The 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. 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.
Personnel Staff
Roster
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
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. The Redskins had an opportunity to win the game with a field goal as time expired, but the snap was botched.
References
External links 1999 Washington Redskins at Pro-Football-Reference.com