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1999 Pittsburgh Steelers
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Record: 6-10-0, Finished 4th in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 317 points (19.8/g), 17th of 31 in the NFL.
Allowed 320 points (20.0/g), 12th.
Differential of -3 points (-0.2/g), 19th.
Expected W-L: 7.9-8.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +3 (0.2/g), 12th.
Coached by Bill Cowher (6-10-0)
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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 | Kordell Stewart | 27 | 4 | 12 | 160 for 275, 1,464 yards, 6 td, 10 int, & 56 rushes for 258 yards and 2 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 60th pick / 1995 |
| QB | Mike Tomczak | 37 | 14 | 5 | 139 for 258, 1,625 yards, 12 td, 8 int, & 16 rushes for 19 yards and 0 td | |
| RB | Jerome Bettis | 27 | 6 | 16 | 299 rushes for 1,091 yards, 7 td, & 21 catches for 110 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 10th pick / 1993 |
| FB | Jon Witman | 27 | 3 | 11 | 6 rushes for 18 yards, 0 td, & 12 catches for 106 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 92nd pick / 1996 |
| WR | Courtney Hawkins | 30 | 7 | 11 | 30 catches for 285 yards, 0 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 44th pick / 1992 |
| WR | Hines Ward | 23 | 1 | 14 | 61 catches for 638 yards, 7 td, & 2 rushes for -2 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 92nd pick / 1998 |
| WR | Troy Edwards | 22 | Rook | 6 | 61 catches for 714 yards, 5 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 13th pick / 1999 |
| TE | Mark Bruener | 27 | 4 | 14 | 18 catches for 176 yards, 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 27th pick / 1995 |
| LT | Wayne Gandy | 28 | 5 | 16 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 15th pick / 1994 |
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| LG | Alan Faneca | 23 | 1 | 14 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 26th pick / 1998 |
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| C | Roger Duffy | 32 | 9 | 11 | New York Jets / 8th / 196th pick / 1990 |
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| C | Dermontti Dawson | 34 | 11 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 44th pick / 1988 |
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| RG | Brenden Stai | 27 | 4 | 16 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 91st pick / 1995 |
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| RT | Anthony Brown | 27 | 4 | 11 | ||
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Orpheus Roye | 26 | 3 | 16 | 4.5 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 200th pick / 1996 |
| NT | Joel Steed | 30 | 7 | 14 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 67th pick / 1992 |
| RDE | Kevin Henry | 31 | 6 | 13 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 108th pick / 1993 |
| LOLB | Jason Gildon | 27 | 5 | 16 | 8.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 88th pick / 1994 |
| LILB | Levon Kirkland | 30 | 7 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 38th pick / 1992 |
| RILB | Earl Holmes | 26 | 3 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 126th pick / 1996 |
| ROLB | Carlos Emmons | 26 | 3 | 16 | 6.0 sacks, 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 242nd pick / 1996 |
| LCB | Chad Scott | 25 | 2 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 24th pick / 1997 |
| RCB | Dewayne Washington | 27 | 5 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 18th pick / 1994 |
| SS | Lee Flowers | 26 | 4 | 15 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 151st pick / 1995 |
| FS | Travis Davis | 26 | 4 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 242nd pick / 1995 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Kris Brown | 23 | Rook | 0 | 25 of 29 field goals & 30 of 31 extra points | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 228th pick / 1999 |
| P | Josh Miller | 29 | 3 | 0 | 84 punts for a 45.2 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Troy Edwards | 22 | Rook | 6 | 25 punt returns for a 9.4 average and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 13th pick / 1999 |
