The 1999 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise’s 67th season as a professional sports franchise and as a member of the National Football League.
For the second consecutive season the Steelers failed to make the playoffs after starting off the season by winning 5 of their first 8 games. Losing seven of the remaining eight dropped Pittsburgh to 6–10 for the year, their worst record under Bill Cowher.
The 1999 Steelers are the only NFL team since at least 1940 to concede so many as five safeties in one season.
Offseason
NFL draft
Undrafted Free Agents
Personnel
Staff
Notable additions include Joey Porter and Aaron Smith.
Roster
Preseason
Schedule
Regular season
Schedule
Game summaries
Week 1 (Sunday September 12, 1999): at Cleveland Browns
Week 2 (Sunday September 19, 1999): at Baltimore Ravens
at PSINet Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
Game weather: Game attendance: 68,965 Referee: Gerald Austin TV announcers: (CBS) Don Criqui (play by play), Steve Tasker (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
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
Game weather: (Sunny) Game attendance: 57,881 Referee: Phil Luckett TV announcers: (CBS) Kevin Harlan (play by play), Sam Wyche (color commentator), Marcus Allen (sideline reporter)
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
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
Game weather: (Partly Sunny) Game attendance: 57,308 Referee: Dick Hantak TV announcers: (CBS) Verne Lundquist (play by play), Dan Dierdorf (color commentator), Bonnie Bernstein (sideline reporter)
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
at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
Game weather: Game attendance: 71,038 Referee: Ed Hochuli TV announcers: (CBS) Verne Lundquist (play by play), Dan Dierdorf (color commentator), Bonnie Bernstein (sideline reporter)
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
at Cinergy Field, Cincinnati, Ohio
Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
Game weather: Game attendance: 59,669 Referee: Jeff Triplette 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
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game time: 9:00 PM EDT
Game weather: (Clear) Game attendance: 58,141 Referee: Ron Winter 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