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1999 Cincinnati Bengals
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Record: 4-12-0, Finished 5th in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 283 points (17.7/g), 24th of 31 in the NFL.
Allowed 460 points (28.8/g), 31st.
Differential of -177 points (-11.1/g), 30th.
Expected W-L: 3.8-12.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -5 (-0.3/g), 19th.
Coached by Bruce Coslet (4-12-0)
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1999 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Jeff Blake | 29 | 7 | 12 | 215 for 389, 2,670 yards, 16 td, 12 int, & 63 rushes for 332 yards and 2 td | New York Jets / 6th / 166th pick / 1992 |
| QB | Akili Smith | 24 | Rook | 4 | 80 for 153, 805 yards, 2 td, 6 int, & 19 rushes for 114 yards and 1 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1999 |
| RB | Corey Dillon* | 25 | 2 | 15 | 263 rushes for 1,200 yards, 5 td, & 31 catches for 290 yards and 1 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1997 |
| FB | Clif Groce | 27 | 4 | 15 | 8 rushes for 22 yards, 1 td, & 25 catches for 154 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Carl Pickens | 29 | 7 | 14 | 57 catches for 737 yards, 6 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 31st pick / 1992 |
| WR | Darnay Scott | 27 | 5 | 16 | 68 catches for 1,022 yards, 7 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 30th pick / 1994 |
| TE | Tony McGee | 28 | 6 | 16 | 26 catches for 344 yards, 2 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 37th pick / 1993 |
| LT | Rod E. Jones | 25 | 3 | 15 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 219th pick / 1996 |
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| LG | Matt O'Dwyer | 27 | 4 | 16 | New York Jets / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1995 |
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| C | Rich Braham | 29 | 5 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 76th pick / 1994 |
| RG | Jay Leeuwenburg | 30 | 7 | 9 | Kansas City Chiefs / 9th / 244th pick / 1992 |
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| RG | Brian DeMarco | 27 | 4 | 7 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 2nd / 40th pick / 1995 |
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| RT | Willie Anderson | 24 | 3 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 10th pick / 1996 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | John Copeland | 29 | 6 | 16 | 4.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 5th pick / 1993 |
| LDT | Kimo von Oelhoffen | 28 | 5 | 5 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 162nd pick / 1994 |
| NT | Oliver Gibson | 27 | 4 | 16 | 4.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 120th pick / 1995 |
| RDT | Oliver Gibson | 27 | 4 | 16 | 4.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 120th pick / 1995 |
| RDE | Michael Bankston | 29 | 7 | 9 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Phoenix Cardinals / 4th / 100th pick / 1992 |
| RDE | Jevon Langford | 25 | 3 | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 108th pick / 1996 |
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| LOLB | Steve Foley | 24 | 1 | 16 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 75th pick / 1998 |
| LLB | Steve Foley | 24 | 1 | 16 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 75th pick / 1998 |
| LILB | Brian Simmons | 24 | 1 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 17th pick / 1998 |
| MLB | Brian Simmons | 24 | 1 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 17th pick / 1998 |
| RILB | Takeo Spikes | 23 | 1 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 13th pick / 1998 |
| RLB | Takeo Spikes | 23 | 1 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 13th pick / 1998 |
| ROLB | Adrian Ross | 24 | 1 | 10 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LCB | Rodney Heath | 25 | Rook | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Artrell Hawkins | 23 | 1 | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1998 |
| SS | Myron Bell | 28 | 5 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 140th pick / 1994 |
| FS | Cory Hall | 23 | Rook | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 65th pick / 1999 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Doug Pelfrey | 29 | 6 | 0 | 18 of 27 field goals & 27 of 27 extra points | Cincinnati Bengals / 8th / 202nd pick / 1993 |
