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 33 William Henderson FB 28 Basil Mitchell 22 De'Mond Parker 25 Dorsey Levens Wide Receivers 85 Corey Bradford 87 Robert Brooks 80 Donald Driver 86 Antonio Freeman 82 Desmond Howard 84 Bill Schroeder Tight Ends 89 Mark Chmura 81 Tyrone Davis 83 Jeff Thomason		Offensive Linemen 70 Joe Andruzzi T 72 Earl Dotson T 58 Mike Flanagan C 62 Marco Rivera G 63 Adam Timmerman G 78 Ross Verba T 68 Mike Wahle G 52 Frank Winters C Defensive Linemen 96 Vaughn Booker DE 93 Gilbert Brown DT 71 Santana Dotson DT 90 Vonnie Holliday DE 97 Cletidus Hunt DE 98 Billy Lyon DT 95 Keith McKenzie DE		Linebackers 55 Bernardo Harris OLB 53 George Koonce MLB 57 Jim Nelson MLB 54 Jude Waddy OLB 51 Brian Williams OLB Defensive Backs 36 LeRoy Butler SS 24 Antuan Edwards CB 27 Tod McBride CB 43 Scott McGarrahan FS 34 Mike McKenzie CB 21 Craig Newsome CB 42 Darren Sharper FS 37 Tyrone Williams CB Special Teams  8 Ryan Longwell K  9 Josh Bidwell P 60 Rob Davis LS 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

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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

1. Agrest, Jeff (2000-01-07). "It takes two to tango". profootballweekly.com. Retrieved 2007-02-09.
2. "NFL Draft History – Green Bay Packers". NFL.com. Archived from the original on 2007-01-29. Retrieved 2007-02-09.
3. "1999 NFL standings". NFL.com. Archived from the original on 13 February 2007. Retrieved 2007-02-09.
4. Pro-Football-Reference.com