The 1999 Seattle Seahawks season was the franchise's 24th season in the
National Football League (NFL), the last playing their home games at the
Kingdome and the first under head coach
Mike Holmgren. It was also the first season that Seattle made the playoffs in
eleven seasons. It would be Seattle's last playoff appearance as an
American Football Conference (AFC) team. They would not return to the playoffs until
2003, after being moved to the
National Football Conference (NFC).
Offseason
After the
1998 season,
head coach Mike Holmgren left
Green Bay to become the coach of the Seahawks. Holmgren was hired on January 8, 1999, to be the executive vice president, general manager and head coach.[1]
Mike Holmgren’s debut as Seahawks head coach was a 28-20 loss to a Detroit Lions team playing without now-retired
Barry Sanders and which had beaten him as
Packers coach the year before at
The Silverdome. Despite scoring two touchdowns in the final ten minutes
Jon Kitna failed on a fourth down attempt in the final minute.
Week 2: at Chicago Bears
Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at Chicago Bears – Game summary
Glenn Foley started and threw two touchdowns in the final quarter erasing a 13-0 Bears lead. The Bears drove down in the final 2:42 but
Brian Gowins’ missed 48-yard kick secured Holmgren’s first win as Seahawks coach (and third straight win over the Bears).
Week 3: at Pittsburgh Steelers
Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
The Seahawks finished their two-game road trip by intercepting
Kordell Stewart three times (ex-Niner
Merton Hanks scored on the first pick not three minutes in) and
Mike Tomczak twice while kicker
Todd Peterson booted five field goals and running back
John Edward Rogers caught a Steelers punt at his six and scored, in a 29-10 romp.
Week 4: vs. Oakland Raiders
Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Rich Gannon led three touchdown drives for the Raiders in the game’s first thirty-five minutes; in that span
Jon Kitna had a touchdown to
Derrick Mayes (a two-point try to
Sean Dawkins failed), a field goal drive and an interception, but in a roughly eleven minute span down 21-9 Kitna threw another touchdown (to
Reggie Brown) and two successful field goals. The Raiders got the ball back with forty-five seconds left but a 61-yard kick missed for the 22-21 Seahawks win.
Week 6: at San Diego Chargers
Week Six: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
The Seahawks fell 13-10 at
Jack Murphy Stadium on a missed field goal attempt and two punts in the fourth quarter. Despite interceptions on four straight possessions encompassing the third quarter and part of the fourth
Erik Kramer led the Chargers to two field goals, the game winner on the final play.
Week 7: vs. Buffalo Bills
Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks vs. Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Jon Kitna’s two touchdowns and three
Todd Peterson field goals put the Seahawks ahead of the Bills 23-0, enough to withstand two
Doug Flutie touchdowns; on Buffalo’s last two possessions Flutie was sacked, fumbling the ball once.
Week 8: at Green Bay Packers
Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
Once fellow members of
Bill Walsh’s staff on the Forty-Niners,
Mike Holmgren faced his former defensive coordinator and now successor as Packers head coach
Ray Rhodes.
Shawn Springs’ blocked punt touchdown and
Corey Bradford’s 74-yard catch opened a 7-7 game that then became a Seahawks rout as
Brett Favre was intercepted four times and benched for
Matt Hasselbeck. The 27-7 win left the Seahawks 5-2. Entering
2023 this was the last time the Seahawks defeated the Packers at
Lambeau Field.[6]
Week 9: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Week Nine: Seattle Seahawks vs. Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
The Seahawks season started turning for the worse in a 16-3 loss to the Buccaneers.
Jon Kitna had a dismal day with five interceptions and just 197 yards.
Week 13: at Oakland Raiders
Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
After the Seahawks clawed out a 16-13 lead the Chargers booted two additional field goals and the Seahawks fumbled once and missed three kicks of their own on their final four possessions; they thus had squandered an 8-2 start and at 8-5 were tied with
Kansas City atop the AFC West.
Week 15 at Denver Broncos
Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary
The wildest game of the year (66 combined points a season high for both teams) occurred at
Mile High Stadium. It was mostly a battle of
Jason Elam and
Todd Peterson field goals until the final four minutes saw the Seahawks outscore the Broncos 13-7; Seattle’s final ten points came in the final 62 seconds on a touchdown, onside kick, and field goal. In overtime
Jon Kitna was strip sacked and
Glenn Cadrez scored; the 36-30 loss now left the Seahawks’ playoff hopes in the air st 8-6.
