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1999 Seattle Seahawks

The 1999 Seattle Seahawks went 9–7, and lost in the Wild Card round. They scored 338 points and allowed 298.

Record
9–7
Home
5–3
Road & neutral
4–4
Points
338–298
Postseason
Lost Wild Card

Where the season ranked

They scored 338 points, the 12th-most among the 31 teams, and allowed 298, the eighth-fewest. Their point differential was +40.

How the season unfolded

The Seahawks started 3–1 and were 6–2 after eight games. They went 1–3 over the final four weeks to finish 9–7.

Their longest winning streak was five games, from Week 7 to Week 11.

Their longest losing streak was four games, from Week 12 to Week 15.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 27–7 over the Green Bay Packers in Week 8 (November 1, 1999).

Their heaviest loss was 16–3 to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 12 (November 28, 1999).

They scored a season-high 37 points against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 9 (November 7, 1999), winning 37–20.

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 3–4.

They played one overtime game and lost it.

Division and playoff opponents

Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 1–2 in the regular season.

Postseason

In the Wild Card round, they lost to the Miami Dolphins 20–17 at home.

Before and after

In 2000, they went 6–10 and missed the playoffs.

1999 schedule and results

1999 Seattle Seahawks · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 12, 1999vs Detroit LionsL 20–28
Week 2Sep 19, 1999at Chicago BearsW 14–13
Week 3Sep 26, 1999at Pittsburgh SteelersW 29–10
Week 4Oct 3, 1999vs Oakland RaidersW 22–21
Week 6Oct 17, 1999at San Diego ChargersL 10–13
Week 7Oct 24, 1999vs Buffalo BillsW 26–16
Week 8Nov 1, 1999at Green Bay PackersW 27–7
Week 9Nov 7, 1999vs Cincinnati BengalsW 37–20
Week 10Nov 14, 1999vs Denver BroncosW 20–17
Week 11Nov 21, 1999at Kansas City ChiefsW 31–19
Week 12Nov 28, 1999vs Tampa Bay BuccaneersL 3–16
Week 13Dec 5, 1999at Oakland RaidersL 21–30
Week 14Dec 12, 1999vs San Diego ChargersL 16–19
Week 15Dec 19, 1999at Denver BroncosL 30–36 (OT)
Week 16Dec 26, 1999vs Kansas City ChiefsW 23–14
Week 17Jan 2, 2000at New York JetsL 9–19
Wild CardJan 9, 2000vs Miami DolphinsL 17–20

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 1999 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.