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1999 Tennessee Titans

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Record: 13-3-0, Finished 2nd in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

1999 AFC Champions

Scored 392 points (24.5/g), 7th of 31 in the NFL.
 Allowed 324 points (20.2/g), 15th.
 Differential of 68 points (4.2/g), 6th.
 Expected W-L: 9.8-6.2.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +18 (1.1/g), 2nd.

Simple Rating System: Total 1.0, Offense: 2.0, Defense: -1.0, SoS: -3.2, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Jeff Fisher (13-3-0)
 Offensive Coordinator: Les Steckel
 Defensive Coordinator: Gregg Williams
 Other Notable Asst.: Jim Schwartz (Defensive Assistant)

Training Camp: Baptist Sports Park (Bellevue) (Nashville, Tennessee)

Starters

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters
QB Steve McNair 26 4 11 187 for 331, 2,179 yards, 12 td, 8 int, & 72 rushes for 337 yards and 8 td Houston Oilers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1995
QB Neil O'Donnell 33 8 5 116 for 195, 1,382 yards, 10 td, 5 int, & 19 rushes for 1 yards and 0 td Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 70th pick / 1990
RB Eddie George* 26 3 16 320 rushes for 1,304 yards, 9 td, & 47 catches for 458 yards and 4 td Houston Oilers / 1st / 14th pick / 1996
FB Lorenzo Neal 29 6 14 2 rushes for 1 yards, 1 td, & 7 catches for 27 yards and 2 td New Orleans Saints / 4th / 89th pick / 1993
WR Kevin Dyson 24 1 16 54 catches for 658 yards, 4 td, & 1 rush for 3 yards and 0 td Tennessee Oilers / 1st / 16th pick / 1998
WR Yancey Thigpen 30 8 10 38 catches for 648 yards, 4 td San Diego Chargers / 4th / 90th pick / 1991
WR Isaac Byrd 25 2 6 14 catches for 261 yards, 2 td Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 195th pick / 1997
TE Frank Wycheck* 28 6 16 69 catches for 641 yards, 2 td Washington Redskins / 6th / 160th pick / 1993
LT Brad Hopkins 29 6 16 Houston Oilers / 1st / 13th pick / 1993
LG Bruce Matthews*+ 38 16 16 Houston Oilers / 1st / 9th pick / 1983
C Kevin Long 24 1 12 Tennessee Oilers / 7th / 229th pick / 1998
RG Benji Olson 24 1 16 1 fumble recovered Tennessee Oilers / 5th / 139th pick / 1998
RT Jon Runyan 26 3 16 Houston Oilers / 4th / 109th pick / 1996
 Defensive Starters
LDE Jevon Kearse*+ 23 Rook 16 14.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered Tennessee Titans / 1st / 16th pick / 1999
LDT Josh Evans 27 4 10 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered
RDT Jason Fisk 27 4 16 4.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 243rd pick / 1995
RDE Henry Ford 28 5 9 5.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered Houston Oilers / 1st / 26th pick / 1994
RDE Kenny Holmes 26 2 7 4.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered Tennessee Oilers / 1st / 18th pick / 1997
LLB Eddie Robinson 29 7 16 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered Houston Oilers / 2nd / 50th pick / 1992
MLB Barron Wortham 30 5 15 0.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered Houston Oilers / 6th / 194th pick / 1994
RLB Joe Bowden 29 7 15 3.5 sacks, 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered Houston Oilers / 5th / 133rd pick / 1992
LCB Denard Walker 26 2 14 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered Tennessee Oilers / 3rd / 75th pick / 1997
RCB Samari Rolle 23 1 16 3.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered Tennessee Oilers / 2nd / 46th pick / 1998
SS Blaine Bishop 29 6 15 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered Houston Oilers / 8th / 214th pick / 1993
FS Marcus Robertson 30 8 15 0.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered Houston Oilers / 4th / 102nd pick / 1991
 Special Teams Starters
K Al Del Greco 37 15 0 21 of 25 field goals & 43 of 43 extra points
P Craig Hentrich 28 5 0 90 punts for a 42.5 average, 0 blocked New York Jets / 8th / 200th pick / 1993
PR Derrick Mason 25 2 0 26 punt returns for a 8.7 average and 1 td Tennessee Oilers / 4th / 98th pick / 1997
KR Derrick Mason 25 2 0 41 kick returns for a 19.6 average and 0 td Tennessee Oilers / 4th / 98th pick / 1997

