Meanwhile, the Redskins beat the Detroit Lions, 31-7, the Minnesota Vikings, 21-7, and the Dallas Cowboys, 31 – 17.

The following season, the Redskins then hosted their first post-season game in Washington since 1942, where they beat the Green Bay Packers 16 – 3 in the NFC Divisional Playoffs.

On January 15, 1983, during the second round of the playoffs against the Minnesota Vikings, John Riggins rushed for a Redskins playoff record 185 yards, leading Washington to a 21 – 7 win and a place in the NFC Championship Game against Dallas, whom they beat 31 to 17.

In the postseason, the Redskins beat the Los Angeles Rams 51 – 7.

It was their final win of the season because two weeks later, the Raiders beat the Redskins 38 – 9 in Super Bowl XVIII.

On September 14, 1997, the Redskins played in their new stadium for the first time, and beat the Arizona Cardinals, 19 – 13 in overtime.

* NFL: In the 1940 NFL championship game, the Bears beat the Redskins 73-0, the largest score ever in an NFL game.

" Marshall said this after the Redskins beat the Bears on a disputed call during the regular season in 1940.

* The Redskins beat the New York Giants 72 – 41 on November 27, 1966.

* October 25, 1981 – the Redskins narrowly beat the New England Patriots 24 – 22 to earn head coach Joe Gibbs his first win at RFK Stadium.

The Redskins go on to defeat the Cowboys 31 – 17 to earn a trip to Super Bowl XVII where they beat the Miami Dolphins 27 – 17 to claim the franchise's first Super Bowl win.

* January 4, 1992 – In a pouring rain, the Redskins beat the Atlanta Falcons 24 – 7 in the Divisional round of the playoffs.

* January 12, 1992 – the Redskins beat the Detroit Lions 41 – 10 in the NFC Championship game earning a trip to Super Bowl XXVI where they beat the Buffalo Bills 37 – 24.

The 1987 Redskins made the playoffs and again defeated the Chicago Bears 21 – 17 on the road in the divisional round, then beat the Minnesota Vikings 17 – 10 at home in the NFC Championship Game, then at Super Bowl XXII, they rode on the arm of quarterback Doug Williams to blow out the Denver Broncos 42 – 10.

Despite committing 4 turnovers, 49ers quarterback Steve Young passed for 227 yards and two touchdowns, and ran for 73 yards, to beat the Redskins.

In Week 2 against the St. Louis Rams, he had a costly unsportsmanlike conduct penalty called on him during the Redskins ' two-minute drive attempt in the fourth quarter to tie with or beat the Rams.

During that time Aldridge was a beat writer covering Georgetown University basketball, the Washington Bullets, and the Washington Redskins.

Marshall won another championship ring with the Redskins in the 1991 season, when they beat the Buffalo Bills 37 – 24 in Super Bowl XXVI, and Marshall finished the game with several tackles and a sack.

The Miami Dolphins became the first NFL team to finish a championship season undefeated and untied when they beat the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl VII.

In Week Seven, Dallas edged the Giants 17 – 16, while the Eagles beat the Redskins 27 – 24 on Sonny Jurgensen's last quarter touchdown pass to Tommy McDonald.

In 1934, the club completed a 13 – 0 record but were defeated by the New York Giants, and in 1942 the club completed an 11 – 0 record but were defeated by the Redskins.

The Giants defeated the 49ers 49 – 3 in the divisional round of the NFC playoffs and the Redskins 17 – 0 in the NFC championship game, advancing to their first Super Bowl, Super Bowl XXI, against the Denver Broncos at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.

The next game, the Giants lost to the eventual Super Bowl Champion Green Bay Packers 45 – 17, and at 9 – 6, they faced the Redskins.

Soon after, the Giants would lose to the Washington Redskins again, but they would bounce back from this defeat by beating their cross-town rival New York Jets, also knocking the Philadelphia Eagles out of playoff contention, leaving them with a tiebreaker versus the Cowboys.

The Washington Redskins gather at the line of scrimmage against the Giants.

The Giants have an old and storied rivalry with the Redskins, dating back to 1932.

In the 1980s the Giants and Redskins clashed as both struggled against each other for division titles and even Super Bowl Championships.

Most notable among these is the 1986 NFC Championship game in which the Giants defeated the Redskins 17 – 0 to earn their first ever trip to the Super Bowl.

Wellington Mara always felt this was the Giants oldest and truest rival and after passing away in 2005 the Giants honored their longtime owner by defeating the Redskins 36 – 0 at home.

With the merger of the NFL and AFL in 1970, the Eagles were placed in the NFC East Division with their archrivals the New York Giants, the Washington Redskins, and the Dallas Cowboys.

Still, many favored the Redskins to win the game because of their group of " Over the Hill Gang " veterans, and because Miami had what some considered an easy schedule ( only two Dolphin opponents, Kansas City and the New York Giants posted winning records, and both of those teams were 8-6 ) and had struggled in the playoffs.

Meanwhile, the Giants went on to only allow a combined total of 3 points in their playoff victories over the San Francisco 49ers, 49-3, and the Washington Redskins, 17-0, respectively.

The Redskins ' five appearances are tied with the San Francisco 49ers, Green Bay Packers, Oakland / Los Angeles Raiders, New York Giants, and Miami Dolphins.

Only five teams have more Super Bowl wins than the Redskins: the Pittsburgh Steelers ( 6 ), Dallas Cowboys ( 5 ), San Francisco 49ers ( 5 ), Green Bay Packers ( 4 ), and New York Giants ( 4 ).

The Redskins played and won their first game in Washington D. C. on September 16, 1937, a victory against the Giants, 13 – 3.

The other big loss for the Redskins that season occurred during a coin-tossing ceremony prior to a game against the Giants.

However, the Redskins failed to hold a 21 – 7 lead and lost to the New York Giants 24 – 21.

The season ended next week, however, when the Redskins lost to the Giants 17 – 0 in the NFC Championship game.

On November 23, 1997, they played the New York Giants and the result was a 7 – 7 tie, the Redskins first tie game since the 1971 season.

The Washington Redskins face the 2003 New York Giants season | New York Giants in 2003.

* November 27 – The Washington Redskins defeat the New York Giants 72 – 41 in the highest scoring game in NFL history.