1999 Green Bay Packers

1999 Green Bay Packers season
Head Coach	Ray Rhodes
Home Field	Lambeau Field
Results
Record	8–8
Place	4th NFC Central
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
1998	2000

The 1999 Green Bay Packers season was the first and last season for head coach Ray Rhodes.^[1] The Packers finished 8-8, posting their worst record since Brett Favre took over the helm as the Packers' starting quarterback.

Offseason[]

1999 NFL draft[]

In the 1999 NFL draft, the Packers selected free safety Antuan Edwards in the first round (25th overall).^[2] Notably, the Packers drafted future Pro Bowl wide receiver Donald Driver in the seventh round (213th overall).^[2]

1999 NFL Draft selections
Round	Sel#	Player	Pos.	College
1	25	Antuan Edwards	FS	Clemson
2	47	Fred Vinson	CB	Vanderbilt
3	87	Mike McKenzie	CB	Memphis
3	94	Cletidus Hunt	DT	Kentucky State
4	131	Aaron Brooks	QB	Virginia
4	133	Josh Bidwell	P	Oregon
5	159	De'mond Parker	RB	Oklahoma
5	163	Craig Heimburger	G	Missouri
6	196	Dee Miller	WR	Ohio State
6	203	Scott Curry	T	Montana
7	212	Chris Akins	FS	Arkansas-Pine Bluff
7	213	Donald Driver	WR	Alcorn State

Players highlighted in yellow indicate players selected to the Pro Bowl during their NFL career.

Personnel[]

Staff[]

1999 Green Bay Packers staff

Front Office

President/Chief Executive Officer – Bob Harlan
Executive Vice President/General Manager – Ron Wolf
Vice President of Personnel – Ken Herock
Director of Player Personnel – Ted Thompson
Director of Player Finance/Football Operations – Andrew Brandt
Director of Pro Personnel – Reggie McKenzie
Pro Personnel Assistant – Vince Workman

Head Coaches

Head Coach – Ray Rhodes

Offensive Coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Sherman Lewis
Quarterbacks – Mike McCarthy
Running Backs – Harry Sydney
Wide Receivers – Charlie Baggett
Tight Ends – Jeff Jagodzinski
Offensive Line – Larry Beightol
Assistant Offensive Line – Irv Eatman
Offensive Assistant/Quality Control – Ken Zampese

Defensive Coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Emmitt Thomas
Defensive Line – Mike Trgovac
Linebackers – Johnny Holland
Defensive Backs – Joe Vitt
Assistant Defensive Backs – Lionel Washington
Defensive Assistant/Quality Control – Chuck Knox Jr.

Special Teams Coaches

Special Teams – Steve Ortmayer

Strength and Conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Barry Rubin
Strength and Conditioning Assistant – Mark Lovat

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Preseason[]

Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Record	Attendance
August 14	New York Jets	W 27-16	Lambeau Field	1-0	59,815
August 23	vs Denver Broncos	W 27-12	Camp Randall Stadium	2-0	78,184
August 28	at New Orleans Saints	W 38-17	Louisiana Superdome	3-0	53,074
September 2	Miami Dolphins	W 25-17	Lambeau Field	4-0	59,810

Regular season[]

The Packers finished with an 8-8 record in 4th place in the NFC Central division, behind the 8-8 Detroit Lions due to a conference record tiebreaker.^[4]

Schedule[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Record	Attendance
1	September 12	Oakland Raiders	W 28-24	Lambeau Field	1-0	59,872
2	September 19	at Detroit Lions	L 15-23	Pontiac Silverdome	1-1	76,202
3	September 26	Minnesota Vikings	W 23-20	Lambeau Field	2-1	59,868
4	Bye week
5	October 10	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 26-23	Lambeau Field	3-1	59,868
6	October 17	at Denver Broncos	L 10-31	Mile High Stadium	3-2	73,352
7	October 24	at San Diego Chargers	W 31-3	Qualcomm Stadium	4-2	68,274
8	November 1	Seattle Seahawks	L 7-27	Lambeau Field	4-3	59,869
9	November 7	Chicago Bears	L 13-14	Lambeau Field	4-4	59,867
10	November 14	at Dallas Cowboys	L 13-27	Texas Stadium	4-5	64,634
11	November 21	Detroit Lions	W 26-17	Lambeau Field	5-5	59,869
12	November 29	at San Francisco 49ers	W 20-3	3Com Park	6-5	68,304
13	December 5	at Chicago Bears	W 35-19	Soldier Field	7-5	66,944
14	December 12	Carolina Panthers	L 31-33	Lambeau Field	7-6	59,869
15	December 20	at Minnesota Vikings	L 20-24	Metrodome	7-7	64,203
16	December 26	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 10-29	Raymond James Stadium	7-8	65,273
17	January 2	Arizona Cardinals	W 49-24	Lambeau Field	8-8	59,818

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

Awards and records[]

Brett Favre, NFC Leader, Attempts (595)

Milestones[]

Brett Favre, Third 4,000 Yard Passing Season (finished season with 4,091)

References[]

↑ Agrest, Jeff (2000-01-07). It takes two to tango. profootballweekly.com. Retrieved on 2007-02-09.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 NFL Draft History - Green Bay Packers. NFL.com. Archived from the original on 2007-01-29. Retrieved on 2007-02-09.
↑ All Time Coaches Database. Packers.com. Retrieved on 2010-12-03.
↑ 1999 NFL standings. NFL.com. Retrieved on 2007-02-09.

[rhodes-1] Agrest, Jeff (2000-01-07). It takes two to tango. profootballweekly.com. Retrieved on 2007-02-09.

[1999draft-2] 2.0 ^2.1 NFL Draft History - Green Bay Packers. NFL.com. Archived from the original on 2007-01-29. Retrieved on 2007-02-09.

[3] All Time Coaches Database. Packers.com. Retrieved on 2010-12-03.

[1999standings-4] 1999 NFL standings. NFL.com. Retrieved on 2007-02-09.

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