| KR | Richard Huntley | 27 | 3 | 2 | 15 kick returns for a 22.4 average and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 117th pick / 1996 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Jerome Bettis | 27 | RB | 16 | 16 | 252 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 2/16/1972 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 10th pick / 1993 |
| 89 | Will Blackwell | 24 | WR | 11 | 1 | 190 | 6-0 | San Diego State | 7/9/1975 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1997 |
| 60 | Anthony Brown | 27 | T-G | 16 | 11 | 315 | 6-5 | Utah | 11/6/1972 | 4 | |
| 98 | Ernie Brown | 28 | DE | 3 | 0 | 295 | 6-3 | Syracuse | 3/14/1971 | Rook | |
| 3 | Kris Brown | 23 | K | 16 | 0 | 206 | 5-11 | Nebraska | 12/23/1976 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 228th pick / 1999 |
| 29 | Lance Brown | 27 | DB | 16 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Indiana | 2/2/1972 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 161st pick / 1995 |
| 87 | Mark Bruener | 27 | TE | 14 | 14 | 260 | 6-4 | Washington | 9/16/1972 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 27th pick / 1995 |
| 48 | Tony Cline | 28 | TE | 2 | 0 | 247 | 6-4 | Stanford | 11/24/1971 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 131st pick / 1995 |
| 78 | Chris Conrad | 24 | T | 11 | 3 | 301 | 6-6 | Fresno State | 5/27/1975 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 66th pick / 1998 |
| 80 | Matt Cushing | 24 | TE | 7 | 1 | 255 | 6-4 | Illinois | 7/2/1975 | Rook | |
| 27 | Travis Davis | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 203 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 1/10/1973 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 242nd pick / 1995 |
| 63 | Dermontti Dawson | 34 | C-G | 7 | 7 | 288 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 6/17/1965 | 11 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 44th pick / 1988 |
| 62 | Roger Duffy | 32 | G-C | 16 | 11 | 300 | 6-3 | Penn State | 7/16/1967 | 9 | New York Jets / 8th / 196th pick / 1990 |
| 81 | Troy Edwards | 22 | WR | 16 | 6 | 191 | 5-10 | Louisiana Tech | 4/7/1977 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 13th pick / 1999 |
| 51 | Carlos Emmons | 26 | LB | 16 | 16 | 250 | 6-5 | Arkansas State | 9/3/1973 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 242nd pick / 1996 |
| 65 | Alan Faneca | 23 | G-T | 15 | 14 | 312 | 6-5 | LSU | 12/7/1976 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 26th pick / 1998 |
| 57 | John Fiala | 26 | LB | 16 | 0 | 237 | 6-2 | Washington | 11/25/1973 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 166th pick / 1997 |
| 41 | Lee Flowers | 26 | DB | 15 | 15 | 213 | 6-0 | Georgia Tech | 1/14/1973 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 151st pick / 1995 |
| 45 | Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala | 22 | RB | 10 | 0 | 252 | 6-0 | Utah | 3/4/1977 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 178th pick / 1998 |
| 72 | Wayne Gandy | 28 | T | 16 | 16 | 308 | 6-4 | Auburn | 2/10/1971 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 15th pick / 1994 |
| 92 | Jason Gildon | 27 | LB | 16 | 16 | 255 | 6-4 | Oklahoma State | 7/31/1972 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 88th pick / 1994 |
| 7 | Pete Gonzalez | 25 | QB | 1 | 0 | 216 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 7/4/1974 | Rook | |
| 74 | Nolan Harrison | 30 | DE-DT | 5 | 3 | 280 | 6-5 | Indiana | 1/25/1969 | 8 | Los Angeles Raiders / 6th / 146th pick / 1991 |
| 88 | Courtney Hawkins | 30 | WR | 11 | 11 | 183 | 5-9 | Michigan State | 12/12/1969 | 7 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 44th pick / 1992 |
| 76 | Kevin Henry | 31 | DE | 16 | 13 | 282 | 6-4 | Mississippi State | 10/23/1968 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 108th pick / 1993 |
| 50 | Earl Holmes | 26 | LB | 16 | 16 | 242 | 6-2 | Florida A&M | 4/28/1973 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 126th pick / 1996 |
| 33 | Richard Huntley | 27 | RB | 16 | 2 | 224 | 5-11 | Winston-Salem State | 9/18/1972 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 117th pick / 1996 |
