1999 Kansas City Chiefs season

The 1999 season was the Kansas City Chiefs' 30th in the National Football League (NFL) and their 40th overall. The season began with the promotion of defensive coordinator Gunther Cunningham to head coach following the resignation of Marty Schottenheimer after the Chiefs finished with a 7–9 record in 1998.

1999 Kansas City Chiefs season
OwnerLamar Hunt
General managerCarl Peterson
Head coachGunther Cunningham
Home fieldArrowhead Stadium
Results
Record9–7
Division place2nd AFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers
AP All-Pros
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  • TE Tony Gonzalez (1st team)

The team improved on that in 1999, finishing with a 9–7 record, which was good enough for second place in the AFC West. However, the Chiefs were denied the division title and a playoff berth in the final game of the season against the Oakland Raiders, when Raiders kicker Joe Nedney kicked a field goal in overtime. This game also was the final game future Hall of Fame linebacker Derrick Thomas played in just over a month before his death on February 8, 2000.

Offseason

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Draft

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1999 Kansas City Chiefs draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 14 John Tait  Offensive tackle BYU
2 54 Mike Cloud  Running back Boston College
3 75 Gary Stills *  Linebacker West Virginia
3 84 Larry Atkins  Defensive back UCLA
4 108 Larry Parker  Wide receiver USC
7 220 Eric King  Guard Richmond
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Undrafted free agents

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1999 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player Position College
Brandon Condie Tight end BYU
Ken Haslip Defensive back USC
Bill Lindquist Quarterback Benedictine

Personnel

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Staff

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1999 Kansas City Chiefs staff

Front office

  • Founder – Lamar Hunt
  • Chairman of the Board – Jack Steadman
  • President/General Manager/Chief Executive Officer – Carl Peterson
  • Executive Vice President/Assistant General Manager – Dennis Thum

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning


Roster

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1999 Kansas City Chiefs roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad


53 active, 2 inactive, 5 practice squad Reserve


Rookies in italics

Preseason

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 August 15 Tennessee Titans W 22–20 1–0 Arrowhead Stadium 75,152 Recap
2 August 21 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 7–17 1–1 Arrowhead Stadium 76,292 Recap
3 August 26 at Jacksonville Jaguars L 6–31 1–2 Alltel Stadium 56,932 Recap
4 September 3 at San Diego Chargers W 34–27 2–2 Qualcomm Stadium 55,555 Recap

Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 12 at Chicago Bears L 17–20 0–1 Soldier Field 58,381 Recap
2 September 19 Denver Broncos W 26–10 1–1 Arrowhead Stadium 78,683 Recap
3 September 26 Detroit Lions W 31–21 2–1 Arrowhead Stadium 78,384 Recap
4 October 3 at San Diego Chargers L 14–21 2–2 Qualcomm Stadium 58,099 Recap
5 October 10 New England Patriots W 16–14 3–2 Arrowhead Stadium 78,636 Recap
6 Bye
7 October 21 at Baltimore Ravens W 35–8 4–2 PSINet Stadium 68,771 Recap
8 October 31 San Diego Chargers W 34–0 5–2 Arrowhead Stadium 78,473 Recap
9 November 7 at Indianapolis Colts L 17–25 5–3 RCA Dome 56,689 Recap
10 November 14 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 10–17 5–4 Raymond James Stadium 64,927 Recap
11 November 21 Seattle Seahawks L 19–31 5–5 Arrowhead Stadium 78,714 Recap
12 November 28 at Oakland Raiders W 37–34 6–5 Network Associates Coliseum 48,632 Recap
13 December 5 at Denver Broncos W 16–10 7–5 Mile High Stadium 73,855 Recap
14 December 12 Minnesota Vikings W 31–28 8–5 Arrowhead Stadium 78,932 Recap
15 December 18 Pittsburgh Steelers W 35–19 9–5 Arrowhead Stadium 78,697 Recap
16 December 26 at Seattle Seahawks L 14–23 9–6 Kingdome 66,332 Recap
17 January 2 Oakland Raiders L 38–41 (OT) 9–7 Arrowhead Stadium 79,026 Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

