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Over 93 seasons, the Commanders have a regular season record of 641–648–29 (.497) and a playoff record of 25–21 (.543). [2] They have won three Super Bowls (XVII, XXII, and XXVI), two NFC championships, and 15 NFC East divisional titles. [2] [3] Before the AFL and NFL merged in 1970, [4] Washington won two NFL Championships (1937 and 1942).
Beginning with the 1933 season, the NFL featured a championship game, played between the winners of its two divisions.In this era, if there was a tie for first place in the division at the end of the regular season, a one-game playoff was used to determine the team that would represent their division in the NFL Championship Game.
Longest playoff game, 82 minutes, 40 seconds; Miami Dolphins vs Kansas City Chiefs, Dec 25, 1971 (2OT, Divisional Round) Longest playoff drought, 25 seasons; Washington Redskins, 1946–1970 Chicago/St. Louis Cardinals, 1949–1973. Longest playoff drought, expansion team, 20 seasons; New Orleans Saints, 1967–1986. Longest playoff drought ...
Despite the numerous records set, the Redskins missed the playoffs, losing 19–10 in a "win and in" situation against the New York Giants in the final week of the season. [136] 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. [137]
NFC Championship Game logo, 2008–2010 (Used with old shield since 2005) The structure of the NFL playoffs has changed several times since 1970. At the end of each regular season, the top teams in the NFC qualify for the postseason, including all division champions (three division winners from the 1970–71 to 2001–02 seasons; four since the 2002–03 season) and a set number of "wild card ...
The Redskins only managed to move the ball 11 yards, but this time Lohmiller cashed in with a 24-yard field goal, giving Washington a 17–7 lead. [ 7 ] The third quarter ended just over six minutes later, shortly after a missed 45-yard field goal attempt by Falcons kicker Norm Johnson , which turned out to be Atlanta's last chance to get back ...
Washington finished the strike-shortened regular season with an NFC-best 8–1 record, earning their first playoff appearance in six years and allowing the fewest points (128) in the league. Redskins quarterback Joe Theismann finished the season as the top rated passer in the NFC , completing 161 of 252 (63 percent) pass attempts for 2,033 ...
The 14-point comeback was the Packers' largest in the playoffs. [33] [34] The game would become the second of four playoff match-up between the two teams from the 2003 to the 2019 season. [35] In 2014, Sports Illustrated called the game one of the top ten most memorable NFL games in the snow. [36]