Record 10–6 Head coach Dennis Green | Division place 2nd NFC Central Start date 1999 | |
Playoff finish Won Wild Card Playoffs (Cowboys) 27–10
Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Rams) 37–49 Home field Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Similar 1998 Minnesota Vikings s, 2000 Minnesota Vikings s, 1995 Minnesota Vikings s, 1981 Minnesota Vikings s | ||
The 1999 Minnesota Vikings season was the franchise's 39th season in the National Football League.
After going 15–1 in 1998 the Vikings began the 1999 season with high hopes of another great season. Randall Cunningham resumed duties again in 1999, but after a lukewarm 2–4 start, he was benched and Jeff George was given the starting job. He finished the season with an 8–2 record, and led the Vikings into the postseason once again, with an overall team record of 10–6. Minnesota beat Dallas in the Wild Card Game 27–10, and faced playoff newcomer Kurt Warner and the St. Louis Rams in the Divisional Round. The game was a shootout which Minnesota led 17–14 at halftime, but the Rams outscored Minnesota 35 to 20 in the second half to win 49–37. St. Louis would go on to win Super Bowl XXXIV.