The 1999 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 39th in the National Football League (NFL). After going a near perfect 15âÂÂ1 record in 1998, the Vikings began the 1999 season with high expectations of another great season. Randall Cunningham resumed duties again in 1999, but after a struggling 2âÂÂ4 start to the season, he was benched and Jeff George was given the starting job as quarterback. A notable part of the season is that, before or during the season, a decent amount of contributors (such as Derrick Alexander, Orlando Bobo, and Jerry Ball, and Stalin Colinet) from their dominant 1998 team were lost to the Cleveland Browns "expansion" team.
George finished the season with an 8âÂÂ2 record, and led the Vikings into the postseason once again, with an overall team record of 10âÂÂ6 failing to match their record from the 1998 season. Minnesota beat the Dallas Cowboys in the Wild Card Game 27âÂÂ10 and faced playoff newcomer Kurt Warner and the St. Louis Rams in the divisional round. The game was a shootout which Minnesota led 17âÂÂ14 at halftime, but the Rams outscored Minnesota 35 to 20 in the second half to win 49âÂÂ37. St. Louis would then go on to win Super Bowl XXXIV against the Titans.
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