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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)
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| 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 |
| 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 |