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The 1999 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise’s 67th season as a professional sports franchise and as a member of the
National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ...
. For the second consecutive season the
Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh. The Steelers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. Founded in , the Steel ...
failed to make the playoffs after starting off the season by winning 5 of their first 8 games. Losing seven of the remaining eight dropped Pittsburgh to 6–10 for the year, their worst record under Bill Cowher. The 1999 Steelers are the only NFL team since at least
1940 A calendar from 1940 according to the Gregorian calendar, factoring in the dates of Easter and related holidays, cannot be used again until the year 5280. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January *January ...
to concede so many as five safeties in one season.Only the 1985 Packers, the 2003 Falcons, and the 2015 Dolphins have otherwise conceded ''four'' safeties in an NFL season since 1940.


Offseason


NFL draft


Undrafted Free Agents


Personnel


Staff

Notable additions include Joey Porter and Aaron Smith.


Roster


Preseason


Schedule


Regular season


Schedule


Game summaries


Week 1 (Sunday September 12, 1999): at

Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland. Named after original coach and co-founder Paul Brown, they compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference ( ...

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Cleveland Browns Stadium FirstEnergy Stadium is a stadium in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, primarily for American football. It is the home field of the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL), and serves as a venue for other events such as college and h ...
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Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...
'' * Game time: 8:20 PM EDT * Game weather: 75 F Clear * Game attendance: 73,138 * Referee:
Bob McElwee Robert T. "Bob" McElwee (born August 20, 1935 in Camden, New Jersey) is a former American football official, who served for 42 years, with 27 of those years in the National Football League (NFL) from 1976 to 2003. In the NFL, he wore the uniform ...
* TV announcers: (ESPN)
Mike Patrick Michael Patrick (born September 9, 1944) is a retired American sportscaster, known for his long tenure with ESPN. Early career Patrick began his broadcasting career in the fall of 1966 at WVSC-Radio in Somerset, Pennsylvania. In 1970, he was ...
(play by play),
Joe Theismann Joseph Robert Theismann (born September 9, 1949) is an American former professional football player, sports commentator, corporate speaker and restaurateur. He rose to fame playing quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian ...
& Paul Maguire (color commentators),
Solomon Wilcots Solomon Wilcots (born October 9, 1964) is a former American football free safety in the NFL, a current national television analyst and broadcaster as well as a head coach in Your Call Football. Wilcots played six seasons in the league for the Cinc ...
(sideline reporter) Scoring drives: * Pittsburgh – Stewart 1 run (Brown kick) * Pittsburgh – FG Brown 18 * Pittsburgh – Huntley 5 pass from Stewart (Brown kick) * Pittsburgh – FG Brown 28 * Pittsburgh – Huntley 3 run (kick blocked) * Pittsburgh – FG Brown 19 * Pittsburgh – Huntley 21 pass from Tomczak (Brown kick) * Pittsburgh – Ward 1 pass from Tomczak (Brown kick)


Week 2 (Sunday September 19, 1999): at

Baltimore Ravens The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The Ravens compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. The team plays its ...

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PSINet Stadium M&T Bank Stadium is a multi-purpose football stadium located in Baltimore, Maryland. It is the home of the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). The stadium is immediately adjacent to Oriole Park at Camden Yards, the home of the ...
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Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the List of municipalities in Maryland, most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, and List of United States cities by popula ...
'' * Game time: 1:00 PM EDT * Game weather: * Game attendance: 68,965 * Referee:
Gerald Austin Gerald Austin (born December 4, 1941) is a retired American football official, who worked in the National Football League (NFL) from the 1982 season through the 2007 season. He wore uniform number 34, which is now worn by Clete Blakeman. Austi ...
* TV announcers: (CBS) Don Criqui (play by play),
Steve Tasker Steven Jay Tasker (born April 10, 1962) is an American sports reporter, locally in Western New York on the MSG Western New York cable TV station, and on WGR Radio and formerly for CBS Sports. He is a former football player who was a wide receive ...
(color commentator) Scoring drives: * Pittsburgh – Stewart 8 run (Brown kick) * Baltimore – Rhett 2 run (Stover kick) * Pittsburgh – Huntley 17 run (Brown kick) * Baltimore – FG Stover 45 * Pittsburgh – FG Brown 32 * Baltimore – FG Stover 28 * Pittsburgh – FG Brown 28 * Baltimore – Ismail 19 pass from Case (Stover kick) * Pittsburgh – FG Brown 36


Week 3 (Sunday September 26, 1999): vs.

Seattle Seahawks The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle. The Seahawks compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) West, which they rejoined in 2002 as ...

