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1999 Season Recap

Teams Detroit Lions 1999 Season Recap

The Lions franchise is dealt another blow when Barry Sanders, fed up with losing every season, suddenly retires at the start of training camp. However thanks to some unexpected help from QB Charlie Batch the Loins would put together a solid 8-8 season, which was good enough to sneak in to the playoffs as the 6th seed in a weak NFC. In the Wild Card round in Washington, the Lions would end up not providing much of a challenge as the Redskins tamed the Lions 28-13.

The Lions franchise is dealt another blow when Barry Sanders, fed up with losing every season, suddenly retires at the start of training camp. However thanks to some unexpected help from QB Charlie Batch the Loins would put together a solid 8-8 season, which was good enough to sneak in to the playoffs as the 6th seed in a weak NFC. In the Wild Card round in Washington, the Lions would end up not providing much of a challenge as the Redskins tamed the Lions 28-13.

1999 Detroit Lions season

1999 Lions

1999 Detroit LionsLions

Lost Wild Card Game

8-8 (.500)

3rd place in NFL NFC Central

Head Coach

Bobby Ross

General Manager

Chuck Schmidt

Team Owner

William Clay Ford Sr.

Stadium

Silverdome

Attendance

579,673 total
72,459 per game

1999 Draft Picks

Round Pick Player

1 9 Chris Claiborne LB

1 27 Aaron Gibson T

3 70 Jared DeVries DT

4 103 Sedrick Irvin RB

5 137 Tyree Talton DB

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