1999 Washington Redskins season

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1999 Washington Redskins season
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

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 2020, this is Washington's most recent home playoff win. 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 for new team owner Daniel Snyder. 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.

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

  • Head Coach – Norv Turner

Offensive coaches

  • Running Game Coordinator – Bobby Jackson
  • Passing Game Coordinator – Terry Robiskie
  • Quarterbacks – Rich Olson
  • Tight Ends – Mike Pope
  • Offensive Line – Russ Grimm
  • Offensive Assistant – Ed Sidwell
 Defensive coaches
  • Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Mike Nolan
  • Defensive Line – Rubin Carter
  • Defensive Line – Earl Leggett
  • Defensive Backs – Tom Hayes
  • Defensive Assistant – Jeff FitzGerald

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



Rookies in italics

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 12, 1999 Dallas Cowboys L 35–41
79,237
2 September 19, 1999 at New York Giants W 50–21
73,170
3 September 26, 1999 at New York Jets W 27–20
78,161
4 October 3, 1999 Carolina Panthers W 38–36
76,831
5 Bye
6 October 17, 1999 at Arizona Cardinals W 24–10
55,893
7 October 24, 1999 at Dallas Cowboys L 20–38
64,377
8 October 31, 1999 Chicago Bears W 48–22
77,621
9 November 7, 1999 Buffalo Bills L 17–34
78,721
10 November 14, 1999 at Philadelphia Eagles L 28–35
66,591
11 November 21, 1999 New York Giants W 23–13
78,641
12 November 28, 1999 Philadelphia Eagles W 20–17
74,741
13 December 5, 1999 at Detroit Lions L 17–33
77,693
14 December 12, 1999 Arizona Cardinals W 28–3
75,851
15 December 19, 1999 at Indianapolis Colts L 21–24
57,013
16 December 26, 1999 at San Francisco 49ers W 26–20
68,329
17 January 2, 2000 Miami Dolphins W 21–10
78,106

Standings[]

NFC East
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 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
1 2 34Total
Lions 0 0 01313
Redskins 14 13 0027

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C), partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 79,411
  • Referee: Bob McElwee
  • TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels (play-by-play), Boomer Esiason (color commentator), and Lesley Visser (sideline reporter)

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 2019-08-27.
  3. ^ "Bad Snap Costly as Redskins Lose to Bucs, 14-13".

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