Through 1960, the team shared baseball's Griffith Stadium with the first Washington Senators baseball team. The latest stats, facts, news and notes on Dwayne Haskins Jr. of the Washington Football Team [120] Murchison then decided to create his own team, with the support of NFL expansion committee chairman, George Halas. Sean Taylor picked up the ball and ran 30 yards (27 m), breaking tackles along the way. The Redskins chose well during the 1979 NFL Draft, where they drafted future stars Don Warren and Monte Coleman. [111][112] In 2013, a newly implemented NFL rule stated that teams could not wear alternate helmets (thus limiting them to one helmet) on account of player safety. However, Marshall found out that Murchison owned the rights to Washington's fight song, so a deal was finally struck. [33] The 1991 Washington Redskins are widely considered one of the best teams in NFL history. [47] Gruden lost his first regular season game as an NFL coach against the Houston Texans 17–6 with the Texans defense controlling the Washington offense for the majority of the game. Texas oil tycoon Clint Murchison Jr. was having a difficult time bringing an NFL team to Dallas. The team has played more than 1,000 games and is one of only five in the NFL to record over 600 total wins. 2 pick in NFL draft", "Redskins' minority owners look to sell stakes in team amid ongoing turmoil", "Partial Owners of Washington's N.F.L. During the first half of a Week 12 game against Dallas Cowboys, Washington Football Team offensive coordinator Scott Turner ran a play that fans of the New York Giants have seen a time or two. [54] DeSean Jackson, Pierre Garçon, Jamison Crowder, Robert Kelley, Chris Thompson, Jordan Reed, Vernon Davis, and Matt Jones all finished the season with at least 500 yards from scrimmage, tying the 2011 New Orleans Saints for the most in a single season in NFL history. In October 2015, the Redskins had their largest comeback win in franchise history, coming back to win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31–30 after being down 0–24 in the second quarter. With former Olympic gold medalist Dudley DeGroot as their new head coach, the Redskins went 8–2 during the 1945 season. The Redskins have the distinction of being the only team with no players crossing the picket line. The Redskins placekicker Curt Knight kicked an 18-yard field goal in the second quarter to get the scoring underway, then Redskins quarterback Billy Kilmer connected with Redskins wide receiver Charley Taylor on a 15-yard touchdown pass and Washington had a 10–3 lead at halftime. [8] Riggins provided the game's signature play when, on 4th and inches, with the Redskins down 17–13, the coaches called "70 Chip", a play designed for short yardage. [121], Roster updated December 14, 2020 They opened the 1979 season 6–2 and were 10–5 heading into the season finale at Texas Stadium, against whom a win would assure a playoff spot and a possible NFC East title. [114], Between 2014 and 2016, the team wore the gold pants with their standard uniforms, although the burgundy pants returned as part of the team's away uniform later in 2016. Both worn over gold pants, the burgundy jerseys featured gold numbers bordered in white and the white jerseys featured burgundy numbers bordered in gold. The Cowboys were then founded and began playing in 1960. The helmet and uniform styles were the same as the ones the franchise used during the 1970–71 seasons. They would finish 1997 8–7–1 and would miss the playoffs for a fifth season in a row. [71] A week 14 loss to the Green Bay Packers would eliminate the Redskins from playoff contention for the 4th consecutive year. [8] On November 18, 1985, while playing against the Giants, Theismann broke his leg during a sack by Lawrence Taylor. [38] The game also culminated impressive season performances by individuals. [25] Partial to seasoned veterans instead of highly touted young players, Allen's teams became known as the Over-the-Hill Gang. In Week 1, Grossman threw for 305 yards and two touchdown passes as the Redskins crushed the Giants 28–14, ending a six-game losing streak against that team. 