The 1999 Seattle Seahawks season was the franchise's 24th season in the

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(NFL), the last playing their home games at the

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and the first under head coach

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. It was also the first season that Seattle made the playoffs in eleven seasons. It would be Seattle's last playoff appearance as an American Football Conference (AFC) team. They would not return to the playoffs until

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, after being moved to the

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(NFC).

Offseason

After the 1998 season,

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Mike Holmgren left Green Bay to become the coach of the Seahawks. Holmgren was hired on January 8, 1999, to be the executive vice president, general manager and head coach.

NFL draft

Personnel

Staff

Final roster

* Starters in bold. * (*) Denotes players that were selected for the

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Schedule

Preseason

:Source: Seahawks Media Guides

Regular season

Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC Central. :Bold indicates division opponents. :Source: 1999 NFL season results

Postseason

This game was the last event held in the

(1976–2000). On March 26, 2000, the

was imploded to make way for Seahawks Stadium.

Standings

Game Summaries

Preseason

Week P1: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week P2: at San Francisco 49ers

Week P3: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Week P4: at Indianapolis Colts

Regular season

Week 1: vs. Detroit Lions

Week 2: at Chicago Bears

Week 3: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 4: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week 6: at San Diego Chargers

Week 7: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week 8: at Green Bay Packers

As of 2021, this remains the last time the Seahawks defeated the Packers at

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Week 9: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week 10: vs. Denver Broncos

Week 11: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week 12: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 13: at Oakland Raiders

Week 14: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week 15 at Denver Broncos

Week 16: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week 17: at New York Jets

Postseason

Seattle entered the postseason as the #3 seed in the AFC.

AFC Wild Card Playoff: vs. #6 Miami Dolphins

References

External links

Seahawks draft history at NFL.com

1999 NFL season results at NFL.com
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