| P | Will Brice | 25 | 2 | 0 | 60 punts for a 41.2 average, 2 blocked | |
| PR | Damon Griffin | 23 | Rook | 0 | 23 punt returns for a 8.5 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Tremain Mack* | 25 | 2 | 0 | 51 kick returns for a 27.1 average and 1 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 111th pick / 1997 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | Willie Anderson | 24 | T | 14 | 14 | 340 | 6-5 | Auburn | 7/11/1975 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 10th pick / 1996 |
| 33 | JoJuan Armour | 23 | DB | 2 | 0 | 220 | 5-11 | Miami (OH) | 7/10/1976 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 224th pick / 1999 |
| 90 | Michael Bankston | 29 | DE-NT-DT | 16 | 9 | 285 | 6-5 | Sam Houston State | 3/12/1970 | 7 | Phoenix Cardinals / 4th / 100th pick / 1992 |
| 38 | Michael Basnight | 22 | RB | 13 | 1 | 235 | 6-1 | North Carolina A&T | 9/3/1977 | Rook | |
| 89 | Marco Battaglia | 26 | TE | 16 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Rutgers | 1/25/1973 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 39th pick / 1996 |
| 40 | Myron Bell | 28 | DB | 16 | 16 | 203 | 5-11 | Michigan State | 9/15/1971 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 140th pick / 1994 |
| 37 | Roosevelt Blackmon | 25 | DB | 5 | 3 | 185 | 6-1 | Morris Brown | 9/10/1974 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 121st pick / 1998 |
| 8 | Jeff Blake | 29 | QB | 14 | 12 | 223 | 6-1 | East Carolina | 12/4/1970 | 7 | New York Jets / 6th / 166th pick / 1992 |
| 74 | Rich Braham | 29 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 305 | 6-4 | West Virginia | 11/6/1970 | 5 | Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 76th pick / 1994 |
| 10 | Will Brice | 25 | P | 11 | 0 | 227 | 6-4 | Virginia | 10/24/1974 | 2 | |
| 88 | Steve Bush | 25 | TE | 13 | 0 | 280 | 6-3 | Arizona State | 7/4/1974 | 2 | |
| 32 | Ki-Jana Carter | 26 | RB | 3 | 0 | 222 | 5-10 | Penn State | 9/12/1973 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 1st pick / 1995 |
| 21 | Tom Carter | 27 | DB | 2 | 2 | 185 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 9/5/1972 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 17th pick / 1993 |
| 21 | Rico Clark | 25 | DB | 8 | 1 | 181 | 5-10 | Louisville | 6/6/1974 | 2 | |
| 92 | John Copeland | 29 | DE-DT-NT | 16 | 16 | 285 | 6-3 | Alabama | 9/20/1970 | 6 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 5th pick / 1993 |
| 6 | Brad Costello | 25 | P | 5 | 0 | 231 | 6-0 | Boston University,Michigan State | 12/24/1974 | 1 | |
| 4 | Scott Covington | 23 | QB | 3 | 0 | 217 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 1/17/1976 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 245th pick / 1999 |
| 98 | Canute Curtis | 25 | LB | 15 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | West Virginia | 8/4/1974 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 176th pick / 1997 |
| 73 | Brian DeMarco | 27 | G-T | 7 | 7 | 323 | 6-7 | Michigan State | 4/9/1972 | 4 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 2nd / 40th pick / 1995 |
| 28 | Corey Dillon* | 25 | RB | 15 | 15 | 225 | 6-1 | Washington | 10/24/1974 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1997 |
| 25 | Charles Fisher | 23 | DB | 1 | 1 | 185 | 6-0 | West Virginia | 2/2/1976 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1999 |
| 95 | Steve Foley | 24 | LB | 16 | 16 | 265 | 6-4 | La-Monroe | 9/11/1975 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 75th pick / 1998 |
| 99 | Oliver Gibson | 27 | DT-NT | 16 | 16 | 304 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 3/15/1972 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 120th pick / 1995 |
| 63 | Mike Goff | 23 | G | 14 | 1 | 306 | 6-5 | Iowa | 1/6/1976 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 78th pick / 1998 |
| 91 | Billy Granville | 25 | LB | 16 | 0 | 252 | 6-3 | Duke | 3/11/1974 | 2 | |
| Damon Griffin | 23 | WR | 13 | 0 | 186 | 5-9 | Oregon | 6/14/1976 | Rook | ||
| 46 | Clif Groce | 27 | RB | 16 | 15 | 245 | 5-11 | Texas A&M | 7/30/1972 | 4 | |
| 62 | Brock Gutierrez | 26 | C | 16 | 0 | 304 | 6-3 | Central Michigan | 9/25/1973 | 2 | |
| 26 | Cory Hall | 23 | DB | 16 | 12 | 213 | 6-0 | Fresno State | 12/5/1976 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 65th pick / 1999 |
| 27 | Artrell Hawkins | 23 | DB | 14 | 13 | 190 | 5-10 | Cincinnati | 11/24/1976 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1998 |
