1999 Pittsburgh Steelers season

Staff

Notable additions include Joey Porter and Aaron Smith.

Week 1 (Sunday September 12, 1999): at Cleveland Browns

at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Game time: 8:20 PM EDT

Game weather:

Game attendance: 73,138

Referee: Bob McElwee

TV announcers: (ESPN) Mike Patrick (play by play), Joe Theismann & Paul Maguire (color commentators), Solomon Wilcots (sideline reporter)

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Stewart 1 run (Brown kick)

Pittsburgh – FG Brown 18

Pittsburgh – Huntley 5 pass from Stewart (Brown kick)

Pittsburgh – FG Brown 28

Pittsburgh – Huntley 3 run (kick blocked)

Pittsburgh – FG Brown 19

Pittsburgh – Huntley 21 pass from Tomczak (Brown kick)

Pittsburgh – Ward 1 pass from Tomczak (Brown kick)

Week 2 (Sunday September 19, 1999): at Baltimore Ravens

at PSINet Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

Game time: 1:00 PM EDT

Game weather:

Game attendance: 68,965

Referee: Gerald Austin

TV announcers: (CBS) Ian Eagle (play by play), Mark May (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Stewart 8 run (Brown kick)

Baltimore – Rhett 2 run (Stover kick)

Pittsburgh – Huntley 17 run (Brown kick)

Baltimore – FG Stover 45

Pittsburgh – FG Brown 32

Baltimore – FG Stover 28

Pittsburgh – FG Brown 28

Baltimore – Ismail 19 pass from Case (Stover kick)

Pittsburgh – FG Brown 36

Week 3 (Sunday September 26, 1999): vs. Seattle Seahawks

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 1:00 PM EDT

Game weather: 78°F (Sunny)

Game attendance: 57,881

Referee: Phil Luckett

TV announcers: (CBS) Kevin Harlan (play by play), Sam Wyche (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

Seattle – Hanks 23 interception return (Peterson kick)

Seattle – Rogers 94 punt return (Peterson kick)

Seattle – FG Peterson 45

Seattle – FG Peterson 51

Seattle – FG Peterson 41

Seattle – FG Peterson 26

Pittsburgh – FG Brown 33

Seattle – FG Peterson 38

Pittsburgh – Edwards 16 pass from Tomczak (Brown kick)

Week 4 (Sunday October 3, 1999): vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 1:00 PM EDT

Game weather: 59°F (Partly Sunny)

Game attendance: 57,308

Referee: Dick Hantak

TV announcers: (CBS) Verne Lundquist (play by play), Dan Dierdorf (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

Jacksonville – McCardell 7 pass from Brunell (Hollis kick)

PIttsburgh – FG Brown 48

Jacksonville – FG Hollis 27

Jacksonville – FG Hollis 41

Jacksonville – Safety, Stewart fumbled ball out of end zone

Jacksonville – Safety, Smeenge sacked Stewart in end zone

Week 5 (Sunday October 10, 1999): at Buffalo Bills

at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

Game time: 1:00 PM EDT

Game weather:

Game attendance: 71,038

Referee: Ed Hochuli

TV announcers: (CBS) Ian Eagle (play by play), Mark May (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Ward 12 pass from Stewart (Brown kick)

Buffalo – Gash 2 pass from Flutie (Christie kick)

Buffalo – Moulds 49 pass from Flutie (Christie kick)

Buffalo – FG Christie 29

Pittsburgh – Edwards 17 pass from Stewart (Brown kick)

Buffalo – Riemersma 8 pass from Flutie (Christie kick)

Pittsburgh – Bettis 1 run (Brown kick)

Week 6 (Sunday October 17, 1999): at Cincinnati Bengals

at Cinergy Field, Cincinnati, Ohio

Game time: 1:00 PM EDT

Game weather:

Game attendance: 59,669

Referee: Jeff Triplette

TV announcers: (CBS) Gus Johnson (play by play), Brent Jones (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Bettis 1 run (Brown kick)

