1999 Cincinnati Bengals season

1999 Cincinnati Bengals season
1999 Cincinnati Bengals season
Head coach	Bruce Coslet
Home field	Cinergy Field
Results
Record	4–12
Division place	5th AFC Central
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	RB Corey Dillon
	← 1998; Bengals seasons; 2000 →;

The 1999 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 32nd year in professional football and its 30th with the National Football League. In what would be the final season of pro football being played at Riverfront Stadium, then known as Cinergy Field, the Bengals struggled out of the gates again losing 10 of their first 11 games. After winning two straight, the Bengals faced the expansion Cleveland Browns in the final game at Riverfront Stadium. The Bengals would win the game 44–28^[a] before losing their final two games to finish with a 4–12 record.

Offseason[]

NFL Draft[]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1999 Cincinnati Bengals draft
1	3	Akili Smith	Quarterback	Oregon
2	33	Charles Fisher	Defensive back	West Virginia
3	65	Cory Hall	Defensive back	Fresno State
4	98	Craig Yeast	Wide receiver	Kentucky
5	135	Nick Luchey	Fullback	Miami (FL)
6	173	Kelly Gregg	Defensive tackle	Oklahoma
7	209	Tony Coats	Guard	Washington
7	245	Scott Covington	Quarterback	Miami (FL)
7	249	Donald Broomfield	Defensive tackle	Clemson
Made roster

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Personnel[]

Staff[]

**1999 Cincinnati Bengals staff**

	Front office President – Mike Brown Head coaches Head Coach – Bruce Coslet Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator – Dick LeBeau Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Ken Anderson Running Backs – Jim Anderson Wide Receivers – Steve Mooshagian Tight Ends – Frank Verducci Offensive Line – Paul Alexander			Defensive coaches Defensive Line – Tim Krumrie Linebackers – Mark Duffner Defensive Backs – Ray Horton Defensive Staff Assistant – Louie Cioffi Special teams coaches Special Teams – Al Roberts Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Kim Wood

Roster[]

**1999 Cincinnati Bengals roster**

	Quarterbacks 8 Jeff Blake 4 Scott Covington 15 Eric Kresser 11 Akili Smith Running backs 38 Michael Basnight 28 Corey Dillon 46 Clif Groce FB 30 Nick Luchey FB 44 Brian Milne FB 39 Sedrick Shaw Wide receivers 87 Damon Griffin 85 James Hundon 80 Willie Jackson 81 Carl Pickens 86 Darnay Scott 84 Craig Yeast Tight ends 89 Marco Battaglia 88 Steve Bush 82 Tony McGee		Offensive linemen 71 Willie Anderson T 74 Rich Braham C 73 Brian DeMarco G 63 Mike Goff G 62 Brock Gutierrez C 60 Rod Jones T 58 Jay Leeuwenburg G 72 Matt O'Dwyer G 75 Jamain Stephens T Defensive linemen 90 Michael Bankston DE 92 John Copeland DE 99 Oliver Gibson DT 94 Jevon Langford DE 97 Andre Purvis DE 70 Glen Steele DT 67 Kimo von Oelhoffen DT		Linebackers 98 Canute Curtis OLB 91 Billy Granville ILB 50 57 Adrian Ross OLB 56 Brian Simmons ILB 51 Takeo Spikes ILB 52 Jimmy Sprotte ILB 55 Reinard Wilson OLB Defensive backs 33 JoJuan Armour FS 40 Myron Bell SS 21 Tom Carter CB 21 Rico Clark CB 26 Cory Hall FS 27 Artrell Hawkins CB 22 Rodney Heath CB 20 Ty Howard CB 34 Tremain Mack CB 31 Greg Myers FS 42 Lawrence Wright SS Special teams 10 Will Brice P 6 Brad Costello P 9 Doug Pelfrey K		Reserve lists 36 Brandon Bennett RB (IR) 37 Roosevelt Blackmon CB (IR) 32 Ki-Jana Carter RB (IR) 76 T (IR) 25 Charles Fisher CB (IR) 95 Steve Foley OLB (IR) 24 Ric Mathias DB (IR) 29 Kevin Moore DB (IR) 59 Greg Truitt LS (IR) Practice squad Rookies in italics