| 22 | Rodney Heath | 25 | DB | 16 | 9 | 175 | 5-10 | Minnesota | 10/29/1974 | Rook | |
| 20 | Ty Howard | 26 | DB | 12 | 3 | 185 | 5-9 | Ohio State | 11/30/1973 | 2 | Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 84th pick / 1997 |
| 85 | James Hundon | 28 | WR | 6 | 0 | 180 | 6-1 | Portland State | 4/9/1971 | 3 | |
| 80 | Willie Jackson | 28 | WR | 16 | 2 | 212 | 6-1 | Florida | 8/16/1971 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 109th pick / 1994 |
| 60 | Rod E. Jones | 25 | T | 16 | 15 | 325 | 6-4 | Kansas | 1/11/1974 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 219th pick / 1996 |
| 94 | Jevon Langford | 25 | DE | 12 | 7 | 290 | 6-3 | Oklahoma State | 2/16/1974 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 108th pick / 1996 |
| 58 | Jay Leeuwenburg | 30 | G-C-T | 14 | 9 | 294 | 6-3 | Colorado | 6/18/1969 | 7 | Kansas City Chiefs / 9th / 244th pick / 1992 |
| 30 | Nick Luchey | 22 | FB | 11 | 0 | 270 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 3/30/1977 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 135th pick / 1999 |
| 34 | Tremain Mack* | 25 | DB | 12 | 0 | 193 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 11/21/1974 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 111th pick / 1997 |
| 82 | Tony McGee | 28 | TE | 16 | 16 | 247 | 6-3 | Michigan | 4/21/1971 | 6 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 37th pick / 1993 |
| 44 | Brian Milne | 26 | RB | 1 | 1 | 255 | 6-3 | Penn State | 1/7/1973 | 3 | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 115th pick / 1996 |
| 31 | Greg Myers | 27 | DB | 12 | 4 | 202 | 6-1 | Colorado State | 9/30/1972 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 144th pick / 1996 |
| 72 | Matt O'Dwyer | 27 | G | 16 | 16 | 305 | 6-5 | Northwestern | 9/1/1972 | 4 | New York Jets / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1995 |
| 9 | Doug Pelfrey | 29 | K | 16 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Kentucky | 9/25/1970 | 6 | Cincinnati Bengals / 8th / 202nd pick / 1993 |
| 50 | Ben Peterson | 22 | LB | 3 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Pittsburg State | 3/28/1977 | Rook | |
| 81 | Carl Pickens | 29 | WR | 16 | 14 | 206 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 3/23/1970 | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 31st pick / 1992 |
| 97 | Andre Purvis | 26 | DT | 5 | 0 | 310 | 6-4 | North Carolina | 7/14/1973 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 144th pick / 1997 |
| 57 | Adrian Ross | 24 | LB | 16 | 10 | 245 | 6-2 | Colorado State | 2/19/1975 | 1 | |
| 86 | Darnay Scott | 27 | WR | 16 | 16 | 200 | 6-1 | San Diego State | 7/7/1972 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 30th pick / 1994 |
| 39 | Sedrick Shaw | 26 | RB | 1 | 0 | 214 | 6-0 | Iowa | 11/16/1973 | 2 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 61st pick / 1997 |
| 56 | Brian Simmons | 24 | LB | 16 | 16 | 244 | 6-3 | North Carolina | 6/21/1975 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 17th pick / 1998 |
| 11 | Akili Smith | 24 | QB | 7 | 4 | 220 | 6-3 | Oregon | 8/21/1975 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1999 |
| 51 | Takeo Spikes | 23 | LB | 16 | 16 | 242 | 6-2 | Auburn | 12/17/1976 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 13th pick / 1998 |
| 52 | Jimmy Sprotte | 25 | LB | 4 | 0 | 237 | 6-3 | Arizona | 10/2/1974 | 1 | Tennessee Oilers / 7th / 205th pick / 1998 |
| 70 | Glen Steele | 25 | DT | 16 | 1 | 300 | 6-4 | Michigan | 10/4/1974 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 105th pick / 1998 |
| 75 | Jamain Stephens | 25 | T | 7 | 2 | 336 | 6-6 | North Carolina A&T | 1/9/1974 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 29th pick / 1996 |
| 67 | Kimo von Oelhoffen | 28 | DE-NT-DT | 16 | 5 | 300 | 6-4 | Boise State,Hawaii | 1/30/1971 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 162nd pick / 1994 |
| 55 | Reinard Wilson | 26 | LB-DE | 15 | 0 | 270 | 6-2 | Florida State | 12/17/1973 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 14th pick / 1997 |
| 42 | Lawrence Wright | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 209 | 6-2 | Florida | 9/6/1973 | 2 | |
| 84 | Craig Yeast | 23 | WR | 9 | 0 | 165 | 5-7 | Kentucky | 11/20/1976 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 98th pick / 1999 |
| Team Total | 25.6 | 16 | 243.1 | 6-1.7 | 2.6 |