1999 Washington Redskins season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Washington Redskins 1999 10–6 1st NFC East Daniel Snyder Vinny Cerrato Norv Turner Norv Turner Mike Nolan FedExField Won Wild Card Playoffs(vs. Lions) 27–13Lost Divisional Playoffs(at Buccaneers) 13–14 QB Brad JohnsonRB Stephen DavisG Tré Johnson Redskins seasons 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. 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, 1999.1999-07-17 Snyder Fires About 25 From Redskins https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1999/07/17/snyder-fires-about-25-from-redskins/3a44b31c-1df5-468e-91e3-add520c45b00/ 2025-09-06 The Washington Post en-US 0190-8286 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 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 1 7 Champ Bailey Cornerback Georgia yes yes 2 37 Jon Jansen Offensive tackle Michigan yes 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 no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/was/1999_draft.htm 1999 Washington Redskins Draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com January 28, 2014 Personnel Staff 1999 Washington Redskins Owner – Daniel Snyder Director of Player Personnel – Vinny Cerrato Assistant General Manager – Bobby Mitchell Head Coach – Norv Turner 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 Coordinator/Linebackers – Mike Nolan Defensive Line – Rubin Carter Defensive Line – Earl Leggett Defensive Backs – Tom Hayes Defensive Assistant – Jeff FitzGerald Special Teams – LeCharls McDaniel Strength – Dan Riley Conditioning Director – Jason Arapoff Roster 1999 Washington Redskins 14 Brad Johnson American football 16 Rodney Peete 11 Casey Weldon 47 Larry Bowie running back 37 Larry Centers FB 48 Stephen Davis American football 20 Skip Hicks 30 Brian Mitchell running back RS 45 Mike Sellers FB 83 Albert Connell 86 Irving Fryar 88 Derrius Thompson y 87 James Thrash 82 Michael Westbrook 80 Stephen Alexander American football 88 James Jenkins American football 74 Brad Badger G 73 Jamie Brown American football T 64 Andy Heck T 76 Jon Jansen y T 77 Tre' Johnson G 69 Rod Milstead G 52 Cory Raymer C 63 Keith Sims G 60 Mark Fischer American football C 79 Kipp Vickers G 93 Marc Boutte DT 78 Doug Brown gridiron football DT 99 Marco Coleman DE 75 Anthony Cook defensive end DE 72 N. 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Kalu DE 90 Kenard Lang DE 94 Dana Stubblefield DT 71 Barron Tanner DT 95 Dan Wilkinson DT 59 Shawn Barber American football OLB 51 James Francis American football OLB 56 Kurt Gouveia MLB 54 Greg Jones linebacker, born 1974 OLB 53 Eddie Mason OLB 50 Derek Smith linebacker MLB 24 Champ Bailey y 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 safety FS  5 Brett Conway K 66 Dan Turk LS  1 Matt Turk P 58 Malcolm Hamilton LB (IR) 7px 27 Tito Paul CB IR 98 Twan Russell LB IR 62 Derek Smith offensive lineman y G IR 55 Fred Strickland LB IR 53 active, 5 inactive, 4 practice squad 32 Chad Dukes American football RB 67 Juan Porter C -- Myron Smith LB -- David Terrell safety S - } 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 Playoffs NFC Wild Card Game Washington Redskins 27, Detroit Lions 13 text-align:center; Washington Redskins Lions 0 0 0 13 Redskins 14 13 0 0 FedExField, Landover, Maryland 4:00 p.m. EST 50 °F °C, partly cloudy ABC Al Michaels (play-by-play), Boomer Esiason (color commentator), and Lesley Visser (sideline reporter) Bob McElwee 79,411 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 1234FinalWashington Redskins0310013Tampa Bay Buccaneers007714 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.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200001150tam.htm Divisional Round - Washington Redskins at Tampa Bay Buccaneers - January 15th, 2000 Pro-Football-Reference.com en 2019-08-27 The Redskins had an opportunity to win the game with a field goal as time expired, but the snap was botched.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/redskins/longterm/1999/gamerep/playoffs2/skins16.htm Bad Snap Costly as Redskins Lose to Bucs, 14-13 The Washington Post References External links 1999 Washington Redskins at Pro-Football-Reference.com Washington Category:Washington Redskins seasons Category:NFC East championship seasons Red