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1999 NFL season

Year1999
NFLchampionSt. Louis Rams
Regular SeasonSeptember 12, 1999-January 3, 2000
Playoffs StartJanuary 8, 2000
AFCchampionTennessee Titans
NFCchampionSt. Louis Rams
Sb NameXXXIV
Sb DateJanuary 30, 2000
Sb SiteGeorgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia
Pb DateFebruary 6, 2000

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The 1999 NFL season was the 80th regular season of the National Football League. The Cleveland Browns returned to the field for the first time since the 1995 season. Also, the Tennessee Oilers changed its name to Tennessee Titans, and the league retired the name "Oilers" - a first in league history.

The return of the Browns gave the league 31 teams (the first time since about 1966 that the NFL had an odd number of teams). As a result, the NFL was forced to give at least one team a bye each week. Previously, the league never gave a club the week off during the first two weeks or last seven weeks of the season. Under this new system, for ten weeks of the season (Week #1 to Week #2, and Week #10 to Week #17), exactly one team was scheduled a bye; for seven weeks of the season (Week #3 to Week #9), three teams sat out. This format would continue for the next two seasons until the Houston Texans joined the NFL in 2002 and returned the league to an even number of teams.

The start of the 1999 NFL Season was pushed back one week and started the weekend after Labor Day, a change from the previous seasons. Due to the Y2K concerns, the NFL did not want to hold the opening round of the playoffs on Saturday January 1, 2000, and did not want teams traveling on that day. Week 17 games were held on January 2, 2000, and the opening round of the playoff would be scheduled for January 8-9. The bye week before the Super Bowl was removed to accommodate the one-year adjustment. The start of the season after Labor Day would become a regular fixture for future seasons, beginning in 2001.

The St. Louis Rams, who had a losing record for each of the past nine seasons, surprised the entire league by defeating the Tennessee Titans in Super Bowl XXXIV.

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Uniform :
AFC East
Team W L T PCT PF PA
(2) Indianapolis Colts 13 3 0 .813 423 333
(5) Buffalo Bills 11 5 0 .688 320 229
(6) Miami Dolphins 9 7 0 .563 326 336
New York Jets 8 8 0 .500 308 309
New England Patriots 8 8 0 .500 299 284
AFC Central
Team W L T PCT PF PA
(1) Jacksonville Jaguars 14 2 0 .875 396 217
(4) Tennessee Titans 13 3 0 .813 392 324
Baltimore Ravens 8 8 0 .500 324 277
Pittsburgh Steelers 6 10 0 .375 317 320
Cincinnati Bengals 4 12 0 .250 283 460
Cleveland Browns 2 14 0 .125 217 437
AFC West
Team W L T PCT PF PA
(3) Seattle Seahawks 9 7 0 .563 338 298
Kansas City Chiefs 9 7 0 .563 390 322
San Diego Chargers 8 8 0 .500 269 316
Oakland Raiders 8 8 0 .500 390 329
Denver Broncos 6 10 0 .375 314 318

Uniform :
NFC East
Team W L T PCT PF PA
(3) Washington Redskins 10 6 0 .625 443 377
(5) Dallas Cowboys 8 8 0 .500 352 276
New York Giants 7 9 0 .438 299 358
Arizona Cardinals 6 10 0 .375 245 382
Philadelphia Eagles 5 11 0 .313 272 357
NFC Central
Team W L T PCT PF PA
(2) Tampa Bay Buccaneers 11 5 0 .688 270 235
(4) Minnesota Vikings 10 6 0 .625 399 335
(6) Detroit Lions 8 8 0 .500 322 323
Green Bay Packers 8 8 0 .500 357 341
Chicago Bears 6 10 0 .375 272 341
NFC West
Team W L T PCT PF PA
(1) St. Louis Rams 13 3 0 .813 526 242
Carolina Panthers 8 8 0 .500 421 381
Atlanta Falcons 5 11 0 .313 285 380
San Francisco 49ers 4 12 0 .250 295 453
New Orleans Saints 3 13 0 .188 260 434

Team :
Total yards gained St. Louis Rams (6,412)
Yards rushing San Francisco 49ers (2,095)
Yards passing St. Louis Rams (4,353)
Fewest points allowed Jacksonville Jaguars (217)
Fewest total yards allowed Buffalo Bills (4,045)
Fewest rushing yards allowed St. Louis Rams (1,189)
Fewest passing yards allowed Buffalo Bills (2,675)

Individual :
Touchdowns Stephen Davis, Washington and Edgerrin James, Indianapolis (17 TDs)
Most field goals made Olindo Mare, Miami (39 FGs)
Rushing Edgerrin James, Indianapolis (1,553 yards)
Passing Kurt Warner, St. Louis (109.2 rating)
Passing touchdowns Kurt Warner, St. Louis (41 TDs)
Pass receiving Jimmy Smith, Jacksonville (116 catches)
Pass receiving yards Marvin Harrison, Indianapolis (1,663)
Punt returns Charlie Rogers, Seattle (14.5 average yards)
Kickoff returns Tony Horne, St. Louis (29.7 average yards)
Interceptions Rod Woodson, Baltimore; Sam Madison, Miami; James Hasty, Kansas City; Donnie Abraham, Tampa Bay; and Troy Vincent, Philadelphia (7)
Punting Tom Rouen, Denver (46.5 average yards)
Sacks Kevin Carter, St. Louis (17)

Individual :
Coach of the Year Dick Vermeil, St. Louis
Offensive Player of the Year Marshall Faulk, Running back, St. Louis
Defensive Player of the Year Warren Sapp, Defensive Tackle, Tampa Bay
Offensive Rookie of the Year Edgerrin James, Running Back, Indianapolis
Defensive Rookie of the Year Jevon Kearse, Defensive End, Tennessee
NFL Comeback Player of the Year Bryant Young, Defensive Tackle, San Francisco

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