| 83 | Malcolm Johnson | 22 | WR | 6 | 0 | 215 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 8/27/1977 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 166th pick / 1999 |
| 97 | Chad Kelsay | 22 | LB | 6 | 0 | 252 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 4/9/1977 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 219th pick / 1999 |
| 99 | Levon Kirkland | 30 | LB | 16 | 16 | 270 | 6-1 | Clemson | 2/17/1969 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 38th pick / 1992 |
| 85 | Mitch Lyons | 29 | TE | 14 | 2 | 265 | 6-5 | Michigan State | 5/13/1970 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 151st pick / 1993 |
| 4 | Josh Miller | 29 | P | 16 | 0 | 225 | 6-4 | Arizona | 7/14/1970 | 3 | |
| 24 | Chris Oldham | 31 | DB | 15 | 0 | 200 | 5-9 | Oregon | 10/26/1968 | 9 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 105th pick / 1990 |
| 55 | Joey Porter | 22 | LB | 16 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Colorado State | 3/22/1977 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1999 |
| 67 | Shar Pourdanesh | 29 | T | 4 | 2 | 312 | 6-6 | UNLV | 7/19/1970 | 3 | |
| 71 | Orpheus Roye | 26 | DT-DE | 16 | 16 | 320 | 6-4 | Florida State | 1/21/1973 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 200th pick / 1996 |
| 54 | Mike Schneck | 22 | C | 16 | 0 | 237 | 6-0 | Wisconsin | 8/4/1977 | Rook | |
| 30 | Chad Scott | 25 | DB | 13 | 12 | 205 | 6-1 | Maryland,Towson State | 9/6/1974 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 24th pick / 1997 |
| 82 | Bobby Shaw | 24 | WR | 15 | 1 | 185 | 6-1 | California | 4/23/1975 | Rook | Seattle Seahawks / 6th / 169th pick / 1998 |
| 47 | Scott Shields | 23 | DB | 16 | 1 | 228 | 6-4 | Weber State | 3/29/1976 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 59th pick / 1999 |
| 23 | Jason Simmons | 23 | DB | 16 | 0 | 198 | 5-9 | Arizona State | 3/30/1976 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 137th pick / 1998 |
| 91 | Aaron Smith | 23 | DE | 6 | 0 | 300 | 6-5 | Northern Colorado | 4/9/1976 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 109th pick / 1999 |
| 94 | Jeremy Staat | 23 | DE | 16 | 2 | 300 | 6-5 | Arizona State | 10/10/1976 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 41st pick / 1998 |
| 68 | Brenden Stai | 27 | G | 16 | 16 | 312 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 3/30/1972 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 91st pick / 1995 |
| 93 | Joel Steed | 30 | NT | 14 | 14 | 300 | 6-2 | Colorado | 2/17/1969 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 67th pick / 1992 |
| 10 | Kordell Stewart | 27 | QB | 16 | 12 | 218 | 6-1 | Colorado | 10/16/1972 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 60th pick / 1995 |
| 66 | Jim Sweeney | 37 | C-T-G | 6 | 0 | 297 | 6-4 | Pittsburgh | 8/8/1962 | 15 | New York Jets / 2nd / 37th pick / 1984 |
| 18 | Mike Tomczak | 37 | QB | 16 | 5 | 202 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 10/23/1962 | 14 | |
| 26 | Deshea Townsend | 24 | DB | 16 | 4 | 191 | 5-10 | Alabama | 9/8/1975 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 117th pick / 1998 |
| 84 | Jerame Tuman | 23 | TE | 7 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | Michigan | 3/24/1976 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 136th pick / 1999 |
| 56 | Mike Vrabel | 24 | LB | 10 | 0 | 261 | 6-4 | Ohio State | 8/14/1975 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 91st pick / 1997 |
| 86 | Hines Ward | 23 | WR | 16 | 14 | 205 | 6-0 | Georgia | 3/8/1976 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 92nd pick / 1998 |
| 20 | Dewayne Washington | 27 | DB | 16 | 16 | 195 | 5-11 | North Carolina State | 12/27/1972 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 18th pick / 1994 |
| 38 | Jon Witman | 27 | RB | 16 | 11 | 240 | 6-2 | Penn State | 6/1/1972 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 92nd pick / 1996 |
| 21 | Amos Zereoue | 23 | RB | 8 | 0 | 212 | 5-8 | West Virginia | 10/8/1976 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 95th pick / 1999 |
| Team Total | 26.4 | 16 | 247.4 | 6-2.0 | 3.4 |