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The
1999 season was the
Green Bay Packers' 79th in the
National Football League
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(NFL) and their 81st overall. It was the first and only season for head coach
Ray Rhodes
Raymond Earl Rhodes (born October 20, 1950) is a former American football player and coach. Rhodes played wide receiver and cornerback for the New York Giants and the San Francisco 49ers. He served as the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles an ...
.
The Packers finished 8–8, posting their worst record since
Brett Favre
Brett Lorenzo Favre ( ; born October 10, 1969) is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 20 seasons, primarily with the Green Bay Packers. Favre had 321 consecutive starts from 1992 to 201 ...
took over the helm as the Packers' starting quarterback, and also missing the playoffs for the first time since
1992.
Offseason
1999 NFL draft
In the 1999 NFL draft, the Packers selected free safety Antuan Edwards in the first round (25th overall).
Notably, the Packers drafted future Pro Bowl wide receiver
Donald Driver
Donald Jerome Driver (born February 2, 1975) is a former American football wide receiver. After playing college football for Alcorn State University, Driver was picked by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round of the 1999 NFL Draft. He ...
in the seventh round (213th overall).
'' Players highlighted in yellow indicate players selected to the
Pro Bowl
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The format has changed thro ...
during their NFL career. ''
Undrafted free agents
Personnel
Staff
Roster
Preseason
Regular season
The Packers finished in fourth place in the
NFC Central
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division with an 8–8 record, behind the 8–8
Detroit Lions due to a conference record tiebreaker.
Schedule
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 1
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Week 8: vs. Seattle Seahawks
Standings
Awards and records
* Brett Favre, NFC leader, pass attempts (595)
Milestones
* Brett Favre, third 4,000-yard passing season (finished season with 4,091)
References
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Green
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