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The 1999 Detroit Lions season was their 70th in the league. The team improved upon their previous season’s output of 5–11 and qualified for the playoffs where they lost to the Washington Redskins in the Wild Card round. This was their last playoff appearance until the 2011 season.In 2004 Football Outsiders’ Mike Tanier named the 1999 Lions as one of the worst playoff teams ever:The Lions had just lost Barry Sanders and were starting second-year pro Charlie Batch at quarterback.