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1999 New England PatriotsW1999 New England Patriots↗

NFL · AFC East · 8–8 (.500) · 5th in division · PF 299 · PA 284 · Coach Pete Carroll

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Team leaders

Passing (yds)

3985Drew Bledsoe

Rushing (yds)

Receiving (yds)

Sacks

Interceptions

Efficiency (EPA)

	Offense	Defense
Plays	996	1030
EPA per play	-0.12	-0.10
Pass EPA per play	-0.07	-0.05
Rush EPA per play	-0.18	-0.16
Success rate	37.0%	36.0%
Pass rate	59.4%

Regular season, pass and run plays only. League average that year: EPA per play -0.06, success rate 39.4%. For the defense, lower is better.

Schedule (16 games)

Date	Wk	Opponent	Result	Record	Stadium
1999-09-12	1	@ New York Jets	W 30–28	1–0	Giants Stadium
1999-09-19	2	vs Indianapolis Colts	W 31–28	2–0	Foxboro Stadium
1999-09-26	3	vs New York Giants	W 16–14	3–0	Foxboro Stadium
1999-10-03	4	@ Cleveland Browns	W 19–7	4–0	Cleveland Browns Stadium
1999-10-10	5	@ Kansas City Chiefs	L 14–16	4–1	Arrowhead Stadium
1999-10-17	6	vs Miami Dolphins	L 30–31	4–2	Foxboro Stadium
1999-10-24	7	vs Denver Broncos	W 24–23	5–2	Foxboro Stadium
1999-10-31	8	@ Arizona Cardinals	W 27–3	6–2	Sun Devil Stadium
1999-11-15	10	vs New York Jets	L 17–24	6–3	Foxboro Stadium
1999-11-21	11	@ Miami Dolphins	L 17–27	6–4	Pro Player Stadium
1999-11-28	12	@ Buffalo Bills	L 7–17	6–5	Ralph Wilson Stadium
1999-12-05	13	vs Dallas Cowboys	W 13–6	7–5	Foxboro Stadium
1999-12-12	14	@ Indianapolis Colts	L 15–20	7–6	RCA Dome
1999-12-19	15	@ Philadelphia Eagles	L 9–24	7–7	Veterans Stadium
1999-12-26	16	vs Buffalo Bills	L 10–13 OT	7–8	Foxboro Stadium
2000-01-02	17	vs Baltimore Ravens	W 20–3	8–8	Foxboro Stadium

Roster (66)

