1999 Washington Redskins season

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 Detroit Lions in the Wildcard round of the playoffs, their most recent home playoff victory. Their season would end after losing to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers by a single point in the divisional playoff round. The Redskins would not host a playoff game again until 2012.

1999 Washington Redskins season
Owner	Daniel Snyder
General manager	Vinny Cerrato
Head coach	Norv Turner
Offensive coordinator	Norv Turner
Defensive coordinator	Mike Nolan
Home stadium	FedExField
Results
Record	10–6
Division place	1st NFC East
Playoffs	Won Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Lions) 27–13 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Buccaneers) 13–14
Pro Bowlers	QB Brad Johnson RB Stephen Davis G Tré Johnson
← 1998 Redskins seasons 2000 →

The season would also be the first season for new team owner Daniel Snyder, who purchased the team prior to the start of the season from Jack Kent Cooke's estate. The sale was finalized by the Cooke family on July 13, 1999.^[1] 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, winning their second playoff game under 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

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Personnel

Staff

1999 Washington Redskins staff

Front office Owner – Daniel Snyder Director of Player Personnel – Vinny Cerrato Assistant General Manager – Bobby Mitchell 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 Special Teams – LeCharls McDaniel Strength and conditioning Strength – Dan Riley Conditioning Director – Jason Arapoff

Roster

1999 Washington Redskins roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 14 Brad Johnson 16 Rodney Peete 11 Casey Weldon Running backs (RB) 47 Larry Bowie 37 Larry Centers FB 48 Stephen Davis 20 Skip Hicks 30 Brian Mitchell RS 45 Mike Sellers FB Wide receivers (WR) 83 Albert Connell 86 Irving Fryar 88 Derrius Thompson 87 James Thrash 82 Michael Westbrook Tight ends (TE) 80 Stephen Alexander 88 James Jenkins

Offensive linemen (OL) 74 Brad Badger G 73 Jamie Brown T 64 Andy Heck T 76 Jon Jansen T 77 Tre' Johnson G 69 Rod Milstead G 52 Cory Raymer C 63 Keith Sims G 60 Mark Fischer C 79 Kipp Vickers G Defensive linemen (DL) 93 Marc Boutte DT 78 Doug Brown DT 99 Marco Coleman DE 75 Anthony Cook DE 72 N. D. Kalu DE 90 Kenard Lang DE 94 Dana Stubblefield DT 71 Barron Tanner DT 95 Dan Wilkinson DT

Linebackers (LB) 59 Shawn Barber OLB 51 James Francis OLB 56 Kurt Gouveia MLB 54 Greg Jones OLB 53 Eddie Mason OLB 50 Derek Smith MLB Defensive backs (DB) 24 Champ Bailey CB 26 Curtis Buckley CB 25 Tim Denton CB 35 Leomont Evans FS 28 Darrell Green CB 21 Mark McMillian CB 31 Darryl Pounds CB 29 Sam Shade SS 23 Matt Stevens FS Special teams (ST)  5 Brett Conway K 66 Dan Turk LS  1 Matt Turk P

Practice squad 32 Chad Dukes RB 67 Juan Porter C -- Myron Smith LB -- David Terrell S Reserve 58 Malcolm Hamilton LB (IR) 27 Tito Paul CB (IR) 98 Twan Russell LB (IR) 62 Derek Smith G (IR) 55 Fred Strickland LB (IR) 53 active, 5 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
view talk edit	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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	0	0	13	13
Redskins	14	13	0	0	27

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.^[3] The Redskins had an opportunity to win the game with a field goal as time expired, but the snap was botched.^[4]