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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 4th in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 299 points (18.7/g), 20th of 31 in the NFL.
Allowed 284 points (17.8/g), 7th.
Differential of 15 points (0.9/g), 16th.
Expected W-L: 8.5-7.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -2 (-0.1/g), 15th.
Coached by Pete Carroll (8-8-0)
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1999 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Drew Bledsoe | 27 | 6 | 16 | 305 for 539, 3,985 yards, 19 td, 21 int, & 42 rushes for 101 yards and 0 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1993 |
| RB | Terry Allen | 31 | 8 | 13 | 254 rushes for 896 yards, 8 td, & 14 catches for 125 yards and 1 td | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 241st pick / 1990 |
| FB | Tony Carter | 27 | 5 | 14 | 6 rushes for 26 yards, 0 td, & 20 catches for 108 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Terry Glenn* | 25 | 3 | 13 | 69 catches for 1,147 yards, 4 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 7th pick / 1996 |
| WR | Shawn Jefferson | 30 | 8 | 16 | 40 catches for 698 yards, 6 td | Houston Oilers / 9th / 240th pick / 1991 |
| TE | Ben Coates | 30 | 8 | 15 | 32 catches for 370 yards, 2 td | New England Patriots / 5th / 124th pick / 1991 |
| LT | Bruce Armstrong | 34 | 12 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 23rd pick / 1987 |
| LG | Heath Irwin | 26 | 2 | 13 | New England Patriots / 4th / 101st pick / 1996 |
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| LG | Max Lane | 28 | 5 | 6 | New England Patriots / 6th / 168th pick / 1994 |
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| C | Damien Woody | 22 | Rook | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 17th pick / 1999 |
| RG | Todd Rucci | 29 | 6 | 15 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 51st pick / 1993 |
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| RT | Zefross Moss | 33 | 10 | 13 | ||
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Brandon Mitchell | 24 | 2 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 2nd / 59th pick / 1997 |
| LDT | Chad Eaton | 27 | 3 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Arizona Cardinals / 7th / 241st pick / 1995 |
| RDT | Henry Thomas | 34 | 12 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1987 |
| RDE | Willie McGinest | 28 | 5 | 16 | 9.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 4th pick / 1994 |
| LLB | Chris Slade | 28 | 6 | 16 | 4.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 2nd / 31st pick / 1993 |
| MLB | Andy Katzenmoyer | 22 | Rook | 11 | 3.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 28th pick / 1999 |
| MLB | Ted Johnson | 27 | 4 | 5 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 2nd / 57th pick / 1995 |
| RLB | Tedy Bruschi | 26 | 3 | 14 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 3rd / 86th pick / 1996 |
| LCB | Ty Law | 25 | 4 | 13 | 0.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 23rd pick / 1995 |
| RCB | Steve Israel | 30 | 7 | 13 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 30th pick / 1992 |
| SS | Lawyer Milloy*+ | 26 | 3 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 2nd / 36th pick / 1996 |
| FS | Chris Carter | 25 | 2 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 3rd / 89th pick / 1997 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Adam Vinatieri | 27 | 3 | 0 | 26 of 33 field goals & 29 of 30 extra points | |
| P | Lee Johnson | 38 | 14 | 0 | 90 punts for a 41.5 average, 0 blocked | Houston Oilers / 5th / 138th pick / 1985 |
| PR | Troy Brown | 28 | 6 | 1 | 38 punt returns for a 10.7 average and 0 td | New England Patriots / 8th / 198th pick / 1993 |