Cincinnati – FG Pelfrey 37

Pittsburgh – Bettis 5 run (Brown kick)

Pittsburgh – FG Brown 43

Week 7 (Monday October 25, 1999): vs. Atlanta Falcons

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 9:00 PM EDT

Game weather: 48°F (Clear)

Game attendance: 58,141

Referee: Ron Winter

TV announcers: (ABC) Al Michaels (play by play), Boomer Esiason (color commentator), Lesley Visser (sideline reporter)

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Huntley 13 pass from Stewart (Brown kick)

Pittsburgh – FG Brown 51

Pittsburgh – FG Brown 25

Atlanta – Mathis 5 pass from Chandler (Andersen kick)

Atlanta – Safety, Miller stepped out of end zone

Week 9 (Sunday November 7, 1999): at San Francisco 49ers

at 3Com Park, San Francisco, California

Game time: 4:15 PM EST

Game weather: 55°F (Rain)

Game attendance: 68,657

Referee: Tom White

TV announcers: (CBS) Greg Gumbel (play by play), Phil Simms (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Bettis 1 run (Brown kick)

San Francisco – FG Richey 19

Pittsburgh – Ward 13 pass from Stewart (Brown kick)

PIttsburgh – FG Brown 28

San Francisco – FG Richey 20

Pittsburgh – FG Brown 38

Pittsburgh – Bettis 22 run (Brown kick)

Week 10 (Sunday November 14, 1999): vs. Cleveland Browns

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 1:00 PM EST

Game weather: 53°F (Partly Sunny)

Game attendance: 58,213

Referee: Johnny Grier

TV announcers: (CBS) Craig Bolerjack (play by play), Beasley Reece (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

Cleveland – K. Johnson 35 pass from Couch (Dawson kick)

Pittsburgh – FG Brown 41

Pittsburgh – FG Brown 32

Pittsburgh – Huntley 5 run (run failed)

Pittsburgh – FG Brown 47

Cleveland – Edwards 5 pass from Couch (run failed)

Cleveland – FG Dawson 39

Week 11 (Sunday November 21, 1999): at Tennessee Titans

at Adelphia Coliseum, Nashville, Tennessee

Game time: 1:00 PM EST

Game weather:

Game attendance: 66,619

Referee: Mike Carey

TV announcers: (CBS) Don Criqui (play by play), Steve Tasker (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

Tennessee – McNair 2 run (Del Greco kick)

Pittsburgh – Edwards 15 pass from Stewart (Brown kick)

Tennessee – McNair 3 run (Del Greco kick)

Tennessee – Safety, Stewart penalized for intentional grounding in end zone

Pittsburgh – FG Brown 24

Week 12 (Sunday November 28, 1999): vs. Cincinnati Bengals

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 1:00 PM EST

Game weather: 45°F (Mostly Sunny)

Game attendance: 50,907

Referee: Walt Coleman

TV announcers: (CBS) Bill Macatee (play by play), Beasley Reece (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

Cincinnati – Scott 76 pass from Blake (Pelfrey kick)

Cincinnati – Blake 4 run (Pelfrey kick)

Pittsburgh – FG Brown 35

Cincinnati – Heath 58 interception return (Pelfrey kick)

Cincinnati – FG Pelfrey 29

Pittsburgh – FG Brown 33

Pittsburgh – Shaw 15 pass from Tomczak (Brown kick)

Pittsburgh – Ward 34 pass from Tomczak (Brown kick)

Cincinnati – FG Pelfrey 29

Week 13 (Thursday December 2, 1999): at Jacksonville Jaguars

at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

Game time: 8:20 PM EST

Game weather:

Game attendance: 68,806

Referee: Bill Carollo

TV announcers: (ESPN) Mike Patrick (play by play), Joe Theismann & Paul Maguire (color commentators), Solomon Wilcots (sideline reporter)

