The 1999 season was the Kansas City Chiefs' 30th in the National Football League (NFL) and their 40th overall. The season began with the promotion of defensive coordinator Gunther Cunningham to head coach following the resignation of Marty Schottenheimer after the Chiefs finished with a 7–9 record in 1998.
The team improved on that in 1999, finishing with a 9–7 record, which was good enough for second place in the AFC West. However, the Chiefs were denied the division title and a playoff berth in the final game of the season against the Oakland Raiders, when Raiders kicker Joe Nedney kicked a field goal in overtime. This game also was the final game future Hall of Fame linebacker Derrick Thomas played in just over a month before his death on February 8, 2000.
Offseason Draft
Undrafted free agents
+ 1999 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeBrandon CondieTight endBYUKen HaslipDefensive backUSCBill LindquistQuarterbackBenedictine
Personnel Staff
Roster
Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 August 15 Tennessee Titans W 22–20 1–0 Arrowhead Stadium 75,152 Recap 2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 7–17 1–1 Arrowhead Stadium 76,292 Recap 3 at Jacksonville Jaguars L 6–31 1–2 Alltel Stadium 56,932 Recap 4 at San Diego Chargers W 34–27 2–2 Qualcomm Stadium 55,555 Recap
Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 12 at Chicago Bears L 17–20 0–1 Soldier Field 58,381 Recap 2 September 19 Denver Broncos W 26–10 1–1 Arrowhead Stadium 78,683 Recap 3 September 26 Detroit Lions W 31–21 2–1 Arrowhead Stadium 78,384 Recap 4 October 3 at San Diego Chargers L 14–21 2–2 Qualcomm Stadium 58,099 Recap 5 October 10 New England Patriots W 16–14 3–2 Arrowhead Stadium 78,636 Recap 6 Bye 7 at Baltimore Ravens W 35–8 4–2 PSINet Stadium 68,771 Recap 8 October 31 San Diego Chargers W 34–0 5–2 Arrowhead Stadium 78,473 Recap 9 November 7 at Indianapolis Colts L 17–25 5–3 RCA Dome 56,689 Recap 10 November 14 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 10–17 5–4 Raymond James Stadium 64,927 Recap 11 November 21 Seattle Seahawks L 19–31 5–5 Arrowhead Stadium 78,714 Recap 12 November 28 at Oakland Raiders W 37–34 6–5 Network Associates Coliseum 48,632 Recap 13 December 5 at Denver Broncos W 16–10 7–5 Mile High Stadium 73,855 Recap 14 December 12 Minnesota Vikings W 31–28 8–5 Arrowhead Stadium 78,932 Recap 15 Pittsburgh Steelers W 35–19 9–5 Arrowhead Stadium 78,697 Recap 16 December 26 at Seattle Seahawks L 14–23 9–6 Kingdome 66,332 Recap 17 January 2 Oakland Raiders L 38–41 9–7 Arrowhead Stadium 79,026 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries Week 1: at Chicago Bears
Week 2: vs. Denver Broncos
Week 3: vs. Detroit Lions
Week 4: at San Diego Chargers
Week 5: vs. New England Patriots
Week 7: at Baltimore Ravens
Week 8: vs. San Diego Chargers
Week 9: at Indianapolis Colts
Week 10: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week 11: vs. Seattle Seahawks
Week 12: at Oakland Raiders
Week 13: at Denver Broncos
Week 14: vs. Minnesota Vikings
Week 15: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 16: at Seattle Seahawks
Week 17: vs. Oakland Raiders
With the Week 17 loss to the Raiders, the Chiefs were eliminated from playoff contention, which resulted in the Seahawks clinching the AFC West for the first time since 1988. It would also mark the second and, ultimately, final time the Seahawks won the AFC West; they would move to the NFC West prior to the 2002 season.
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