# 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 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, and under whose ownership the team would decline. The sale was finalized by the Cooke family on July 13, 1999. 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

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 |
| 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 ||||||

## 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 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 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 :
| viewtalkedit | 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

| 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. The Redskins had an opportunity to win the game with a field goal as time expired, but the snap was botched.