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – FG Brown 40

Jacksonville – FG Hollis 25

Jacksonville – FG Hollis 32

Pittsburgh – FG Brown 39

Jacksonville – Smith 27 pass from Brunell (Hollis kick)

Jacksonville – Stewart 1 run (Hollis kick)

Week 14 (Sunday December 12, 1999): vs. Baltimore Ravens

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 1:00 PM EST

Game weather: 42°F (Partly Sunny)

Game attendance: 46,715

Referee: Jeff Triplette

TV announcers: (CBS) Ian Eagle (play by play), Mark May (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Ward 21 pass from Bettis (Brown kick)

Baltimore – Holmes 64 run (Stover kick)

Pittsburgh – FG Brown 31

Baltimore – FG Stover 19

Baltimore – Ismail 54 pass from Banks (Stover kick)

Pittsburgh – Edwards 6 pass from Tomczak (Brown kick)

Baltimore – Ismail 59 pass from Banks (Stover kick)

Baltimore – Ismail 76 pass from Banks (Stover kick)

Pittsburgh – Stewart 11 pass from Tomczak (Brown kick)

Week 15 (Saturday December 18, 1999): at Kansas City Chiefs

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game time: 12:30 PM EST

Game weather:

Game attendance: 78,697

Referee: Larry Nemmers

TV announcers: (CBS) Verne Lundquist (play by play), Dan Dierdorf (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – T. Edwards 12 pass from Tomczak (Brown kick)

Kansas City – Gonzales 15 pass from Grbac (Stoyanovich kick)

Pittsburgh – FG Brown 42

Kansas City – D. Edwards 28 interception return (Stoyanovich kick)

Kansas City – Gonzales 2 pass from Grbac (Stoyanovich kick)

Pittsburgh – FG Brown 47

Kansas City – Alexander 82 run (Stoyanovich kick)

Kansas City – Morris 10 run (Stoyanovich kick)

Pittsburgh – Shaw 11 pass from Tomczak (pass failed)

Week 16 (Sunday December 26, 1999): vs. Carolina Panthers

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 1:00 PM EST

Game weather: 30°F (Light Snow)

Game attendance: 39,428

Referee: Bob McElwee

TV announcers: (FOX) Ray Bentley (play by play), Ron Pitts (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – FG Brown 46

Pittsburgh – Davis 102 fumble return (Brown kick)

Carolina – Lane 41 run (Kasay kick)

Pittsburgh – Huntley 25 run (fumbled snap)

Carolina – Jeffers 88 pass from Beuerlein (kick failed)

Pittsburgh – Ward 9 pass from Tomczak (Brown kick)

Carolina – Jeffers 43 pass from Beuerlein (Kasay kick)

Pittsburgh – Bettis 8 run (Brown kick)

Week 17 (Sunday January 2, 2000): vs. Tennessee Titans

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 4:15 PM EST

Game weather: 66°F (Mostly Cloudy)

Game attendance: 48,025

Referee: Tom White

TV announcers: (CBS) Don Criqui (play by play), Steve Tasker (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

Tennessee – Wycheck 9 pass from McNair (Del Greco kick)

Pittsburgh – Huntley 8 run (Brown kick)

Tennessee – Thomas 11 run (Del Greco kick)

Tennessee – Wycheck 26 pass from O'Donnell (Del Greco kick)

Tennessee – Kearse 14 fumble return (Del Greco kick)

Tennessee – FG Del Greco 42

Pittsburgh – Ward 15 pass from Tomczak (Ward pass from Tomczak)

Tennessee – Safety, Thorton sacked Tomczak in end zone

Tennessee – Roan 24 pass from O'Donnell (Del Greco kick)

Pittsburgh – Bettis 1 run (Brown kick)

Pittsburgh – Porter 46 fumble return (Brown kick)

Tennessee – Walker 83 fumble return (Del Greco kick)

Pittsburgh – Shaw 35 pass from Tomczak (Brown kick)