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ...
'' * Game time: 1:00 PM EDT * Game weather: (Sunny) * Game attendance: 57,881 * Referee:
Phil Luckett Phil Luckett is a retired official in the National Football League (NFL), having served from 1991 to 2005, and again in 2007. His officiating uniform number was 59. He entered the NFL as a field judge in 1991 and officiated Super Bowl XXXI, his la ...
* TV announcers: (CBS) Kevin Harlan (play by play), Sam Wyche (color commentator),
Marcus Allen Marcus LeMarr Allen (born March 26, 1960) is an American former football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons, primarily with the Los Angeles Raiders. Considered one of the greatest goal line and short-y ...
(sideline reporter) Scoring drives: * Seattle – Hanks 23 interception return (Peterson kick) * Seattle – Rogers 94 punt return (Peterson kick) * Seattle – FG Peterson 45 * Seattle – FG Peterson 51 * Seattle – FG Peterson 41 * Seattle – FG Peterson 26 * Pittsburgh – FG Brown 33 * Seattle – FG Peterson 38 * Pittsburgh – Edwards 16 pass from Tomczak (Brown kick)


Week 4 (Sunday October 3, 1999): vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ...
'' * Game time: 1:00 PM EDT * Game weather: (Partly Sunny) * Game attendance: 57,308 * Referee: Dick Hantak * TV announcers: (CBS) Verne Lundquist (play by play), Dan Dierdorf (color commentator), Bonnie Bernstein (sideline reporter) Scoring drives: * Jacksonville – McCardell 7 pass from Brunell (Hollis kick) * PIttsburgh – FG Brown 48 * Jacksonville – FG Hollis 27 * Jacksonville – FG Hollis 41 * Jacksonville – Safety, Stewart fumbled ball out of end zone * Jacksonville – Safety, Smeenge sacked Stewart in end zone


Week 5 (Sunday October 10, 1999): at

Buffalo Bills The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo metropolitan area. The Bills compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. ...

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Ralph Wilson Stadium Highmark Stadium is a stadium in Orchard Park, New York, in the Southtowns of the Buffalo metropolitan area. The stadium opened in 1973 as Rich Stadium and is the home venue of the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). It was kn ...
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Orchard Park, New York Orchard Park is a town in Erie County, New York. It is an outer ring suburb southeast of Buffalo. As of the 2010 census, the population was 29,054, representing an increase of 5.13% from the 2000 census figure. The town contains a village als ...
'' * Game time: 1:00 PM EDT * Game weather: * Game attendance: 71,038 * Referee:
Ed Hochuli Edward G. Hochuli ( ; born December 25, 1950) is an American Lawyer, attorney and retired Official (American football), American football official. He has served as an attorney at Jones, Skelton & Hochuli, P.L.C. since 1983, and was an official ...
* TV announcers: (CBS) Verne Lundquist (play by play), Dan Dierdorf (color commentator), Bonnie Bernstein (sideline reporter) Scoring drives: * Pittsburgh – Ward 12 pass from Stewart (Brown kick) * Buffalo – Gash 2 pass from Flutie (Christie kick) * Buffalo – Moulds 49 pass from Flutie (Christie kick) * Buffalo – FG Christie 29 * Pittsburgh – Edwards 17 pass from Stewart (Brown kick) * Buffalo – Riemersma 8 pass from Flutie (Christie kick) * Pittsburgh – Bettis 1 run (Brown kick)


Week 6 (Sunday October 17, 1999): at

Cincinnati Bengals The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team based in Cincinnati. The Bengals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) AFC North, North division. The c ...

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Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line wit ...
'' * Game time: 1:00 PM EDT * Game weather: * Game attendance: 59,669 * Referee:
Jeff Triplette Jeff Triplette (born March 12, 1951) is a retired American football official in the National Football League (NFL) from the 1996 season through the 2017 season. He wore uniform number 42. Personal life Triplette is a retired Army Reserve col ...
* TV announcers: (CBS) Gus Johnson (play by play),
Brent Jones Brent Michael Jones (born February 12, 1963) is an American former professional football player, business executive, businessman, coach, and sports analyst. As a player, he was a tight end for the San Francisco 49ers during his entire 11-year ca ...
(color commentator) Scoring drives: * Pittsburgh – Bettis 1 run (Brown kick) * Cincinnati – FG Pelfrey 37 * Pittsburgh – Bettis 5 run (Brown kick) * Pittsburgh – FG Brown 43


Week 7 (Monday October 25, 1999): vs.

