1999 Pittsburgh Steelers season

Infobox NFL season
team = Pittsburgh Steelers
year = 1999
record = 6-10
division_place = 4th in AFC Central
coach = Bill Cowher
stadium = Three Rivers Stadium
playoffs = did not qualify
previous = 1998
next = 2000

Regular Season

Schedule

Game Summaries

Week 1 (Sunday September 12, 1999): at Cleveland Browns

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=7
R2=13
R3=6
R4=17
Home=Browns
H1=0
H2=0
H3=0
H4=0"at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio"

* Game time: 8:20 PM EDT
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 73,138
* Referee: Bob McElwee
* TV announcers: (ESPN) Mike Patrick (play by play), Joe Theismann & Paul Maguire (color commentators), Solomon Wilcots (sideline reporter)

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - Stewart 1 run (Brown kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Brown 18
* Pittsburgh - Huntley 5 pass from Stewart (Brown kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Brown 28
* Pittsburgh - Huntley 3 run (kick blocked)
* Pittsburgh - FG Brown 19
* Pittsburgh - Huntley 21 pass from Tomczak (Brown kick)
* Pittsburgh - Ward 1 pass from Tomczak (Brown kick)

Week 2 (Sunday September 19, 1999): at Baltimore Ravens

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=7
R2=7
R3=3
R4=6
Home=Ravens
H1=7
H2=3
H3=0
H4=10"at PSINet Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 68,965
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (CBS) Ian Eagle (play by play), Mark May (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - Stewart 8 run (Brown kick)
* Baltimore - Rhett 2 run (Stover kick)
* Pittsburgh - Huntley 17 run (Brown kick)
* Baltimore - FG Stover 45
* Pittsburgh - FG Brown 32
* Baltimore - FG Stover 28
* Pittsburgh - FG Brown 28
* Baltimore - Ismail 19 pass from Case (Stover kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Brown 36

Week 3 (Sunday September 26, 1999): vs. Seattle Seahawks

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Seahawks
R1=17
R2=9
R3=0
R4=3
Home=Steelers
H1=0
H2=0
H3=0
H4=10"at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
* Game weather: 78°F (Sunny)
* Game attendance: 57,881
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (CBS) Kevin Harlan (play by play), Sam Wyche (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* Seattle - Hanks 23 interception return (Peterson kick)
* Seattle - Rogers 94 punt return (Peterson kick)
* 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 (Brown kick)

Week 4 (Sunday October 3, 1999): vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Jaguars
R1=0
R2=7
R3=3
R4=7
Home=Steelers
H1=0
H2=3
H3=0
H4=0"at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
* Game weather: 59°F (Partly Sunny)
* Game attendance: 57,308
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (CBS) Verne Lundquist (play by play), Dan Dierdorf (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* Jacksonville - McCardell 7 pass from Brunell (Hollis kick)
* 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

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=7
R2=7
R3=0
R4=7
Home=Bills
H1=7
H2=10
H3=7
H4=0"at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 71,038
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (CBS) Ian Eagle (play by play), Mark May (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - Ward 12 pass from Stewart (Brown kick)
* Buffalo - Gash 2 pass from Flutie (Christie kick)
* Buffalo - Moulds 49 pass from Flutie (Christie kick)
* Buffalo - FG Christie 29
* Pittsburgh - Edwards 17 pass from Stewart (Brown kick)
* Buffalo - Riemersma 8 pass from Flutie (Christie kick)
* Pittsburgh - Bettis 1 run (Brown kick)

Week 6 (Sunday October 17, 1999): at Cincinnati Bengals

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=7
R2=7
R3=0
R4=3
Home=Bengals
H1=3
H2=0
H3=0
H4=0"at Cinergy Field, Cincinnati, Ohio"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 59,669
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (CBS) Gus Johnson (play by play), Brent Jones (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - Bettis 1 run (Brown kick)
* Cincinnati - FG Pelfrey 37
* Pittsburgh - Bettis 5 run (Brown kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Brown 43

