The
1999 season was the
Kansas City Chiefs' 40th in the
National Football League (NFL) and their 30th overall. The season began with the promotion of
defensive coordinator
A defensive coordinator is a coach responsible for a gridiron football (American football) team's defense. Generally, the defensive coordinator, the offensive coordinator and the special teams coordinator represent the second level of a team's c ...
Gunther Cunningham to
head coach following the resignation of
Marty Schottenheimer after the Chiefs finished with a 7–9 record in
1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
Events January
* January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...
.
The team improved on that in 1999, finishing with a 9–7 record, which was good enough for second place in the
AFC West. However, the Chiefs were denied the division title and a playoff berth in the final game of the season against the
Oakland Raiders
The Oakland Raiders were a professional American football team that played in Oakland from its founding in 1960 to 1981 and again from 1995 to 2019 before relocating to the Las Vegas metropolitan area where they now play as the Las Vegas Raide ...
, when Raiders kicker
Joe Nedney kicked a field goal in overtime. This game also was the final game future Hall of Fame linebacker
Derrick Thomas played in before his death on February 8, 2000.
Offseason
NFL draft
Personnel
Staff
Roster
Schedule
Preseason
Regular season
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 1: at Chicago Bears
Week 2: vs. Denver Broncos
Week 3: vs. Detroit Lions
Week 4: at San Diego Chargers
Week 5: vs. New England Patriots
Week 7: at Baltimore Ravens
Week 8: vs. San Diego Chargers
Week 9: at Indianapolis Colts
Week 10: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week 11: vs. Seattle Seahawks
Week 12: at Oakland Raiders
Week 13: at Denver Broncos
Week 14: vs. Minnesota Vikings
Week 15: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 16: at Seattle Seahawks
Week 17: vs. Oakland Raiders
Standings
References
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