Atlanta Falcons The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta. The Falcons compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. The Falcons joined th ...

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ...
'' * Game time: 9:00 PM EDT * Game weather: (Clear) * Game attendance: 58,141 * Referee:
Ron Winter Ronald J. Winter (born February 6, 1946) is a retired American football official who officiated in the National Football League (NFL) from the 1995 through 2013 seasons. Winter previously served as a football official for the National Collegiate ...
* TV announcers: (ABC)
Al Michaels Alan Richard Michaels (born November 12, 1944) is an American television sportscaster currently working as the play-by-play announcer for ''Thursday Night Football'' on Prime Video and in an emeritus role for NBC Sports. He has worked on netwo ...
(play by play), Boomer Esiason (color commentator),
Lesley Visser Lesley Candace Visser (born September 11, 1953) is an American sportscaster, television and radio personality, and sportswriter. Visser is the first female NFL analyst on TV, and the only sportscaster in history who has worked on Final Four, ...
(sideline reporter) Scoring drives: * Pittsburgh – Huntley 13 pass from Stewart (Brown kick) * Pittsburgh – FG Brown 51 * Pittsburgh – FG Brown 25 * Atlanta – Mathis 5 pass from Chandler (Andersen kick) * Atlanta – Safety, Miller stepped out of end zone


Week 8 (Sunday October 31, 1999): Bye Week


Week 9 (Sunday November 7, 1999): at

San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers (also written as the San Francisco Forty-Niners) are a professional American football team based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The 49ers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the league's National ...

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3Com Park Candlestick Park was an outdoor stadium on the West Coast of the United States, located in San Francisco's Bayview Heights area. The stadium was originally the home of Major League Baseball's San Francisco Giants, who played there from 1960 un ...
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San Francisco, California San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17th ...
'' * Game time: 4:15 PM EST * Game weather: (Rain) * Game attendance: 68,657 * Referee: Tom White * TV announcers: (CBS) Greg Gumbel (play by play), Phil Simms (color commentator), Armen Keteyian (sideline reporter) Scoring drives: * Pittsburgh – Bettis 1 run (Brown kick) * San Francisco – FG Richey 19 * Pittsburgh – Ward 13 pass from Stewart (Brown kick) * PIttsburgh – FG Brown 28 * San Francisco – FG Richey 20 * Pittsburgh – FG Brown 38 * Pittsburgh – Bettis 22 run (Brown kick)


Week 10 (Sunday November 14, 1999): vs.

Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland. Named after original coach and co-founder Paul Brown, they compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference ( ...

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ...
'' * Game time: 1:00 PM EST * Game weather: (Partly Sunny) * Game attendance: 58,213 * Referee:
Johnny Grier Johnny Grier (April 16, 1947 – March 8, 2022) was an American football official for 23 years in the National Football League (NFL) from 1981 to 2004. He began in the NFL as a field judge before becoming the first African-American referee in th ...
* TV announcers: (CBS)
Craig Bolerjack Bolerjack in 2009. Kyle Craig Bolerjack (born May 16, 1958) is an American sportscaster. He is currently calling Utah Jazz telecasts on AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain with Thurl Bailey. He also calls games for CBS, ESPN, and CBS College Sports ...
(play by play),
Beasley Reece Beasley Young Reece, Jr. (born March 18, 1954, in Waco, Texas) is a former American football defensive back in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He played college football at North Texa ...
(color commentator) Scoring drives: * Cleveland – K. Johnson 35 pass from Couch (Dawson kick) * Pittsburgh – FG Brown 41 * Pittsburgh – FG Brown 32 * Pittsburgh – Huntley 5 run (run failed) * Pittsburgh – FG Brown 47 * Cleveland – Edwards 5 pass from Couch (run failed) * Cleveland – FG Dawson 39


Week 11 (Sunday November 21, 1999): at Tennessee Titans

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Adelphia Coliseum Nissan Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Owned by the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, it is primarily used for American football, football and is the home field of the Tennessee ...
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Nashville, Tennessee Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the List of muni ...
'' * Game time: 1:00 PM EST * Game weather: * Game attendance: 66,619 * Referee: Mike Carey * TV announcers: (CBS) Don Criqui (play by play),
Steve Tasker Steven Jay Tasker (born April 10, 1962) is an American sports reporter, locally in Western New York on the MSG Western New York cable TV station, and on WGR Radio and formerly for CBS Sports. He is a former football player who was a wide receive ...
(color commentator) Scoring drives: * Tennessee – McNair 2 run (Del Greco kick) * Pittsburgh – Edwards 15 pass from Stewart (Brown kick) * Tennessee – McNair 3 run (Del Greco kick) * Tennessee – Safety, Stewart penalized for intentional grounding in end zone * Pittsburgh – FG Brown 24


Week 12 (Sunday November 28, 1999): vs.

