1999 Washington Redskins season

1999 Washington Redskins season
Head coach	Norv Turner
Home field	Jack Kent Cooke Stadium
Results
Record	10–6
Division place	1st NFC East
Playoff finish	Won Wild Card Playoffs (Lions) 27–13 Lost Divisional Playoffs (Buccaneers) 14–13

The 1999 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 6–10 record from 1998. They succeeded to the extent of reaching their first postseason appearance since 1992 and beating the Lions in the first week of the playoffs, before 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 final season that the Redskins have 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	Offensive tackle	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

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

{{NFL season roster | year = 1999 | team = Washington Redskins

| quarterbacks =

• 14 Brad Johnson

• 16 Rodney Peete

| running_backs =

• 37 Larry Centers FB

• 48 Stephen Davis

• 20 Skip Hicks

• 30 Brian Mitchell

• 45 Mike Sellers FB

| wide_receivers =

• 83 Albert Connell

• 86 Irving Fryar

• 87 James Thrash

• 82 Michael Westbrook

| tight_ends =

• 80 Stephen Alexander

• 88 James Jenkins

| offensive_linemen =

• 74 Brad Badger T

• 64 Andy Heck T

• 76 Jon Jansen T

• 77 Tre' Johnson G

• 52 Cory Raymer C

• 63 Keith Sims G

• 66 Dan Turk C

| defensive_linemen =

• 99 Marco Coleman DE

• 75 Anthony Cook DE

• 72 N.D. Kalu DE

• 90 Kenard Lang

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
	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)

External links

• 1999 Washington Redskins at Pro-Football-Reference.com