1999 Washington Redskins

1999 Washington Redskins season
Head Coach	Norv Turner
Home Field	Jack Kent Cooke Stadium
Results
Record	10–6
Place	1st NFC East
Playoff Finish	Won Wild Card Playoffs (Lions) 27–13 Lost Divisional Playoffs (Buccaneers) 14–13
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
1998	2000

The 1999 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 6–10 record from 1998.

Offseason

NFL Draft

The New Orleans Saints traded all of their draft picks to the Washington Redskins for running back Ricky Williams, the first time ever that an NFL team has had only one pick in a draft.

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
7	Washington Redskins (From Chicago Bears)	Champ Bailey	Cornerback	Georgia
37	Washington Redskins	Jon Jansen	Tackle	Michigan
107	Washington Redskins	Nate Stimson	Linebacker	Georgia Tech
165	Washington Redskins	Derek Smith	Tackle	Virginia Tech
181	Washington Redskins	Jeff Hall	Kicker	Tennessee
217	Washington Redskins	Tim Alexander	Wide Receiver	Oregon State

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

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 12, 1999	Dallas Cowboys	L 41-35	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 38-20	64,377
8	October 31, 1999	Chicago Bears	W 48-22	77,621
9	November 7, 1999	Buffalo Bills	L 34-17	78,721
10	November 14, 1999	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 35-28	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 33-17	77,693
14	December 12, 1999	Arizona Cardinals	W 28-3	75,851
15	December 19, 1999	at Indianapolis Colts	L 24-21	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

Template:1999 NFC East standings

Playoffs

NFC Wild Card Game

Washington Redskins 27, Detroit Lions 13 1 2 3 4 Total Lions 0 0 0 13 13 Redskins 14 13 0 0 27 at FedEx Field, Landover, Maryland Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST Game weather: Template:Convert/°F, 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)

References

• Redskins on Pro Football Reference