1999 Minnesota Vikings season

1999 Minnesota Vikings season
Head coach	Dennis Green
Home field	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Results
Record	10–6
Division place	2nd NFC Central
Playoff finish	Won Wild Card Playoffs (Cowboys) 27–10 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Rams) 37–49

The 1999 Minnesota Vikings season was the franchise's 39th season in the National Football League.

After going 15–1 in 1998 the Vikings began the 1999 season with high hopes of another great season. Randall Cunningham resumed duties again in 1999, but after a lukewarm 2–4 start, he was benched and Jeff George was given the starting job. He finished the season with an 8–2 record, and led the Vikings into the postseason once again, with an overall team record of 10–6. Minnesota beat Dallas in the Wild Card Game 27–10, and faced playoff newcomer Kurt Warner and the St. Louis Rams in the Divisional Round. The game was a shootout which Minnesota led 17–14 at halftime, but the Rams outscored Minnesota 35 to 20 in the second half to win 49–37. St. Louis would go on to win Super Bowl XXXIV.

Offseason

1999 Expansion Draft

Main article: 1999 NFL expansion draft

Minnesota Vikings selected by the Expansion
Cleveland Browns
Pick	Name	Position
18	Duane Butler	Safety
27	Orlando Bobo	Offensive Guard

1999 Draft

Main article: 1999 NFL draft

=Pro Bowler

1999 Minnesota Vikings Draft
Draft order			Player name	Position	College	Notes
Round	Choice	Overall	Player name	Position	College	Notes
1	11	11	Daunte Culpepper	Quarterback	Central Florida	from Redskins^[a]
1	29	29	Dimitrius Underwood	Defensive Tackle	Michigan State
2	13	44	Jim Kleinsasser	Tight End	North Dakota	from Steelers^[b]
2	28	59	Traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers^[b]
3	12	73	Traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers^[b]			from Redskins^[a]
3	30	91	Traded to the New England Patriots^[c]
4	25	120	Kenny Wright	Cornerback	Northwestern State	from Dolphins^[d]
4	30	125	Jay Humphrey	Tackle	Texas
5	30	163	Traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers^[b]
5	36	169	Chris Jones	Safety	Clemson	Compensatory pick
6	16	185	Talance Sawyer	Defensive Tackle	UNLV	from Buccaneers via Ravens^[e]
6	30	199	Antico Dalton	Linebacker	Hampton
7	30	236	Noel Scarlett	Defensive Tackle	Langston

^{^[a]} Washington traded their 1st round selection (11th overall), 3rd round selection (73rd overall)^[b], and 2000 2nd round selection to Minnesota in exchange for QB Brad Johnson.

^{^[b]} Minnesota traded their 2nd round selection (59th overall), Washington's 3rd round selection (73rd overall), and their own 5th round selection (163rd overall) to Pittsburgh to move up 15 spots to the 44th overall selection and make this pick.

^{^[c]} Minnesota traded their 3rd round selection (91st overall) to New England for CB Jimmy Hitchcock.

^{^[d]} Minnesota received Miami's 4th round selection (120th overall) as compensation for restricted free agent TE Hunter Goodwin.

^{^[e]} Baltimore traded Tampa Bay's 6th round selection (185th overall) to Minnesota in exchange for OL Everett Lindsay.

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	TV Time (CT)	Venue	Attendance
1	September 12, 1999	at Atlanta Falcons	W 17–14	FOX 3:15pm	Georgia Dome	69,555
2	September 19, 1999	Oakland Raiders	L 17-22	CBS 12:00pm	Metrodome	64,080
3	September 26, 1999	at Green Bay Packers	L 20-23	FOX 3:15pm	Lambeau Field	59,868
4	October 3, 1999	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 21–14	FOX 12:00pm	Metrodome	64,106
5	October 10, 1999	Chicago Bears	L 22-24	FOX 12:00pm	Metrodome	64,107
6	October 17, 1999	at Detroit Lions	L 23-25	FOX 12:00pm	Silverdome	76,516
7	October 24, 1999	San Francisco 49ers	W 40–16	FOX 3:15pm	Metrodome	64,109
8	October 31, 1999	at Denver Broncos	W 23–20	FOX 3:15pm	Mile High Stadium	75,021
9	November 8, 1999	Dallas Cowboys	W 27–17	ABC 8:00pm	Metrodome	64,111
10	November 14, 1999	at Chicago Bears	W 27–24 (OT)	FOX 12:00pm	Soldier Field	61,481
11	Bye
12	November 28, 1999	San Diego Chargers	W 35–27	CBS 12:00pm	Metrodome	64,232
13	December 6, 1999	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 17-24	ABC 8:00pm	Raymond James Stadium	65,741
14	December 12, 1999	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 28-31	ESPN 7:30pm	Arrowhead Stadium	78,932
15	December 20, 1999	Green Bay Packers	W 24–20	ABC 8:00pm	Metrodome	64,203
16	December 26, 1999	at New York Giants	W 34–17	FOX 12:00pm	Giants Stadium	78,095
17	January 2, 2000	Detroit Lions	W 24–17	FOX 12:00pm	Metrodome	64,103