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Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	TV	Time (ET)	Attendance
1	September 12, 1999	at Tennessee Titans	L 36–35	CBS	1:00 pm	65,272
2	September 19, 1999	San Diego Chargers	L 34–7	CBS	1:00 pm	47,660
3	September 26, 1999	at Carolina Panthers	L 27–3	CBS	1:00 pm	61,269
4	October 3, 1999	St. Louis Rams	L 38–10	FOX	1:00 pm	45,481
5	October 10, 1999	at Cleveland Browns	W 18–17	CBS	1:00 pm	73,048
6	October 17, 1999	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 17–3	CBS	1:00 pm	59,669
7	October 24, 1999	at Indianapolis Colts	L 31–10	CBS	1:00 pm	55,996
8	October 31, 1999	Jacksonville Jaguars	L 41–10	CBS	1:00 pm	49,138
9	November 7, 1999	at Seattle Seahawks	L 37–20	CBS	4:15 pm	66,303
10	November 14, 1999	Tennessee Titans	L 24–14	CBS	1:00 pm	46,017
11	November 21, 1999	Baltimore Ravens	L 34–31	CBS	4:05 pm	43,279
12	November 28, 1999	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 27–20	CBS	1:00 pm	50,907
13	December 5, 1999	San Francisco 49ers	W 44–30	FOX	1:00 pm	53,463
14	December 12, 1999	Cleveland Browns	W 44–28	CBS	1:00 pm	59,972
15	Bye
16	December 26, 1999	at Baltimore Ravens	L 22–0	CBS	1:00 pm	68,036
17	January 2, 2000	at Jacksonville Jaguars	L 24–7	CBS	1:00 pm	70,532

Standings[]

AFC Central
view talk	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
⁽¹⁾ Jacksonville Jaguars	14	2	0	.875	396	217	W1
⁽⁴⁾ Tennessee Titans	13	3	0	.813	392	324	W4
Baltimore Ravens	8	8	0	.500	324	277	L1
Pittsburgh Steelers	6	10	0	.375	317	320	L1
Cincinnati Bengals	4	12	0	.250	283	460	L2
Cleveland Browns	2	14	0	.125	217	437	L6

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Team leaders[]

Passing[]

Player	Att	Comp	Yds	TD	INT	Rating
Jeff Blake	389	215	2670	16	12	77.6

Rushing[]

Player	Att	Yds	YPC	Long	TD
Corey Dillon	263	1200	4.6	50	5

Receiving[]

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Darnay Scott	68	1022	15.0	76	7

Defensive[]

Player	Tackles	Sacks	INTs	FF	FR
Brian Simmons	111	3.0	0	0	1
Michael Bankston	56	6.0	0	0	0
Rodney Heath	46	0.0	3	2	1

Kicking and punting[]

Player	FGA	FGM	FG%	XPA	XPM	XP%	Points
Doug Pelfrey	27	18	66.7%	27	27	100.0%	81

Player	Punts	Yards	Long	Blkd	Avg.
Will Brice	60	2475	72	2	41.3

Special teams[]

Player	KR	KRYards	KRAvg	KRLong	KRTD	PR	PRYards	PRAvg	PRLong	PRTD
Tremain Mack	51	1382	27.1	99	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Damon Griffin	15	296	19.7	42	0	23	195	8.5	34	0

Awards and records[]

Milestones[]

Corey Dillon, 3rd 1000 yard rushing season (1,200 rushing yards) ^[5]
Darnay Scott, 1st 1000 yard receiving season (1,022 receiving yards) ^[6]

Notes[]

^ Coach Bruce Coslet took running back Corey Dillon out of that game in the third quarter even though he was on pace to break the league's single-game rushing record of 275 yards, set by the late Walter Payton almost 22 years before. Asked why afterwards, Coslet reminded reporters that Payton had set that record in a 10–7 game.^[1]

References[]

^ King, Peter (January 10, 2000). "Inside the NFL". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
^ "1999 Cincinnati Bengals Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
^ "1999 Cincinnati Bengals starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2
^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 436
^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 440

External links[]

[2] Coach Bruce Coslet took running back Corey Dillon out of that game in the third quarter even though he was on pace to break the league's single-game rushing record of 275 yards, set by the late Walter Payton almost 22 years before. Asked why afterwards, Coslet reminded reporters that Payton had set that record in a 10–7 game.^[1]

[1999_Corey_Dillon_near-record-1] King, Peter (January 10, 2000). "Inside the NFL". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 17, 2019.

[3] "1999 Cincinnati Bengals Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 28, 2014.

[4] "1999 Cincinnati Bengals starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 30, 2014.

[5] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2

[6] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 436

[7] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 440

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Founded in 1968 Based and headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Stadiums	Nippert Stadium Riverfront Stadium Paul Brown Stadium
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Rivalries	Baltimore Ravens Cleveland Browns Pittsburgh Steelers
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Retired numbers	54
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