Cincinnati Bengals The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team based in Cincinnati. The Bengals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) AFC North, North division. The c ...

''at Three Rivers Stadium,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ...
'' * Game time: 1:00 PM EST * Game weather: (Mostly Sunny) * Game attendance: 50,907 * Referee:
Walt Coleman Walt Coleman III (born January 16, 1952) is a former American football official who officiated in the National Football League (NFL) from the 1989 season until the end of the 2018 season. He wore uniform number 65. During his final season in ...
* TV announcers: (CBS)
Bill Macatee Bill Macatee (born November 17, 1955) is an American sports broadcaster for CBS Sports and Tennis Channel. Early life and career Macatee was born in Rome, New York, and grew up in El Paso, Texas. He graduated from Burges High School in El Paso. ...
(play by play),
Beasley Reece Beasley Young Reece, Jr. (born March 18, 1954, in Waco, Texas) is a former American football defensive back in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He played college football at North Texa ...
(color commentator) Scoring drives: * Cincinnati – Scott 76 pass from Blake (Pelfrey kick) * Cincinnati – Blake 4 run (Pelfrey kick) * Pittsburgh – FG Brown 35 * Cincinnati – Heath 58 interception return (Pelfrey kick) * Cincinnati – FG Pelfrey 29 * Pittsburgh – FG Brown 33 * Pittsburgh – Shaw 15 pass from Tomczak (Brown kick) * Pittsburgh – Ward 34 pass from Tomczak (Brown kick) * Cincinnati – FG Pelfrey 29


Week 13 (Thursday December 2, 1999): at Jacksonville Jaguars

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Jacksonville, Florida Jacksonville is a city located on the Atlantic coast of northeast Florida, the most populous city proper in the state and is the largest city by area in the contiguous United States as of 2020. It is the seat of Duval County, with which the ...
'' * Game time: 8:20 PM EST * Game weather: * Game attendance: 68,806 * Referee:
Bill Carollo William F. Carollo (born November 27, 1951) is a retired American football official who officiated National Football League (NFL) games from 1989 through 2008. He wore uniform number 63. Carollo officiated in two Super Bowls and eight conference ...
* TV announcers: (ESPN)
Mike Patrick Michael Patrick (born September 9, 1944) is a retired American sportscaster, known for his long tenure with ESPN. Early career Patrick began his broadcasting career in the fall of 1966 at WVSC-Radio in Somerset, Pennsylvania. In 1970, he was ...
(play by play),
Joe Theismann Joseph Robert Theismann (born September 9, 1949) is an American former professional football player, sports commentator, corporate speaker and restaurateur. He rose to fame playing quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian ...
& Paul Maguire (color commentators),
Solomon Wilcots Solomon Wilcots (born October 9, 1964) is a former American football free safety in the NFL, a current national television analyst and broadcaster as well as a head coach in Your Call Football. Wilcots played six seasons in the league for the Cinc ...
(sideline reporter) Scoring drives: * Pittsburgh – FG Brown 40 * Jacksonville – FG Hollis 25 * Jacksonville – FG Hollis 32 * Pittsburgh – FG Brown 39 * Jacksonville – Smith 27 pass from Brunell (Hollis kick) * Jacksonville – Stewart 1 run (Hollis kick)


Week 14 (Sunday December 12, 1999): vs.

Baltimore Ravens The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The Ravens compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. The team plays its ...

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ...
'' * Game time: 1:00 PM EST * Game weather: (Partly Sunny) * Game attendance: 46,715 * Referee:
Jeff Triplette Jeff Triplette (born March 12, 1951) is a retired American football official in the National Football League (NFL) from the 1996 season through the 2017 season. He wore uniform number 42. Personal life Triplette is a retired Army Reserve col ...
* TV announcers: (CBS) Ian Eagle (play by play), Mark May (color commentator) Scoring drives: * Pittsburgh – Ward 21 pass from Bettis (Brown kick) * Baltimore – Holmes 64 run (Stover kick) * Pittsburgh – FG Brown 31 * Baltimore – FG Stover 19 * Baltimore – Ismail 54 pass from Banks (Stover kick) * Pittsburgh – Edwards 6 pass from Tomczak (Brown kick) * Baltimore – Ismail 59 pass from Banks (Stover kick) * Baltimore – Ismail 76 pass from Banks (Stover kick) * Pittsburgh – Stewart 11 pass from Tomczak (Brown kick)


Week 15 (Saturday December 18, 1999): at

Kansas City Chiefs The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Chiefs compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West division. The tea ...

