1999 Minnesota Vikings season

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1999 Minnesota Vikings season
Head Coach Dennis Green
Home Field Metrodome
Results
Record 10-6
Place 2nd NFC Central
Playoff Finish W NFC Wild Card Playoff
L NFC Divisional Playoff
Timeline
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1999 was the 39th year of season play for the Minnesota Vikings and the 80th regular season of 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, 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 matchup. 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.

[edit] 1999 Draft Results

Round Pick Name Position College
1 (11) Daunte Culpepper Quarterback Central Florida
1 (29) Dimitrius Underwood Defensive Tackle Michigan State
2 (44) Jim Kleinsasser Tight End North Dakota
4 (120) Kenny Wright Cornerback Northwestern State
4 (125) Jay Humphrey Tackle Texas
5 (169) Chris Jones Safety Clemson
6 (185) Talance Sawyer Defensive Tackle UNLV
6 (199) Antico Dalton Linebacker Hampton
7 (236) Noel Scarlett Defensive Tackle Langston

[edit] Uniform combinations


1999 NFL season
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