| KR | Kevin Faulk | 23 | Rook | 2 | 39 kick returns for a 24.2 average and 0 td | New England Patriots / 2nd / 46th pick / 1999 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Allen | 31 | RB | 16 | 13 | 204 | 5-10 | Clemson | 2/21/1968 | 8 | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 241st pick / 1990 |
| Jason Andersen | 24 | G | 9 | 1 | 319 | 6-6 | BYU | 9/3/1975 | Rook | New England Patriots / 7th / 211th pick / 1998 |
| Bruce Armstrong | 34 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 295 | 6-4 | Louisville | 9/7/1965 | 12 | New England Patriots / 1st / 23rd pick / 1987 |
| Mike Bartrum | 29 | TE-C | 16 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Marshall | 6/23/1970 | 6 | |
| Terry Billups | 24 | DB | 2 | 1 | 180 | 5-9 | North Carolina | 2/9/1975 | 1 | |
| Drew Bledsoe | 27 | QB | 16 | 16 | 238 | 6-5 | Washington State | 2/14/1972 | 6 | New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1993 |
| Vincent Brisby | 28 | WR | 12 | 1 | 190 | 6-3 | La-Monroe | 1/25/1971 | 6 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 56th pick / 1993 |
| Troy Brown | 28 | WR | 13 | 1 | 196 | 5-10 | Marshall | 7/2/1971 | 6 | New England Patriots / 8th / 198th pick / 1993 |
| Tedy Bruschi | 26 | LB | 14 | 14 | 247 | 6-1 | Arizona | 6/9/1973 | 3 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 86th pick / 1996 |
| Chris Carter | 25 | DB | 15 | 15 | 201 | 6-1 | Texas | 9/27/1974 | 2 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 89th pick / 1997 |
| Tony Carter | 27 | RB | 16 | 14 | 230 | 6-0 | Minnesota | 8/23/1972 | 5 | |
| Rico Clark | 25 | DB | 1 | 0 | 181 | 5-10 | Louisville | 6/6/1974 | 2 | |
| Ben Coates | 30 | TE | 16 | 15 | 245 | 6-5 | Livingstone | 8/16/1969 | 8 | New England Patriots / 5th / 124th pick / 1991 |
| Ferric Collons | 30 | DE | 14 | 0 | 290 | 6-7 | California | 12/4/1969 | 4 | |
| Vernon Crawford | 25 | LB | 9 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Florida State | 6/25/1974 | 2 | New England Patriots / 5th / 159th pick / 1997 |
| Damon Denson | 24 | G | 2 | 0 | 305 | 6-4 | Michigan | 2/8/1975 | 2 | New England Patriots / 4th / 97th pick / 1997 |
| Chad Eaton | 27 | DT-NT | 16 | 16 | 303 | 6-5 | Washington State | 4/6/1972 | 3 | Arizona Cardinals / 7th / 241st pick / 1995 |
| Ed Ellis | 24 | T | 1 | 1 | 325 | 6-5 | Buffalo | 10/13/1975 | 2 | New England Patriots / 4th / 125th pick / 1997 |
| Jerry Ellison | 28 | RB | 12 | 0 | 204 | 5-10 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 12/20/1971 | 4 | |
| Kevin Faulk | 23 | RB | 11 | 2 | 202 | 5-8 | LSU | 6/5/1976 | Rook | New England Patriots / 2nd / 46th pick / 1999 |
| Chris Floyd | 24 | RB | 13 | 0 | 231 | 6-2 | Michigan | 6/23/1975 | 1 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 81st pick / 1998 |
| John Friesz | 32 | QB | 1 | 0 | 214 | 6-4 | Idaho | 5/19/1967 | 9 | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 138th pick / 1990 |
| Tony George | 24 | DB | 16 | 1 | 205 | 5-11 | Florida | 8/10/1975 | Rook | New England Patriots / 3rd / 91st pick / 1999 |
| Terry Glenn* | 25 | WR | 14 | 13 | 195 | 5-11 | Ohio State | 7/23/1974 | 3 | New England Patriots / 1st / 7th pick / 1996 |
| Heath Irwin | 26 | G | 15 | 13 | 300 | 6-4 | Colorado | 6/27/1973 | 2 | New England Patriots / 4th / 101st pick / 1996 |
| Steve Israel | 30 | DB | 13 | 13 | 194 | 5-11 | Pittsburgh | 3/16/1969 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 30th pick / 1992 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 30 | WR | 16 | 16 | 185 | 5-11 | Central Florida | 2/22/1969 | 8 | Houston Oilers / 9th / 240th pick / 1991 |
| Lee Johnson | 38 | P | 16 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | BYU | 11/27/1961 | 14 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 138th pick / 1985 |
