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The team played as the Washington Football Team for two seasons before rebranding as the Commanders in 2022. Washington won the 1937 and 1942 NFL championship games and Super Bowls XVII, XXII, and XXVI. Washington has finished a season as league runner-up six times, losing the 1936, 1940, 1943, and 1945 title games and Super Bowls VII and XVIII.
In 2020, the team retired the Redskins name after longstanding controversies surrounding it and briefly played as the Washington Football Team before rebranding as the Commanders in 2022. [ 1 ] Over 93 seasons, the Commanders have a regular season record of 641–648–29 (.497) and a playoff record of 23–30 (.535). [ 2 ]
Postseason starters Season Quarterback(s) Notes Ref 1936: Riley Smith (0–1): 1937: Sammy Baugh (1–0): Baugh led the Redskins to the NFL Championship game against the Chicago Bears, where he finished 17 of 33 for 335 yards and his second-half touchdown passes of 55, 78 and 33 yards gave Washington a 28–21 victory. [155]
The Redskins would not disappoint the home crowd and put on a show winning the game 28–18 behind a spectacular performance by Redskins rookie running back Alfred Morris who rushed for 200 yards and 3 touchdowns on 33 carries, while the Redskins offensive line only gave up one sack the entire game and held Cowboys defensive stalwart DeMarcus ...
Redskins 24–20–3 In Washington, Redskins record their largest victory against the Eagles with a 35–point differential and tie their most points in a game against the Eagles. 1958: Redskins 2–0: Redskins 24–14: Redskins 20–0: Redskins 26–20–3 Eagles move to Franklin Field. 1959: Eagles 2–0: Eagles 30–23: Eagles 34–14 ...
The 2020 season was the Washington Football Team's 89th in the National Football League (NFL) and their first under head coach Ron Rivera.The season also marked the first time since their inaugural season as the Braves in 1932 that the team was not known as the Redskins, as they retired the name and logo during the offseason in the wake of the George Floyd protests, and after decades of ...
CBS' coverage began on September 30, 1956 (the first regular season broadcast was a game between the visiting Washington Redskins against the Pittsburgh Steelers), before the 1970 AFL–NFL merger. Prior to 1968, CBS had an assigned crew for each NFL team. As a result, CBS became the first network to broadcast some NFL regular season games to ...
It was a stunning victory for the underdog Vikings, who had barely made the playoffs with an 8–7 record after losing three of their last four games, including their season ending match at home against the Washington Redskins in which they blew a 10-point fourth quarter lead, costing them a chance to clinch a playoff slot.