1999 Pittsburgh Steelers season

For the second consecutive season the Steelers 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.

Week 1 (Sunday September 12, 1999): at Cleveland Browns
at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio


 * Game time: 8:20 PM EDT
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 73,138
 * Referee: Bob McElwee
 * TV announcers: (ESPN) Mike Patrick (play by play), Joe Theismann & Paul Maguire (color commentators), Solomon Wilcots (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
at PSINet Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland


 * Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 68,965
 * Referee: Gerald Austin
 * TV announcers: (CBS) Ian Eagle (play by play), Mark May (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
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


 * Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
 * Game weather: 78°F (Sunny)
 * Game attendance: 57,881
 * Referee: Phil Luckett
 * TV announcers: (CBS) Kevin Harlan (play by play), Sam Wyche (color commentator)

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
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


 * Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
 * Game weather: 59°F (Partly Sunny)
 * Game attendance: 57,308
 * Referee: Dick Hantak
 * TV announcers: (CBS) Verne Lundquist (play by play), Dan Dierdorf (color commentator)

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
at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York


 * Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 71,038
 * Referee: Ed Hochuli
 * TV announcers: (CBS) Ian Eagle (play by play), Mark May (color commentator)

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
at Cinergy Field, Cincinnati, Ohio


 * Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 59,669
 * Referee: Jeff Triplette
 * TV announcers: (CBS) Gus Johnson (play by play), Brent Jones (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
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


 * Game time: 9:00 PM EDT
 * Game weather: 48°F (Clear)
 * Game attendance: 58,141
 * Referee: Ron Winter
 * TV announcers: (ABC) Al Michaels (play by play), Boomer Esiason (color commentator), Lesley Visser (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 9 (Sunday November 7, 1999): at San Francisco 49ers
at 3Com Park, San Francisco, California


 * Game time: 4:15 PM EST
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 68,657
 * Referee: Tom White
 * TV announcers: (CBS) Greg Gumbel (play by play), Phil Simms (color commentator)

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
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


 * Game time: 1:00 PM EST
 * Game weather: 53°F (Partly Sunny)
 * Game attendance: 58,213
 * Referee: Johnny Grier
 * TV announcers: (CBS) Craig Bolerjack (play by play), Beasley Reece (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
at Adelphia Coliseum, Nashville, Tennessee


 * 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 (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
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


 * Game time: 1:00 PM EST
 * Game weather: 45°F (Mostly Sunny)
 * Game attendance: 50,907
 * Referee: Walt Coleman
 * TV announcers: (CBS) Bill Macatee (play by play), Beasley Reece (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
at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida


 * Game time: 8:20 PM EST
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 68,806
 * Referee: Bill Carollo
 * TV announcers: (ESPN) Mike Patrick (play by play), Joe Theismann & Paul Maguire (color commentators), Solomon Wilcots (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
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


 * Game time: 1:00 PM EST
 * Game weather: 42°F (Partly Sunny)
 * Game attendance: 46,715
 * Referee: Jeff Triplette
 * 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
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri


 * Game time: 12:30 PM EST
 * Game weather:
 * Game attendance: 78,697
 * Referee: Larry Nemmers
 * TV announcers: (CBS) Verne Lundquist (play by play), Dan Dierdorf (color commentator)

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
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


 * Game time: 1:00 PM EST
 * Game weather: 30°F (Light Snow)
 * Game attendance: 39,428
 * Referee: Bob McElwee
 * TV announcers: (FOX) Ray Bentley (play by play), Ron Pitts (color commentator)

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
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania


 * Game time: 4:15 PM EST
 * Game weather: 66°F (Mostly Cloudy)
 * Game attendance: 48,025
 * Referee: Tom White
 * TV announcers: (CBS) Don Criqui (play by play), Steve Tasker (color commentator)


 * 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)