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 NFC Wild Card Playoff Lost NFC Divisional Round
Timeline
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1999 was the 39th year of season play for the Minnesota Vikings and the 80th regular season of 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, 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 matchup. 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.

1999 Draft Results

Round	Pick	Name	Position	College
1	(11)	Daunte Culpepper	Quarterback	Central Florida
1	(29)	Dimitrius Underwood	Defensive Tackle	Michigan State
2	(44)	Jim Kleinsasser	Tight End	North Dakota
4	(120)	Kenny Wright	Cornerback	Northwestern State
4	(125)	Jay Humphrey	Tackle	Texas
5	(169)	Chris Jones	Safety	Clemson
6	(185)	Talance Sawyer	Defensive Tackle	UNLV
6	(199)	Antico Dalton	Linebacker	Hampton
7	(236)	Noel Scarlett	Defensive Tackle	Langston

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

Regular season

Schedule

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

Standings

NFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	11	5	0	.688	270	235	W-2
Minnesota Vikings	10	6	0	.625	399	335	W-3
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

Playoffs

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