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

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 before losing their final two games to finish with a 4–12 record.

Offseason

NFL Draft

1999 Cincinnati Bengals draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
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 11 Akili Smith Running backs 38 Michael Basnight 32 Ki-Jana Carter 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 95 Steve Foley OLB 91 Billy Granville ILB 50 Ben Peterson 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 37 Roosevelt Blackmon CB 21 Tom Carter CB 21 Rico Clark CB 25 Charles Fisher 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 Rookies in italics

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Regular season

Schedule

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

Standings

AFC Central
	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

Pro Bowl Selections

• Corey Dillon RB, AFC Pro-Bowl Selection

Milestones

• Corey Dillon, 3rd 1000 yard rushing season (1,200 rushing yards) ^[4]
• Darnay Scott, 1st 1000 yard receiving season (1,022 receiving yards) ^[5]

References

1. "1999 Cincinnati Bengals Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
2. "1999 Cincinnati Bengals starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
3. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2
4. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 436
5. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 440

External links

• Official website
• 1999 Cincinnati Bengals at Pro-Football-Reference.com