#	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	College	Exp	Status
7	Michael Bishop	QB	6-2	215	Kansas State		ACT
11	Drew Bledsoe	QB	6-5	238	Washington State		ACT
17	John Friesz	QB	6-4	220	Idaho		ACT
22	Terry Allen	RB	5-11	208	Clemson		ACT
27	Lamont Warren	RB	5-11	211	Colorado		ACT
29	Derrick Cullors	RB	6-0	195	Murray State; TCU		RES
30	Tony Carter	RB	6-0	235	Minnesota		ACT
33	Kevin Faulk	RB	5-8	202	LSU		RES
35	Jerry Ellison	RB	5-10	204	Tennessee-Chattanooga		ACT
37	Chris Floyd	RB	6-2	235	Michigan		ACT
44	Harold Shaw	RB	6-0	230	Southern Mississippi		ACT
47	Robert Edwards	RB	5-11	220	Georgia		RES
15	Sir Mawn Wilson	WR	6-2	210	Syracuse		CUT
80	Troy Brown	WR	5-10	196	Marshall; Lees-McRae College		ACT
81	Tony Simmons	WR	6-1	212	Wisconsin		ACT
82	Vincent Brisby	WR	6-3	200	Louisiana-Monroe		ACT
84	Shawn Jefferson	WR	5-11	185	UCF		ACT
85	Sean Morey	WR	5-11	193	Brown		ACT
88	Terry Glenn	WR	5-11	196	Ohio State		ACT
0	Devon Smith	TE	6-4	243	N.C. State		RES
83	Rod Rutledge	TE	6-5	265	Alabama		ACT
86	Mike Bartrum	TE	6-4	245	Marshall		ACT
87	Ben Coates	TE	6-5	245	Livingstone College		ACT
21	Steve Israel	DB	5-11	197	Pittsburgh		ACT
23	Terry Billups	DB	5-9	179	North Carolina		ACT
24	Ty Law	DB	5-11	200	Michigan		RES
25	Larry Whigham	DB	6-2	218	Louisiana-Monroe; Pearl River		ACT
26	Cory Gilliard	DB	6-0	210	Ball State		PUP
28	Corey Ivy	DB	5-9	190	Oklahoma		ACT
31	Kato Serwanga	DB	6-0	201	California; University of U. of Pacific; Sacramento State		ACT
32	J'Juan Cherry	DB	5-11	200	Arizona State		RES
34	Tebucky Jones	DB	6-2	220	Syracuse		RES
36	Lawyer Milloy	DB	6-0	211	Washington		ACT
39	Rico Clark	DB	5-10	181	Louisville		ACT
41	Tony George	DB	5-11	205	Florida		ACT
42	Chris Carter	DB	6-2	212	Texas		ACT
55	Willie McGinest	DL	6-5	270	USC		ACT
74	Chris Sullivan	DL	6-4	285	Boston College		ACT
90	Chad Eaton	DL	6-5	303	Washington State		ACT
92	Ferric Collons	DL	6-7	300	California		ACT
93	Bob Kuberski	DL	6-4	300	Navy		ACT
94	Greg Spires	DL	6-1	265	Florida State		RES
95	Henry Thomas	DL	6-2	275	LSU		ACT
98	Brandon Mitchell	DL	6-3	290	Texas A&M		ACT
50	Ron Merkerson	LB	6-2	247	Colorado		CUT
51	Bernard Russ	LB	6-1	238	West Virginia; Arizona Western		CUT
52	Ted Johnson	LB	6-4	253	Colorado		ACT
53	Chris Slade	LB	6-5	250	Virginia		ACT
54	Tedy Bruschi	LB	6-1	247	Arizona		ACT
58	Marty Moore	LB	6-1	245	Kentucky		ACT
59	Andy Katzenmoyer	LB	6-3	260	Ohio State		ACT
91	Jeff Kopp	LB	6-3	244	USC		ACT
96	Marc Megna	LB	6-2	245	Richmond		ACT
99	Vernon Crawford	LB	6-4	245	Florida State; City College (SF)		ACT
61	Damon Denson	OL	6-4	305	Michigan		CUT
63	Heath Irwin	OL	6-4	300	Colorado		ACT
64	Derrick Fletcher	OL	6-6	350	Baylor		ACT
65	Damien Woody	OL	6-3	327	Boston College		ACT
66	Ed Ellis	OL	6-5	325	Buffalo		ACT
67	Jason Andersen	OL	6-6	315	BYU		ACT
68	Max Lane	OL	6-6	310	Navy		ACT
71	Todd Rucci	OL	6-5	305	Penn State		ACT
77	Zefross Moss	OL	6-6	325	Alabama State		ACT
78	Bruce Armstrong	OL	6-4	295	Louisville		ACT
4	Adam Vinatieri	SPEC	6-0	212	South Dakota State	3	ACT
10	Lee Johnson	SPEC	6-2	202	BYU		ACT

Biggest contracts on the books in 1999

Player	Pos	Signed	Yrs	Value	Per year	Guaranteed	Cap%
Ty Law	CB	1999	6	$44.1M	$7.3M	$14.2M	12.8%
Drew Bledsoe	QB	1995	6	$40.5M	$6.7M	$12.9M	18.2%
Ty Law	CB	1995	5	$4.4M	$883,400	$1.3M	2.4%
Adam Vinatieri	K	1999	3	$2.5M	$833,333	$900,000	1.5%

Contracts whose term covers this season (Over The Cap, via nflverse). Cap% is against the cap of the signing year.

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1999 New England PatriotsW1999 New England Patriots↗

Team leaders

Efficiency (EPA)

Schedule (16 games)

Roster (66)