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The following year, the team wore an updated throwback uniform of the 1937 championship team that featured a helmet pattern based on the logo-less leather helmets worn at the time, in a game against the Carolina Panthers. [3] The team was named after the Boston Braves baseball team as they shared a stadium at Braves Field. Vince Lombardi, who coached Washington in 1969 before dying during the 1970 preseason, was the inspiration behind the helmet. [22] The Redskins' previous venue, Griffith Stadium, was owned by the Griffith family, owners of the Washington Senators, who relocated and became the Minnesota Twins in 1961. The Washington Football Team have a bye his week and play their next game at home against the New York Giants on November 8 – five days after Election Day. By: KDKA-TV News Staff. Some numbers are unofficially retired and are usually withheld from being selected by new players. They also set a record by not allowing a single first down against the Giants on September 27, 1942. However, the Redskins failed to hold a 14-point lead and lost to the New York Giants 24–21. Formerly known as the Washington Redskins, the team competes in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the NFC East division. Marshall died on August 9, 1969,[15] and Edward Bennett Williams, a minority stockholder who was a Washington local and attorney, was chosen to run the franchise while the majority stockholder, Jack Kent Cooke, lived on the West Coast in Los Angeles and ran his basketball team, the Los Angeles Lakers. It was worn on the road against other teams that like to wear white at home for games occurring early in the season. This marked the first time since 1951 that the top two scorers in a season played on the same team. In the postseason, the Redskins beat the Los Angeles Rams 51–7. [76][77] Under Rivera and Del Rio, the team switched their defensive scheme from a 3–4 defense, of which the team had used under both Shanahan and Gruden's tenure, to a 4–3 defense. [7] In their first game in Washington, the Redskins defeated the New York Giants in the season opener, 13–3. 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One of the most impressive performances came from Baugh, who had a completion percentage of .703. [33] In what proved to be a temporary retirement, Gibbs pursued an interest in NASCAR by founding Joe Gibbs Racing. [33] On September 14, 1997, the Redskins played in their new stadium for the first time, and beat the Arizona Cardinals, 19–13 in overtime. The Redskins kept winning and losing close games, the only exception to this a 34–3 rout of the Detroit Lions. They finished with a 7–9 record, their first losing season in four years. During the offseason, the Redskins traded for quarterback Alex Smith to replace Kirk Cousins as he left for the Minnesota Vikings in free agency. [21][23], In mid-December 1961, Marshall announced that on draft day, he had traded the rights to Davis to the Cleveland Browns, who wanted Davis to join the league's leading rusher, Jim Brown, in their backfield. [12] The Redskins had four different head coaches from 1946 to 1951, including former players Turk Edwards and Dick Todd as well as John Whelchel and Herman Ball, and none were successful. Kirk Cousins had his third straight season with 4,000 passing yards while once again playing under the franchise tag. The 35–34 loss knocked the 10–6 Redskins out of playoff contention. It was the first NFL franchise with an official marching band and a fight song, "Hail to the Redskins". During his 20 seasons, he set an NFL record for consecutive seasons with at least one interception (19) and a Redskins team record for regular season games played (295) and started (258). That season is best remembered for the Redskins prolific wide receiver trio nicknamed "The Posse" consisting of wide receivers Art Monk, Gary Clark, and Ricky Sanders who became the first trio of wide receivers in NFL history to post 1,000-plus yards in the same season. Tied 19–19, Troy Vincent blocked a last-second field goal attempt by Dallas that would have given them the win. [27] The Redskins finished 3rd in the NFC East behind the Cowboys and missed the wild card to the Giants by virtue of tiebreakers. → Front office Their three Super Bowl wins are tied with the Denver Broncos and Las Vegas Raiders, behind the Pittsburgh Steelers and New England Patriots (six each), San Francisco 49ers and Dallas Cowboys (five each), and the Green Bay Packers and New York Giants (four each). In those, the team only made the postseason in six of them. [119] During that year they were in separate conferences, but played once during the season. At just 5.7 yards per attempt, Washington ranked 3rd lowest in this metric behind the Browns … All of the team's championships were attained during two 10-year spans. After the 1982 season Redskins placekicker Mark Moseley was the first and only placekicker in NFL history to be named the NFL's Most Valuable Player; Moseley made 20 of 21 field goals attempted in 1982. The football team is the most popular sports team in the area and plays in one of the largest stadiums in the National Football League, FedExField, located in the Washington suburb of Landover, Maryland. Gruden became the eighth head coach of the team since Daniel Snyder purchased the franchise in 1999. However, they lost in the Divisional Playoffs to the San Francisco 49ers, 24–20. Portis set a team mark for most rushing yards in a single