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Week 1: at Chicago Bears

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Week 1: Kansas City Chiefs at Chicago Bears – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 3 0 7717
Bears 7 13 0020

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Game information

Week 2: vs. Denver Broncos

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Week 2: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Broncos 0 3 0710
Chiefs 0 6 101026

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

Week 3: vs. Detroit Lions

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Week 3: Detroit Lions at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Lions 0 7 6821
Chiefs 7 10 7731

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

Week 4: at San Diego Chargers

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Week 4: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 14 0 0014
Chargers 0 14 7021

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Game information

Week 5: vs. New England Patriots

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Week 5: New England Patriots at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Patriots 7 0 0714
Chiefs 3 0 10316

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

Week 7: at Baltimore Ravens

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Week 7: Kansas City Chiefs at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 7 72135
Ravens 0 0 088

at PSINet Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

Game information

Week 8: vs. San Diego Chargers

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Week 8: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chargers 0 0 000
Chiefs 10 10 14034

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: October 31
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Mostly sunny, 65 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 78,473
  • Referee: Phil Luckett
  • TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist, Dan Dierdorf and Bonnie Bernstein
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 9: at Indianapolis Colts

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Week 9: Kansas City Chiefs at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 3 7 7017
Colts 3 10 3925

at RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana

  • Date: November 7
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 56,689
  • Referee: Bernie Kukar
  • TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist, Dan Dierdorf and Bonnie Bernstein
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 10: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Week 10: Kansas City Chiefs at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 3 0 0710
Buccaneers 0 10 7017

at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

  • Date: November 14
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Clear, mild, light winds, 76 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 64,927
  • Referee: Ron Winter
  • TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Sam Wyche
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 11: vs. Seattle Seahawks

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Week 11: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 14 10731
Chiefs 3 10 0619

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: November 21
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Fair, 60 °F (16 °C)
  • Game attendance: 78,714
  • Referee: Jeff Triplette
  • TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Sam Wyche
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 12: at Oakland Raiders

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Week 12: Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 10 101737
Raiders 3 10 21034

at Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland, California

  • Date: November 28
  • Game time: 3:15 p.m. CST/1:15 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 55 °F (13 °C)
  • Game attendance: 48,632
  • Referee: Gerry Austin
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Mark May
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 13: at Denver Broncos

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Week 13: Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 10 0616
Broncos 3 7 0010

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: December 5
  • Game time: 3:15 p.m. CST/2:15 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 45 °F (7 °C)
  • Game attendance: 73,855
  • Referee: Ron Blum
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Mark May
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 14: vs. Minnesota Vikings

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Week 14: Minnesota Vikings at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Vikings 0 14 7728
Chiefs 14 7 01031

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: December 12
  • Game time: 7:20 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Mostly cloudy and dark, 41 °F (5 °C)
  • Game attendance: 78,932
  • Referee: Dick Hantak
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire and Solomon Wilcots
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 15: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

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Week 15: Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Steelers 10 3 0619
Chiefs 7 14 7735

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: December 18
  • Game time: 11:30 a.m. CST
  • Game weather: Overcast, 29 °F (−2 °C)
  • Game attendance: 78,697
  • Referee: Larry Nemmers
  • TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist, Dan Dierdorf and Bonnie Bernstein
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 16: at Seattle Seahawks

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Week 16: Kansas City Chiefs at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 7 7014
Seahawks 10 7 6023

at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

  • Date: December 26
  • Game time: 3:05 p.m. CST/1:05 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 66,332
  • Referee: Bill Carollo
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Mark May
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 17: vs. Oakland Raiders

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Week 17: Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Raiders 7 21 73341
Chiefs 17 7 77038

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: January 2
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 43 °F (6 °C)
  • Game attendance: 79,026
  • Referee: Walt Coleman
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Mark May
  • Recap, Game Book
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Standings

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AFC West
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(3) Seattle Seahawks 9 7 0 .563 338 298 L1
Kansas City Chiefs 9 7 0 .563 390 322 L2
San Diego Chargers 8 8 0 .500 269 316 W2
Oakland Raiders 8 8 0 .500 390 329 W1
Denver Broncos 6 10 0 .375 314 318 L1

References

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  1. ^ "1999 Kansas City Chiefs draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 5, 2014.