Week 7 (Monday October 25, 1999): vs. Atlanta Falcons

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Falcons
R1=0
R2=0
R3=0
R4=9
Home=Steelers
H1=7
H2=6
H3=0
H4=0"at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 9:00 PM EDT
* Game weather: 48°F (Clear)
* Game attendance: 58,141
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (ABC) Al Michaels (play by play), Boomer Esiason (color commentator), Lesley Visser (sideline reporter)

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - Huntley 13 pass from Stewart (Brown kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Brown 51
* Pittsburgh - FG Brown 25
* Atlanta - Mathis 5 pass from Chandler (Andersen kick)
* 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

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=14
R2=3
R3=3
R4=7
Home=49ers
H1=3
H2=3
H3=0
H4=0"at 3Com Park, San Francisco, California"

* Game time: 4:15 PM EST
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 68,657
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (CBS) Greg Gumbel (play by play), Phil Simms (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - Bettis 1 run (Brown kick)
* San Francisco - FG Richey 19
* Pittsburgh - Ward 13 pass from Stewart (Brown kick)
* PIttsburgh - FG Brown 28
* San Francisco - FG Richey 20
* Pittsburgh - FG Brown 38
* Pittsburgh - Bettis 22 run (Brown kick)

Week 10 (Sunday November 14, 1999): vs. Cleveland Browns

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Browns
R1=7
R2=0
R3=0
R4=9
Home=Steelers
H1=3
H2=0
H3=9
H4=3"at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather: 53°F (Partly Sunny)
* Game attendance: 58,213
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (CBS) Craig Bolerjack (play by play), Beasley Reece (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* Cleveland - K. Johnson 35 pass from Couch (Dawson kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Brown 41
* Pittsburgh - FG Brown 32
* Pittsburgh - Huntley 5 run (run failed)
* Pittsburgh - FG Brown 47
* Cleveland - Edwards 5 pass from Couch (run failed)
* Cleveland - FG Dawson 39

Week 11 (Sunday November 21, 1999): at Tennessee Titans

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=7
R2=0
R3=0
R4=3
Home=Titans
H1=14
H2=0
H3=2
H4=0"at Adelphia Coliseum, Nashville, Tennessee"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 66,619
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (CBS) Don Criqui (play by play), Steve Tasker (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* Tennessee - McNair 2 run (Del Greco kick)
* Pittsburgh - Edwards 15 pass from Stewart (Brown kick)
* Tennessee - McNair 3 run (Del Greco kick)
* Tennessee - Safety, Stewart penalized for intentional grounding in end zone
* Pittsburgh - FG Brown 24

Week 12 (Sunday November 28, 1999): vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Bengals
R1=14
R2=10
R3=3
R4=0
Home=Steelers
H1=3
H2=10
H3=7
H4=0"at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather: 45°F (Mostly Sunny)
* Game attendance: 50,907
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (CBS) Bill Macatee (play by play), Beasley Reece (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* Cincinnati - Scott 76 pass from Blake (Pelfrey kick)
* Cincinnati - Blake 4 run (Pelfrey kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Brown 35
* Cincinnati - Heath 58 interception return (Pelfrey kick)
* Cincinnati - FG Pelfrey 29
* Pittsburgh - FG Brown 33
* Pittsburgh - Shaw 15 pass from Tomczak (Brown kick)
* Pittsburgh - Ward 34 pass from Tomczak (Brown kick)
* Cincinnati - FG Pelfrey 29

Week 13 (Thursday December 2, 1999): at Jacksonville Jaguars

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=3
R2=0
R3=3
R4=0
Home=Jaguars
H1=0
H2=6
H3=7
H4=7"at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida"

* Game time: 8:20 PM EST
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 68,806
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (ESPN) Mike Patrick (play by play), Joe Theismann & Paul Maguire (color commentators), Solomon Wilcots (sideline reporter)

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - FG Brown 40
* Jacksonville - FG Hollis 25
* Jacksonville - FG Hollis 32
* Pittsburgh - FG Brown 39
* Jacksonville - Smith 27 pass from Brunell (Hollis kick)
* Jacksonville - Stewart 1 run (Hollis kick)