Week 16: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
The 1999 Seattle Seahawks season was the franchise's 24th season in the
National Football League (NFL), the last playing their home games at the
Kingdome and the first under head coach
Mike Holmgren. It was also the first season that Seattle made the playoffs in
eleven seasons. It would be Seattle's last playoff appearance as an
American Football Conference (AFC) team. They would not return to the playoffs until
2003, after being moved to the
National Football Conference (NFC).
Offseason
After the
1998 season,
head coach Mike Holmgren left
Green Bay to become the coach of the Seahawks. Holmgren was hired on January 8, 1999, to be the executive vice president, general manager and head coach.[1]
Mike Holmgren’s debut as Seahawks head coach was a 28-20 loss to a Detroit Lions team playing without now-retired
Barry Sanders and which had beaten him as
Packers coach the year before at
The Silverdome. Despite scoring two touchdowns in the final ten minutes
Jon Kitna failed on a fourth down attempt in the final minute.
Week 2: at Chicago Bears
Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at Chicago Bears – Game summary
Glenn Foley started and threw two touchdowns in the final quarter erasing a 13-0 Bears lead. The Bears drove down in the final 2:42 but
Brian Gowins’ missed 48-yard kick secured Holmgren’s first win as Seahawks coach (and third straight win over the Bears).
Week 3: at Pittsburgh Steelers
Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
The Seahawks finished their two-game road trip by intercepting
Kordell Stewart three times (ex-Niner
Merton Hanks scored on the first pick not three minutes in) and
Mike Tomczak twice while kicker
Todd Peterson booted five field goals and running back
John Edward Rogers caught a Steelers punt at his six and scored, in a 29-10 romp.
Week 4: vs. Oakland Raiders
Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Rich Gannon led three touchdown drives for the Raiders in the game’s first thirty-five minutes; in that span
Jon Kitna had a touchdown to
Derrick Mayes (a two-point try to
Sean Dawkins failed), a field goal drive and an interception, but in a roughly eleven minute span down 21-9 Kitna threw another touchdown (to
Reggie Brown) and two successful field goals. The Raiders got the ball back with forty-five seconds left but a 61-yard kick missed for the 22-21 Seahawks win.
Week 6: at San Diego Chargers
Week Six: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
The Seahawks fell 13-10 at
Jack Murphy Stadium on a missed field goal attempt and two punts in the fourth quarter. Despite interceptions on four straight possessions encompassing the third quarter and part of the fourth
Erik Kramer led the Chargers to two field goals, the game winner on the final play.
Week 7: vs. Buffalo Bills
Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks vs. Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Jon Kitna’s two touchdowns and three
Todd Peterson field goals put the Seahawks ahead of the Bills 23-0, enough to withstand two
Doug Flutie touchdowns; on Buffalo’s last two possessions Flutie was sacked, fumbling the ball once.
Week 8: at Green Bay Packers
Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
Once fellow members of
Bill Walsh’s staff on the Forty-Niners,
Mike Holmgren faced his former defensive coordinator and now successor as Packers head coach
Ray Rhodes.
Shawn Springs’ blocked punt touchdown and
Corey Bradford’s 74-yard catch opened a 7-7 game that then became a Seahawks rout as
Brett Favre was intercepted four times and benched for
Matt Hasselbeck. The 27-7 win left the Seahawks 5-2. Entering
2023 this was the last time the Seahawks defeated the Packers at
Lambeau Field.[6]
Week 9: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Week Nine: Seattle Seahawks vs. Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
The Seahawks season started turning for the worse in a 16-3 loss to the Buccaneers.
Jon Kitna had a dismal day with five interceptions and just 197 yards.
Week 13: at Oakland Raiders
Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
After the Seahawks clawed out a 16-13 lead the Chargers booted two additional field goals and the Seahawks fumbled once and missed three kicks of their own on their final four possessions; they thus had squandered an 8-2 start and at 8-5 were tied with
Kansas City atop the AFC West.
Week 15 at Denver Broncos
Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary
The wildest game of the year (66 combined points a season high for both teams) occurred at
Mile High Stadium. It was mostly a battle of
Jason Elam and
Todd Peterson field goals until the final four minutes saw the Seahawks outscore the Broncos 13-7; Seattle’s final ten points came in the final 62 seconds on a touchdown, onside kick, and field goal. In overtime
Jon Kitna was strip sacked and
Glenn Cadrez scored; the 36-30 loss now left the Seahawks’ playoff hopes in the air st 8-6.
Week 16: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary