The 1999 season was the Atlanta Falcons' 34th in the National Football League (NFL). They finished with a 5–11 record, some way short of the 14–2 record they managed in the previous season, and failed to reach the playoffs, which meant they would not be the first team to play in the Super Bowl at their own stadium. The Falcons and their Super Bowl XXXIII opponent, the Denver Broncos, managed an aggregate 11–21 record between them; it was the worst combined record by two teams the year after they reached the Super Bowl until the Oakland Raiders and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2003.
The season saw star running back Jamal Anderson hurt his knee in Week 2 and be subsequently placed on injured reserve, ending his season and any hope of the Falcons matching their 1998 form.Silver, Michael; "Ram Tough"; Sports Illustrated, vol. 92, issue 1, p. 48 The injury that Anderson suffered was career-threatening.
Offseason
Free agents PositionPlayerFree agency tag1999 team DB Darren Anderson UFA DB Ronnie Bradford UFA Atlanta Falcons DE John Burrough UFA Minnesota Vikings DB Devin Bush UFA St. Louis Rams QB Steve DeBerg UFA Retired DE Antonio Edwards UFA Carolina Panthers WR Ronnie Harris UFA Atlanta Falcons WR Todd Kinchen UFA Carolina Panthers C Adam Schreiber UFA Atlanta Falcons LB Ben Talley RFA Atlanta Falcons DE Esera Tuaolo UFA Carolina Panthers DB William White UFA
Additions SubtractionsG Greg Bishop (Giants) LB Cornelius Bennett (Colts)WR Chris Calloway (Giants) WR Tony Martin (Dolphins)S Marty Carter (Bears) QB Danny Kanell (Giants)S Gerald McBurrows (Rams)LB Pellom McDaniels (Chiefs)
NFL draft
Personnel
Roster
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 12 Minnesota Vikings L 14–17 0–1 Georgia Dome 69,555 2 at Dallas Cowboys L 7–24 0–2 Texas Stadium 63,663 3 September 26 at St. Louis Rams L 7–35 0–3 Trans World Dome 63,253 4 October 3 Baltimore Ravens L 13–19 0–4 Georgia Dome 50,712 5 October 10 at New Orleans Saints W 20–17 1–4 Louisiana Superdome 57,289 6 October 17 St. Louis Rams L 13–41 1–5 Georgia Dome 51,973 7 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 9–13 1–6 Three Rivers Stadium 58,141 8 October 31 Carolina Panthers W 27–20 2–6 Georgia Dome 52,594 9 November 7 Jacksonville Jaguars L 7–30 2–7 Georgia Dome 68,466 10 Bye 11 November 21 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 10–19 2–8 Raymond James Stadium 65,158 12 November 28 at Carolina Panthers L 28–34 2–9 Ericcson Stadium 55,507 13 December 5 New Orleans Saints W 35–12 3–9 Georgia Dome 62,568 14 December 12 at San Francisco 49ers L 7–26 3–10 3Com Park 67,465 15 December 19 at Tennessee Titans L 17–30 3–11 Adelphia Coliseum 66,196 16 December 26 Arizona Cardinals W 37–14 4–11 Georgia Dome 47,074 17 San Francisco 49ers W 34–29 5–11 Georgia Dome 57,980 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
References
External links 1999 Atlanta Falcons at Pro-Football-Reference.com