The
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season was the team's 40th year in professional football and its 30th with the
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. After winning their second consecutive
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with a win over the
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in
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in Miami, the team suffered the retirement of Super Bowl XXXIII
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during the off-season. Elway had spent his entire career with the Denver Broncos, and much of the focus in the weeks leading up to the season centered on the void left by Elway's departure.
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announced that third-round
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pick
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, son of
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Quarterback
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, would take the reins of the offense, passing over veteran and credible back-up QB
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.
Although no one expected a serious defense of their title, the Broncos would stumble out the gate this season, losing the first four regular season games. Many of the games would be decided in the final two minutes of play, but the Broncos found themselves on the losing end at 6–10. It was their first losing season since
1994The 1994 Denver Broncos season was the team's 35th year in professional football and its 25th with the National Football League. The season would be noted for being the final year that Wade Phillips was head coach.-Staff:-Schedule:-External links:*...
, the worst season since
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and the worst record of the five-team AFC West. It was speculated by the media that this season was the worst-ever season for a team defending their Super Bowl title, although there is no known statistic kept for such a dubious honor.
Staff
| 1999 Denver Broncos staff |
Front Office
- President/Chief Executive Officer – Pat Bowlen
Patrick Dennis Bowlen is the Majority Owner, President, and Chief Executive Officer of the Denver Broncos. The Bowlen Family, including his two brothers and sister, purchased the team from Edgar Kaiser in 1984 and saved the team from possible bankruptcy.-Biography:Pat's father, Paul D...
- Vice President of Football Operations – Mike Shanahan
Michael Edward "Mike" Shanahan is the 28th and current head coach of the Washington Redskins of the National Football League. Shanahan also holds the title of Vice President of Football Operations with the Redskins, giving him full control over player personnel with the team. Shanahan previously...
- General Manager – Neal Dahlen
Neal Dahlen is a retired American football administrator, who worked for San Francisco 49ers , and the Denver Broncos , and was General Manager of the Broncos from 1999 to January 2002....
Head Coaches
- Head Coach – Mike Shanahan
Michael Edward "Mike" Shanahan is the 28th and current head coach of the Washington Redskins of the National Football League. Shanahan also holds the title of Vice President of Football Operations with the Redskins, giving him full control over player personnel with the team. Shanahan previously...
- Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line – Alex Gibbs
Alex Gibbs is a retired American football coach. Gibbs was to enter his first season on Pete Carroll's Seattle Seahawks staff as the Assistant Head Coach and Offensive Line coach in 2010, but announced his unexpected retirement a week before the start of the NFL's 2010 regular season.Gibbs is a...
Offensive Coaches
- Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Gary Kubiak
Gary Wayne Kubiak is the head coach for the Houston Texans of the National Football League. Kubiak has participated in six Super Bowls, losing three as a player with the Denver Broncos and winning three as an assistant coach with Denver and the San Francisco 49ers.-High school:Kubiak passed for a...
- Running Backs – Bobby Turner
Robert "Bobby" Turner is the Washington Redskins running backs coach. He held the same position in Denver from 1995–2009; he also worked for 20 years as a college assistant and has 39 combined years of coaching experience at the professional, collegiate and high school levels.In his final...
- Wide Receivers – Mike Heimerdinger
Michael "Mike" Heimerdinger was a football coach in the National Football League.-Career:Heimerdinger was most recently the offensive coordinator for the Tennessee Titans, a position he had served in from 2000-2004 and again from 2008-2010...
- Tight Ends – Brian Pariani
- Assistant Offensive Line/Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Barney Chavous
Barney Lewis Chavous is a former American football defensive end/defensive tackle in the NFL. He played his entire thirteen year career with the Denver Broncos from 1973-1985. He ranks third on the Broncos' all-time sacks list with 75 and is tied with Tom Jackson for third in Broncos' career...
- Offensive Assistant – Pat McPherson
Patrick "Pat" McPherson is the tight ends coach for the Seattle Seahawks. He joins the Seahawks after 11 years with the Denver Broncos. He was the wide receivers coach for the Denver Broncos before joining the Sea Hawks. He joined the Broncos coaching staff in 1998 as a defensive assistant, and in...
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Defensive Coaches
- Defensive Coordinator – Greg Robinson
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- Defensive Line – George Dyer
- Pass Rush Specialist – John Teerlinck
John Teerlinck is a former American football player. He now is a defensive linemen coach for the Indianapolis Colts.-Controversy:...