season with 1,516 yards (1,386 m), and Moss set a team record for most receiving yards in a single season with 1,483 yards (1,356 m), breaking Bobby Mitchell's previous record set in 1963. However, Shanahan suddenly reversed direction by naming veteran backup Rex Grossman to the starting position. The pants were gold, with one white stripe bordered by a burgundy stripe on each side, running down each side. [8] The next week, Washington beat the San Francisco 49ers 24–21 in the NFC Championship Game. [55] However, the Redskins still finished the season with a record of 8–7–1, giving the team their first consecutive winning seasons in nearly 20 years. Comprehensive and up-to-date Washington Football Team news, scores, fixtures, stats and roster Washington's former Redskins name and logo drew controversy over its history, with many criticizing it as offensive to Native Americans. The team was founded in 1932 as the Boston Braves before changing its name to the Redskins the following year. The team underwent several changes in 2020, including retiring the Redskins name and logo and hiring former Carolina Panthers head coach Ron Rivera in the same role, as well as naming Jason Wright as team president, the first black one in NFL history. Throughout most of the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s, Washington were just one of three other teams that primarily wore their white jerseys at home (the others being the Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins). [118] The rivalry started in 1960 when the Cowboys joined the league as an expansion team. In 1986 season, the road to the playoffs was even harder, with the Redskins making the postseason as a wild-card team despite having a regular season record of 12–4. The Washington Football Team (formerly the Washington Redskins) are the fifth-most valuable franchise in the NFL, according to Forbes magazine. The team has played more than 1,000 games and is one of only five in the NFL to record over 600 total wins. It was thought that the game would then go in overtime, however because of a defensive 15-yard (14 m) face mask penalty, the Redskins would get an untimed down. With a league worst 0–5 record at the time tying with the Cincinnati Bengals, and their worst start since 2001, the Redskins fired Gruden on October 7, 2019,[68] with offensive line coach Bill Callahan serving as the interim head coach for the rest of the season. [33] The era ended on March 5, 1993, when Joe Gibbs retired after 12 years of coaching with the Redskins. The Redskins returned to the playoffs in 1990 as a wild card team, lost in the Divisional playoffs to the 49ers, 28–10.[8]. In 1969, the Redskins hired Vince Lombardi—who gained fame coaching with the Green Bay Packers—to be their new head coach. [38] After two mediocre years, Spurrier resigned after the 2003 season with three years left on his contract. 2021 Mock Draft: Washington fills WR, QB, and CB needs early in 7-round projection, Updated 2021 NFL draft order after Week 14, Washington jumps up to No. Callahan got the Redskins first victory over the 0–4 Miami Dolphins, snapping a 7-game losing streak dating back to the previous season, which was also his first NFL win as a head coach since 2003. Just as the sale was about to be finalized, Marshall called for a change in terms. Riverboat Ron did it again. [33] The 1996 season saw Washington post their first winning record in 4 years by finishing 9–7. [33] Also during the season, "The Hogs",[33] under the coaching of Redskins offensive line coach Joe Bugel, allowed a league low and franchise record nine sacks – the third lowest total in NFL history. [165] The connection was discovered in 2000 by Steve Hirdt, former executive vice president of the Elias Sports Bureau, while searching for discussion ideas for a game between the Redskins and Tennessee Titans. However, the Redskins struggled to a 6–10 finish, once again 4th place in the division. The games for weeks 4–6 were won with all replacement players. [65] On October 4, 2019, Colt McCoy was named the starter over Haskins and Keenum for the game against the New England Patriots. [12] During the final game of the season, Larry Centers became the NFL's all-time leader in receptions by a running back with 685. The Redskins finished the 1984 season with an 11–5 record,[12] and won the NFC East for the third consecutive season. Snyder later said in a 2013 interview that he was fired due to his over-controlling nature.