| Ted Johnson | 27 | LB | 5 | 5 | 253 | 6-4 | Colorado | 12/4/1972 | 4 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 57th pick / 1995 |
| Tebucky Jones | 25 | DB | 11 | 2 | 218 | 6-2 | Syracuse | 10/6/1974 | 1 | New England Patriots / 1st / 22nd pick / 1998 |
| Andy Katzenmoyer | 22 | LB | 16 | 11 | 255 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 12/2/1977 | Rook | New England Patriots / 1st / 28th pick / 1999 |
| Jeff Kopp | 28 | LB | 6 | 0 | 244 | 6-3 | USC | 7/8/1971 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 194th pick / 1995 |
| Bob Kuberski | 28 | DT | 5 | 0 | 298 | 6-4 | Navy | 4/5/1971 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 183rd pick / 1993 |
| Max Lane | 28 | T-G | 16 | 6 | 315 | 6-6 | Navy | 2/22/1971 | 5 | New England Patriots / 6th / 168th pick / 1994 |
| Ty Law | 25 | DB | 13 | 13 | 200 | 5-11 | Michigan | 2/10/1974 | 4 | New England Patriots / 1st / 23rd pick / 1995 |
| Willie McGinest | 28 | DE-LB | 16 | 16 | 270 | 6-5 | USC | 12/11/1971 | 5 | New England Patriots / 1st / 4th pick / 1994 |
| Lawyer Milloy*+ | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 210 | 6-0 | Washington | 11/14/1973 | 3 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 36th pick / 1996 |
| Brandon Mitchell | 24 | DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 290 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 6/19/1975 | 2 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 59th pick / 1997 |
| Marty Moore | 28 | LB | 15 | 2 | 244 | 6-1 | Kentucky | 3/19/1971 | 5 | New England Patriots / 7th / 222nd pick / 1994 |
| Sean Morey | 23 | WR | 2 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Brown | 2/26/1976 | Rook | New England Patriots / 7th / 241st pick / 1999 |
| Zefross Moss | 33 | T | 13 | 13 | 325 | 6-6 | Alabama State | 8/17/1966 | 10 | |
| Todd Rucci | 29 | G-T | 16 | 15 | 296 | 6-5 | Penn State | 7/14/1970 | 6 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 51st pick / 1993 |
| Bernard Russ | 26 | LB | 6 | 0 | 238 | 6-1 | West Virginia | 11/4/1973 | 2 | |
| Rod Rutledge | 24 | TE | 16 | 2 | 262 | 6-5 | Alabama | 8/12/1975 | 1 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 54th pick / 1998 |
| Kato Serwanga | 23 | DB | 16 | 3 | 205 | 6-0 | California,Pacific,Sacramento State | 7/23/1976 | Rook | |
| Harold Shaw | 25 | RB | 8 | 0 | 228 | 6-0 | Southern Miss | 9/3/1974 | 1 | New England Patriots / 6th / 176th pick / 1998 |
| Tony Simmons | 25 | WR | 15 | 1 | 210 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 12/8/1974 | 1 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1998 |
| Chris Slade | 28 | LB | 16 | 16 | 245 | 6-5 | Virginia | 1/30/1971 | 6 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 31st pick / 1993 |
| Greg Spires | 25 | DE | 11 | 1 | 265 | 6-1 | Florida State | 8/12/1974 | 1 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1998 |
| Chris Sullivan | 26 | DE | 16 | 0 | 279 | 6-4 | Boston College | 3/14/1973 | 3 | New England Patriots / 4th / 119th pick / 1996 |
| Henry Thomas | 34 | DT-NT | 16 | 16 | 277 | 6-2 | LSU | 1/12/1965 | 12 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1987 |
| Adam Vinatieri | 27 | K | 16 | 0 | 202 | 6-0 | South Dakota State | 12/28/1972 | 3 | |
| Lamont Warren | 26 | RB | 16 | 2 | 202 | 5-11 | Colorado | 1/4/1973 | 5 | Indianapolis Colts / 6th / 164th pick / 1994 |
| Larry Whigham | 27 | DB | 16 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | La-Monroe | 6/23/1972 | 5 | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 110th pick / 1994 |
| Damien Woody | 22 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 320 | 6-3 | Boston College | 11/3/1977 | Rook | New England Patriots / 1st / 17th pick / 1999 |
| Team Total | 26.9 | 16 | 242.3 | 6-2.0 | 4.0 |