- Linebackers – Frank Bush
Frank Bush is the current linebacker coach of the Tennessee Titans. He is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Houston Oilers in the fifth round of the 1985 NFL Draft...
- Defensive Backs – Ed Donatell
Ed Donatell is an American football coach for the San Francisco 49ers.Most recently he served as the defensive coordinator for the University of Washington Huskies football team from January to December 2008 under Tyrone Willingham. He and the entire staff were let go after the winless 2008 season...
- Defensive Assistant – Rick Smith
Rick Smith is currently the General Manager of the Houston Texans of the NFL.-Biography:Rick Smith played for the Purdue Boilermakers as a strong safety. He graduated from that institution, where he served as a coach...
- Defensive Assistant – Terry Tumey
Special Teams Coaches
Strength and Conditioning
- Strength and Conditioning – Rich Tuten
- Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Ricky Porter
Richard Anthony "Ricky" Porter is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League. He recently left his position as a coach of Northlake Christan School in Covington, Louisiana where he is also the head coach of their back to back state champion baseball team...
- Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Greg Saporta
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Schedule
| Week |
Date |
Opponent |
Result |
Attendance |
| 1 |
September 13, 1999 |
Miami DolphinsThe Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
|
L 38–21 |
75,623 |
| 2 |
September 19, 1999 |
at Kansas City Chiefs The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...
|
L 26–10 |
78,683 |
| 3 |
September 26, 1999 |
at Tampa Bay BuccaneersThe Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West...
|
L 13–10 |
65,297 |
| 4 |
October 3, 1999 |
New York Jets The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
|
L 21–13 |
74,181 |
| 5 |
October 10, 1999 |
at Oakland RaidersThe Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
|
W 16–13 |
55,704 |
| 6 |
October 17, 1999 |
Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...
|
W 31–10 |
73,352 |
| 7 |
October 24, 1999 |
at New England PatriotsThe New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National...
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L 24–23 |
60,011 |
| 8 |
October 31, 1999 |
Minnesota VikingsThe Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...
|
L 23–20 |
75,021 |
| 9 |
November 7, 1999 |
at San Diego ChargersThe San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
|
W 33–17 |
61,204 |
| 10 |
November 14, 1999 |
at Seattle SeahawksThe Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team...
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L 20–17 |
66,314 |
| 11 |
November 22, 1999 |
Oakland RaidersThe Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
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W 27–21 |
70,012 |
| 12 |
Bye |
| 13 |
December 5, 1999 |
Kansas City Chiefs The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...
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L 16–10 |
73,855 |
| 14 |
December 13, 1999 |
at Jacksonville JaguarsThe Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
|
L 27–24 |
71,357 |
| 15 |
December 19, 1999 |
Seattle SeahawksThe Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team...
|
W 36–30 |
65,987 |
| 16 |
December 25, 1999 |
at Detroit LionsThe Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...
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W 17–7 |
73,158 |
| 17 |
January 2, 2000 |
San Diego ChargersThe San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
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L 12–6 |
69,278 |
Standings
| AFC West The AFC West is a division of the National Football League's American Football Conference, currently comprising the Denver Broncos, San Diego Chargers, Kansas City Chiefs, and the Oakland Raiders.-History:...
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W |
L |
T |
PCT |
PF |
PA |
STK |
| Seattle Seahawks The 1999 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 24th season with the National Football League. The 1999 season was the final season the Seahawks played at the Kingdome and was head coach Mike Holmgren's first season with the team...
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9 |
7 |
0 |
.563 |
338 |
298 |
L-1 |
| Kansas City Chiefs The 1999 Kansas City Chiefs season began with the promotion of Defensive coordinator Gunther Cunningham to Head coach following the resignation of Marty Schottenheimer after the Chiefs' 1998 season. The team finished with a 9–7 record and 2nd place in the AFC West...
|
9 |
7 |
0 |
.563 |
390 |
322 |
L-2 |
| San Diego Chargers The 1999 San Diego Chargers season began with the team trying to improve on their 5–11 record in 1998. In was Mike Riley's first season as the teams head coach.-Staff:-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...
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8 |
8 |
0 |
.500 |
269 |
316 |
W-2 |
| Oakland Raiders The 1999 Oakland Raiders season was their 40th in the league. They matched their previous season's output of 8–8. Thirteen of the team's sixteen games were decided by a touchdown or less.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...
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8 |
8 |
0 |
.500 |
390 |
329 |
W-1 |
| Denver Broncos |
6 |
10 |
0 |
.375 |
314 |
318 |
L-1 |