Standings

NFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
(2) Tampa Bay Buccaneers	11	5	0	.688	270	235	W-2
(4) Minnesota Vikings	10	6	0	.625	399	335	W-3
(6) Detroit Lions	8	8	0	.500	322	323	L-4
Green Bay Packers	8	8	0	.500	357	341	W-1
Chicago Bears	6	10	0	.375	272	341	L-2

Postseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Venue	Attendance
Wildcard	January 9, 2000	Dallas Cowboys	W 27–10	Metrodome	64,056
Division	January 16, 2000	at St. Louis Rams	L 37-49	TWA Dome	66,194

Statistics

Team leaders

Category	Player(s)	Value
Passing Yards	Jeff George	2,816
Passing Touchdowns	Jeff George	23
Rushing Yards	Robert Smith	1,015
Rushing Touchdowns	Leroy Hoard	10
Receiving Yards	Randy Moss	1,413
Receiving Touchdowns	Cris Carter	13
Points	Gary Anderson	103
Kickoff Return Yards	Robert Tate	627
Punt Return Yards	Randy Moss	162
Tackles	Robert Griffith	128
Sacks	John Randle	10
Interceptions	Robert Griffith	3
Forced Fumbles	John Randle	4

League rankings

Category	Total yards	Yards per game	NFL rank (out of 31)
Passing Offense	3,989 Yards	249.3 YPG	5th
Rushing Offense	1,804 Yards	112.8 YPG	14th
Total Offense	5,793 Yards	362.1 YPG	3rd
Passing Defense	3,980 Yards	248.8 YPG	30th
Rushing Defense	1,617 Yards	101.1 YPG	14th
Total Defense	5,597 Yards	349.8 YPG	27th

Personnel

Staff

1999 Minnesota Vikings staff

Front Office

Owner – Red McCombs
President – Gary Woods
Executive Vice President/General Manager – Tim Connolly
Director of Football Administration – Rob Brzezinski

Head Coaches

Head Coach – Dennis Green
Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Backs – Richard Solomon

Offensive Coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Ray Sherman
Quarterbacks – Alex Wood
Running Backs – Carl Hargrave
Wide Receivers – Hubbard Alexander
Tight Ends – Dave Atkins
Offensive Line – Mike Tice
Quality Control – Dean Dalton

Defensive Coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Foge Fazio
Defensive Line – Andre Patterson
Inside Linebackers – Tom Olivadotti
Outside Linebackers – Trent Walters

Special Teams Coaches

Special Teams – Gary Zauner

Strength and Conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Steve Wetzel
Assistant Strength and Conditioning – John Kasper

^[1]

Final roster

1999 Minnesota Vikings final roster

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

91 John Burrough DE
96 Jerry Ball DT
92 Duane Clemons DE
95 Keith Council DT
56 Chris Doleman DE
95 Martin Harrison DE
75 Joe Phillips DT
93 John Randle DE
97 Talance Sawyer DE
94 Tony Williams DT

Linebackers

51 Rob Holmberg
55 Olrick Johnson
58 Ed McDaniel MLB
57 Dwayne Rudd OLB
52 Kailee Wong OLB

Defensive backs

30 Antonio Banks CB
32 Anthony Bass CB
43 Greg Briggs CB
24 Robert Griffith SS
37 Jimmy Hitchcock CB
31 Don Morgan CB
29 Chris Rogers DB
28 Robert Tate CB
20 Kenny Wright CB

Special teams

Reserve lists

50 Pete Bercich LB (IR)
23 Torrian Gray FS (PUP)
45 John Henry Mills FB (IR)
22 David Palmer RB (IR)
27 Keith Thibodeaux CB (IR)
42 Orlando Thomas FS (IR)

Practice squad

50 Antico Dalton LB
-- Carlos Jones CB
60 Cory Withrow C

Rookies in italics
52 Active, 6 Inactive, 3 Practice squad

References

↑ 2009 Minnesota Vikings Media Guide. p. 251. Retrieved 2010-03-06.

Minnesota Vikings

Founded in 1961 Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota Headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota

Franchise	Franchise History Expansion draft Players First-round draft picks Quarterbacks Head coaches Seasons Statistics Draft

Stadiums	Metropolitan Stadium Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome TCF Bank Stadium U.S. Bank Stadium

Culture	Purple People Eaters "Skol, Vikings" Herschel Walker trade Love Boat scandal "Little Minnesota" (How I Met Your Mother episode) Cheerleaders

Rivalries	Chicago Bears Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers

Lore	The Wrong Way Run Ed Thorp Memorial Trophy Gary Anderson's missed field goal Hail Mary 2010 Metrodome roof collapse

Division championships (19)	1968 1969 1970 1971 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1980 1989 1992 1994 1998 2000 2008 2009 2015

Conference championships (4)	1969 1973 1974 1976

League championships (0^†)	^† does not include 1969 NFL championship

Retired numbers	10 53 70 77 80 88

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: North Division

Seasons (56)	1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Minnesota Vikings seasons

1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

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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