1999 Washington Redskins season
OwnerDaniel Snyder
General managerVinny Cerrato
Head coachNorv Turner
Home fieldJack Kent Cooke Stadium
Results
Record10–6
Division place1st NFC East
Playoff finishWon Wild Card Playoffs
(vs. Lions) 27–13
Lost Divisional Playoffs
(at Buccaneers) 13–14
Pro BowlersQB Brad Johnson
RB Stephen Davis
G Tré Johnson

The 1999 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 68th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 63rd in Washington, D.C. The team improved on their 6–10 record from 1998 to go 10–6. They succeeded to the extent of reaching their first postseason since 1992 and beating the Lions in the first week of the playoffs; as of 2023, this is Washington's most recent home playoff victory.

Their season would end after losing to the Buccaneers by a single point in the divisional playoff round. The season would also be the first full season for new team owner Daniel Snyder, who purchased the team prior to the start of the season from Jack Kent Cooke's estate, and under whose ownership the team would decline. It would be the fourth and final season that the Redskins qualified for the playoffs in the 1990s and for the next five seasons, the team fell out of contention. They returned to the playoffs in 2005, where they would again win a Wild Card playoff game, one of only two playoff game wins under 24 years of Snyder's ownership.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1999 NFL Draft

The New Orleans Saints traded all of their draft picks to the Washington Redskins for the fifth overall selection, which they used to take running back Ricky Williams. It is the first time ever that an NFL team has had only one pick in a draft.

1999 Washington Redskins draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 7 Champ Bailey *  Cornerback Georgia
2 37 Jon Jansen  Offensive tackle Michigan
4 107 Nate Stimson  Linebacker Georgia Tech
5 165 Derek Smith  Linebacker Virginia Tech
6 181 Jeff Hall  Placekicker Tennessee
7 217 Tim Alexander  Wide receiver Oregon State
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

[1]

Personnel

Staff

1999 Washington Redskins staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength – Dan Riley
  • Conditioning Director – Jason Arapoff

Roster

1999 Washington Redskins roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad

53 active, 6 inactive, 4 practice squad


Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 12 Dallas Cowboys L 35–41 (OT) 0–1 Jack Kent Cooke Stadium 79,237
2 September 19 at New York Giants W 50–21 1–1 Giants Stadium 73,170
3 September 26 at New York Jets W 27–20 2–1 Giants Stadium 78,161
4 October 3 Carolina Panthers W 38–36 3–1 Jack Kent Cooke Stadium 76,831
5 Bye
6 October 17 at Arizona Cardinals W 24–10 4–1 Sun Devil Stadium 55,893
7 October 24 at Dallas Cowboys L 20–38 4–2 Texas Stadium 64,377
8 October 31 Chicago Bears W 48–22 5–2 Jack Kent Cooke Stadium 77,621
9 November 7 Buffalo Bills L 17–34 5–3 Jack Kent Cooke Stadium 78,721
10 November 14 at Philadelphia Eagles L 28–35 5–4 Veterans Stadium 66,591
11 November 21 New York Giants W 23–13 6–4 Jack Kent Cooke Stadium 78,641
12 November 28 Philadelphia Eagles W 20–17 (OT) 7–4 Jack Kent Cooke Stadium 74,741
13 December 5 at Detroit Lions L 17–33 7–5 Pontiac Silverdome 77,693
14 December 12 Arizona Cardinals W 28–3 8–5 Jack Kent Cooke Stadium 75,851
15 December 19 at Indianapolis Colts L 21–24 8–6 RCA Dome 57,012
16 December 26 at San Francisco 49ers W 26–20 (OT) 9–6 3Com Park 68,329
17 January 2 Miami Dolphins W 21–10 10–6 Jack Kent Cooke Stadium 78,106

Standings

NFC East
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(3) Washington Redskins 10 6 0 .625 443 377 W2
(5) Dallas Cowboys 8 8 0 .500 352 276 W1
New York Giants 7 9 0 .438 299 358 L3
Arizona Cardinals 6 10 0 .375 245 382 L4
Philadelphia Eagles 5 11 0 .313 272 357 W2

Playoffs

NFC Wild Card Game

Washington Redskins 27, Detroit Lions 13
Period 1 2 34Total
Lions 0 0 01313
Redskins 14 13 0027

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

NFC Divisional Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14 Washington Redskins 13

Saturday Jan 15, 2000

Start Time: 4:15pm

Stadium: Raymond James Stadium

Attendance: 65,835

1 2 3 4 Final
Washington Redskins 0 3 10 0 13
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 0 0 7 7 14

The Redskins took a 13 - 0 lead with a field goal in the 2nd quarter, a 100 yard kickoff return for a touchdown by Brian Mitchell in the 3rd, and a second field goal by Brett Conway in the 3rd. The Buccaneers came back late in second half with a 2 yard touchdown run by Mike Alstott and a 1 yard touchdown pass from Shaun King to John Davis.[2] The Redskins had an opportunity to win the game with a field goal as time expired, but the snap was botched.[3]

References

  1. ^ "1999 Washington Redskins Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  2. ^ "Divisional Round - Washington Redskins at Tampa Bay Buccaneers - January 15th, 2000". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  3. ^ "Bad Snap Costly as Redskins Lose to Bucs, 14-13".

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