Roster

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
23 Blaine Bishop 29 DB 15 15 197 5-9 St. Joseph's (IN),Ball St. 7/24/1970 6 Houston Oilers / 8th / 214th pick / 1993
58 Joe Bowden 29 LB 15 15 230 5-11 Oklahoma 2/25/1970 7 Houston Oilers / 5th / 133rd pick / 1992
84 Larry L. Brown 23 TE 9 0 280 6-4 Georgia 9/1/1976 Rook
83 Isaac Byrd 25 WR 12 6 188 6-1 Kansas 11/16/1974 2 Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 195th pick / 1997
59 Doug Colman 26 LB 16 0 250 6-2 Nebraska 6/4/1973 3 New York Giants / 6th / 171st pick / 1996
3 Al Del Greco 37 K 16 0 200 5-10 Auburn 3/2/1962 15
33 Anthony Dorsett 26 DB 16 1 205 5-11 Pittsburgh 9/14/1973 3 Houston Oilers / 6th / 177th pick / 1996
87 Kevin Dyson 24 WR 16 16 208 6-1 Utah 6/23/1975 1 Tennessee Oilers / 1st / 16th pick / 1998
91 Josh Evans 27 DT 11 10 280 6-3 Ala-Birmingham 9/6/1972 4
51 Greg Favors 25 LB-DE 15 0 242 6-1 Mississippi St. 9/30/1974 1 Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 120th pick / 1998
97 Jason Fisk 27 DT-NT 16 16 295 6-3 Stanford 9/4/1972 4 Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 243rd pick / 1995
92 Henry Ford 28 DT-DE 12 9 295 6-3 Arkansas 10/30/1971 5 Houston Oilers / 1st / 26th pick / 1994
94 Mike Frederick 27 DE 13 0 280 6-5 Virginia 8/6/1972 4 Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 94th pick / 1995
27 Eddie George* 26 RB 16 16 235 6-3 Ohio St. 9/24/1973 3 Houston Oilers / 1st / 14th pick / 1996
26 Spencer George 26 RB 8 0 202 5-9 Rice 10/28/1973 2
54 Phil Glover 24 LB 1 0 241 5-11 Washington St.,Utah 12/17/1975 Rook Tennessee Titans / 7th / 222nd pick / 1999
88 Jackie Harris 31 TE 12 2 244 6-4 La-Monroe 1/4/1968 9 Green Bay Packers / 4th / 102nd pick / 1990
15 Craig Hentrich 28 P 16 0 213 6-3 Notre Dame 5/18/1971 5 New York Jets / 8th / 200th pick / 1993
99 Kenny Holmes 26 DE 14 7 265 6-4 Miami (FL) 10/24/1973 2 Tennessee Oilers / 1st / 18th pick / 1997
72 Brad Hopkins 29 T 16 16 305 6-3 Illinois 9/5/1970 6 Houston Oilers / 1st / 13th pick / 1993
24 Steve Jackson 30 DB 8 0 188 5-8 Purdue 4/8/1969 8 Houston Oilers / 3rd / 71st pick / 1991
96 Mike D. Jones 30 DE 11 3 290 6-4 North Carolina St. 8/25/1969 8 Phoenix Cardinals / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1991
90 Jevon Kearse*+ 23 DE 16 16 265 6-4 Florida 9/3/1976 Rook Tennessee Titans / 1st / 16th pick / 1999
86 Joey Kent 25 WR 8 0 191 6-1 Tennessee 4/23/1974 2 Tennessee Oilers / 2nd / 46th pick / 1997
50 Terry Killens 25 LB 16 1 235 6-1 Penn St. 3/24/1974 3 Houston Oilers / 3rd / 74th pick / 1996
66 Jason Layman 26 G-T 15 1 310 6-5 Tennessee 7/29/1973 3 Houston Oilers / 2nd / 48th pick / 1996
60 Kevin Long 24 C 16 12 296 6-5 Florida St. 5/2/1975 1 Tennessee Oilers / 7th / 229th pick / 1998
85 Derrick Mason 25 WR 13 0 190 5-10 Michigan St. 1/17/1974 2 Tennessee Oilers / 4th / 98th pick / 1997