Week 14 (Sunday December 12, 1999): vs. Baltimore Ravens

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Ravens
R1=7
R2=3
R3=21
R4=0
Home=Steelers
H1=10
H2=0
H3=7
H4=7"at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather: 42°F (Partly Sunny)
* Game attendance: 46,715
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (CBS) Ian Eagle (play by play), Mark May (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - Ward 21 pass from Bettis (Brown kick)
* Baltimore - Holmes 64 run (Stover kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Brown 31
* Baltimore - FG Stover 19
* Baltimore - Ismail 54 pass from Banks (Stover kick)
* Pittsburgh - Edwards 6 pass from Tomczak (Brown kick)
* Baltimore - Ismail 59 pass from Banks (Stover kick)
* Baltimore - Ismail 76 pass from Banks (Stover kick)
* Pittsburgh - Stewart 11 pass from Tomczak (Brown kick)

Week 15 (Saturday December 18, 1999): at Kansas City Chiefs

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Steelers
R1=10
R2=3
R3=0
R4=6
Home=Chiefs
H1=7
H2=14
H3=7
H4=7"at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri"

* Game time: 12:30 PM EST
* Game weather:
* Game attendance: 78,697
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (CBS) Verne Lundquist (play by play), Dan Dierdorf (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - T. Edwards 12 pass from Tomczak (Brown kick)
* Kansas City - Gonzales 15 pass from Grbac (Stoyanovich kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Brown 42
* Kansas City - D. Edwards 28 interception return (Stoyanovich kick)
* Kansas City - Gonzales 2 pass from Grbac (Stoyanovich kick)
* Pittsburgh - FG Brown 47
* Kansas City - Alexander 82 run (Stoyanovich kick)
* Kansas City - Morris 10 run (Stoyanovich kick)
* Pittsburgh - Shaw 11 pass from Tomczak (pass failed)

Week 16 (Sunday December 26, 1999): vs. Carolina Panthers

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Panthers
R1=7
R2=13
R3=0
R4=0
Home=Steelers
H1=10
H2=13
H3=0
H4=7"at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather: 30°F (Light Snow)
* Game attendance: 39,428
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (FOX) Ray Bentley (play by play), Ron Pitts (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

* Pittsburgh - FG Brown 46
* Pittsburgh - Davis 102 fumble return (Brown kick)
* Carolina - Lane 41 run (Kasay kick)
* Pittsburgh - Huntley 25 run (fumbled snap)
* Carolina - Jeffers 88 pass from Beuerlein (kick failed)
* Pittsburgh - Ward 9 pass from Tomczak (Brown kick)
* Carolina - Jeffers 43 pass from Beuerlein (Kasay kick)
* Pittsburgh - Bettis 8 run (Brown kick)

Week 17 (Sunday January 2, 2000): vs. Tennessee Titans

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Titans
R1=7
R2=24
R3=9
R4=7
Home=Steelers
H1=7
H2=0
H3=22
H4=7"at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"

* Game time: 4:15 PM EST
* Game weather: 66°F (Mostly Cloudy)
* Game attendance: 48,025
* Referee:
* TV announcers: (CBS) Don Criqui (play by play), Steve Tasker (color commentator)

* Tennessee - Wycheck 9 pass from McNair (Del Greco kick)
* Pittsburgh - Huntley 8 run (Brown kick)
* Tennessee - Thomas 11 run (Del Greco kick)
* Tennessee - Wycheck 26 pass from O'Donnell (Del Greco kick)
* Tennessee - Kearse 14 fumble return (Del Greco kick)
* Tennessee - FG Del Greco 42
* Pittsburgh - Ward 15 pass from Tomczak (Ward pass from Tomczak)
* Tennessee - Safety, Thorton sacked Tomczak in end zone
* Tennessee - Roan 24 pass from O'Donnell (Del Greco kick)
* Pittsburgh - Bettis 1 run (Brown kick)
* Pittsburgh - Porter 46 fumble return (Brown kick)
* Tennessee - Walker 83 fumble return (Del Greco kick)
* Pittsburgh - Shaw 35 pass from Tomczak (Brown kick)

References

* [http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/pit/1999.htm Steelers on Pro Football Reference]