgh – FG Brown 47
- Kansas City – Alexander 82 run
- Kansas City – Morris 10 run
- Pittsburgh – Shaw 11 pass from Tomczak
Week 16 (Sunday December 26, 1999): vs. [Carolina Panthers]
- Game time: 1:00 PM EST
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 39,428
- Referee: Bob McElwee
- TV announcers: Ray Bentley, Ron Pitts, Alby Oxenreiter
- Pittsburgh – FG Brown 46
- Pittsburgh – Davis 102 fumble return
- Carolina – Lane 41 run
- Pittsburgh – Huntley 25 run
- Carolina – Jeffers 88 pass from Beuerlein
- Pittsburgh – Ward 9 pass from Tomczak
- Carolina – Jeffers 43 pass from Beuerlein
- Pittsburgh – Bettis 8 run
Week 17 (Sunday January 2, 2000): vs. [Tennessee Titans]
- Game time: 4:15 PM EST
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 48,025
- Referee: Tom White
- TV announcers: Don Criqui, Steve Tasker
- Tennessee – Wycheck 9 pass from McNair
- Pittsburgh – Huntley 8 run
- Tennessee – Thomas 11 run
- Tennessee – Wycheck 26 pass from O'Donnell
- Tennessee – Kearse 14 fumble return
- Tennessee – FG Del Greco 42
- Pittsburgh – Ward 15 pass from Tomczak
- Tennessee – Safety, Thorton sacked Tomczak in end zone
- Tennessee – Roan 24 pass from O'Donnell
- Pittsburgh – Bettis 1 run
- Pittsburgh – Porter 46 fumble return
- Tennessee – Walker 83 fumble return
- Pittsburgh – Shaw 35 pass from Tomczak
Standings