1999 Washington Redskins season

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 Lions in the first week of the playoffs; as of 2023, this is Washington's most recent home playoff victory.

Their season would end after losing to the Buccaneers by a single point in the divisional playoff round. The season would also be the first full 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. 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, where they would again win a Wild Card playoff game, one of only two playoff game wins under 24 years of Snyder's ownership.

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.

Roster
{{NFL season roster
 * year = 1999
 * team = Washington Redskins

{{NFLplayer|14|Brad Johnson|d=American football}} {{NFLplayer|16|Rodney Peete}} {{NFLplayer|11|Casey Weldon}}
 * quarterbacks =

{{NFLplayer|47|Larry Bowie|d=running back}} {{NFLplayer|37|Larry Centers|FB}} {{NFLplayer|48|Stephen Davis|d=American football}} {{NFLplayer|20|Skip Hicks}} {{NFLplayer|30|Brian Mitchell|d=running back|RS}} {{NFLplayer|45|Mike Sellers|FB}}
 * running_backs =

{{NFLplayer|83|Albert Connell}} {{NFLplayer|86|Irving Fryar}} {{NFLplayer|88|Derrius Thompson|rookie=y}} {{NFLplayer|87|James Thrash}} {{NFLplayer|82|Michael Westbrook}} {{NFLplayer|80|Stephen Alexander|d=American football}} {{NFLplayer|88|James Jenkins|d=American football}}
 * wide_receivers =
 * tight_ends =

{{NFLplayer|74|Brad Badger|G}} {{NFLplayer|73|Jamie Brown|d=American football|T}} {{NFLplayer|64|Andy Heck|T}} {{NFLplayer|76|Jon Jansen|rookie=y|T}} {{NFLplayer|77|Tre' Johnson|G}} {{NFLplayer|69|Rod Milstead|G}} {{NFLplayer|52|Cory Raymer|C}} {{NFLplayer|63|Keith Sims|G}} {{NFLplayer|60|Mark Fischer|d=American football|C}} {{NFLplayer|79|Kipp Vickers|G}}
 * offensive_linemen =

{{NFLplayer|93|Marc Boutte|DT}} {{NFLplayer|78|Doug Brown|d=gridiron football|DT}} {{NFLplayer|99|Marco Coleman|DE}} {{NFLplayer|75|Anthony Cook|d=American football|DE}} {{NFLplayer|72|N.D. Kalu|DE}} {{NFLplayer|90|Kenard Lang|DE}} {{NFLplayer|94|Dana Stubblefield|DT}} {{NFLplayer|71|Barron Tanner|DT}} {{NFLplayer|95|Dan Wilkinson|DT}}
 * defensive_linemen =

{{NFLplayer|59|Shawn Barber|d=American football|OLB}} {{NFLplayer|51|James Francis|d=American football|OLB}} {{NFLplayer|56|Kurt Gouveia|MLB}} {{NFLplayer|54|Greg Jones|d=linebacker|OLB}} {{NFLplayer|53|Eddie Mason|OLB}} {{NFLplayer|50|Derek Smith|d=linebacker|MLB}}
 * linebackers =

{{NFLplayer|24|Champ Bailey|rookie=y|CB}} {{NFLplayer|26|Curtis Buckley|CB}} {{NFLplayer|25|Tim Denton|CB}} {{NFLplayer|35|Leomont Evans|FS}} {{NFLplayer|28|Darrell Green|CB}} {{NFLplayer|21|Mark McMillian|CB}} {{NFLplayer|31|Darryl Pounds|CB}} {{NFLplayer|29|Sam Shade|SS}} {{NFLplayer|23|Matt Stevens|d=safety|FS}}
 * defensive_backs =

{{NFLplayer| 5|Brett Conway|K}} {{NFLplayer|66|Dan Turk|LS}} {{NFLplayer| 1|Matt Turk|P}}
 * special_teams =

{{NFLplayer|91|David Hoelscher|DE|IR}} {{NFLplayer|27|Tito Paul|CB|IR}} {{NFLplayer|98|Twan Russell|LB|IR}} {{NFLplayer|62|Derek Smith|d=offensive lineman|rookie=y|G|IR}} {{NFLplayer|55|Fred Strickland|LB|IR}}
 * reserve_lists =
 * {{player|58}} Malcolm Hamilton LB (IR) Injury icon.svg

{{NFLplayer|32|Chad Dukes|d=American football|RB}} {{NFLplayer|67|Juan Porter|C}} {{NFLplayer|--|Myron Smith|LB}} {{NFLplayer|--|David Terrell|d=safety|S}} 53 active, 6 inactive, 4 practice squad }}
 * practice_squad =
 * }
 * }

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

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.