1999 RetroSkins Highlights: Arizona Cardinals vs Washington Redskins
Back in the old days of the NFC East, the Redskins and Cardinals played a lot of games but not often with much on the line for both teams. This early December match-up between the 7-5 Redskins and the 6-6 Cardinals was a rare exception. With a one-game lead in the NFC East race over these Cardinals, the Cowboys and Giants (all were 6-6), the Redskins had some mid-season blahs to shake off. And so they did, with a methodical back-to-basics thumping of their former division rivals.
Stephen Davis cruised, Brad Johnson was sharp (except for one regrettable endzone pick) and the defense, led by rookie Champ Bailey (who killed the Cardinals in '99) and our old friend Darrell Green, smothered "Jake the Snake" Plummer and the AZ offense. The red-hot Redbirds, on a four-game winning streak going into this game, went from sizzle to fizzle as their hopes for a post-season return went down in flames.
The Redskins improved to 8-5 with a win that moved them closer to a rare post-Gibbs NFC East title. Prior to '99, the Cardinals (who lost 20 of 24 against Gibbs 1.0 teams) were on a 7-3 run against Washington from '93 thru '98 only to see the 'Skins turn the tables and take a 9-1 joyride vs Arizona from '99 thru 2011. Those were the days...
The reliable and relatable Dick Stockton alongside Matt Millen call the action from a joyful FedEx Field.
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thank you so much for showing the brad johnson games!!! love it !!!
Mannn Big Tre Johnson was a beast
great rain delay content
Man I really thought that we had something that year, then Snyder came along slowly killed the team.
@thomassheaffer830
10 ай бұрын
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Pat Tillman RIP and Thank you for your Service.
@RetroSkins
10 ай бұрын
Agreed. We were talking about Tillman here in RetroSkins Land this week. So important to remember his sacrifice.
@michaelcarr1710
10 ай бұрын
@@RetroSkins do u have redskins eagles week 16 2015? or redskins cardinals week 2 2011?
@RetroSkins
10 ай бұрын
Yeah. Everything from 2009 is HD and haven’t worked out fully how to archive it yet.
@michaelcarr1710
10 ай бұрын
@@RetroSkins wow that’s awesome, yea more content the merrier love the page!
Who saw the interview with Albert Haynesworth where he called Clinton and Cooley trash. That man has no room to call anybody trash
Were Darrell Green and Brian Mitchell the only two players on this team who had also been on the '91 championship team?
@jer0051
10 ай бұрын
I believe so
@jeremyspangler4264
10 ай бұрын
James Jenkins and Kurt Gouveia were as well.
@RetroSkins
10 ай бұрын
Those two were long gone by 99
@jeremyspangler4264
10 ай бұрын
@@RetroSkins Jenkins was with the team through 2000; he appeared in every game in 1999 and even started a few. Unsurprisingly given his role as a blocker, he didn't rack up many stats, but he did get somewhat regular playing time in multiple-TE sets. His lone catch of the year was a 30-yarder late in Week 11 that sealed the team's second win over the Giants. You're right that Gouveia was long gone by 1999, but he returned in '99 as a mid-season signing (Week 6) after having spent the previous few seasons with Philadelphia and San Diego. It was his final year playing in the NFL and his role was pretty small but he did see the field occasionally in large fronts and on special teams. He wore #56 that year -- having worn 54 in all his prior seasons -- since 54 was already being worn by Greg Jones. I originally posted a comment with several links as evidence, but KZread seems to have deleted it, probably believing it to be spam. In any case, a quick look at both players' pro-football-reference pages can serve as confirmation.
@RetroSkins
10 ай бұрын
I believe you. I just never noticed. You win this round, sir.
Lol Plummer… hmm this guy Bailey keeps intercepting me… maybe I’ll keep throwing it to him