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Arrowhead Stadium Arrowhead Stadium is an American football stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. It primarily serves as the home venue of the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). The stadium has been officially named GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stad ...
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Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City (abbreviated KC or KCMO) is the largest city in Missouri by population and area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 508,090 in 2020, making it the 36th most-populous city in the United States. It is the central ...
'' * Game time: 12:30 PM EST * Game weather: * Game attendance: 78,697 * Referee:
Larry Nemmers Larry Nemmers (born July 12, 1943) is a retired educator and better known as a former American football official in the National Football League (NFL). Nemmers made his debut as an NFL official in the 1985 season and continued in this role until ...
* TV announcers: (CBS) Verne Lundquist (play by play), Dan Dierdorf (color commentator), Bonnie Bernstein (sideline reporter) Scoring drives: * Pittsburgh – T. Edwards 12 pass from Tomczak (Brown kick) * Kansas City – Gonzales 15 pass from Grbac (Stoyanovich kick) * Pittsburgh – FG Brown 42 * Kansas City – D. Edwards 28 interception return (Stoyanovich kick) * Kansas City – Gonzales 2 pass from Grbac (Stoyanovich kick) * Pittsburgh – FG Brown 47 * Kansas City – Alexander 82 run (Stoyanovich kick) * Kansas City – Morris 10 run (Stoyanovich kick) * Pittsburgh – Shaw 11 pass from Tomczak (pass failed)


Week 16 (Sunday December 26, 1999): vs.

Carolina Panthers The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Panthers compete in the National Football League (NFL), as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. T ...

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ...
'' * Game time: 1:00 PM EST * Game weather: (Light Snow) * Game attendance: 39,428 * Referee:
Bob McElwee Robert T. "Bob" McElwee (born August 20, 1935 in Camden, New Jersey) is a former American football official, who served for 42 years, with 27 of those years in the National Football League (NFL) from 1976 to 2003. In the NFL, he wore the uniform ...
* TV announcers: (FOX)
Ray Bentley Ray Russell Bentley (born November 25, 1960) is a former professional American football linebacker, broadcaster, and author. Biography Playing career Bentley's first three years in professional football were spent with the Michigan Panthers and ...
(play by play), Ron Pitts (color commentator), Alby Oxenreiter (sideline reporter) Scoring drives: * Pittsburgh – FG Brown 46 * Pittsburgh – Davis 102 fumble return (Brown kick) * Carolina – Lane 41 run (Kasay kick) * Pittsburgh – Huntley 25 run (fumbled snap) * Carolina – Jeffers 88 pass from Beuerlein (kick failed) * Pittsburgh – Ward 9 pass from Tomczak (Brown kick) * Carolina – Jeffers 43 pass from Beuerlein (Kasay kick) * Pittsburgh – Bettis 8 run (Brown kick)


Week 17 (Sunday January 2, 2000): vs. Tennessee Titans

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ...
'' * Game time: 4:15 PM EST * Game weather: (Mostly Cloudy) * Game attendance: 48,025 * Referee: Tom White * TV announcers: (CBS) Don Criqui (play by play),
Steve Tasker Steven Jay Tasker (born April 10, 1962) is an American sports reporter, locally in Western New York on the MSG Western New York cable TV station, and on WGR Radio and formerly for CBS Sports. He is a former football player who was a wide receive ...
(color commentator) Scoring drives: * Tennessee – Wycheck 9 pass from McNair (Del Greco kick) * Pittsburgh – Huntley 8 run (Brown kick) * Tennessee – Thomas 11 run (Del Greco kick) * Tennessee – Wycheck 26 pass from O'Donnell (Del Greco kick) * Tennessee – Kearse 14 fumble return (Del Greco kick) * Tennessee – FG Del Greco 42 * Pittsburgh – Ward 15 pass from Tomczak (Ward pass from Tomczak) * Tennessee – Safety, Thorton sacked Tomczak in end zone * Tennessee – Roan 24 pass from O'Donnell (Del Greco kick) * Pittsburgh – Bettis 1 run (Brown kick) * Pittsburgh – Porter 46 fumble return (Brown kick) * Tennessee – Walker 83 fumble return (Del Greco kick) * Pittsburgh – Shaw 35 pass from Tomczak (Brown kick)


Standings

NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY,


Notes


References


External links


1999 Pittsburgh Steelers season at Pro Football Reference

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