[40]. In the fourth quarter, Kilmer again went to Taylor, this time for a 45-yard touchdown. In 1994, as part of a league-wide celebration of the NFL's 75th anniversary, during certain games the team wore special uniforms which emulated the uniforms worn by the team in its inaugural season in Washington in 1937. For the second straight season, the Redskins missed the playoffs, finishing 7–9. [12] Pardee's quick success with the team did not go unnoticed, however, and he was named Associated Press Coach of the Year and UPI NFC Coach of the Year. [41] Snyder also expanded FedExField to a league-high capacity of 91,665 seats. That particular combination surfaced in the first game of the 2003 season, when the team was coached by Steve Spurrier, during a nationally televised game against the New York Jets, which led many sports fans and Redskins faithful alike to point out that they had never seen that particular combination before. The McNabb era came to an abrupt end when he was traded to Minnesota in August 2011. Knight added three more field goals that period and The Over-The-Hill-Gang defense allowed only a second-quarter field goal. It was that safety that proved to be the margin of victory. After defeating the Dallas Cowboys to win the NFC Championship, the Redskins went on to lose to the undefeated Miami Dolphins 14–7 in Super Bowl VII. On January 13, 1981, owner Jack Kent Cooke signed the offensive coordinator of the San Diego Chargers, Joe Gibbs, as their head coach. [157] Michael retired in 2020 and was replaced by Bram Weinstein. 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[12] They won the Wild Card playoff against the Rams, and then again in the Divisional playoffs against the Bears. On March 13, 1996, Redskins owner Jack Kent Cooke, Maryland Governor Parris Glendening, and Prince George's County Executive Wayne K. Curry signed a contract that paved the way for the immediate start of construction for the new home of the Redskins (now FedExField). Defense coordinator Jim Haslett was fired at the end of the season. [27] However, they lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Chicago Bears, 23–19. [27] Then during the regular-season finale on December 17, 1983, Moseley set an NFL scoring record with 161 points while Riggins' total of 144 points was second. The Redskins also picked up future starters Rocky McIntosh, Anthony Montgomery, Reed Doughty, and Kedric Golston in the 2006 NFL Draft. Garcon had 113 catches total, which broke Monk's 106 catches in 1984 by seven. Look, if the football is going to be bad — and in the NFC East, it always is — it might as well be weird, too. [38] They then fell into a slump, losing six of the next eight games which included three straight losses in November,[42] and their playoff chances looked bleak. [8], In what became an early rivalry in the NFL, the Redskins and Bears met two more times in the NFL Championship Game. The official source for NFL news, video highlights, fantasy football, game-day coverage, schedules, stats, scores and more. First, the Redskins selected running back Ernie Davis of Syracuse as the first overall pick of in the 1962 NFL Draft (held December 4, 1961); Davis was the first black player to win the Heisman Trophy and the first to be the top selection in an NFL draft. In the preseason, Kenny Albert usually does play-by-play while former Redskins players Joe Theismann and Clinton Portis respectively serve as the color analyst and sideline reporter. It looks like the Washington Football Team has decided on a name for next season: The Washington Football Team. The team plays its home games at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, with its headquarters and training facility located in Ashburn, Virginia. [80] The group, who bought their stake in 2003, were reported to have urged Snyder to change the name for years. [21] The Redskins ended the 1962 season with their best record in five years: 5–7–2. [48], On January 7, 2015, the Redskins hired Scot McCloughan to be their general manager. Breeskin had written the music to the Redskins fight song, now a staple at the stadium. Unlike the Hall of Stars, which honors historical greats from all sports, the Ring of Fame is limited to honoring Redskins greats. [86][87] Supporters of the name countered both the dictionary definition of the term and the testimony of Native Americans by asserting that their use of the name was intended respectfully, and referred only to the football team and its history. 100. The Redskins continued to win ugly and lose ugly to be 5–3 at the halfway mark. The final score was Washington 26, Dallas 3. After his retirement as assistant GM, Bobby Mitchell blasted the team, for not being considered for GM and was upset that the team would let a player like Leonard Stephens wear his number. Telecasts of preseason games are aired on NBC Sports Washington in the Mid-Atlantic states; WRC-TV simulcasts with NBC Sports Washington in the Washington, D.C., area. The franchise's flagship station is WTEM, by virtue of previously being owned by Red Zebra Broadcasting, a group co-owned with the team by Snyder. 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