NFL team season
The 1999 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 39th in the National Football League (NFL). After going a near perfect 15–1 record in 1998, the Vikings began the 1999 season with high expectations of another great season. Randall Cunningham resumed duties again in 1999, but after a struggling 2–4 start to the season, he was benched and Jeff George was given the starting job as quarterback.
George 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 failing to match their record from the 1998 season. Minnesota beat the Dallas Cowboys in the Wild Card Game 27–10 and faced playoff newcomer Kurt Warner and the St. Louis Rams in the divisional round. 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 then go on to win Super Bowl XXXIV against the Titans.
Offseason
1999 Expansion Draft
1999 Draft
- ^[a] The Vikings traded QB Brad Johnson to the Washington Redskins in exchange for Washington's first- and third-round selections (11th and 73rd overall), and second-round selection in 2000.
- ^[b] The Vikings traded their second- and fifth-round selections (59th and 163rd overall), and the third-round selection they acquired from the Washington Redskins (73rd overall) to the Pittsburgh Steelers in exchange for Pittsburgh's second-round selection (44th overall).
- ^[c] The Vikings traded their third-round selection (91st overall) to the New England Patriots in exchange for CB Jimmy Hitchcock.
- ^[d] The Vikings received Miami's fourth-round selection (120th overall) as compensation for restricted free agent TE Hunter Goodwin.
- ^[e] The Vikings traded OL Everett Lindsay to the Baltimore Ravens in exchange for the sixth-round selection Baltimore acquired from Tampa Bay (185th overall).
Staff
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Roster
Preseason
Regular season
Schedule
Game summaries
Week 1: at Atlanta Falcons
Week 1: Minnesota Vikings at Atlanta Falcons
at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia
- Date: September 12
- Game time: 4:15 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
- Game attendance: 69,555
- Referee: Gerry Austin (34)
- Recap, Game Book
Week 2: vs. Oakland Raiders
Week 3: at Green Bay Packers
Week 3: Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
- Date: September 26
- Game time: 3:15 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Cloudy, 82 °F (28 °C)
- Game attendance: 59,868
- Referee: Johnny Grier (23)
- Recap, Game Book
Week 4: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week 5: vs. Chicago Bears
Week 6: at Detroit Lions
Week 7: vs. San Francisco 49ers
Week 8: at Denver Broncos
Week 9: vs. Dallas Cowboys
Week 10: at Chicago Bears
Week 10: Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
- Date: November 14
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Mostly sunny, 50 °F (10 °C)
- Game attendance: 66,944
- Referee: Bill Carollo (63)
- Recap, Game Book
Week 12: vs. San Diego Chargers
Week 13: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week 13: Minnesota Vikings at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida
- Date: December 6
- Game time: 9:05 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Cool, clear, breezy, 62 °F (17 °C)
- Game attendance: 65,741
- Referee: Jeff Triplette (42)
- Recap, Game Book
Week 14: at Kansas City Chiefs
Week 14: Minnesota Vikings at Kansas City Chiefs
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 (105)
- Recap, Game Book
Week 15: vs. Green Bay Packers
Week 16: at New York Giants
Week 17: vs. Detroit Lions
Standings
Postseason
Schedule
Game summaries
NFC Wild Card Round: vs (#5) Dallas Cowboys
NFC Divisional Round: vs (#1) St. Louis Rams
NFC Divisional Playoffs: (#4) Minnesota Vikings at (#1) St. Louis Rams – Game summary
at Trans World Dome, St. Louis, Missouri
- Date: January 16
- Game time: 11:35 a.m. CST
- Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
- Game attendance: 66,194
- Referee: Walt Coleman (65)
- Recap, Game Book
Statistics
Team leaders
League rankings
References
- ^ 2009 Minnesota Vikings Media Guide. p. 251. Archived from the original on December 24, 2010. Retrieved March 6, 2010.