76 Jason Mathews 28 T 3 0 285 6-5 BYU,Texas A&M 2/9/1971 5 Indianapolis Colts / 3rd / 67th pick / 1994
74 Bruce Matthews*+ 38 G-C-T 16 16 305 6-5 USC 8/8/1961 16 Houston Oilers / 1st / 9th pick / 1983
38 George McCullough 24 DB 5 0 187 5-10 Baylor 2/18/1975 2 Tennessee Oilers / 5th / 143rd pick / 1997
9 Steve McNair 26 QB 11 11 235 6-2 Alcorn St. 2/14/1973 4 Houston Oilers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1995
30 Donald Mitchell 23 DB 16 0 182 5-10 SMU 12/14/1976 Rook Tennessee Titans / 4th / 117th pick / 1999
41 Lorenzo Neal 29 FB 16 14 255 5-11 Fresno St. 12/27/1970 6 New Orleans Saints / 4th / 89th pick / 1993
14 Neil O'Donnell 33 QB 8 5 228 6-3 Maryland 7/3/1966 8 Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 70th pick / 1990
75 Benji Olson 24 G 16 16 320 6-4 Washington 6/5/1975 1 Tennessee Oilers / 5th / 139th pick / 1998
35 Perry Phenix 25 DB 16 1 210 5-11 Southern Miss 11/14/1974 1
71 Zach Piller 23 G 8 0 321 6-5 Georgia Tech,Florida 5/2/1976 Rook Tennessee Titans / 3rd / 81st pick / 1999
84 Roell Preston 27 WR 2 0 187 5-10 Mississippi 6/23/1972 4 Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 145th pick / 1995
80 Michael Roan 27 TE 11 1 251 6-3 Wisconsin 8/29/1972 4 Houston Oilers / 4th / 101st pick / 1995
31 Marcus Robertson 30 DB 15 15 198 5-11 Iowa St. 10/2/1969 8 Houston Oilers / 4th / 102nd pick / 1991
55 Eddie Robinson 29 LB 16 16 240 6-1 Alabama St. 4/13/1970 7 Houston Oilers / 2nd / 50th pick / 1992
21 Samari Rolle 23 DB 16 16 175 6-0 Florida St. 8/10/1976 1 Tennessee Oilers / 2nd / 46th pick / 1998
69 Jon Runyan 26 T 16 16 330 6-7 Michigan 11/27/1973 3 Houston Oilers / 4th / 109th pick / 1996
95 Joe Salave'a 24 DT 10 0 317 6-3 Arizona 3/23/1975 1 Tennessee Oilers / 4th / 107th pick / 1998
81 Chris Sanders 27 WR 16 0 188 6-1 Ohio St. 5/8/1972 4 Houston Oilers / 3rd / 67th pick / 1995
73 Scott Sanderson 25 T 3 3 295 6-6 Washington St. 7/25/1974 2 Tennessee Oilers / 3rd / 81st pick / 1997
37 Dainon Sidney 24 DB 16 2 197 6-0 East Tennessee St.,Ala-Birmingham 5/30/1975 1 Tennessee Oilers / 3rd / 77th pick / 1998
82 Yancey Thigpen 30 WR 10 10 208 6-1 Winston-Salem St. 8/15/1969 8 San Diego Chargers / 4th / 90th pick / 1991
20 Rodney Thomas 26 RB 16 0 210 5-10 Texas A&M 3/30/1973 4 Houston Oilers / 3rd / 89th pick / 1995
78 John Thornton 23 DT 16 3 297 6-3 West Virginia 10/2/1976 Rook Tennessee Titans / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1999
25 Denard Walker 26 DB 15 14 190 6-1 LSU 8/9/1973 2 Tennessee Oilers / 3rd / 75th pick / 1997
52 Barron Wortham 30 LB 16 15 244 5-11 Texas-El Paso 11/1/1969 5 Houston Oilers / 6th / 194th pick / 1994
89 Frank Wycheck* 28 TE 16 16 253 6-3 Maryland 10/14/1971 6 Washington Redskins / 6th / 160th pick / 1993
Team Total 26.8 16 243.1 6-1.6 3.9