Running back John Riggins led the Redskins running game, rushing for 553 yards and 3 touchdowns during the regular season.

The Redskins defense was led by 6-foot-7 296-pound defensive tackle Dave Butz, who anchored the line, along with defensive ends Dexter Manley and Tony McGee, who each recorded 6. 5 sacks.

The turnover led to Redskins kicker Mark Moseley's 31-yard field goal to cut the lead 7 – 3 two plays into the second quarter.

The Redskins entered the game as the defending Super Bowl XVII champions, and finished the 1983 regular season with a league-best 14-2 record, and led the league in the fewest rushing yards allowed.

As the favored team, the Redskins ' 38 – 9 defeat at the hands of the black-jerseyed Raiders led Super Bowl XVIII to be known as " Black Sunday ".

The Redskins defense led the league in the fewest rushing yards allowed ( 1, 289 ).

The Redskins, who were making their fourth Super Bowl after posting an 11-4 regular season record, were led by quarterback Doug Williams.

The Redskins also had an excellent defensive unit, led by defensive backs Barry Wilburn who recorded nine interceptions for 135 return yards and one touchdown, Todd Bowles, who intercepted four passes, and Darrell Green.

The Redskins posted a 14-2 regular season record, and led the league during the regular season with 485 points.

The Redskins offensive line, known as " The Hogs ", was led by Pro Bowl tackle Jim Lachey and guard Mark Schlereth, along with four time pro bowl veteran Russ Grimm.

The Chargers offense was led by quarterback Stan Humphries, who was the Redskins ' backup to Mark Rypien during the 1991 season when they won Super Bowl XXVI.

In 1955, Kuharich led the Redskins to their first winning season in ten years and was named both Sporting News Coach of the Year and UPI NFL Coach of the Year.

Gillman agreed to serve as Director of Operations and signed quarterback Doug Williams, who later led the Washington Redskins to victory in Super Bowl XXII.

In 1940, during his second season with the Bears, Luckman took over the offense and led the Bears to the title game against Sammy Baugh and the Washington Redskins.

In his second year with the Redskins, Hayes led the 1950 squad to an appearance in the Salad Bowl, where they defeated Arizona State University.

Parcells, whose stifling 3 – 4 defense ( known as the Big Blue Wrecking Crew ) led by Lawrence Taylor, Carl Banks, Harry Carson, and Leonard Marshall, and an offense under the direction of Phil Simms, knocked off the San Francisco 49ers 49 – 3, and the Washington Redskins 17 – 0, in the playoffs before routing the Denver Broncos, 39 – 20, in Super Bowl XXI.

During his first stint in the National Football League, he coached the Redskins for 12 seasons and led them to eight playoff appearances, four NFC Championship titles, and three Super Bowl titles.

In the wild-card playoff game, Gibbs led his team to a 17 – 10 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, to whom the Redskins suffered a 36 – 35 defeat earlier in the year.

He 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.

In the final exhibition game of 1992, and with first-year coach Dennis Green, Gannon led the Vikings to a 30-0 defeat of defending Super Bowl champions Washington Redskins in the Redskins ' home field, completing 14 of 21 passes for 124 yards and three touchdowns.

Gannon led the Redskins to a Week 14 ( December 5 ) victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 23-17, starting with a cumulative 17-0 lead by the third quarter.

The 2004 team was led by quarterback Jason Campbell ( Washington Redskins ), running backs Carnell Williams ( Tampa Bay Buccaneers ) and Ronnie Brown ( Miami Dolphins ), and cornerback Carlos Rogers ( Washington Redskins ).

Meanwhile, the Redskins crushed the Los Angeles Rams 51 – 7, and then narrowly defeated the San Francisco 49ers, 24 – 21, with Mark Moseley kicking the game winning field goal with just 40 seconds left.

Four plays after the ensuing kickoff, Washington defensive back Barry Wilburn intercepted a pass from Elway on the Redskin 21 yard-line, and once again the Redskins stormed down the field to score.

On Buffalo's first play after the botched field goal attempt, Bills quarterback Jim Kelly gave Washington another chance to score by throwing an interception to Redskins safety Brad Edwards, who returned it 21 yards to the Bills 12-yard line.

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

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.

The Bears went on to an 11 – 4 record with many expecting McMahon to lead the Bears back to the Super Bowl — however as in 1986 they fell short against the Washington Redskins, this time 21 – 17 in the NFC divisional playoff game.

** 3 points – Washington Redskins 24, Minnesota Vikings 21 – September 18, 1972

By comparison, the 75 points scored by the Reds and Gunners in 21 games over two seasons only exceed by two the 73 points scored by the Chicago Bears in the 1940 NFL Championship Game and by three the 72 points scored by the Washington Redskins on November 27, 1966, the record for points scored by a team in a Regular Season game.

For the game, Washington Redskins players T Chris Samuels, TE Chris Cooley, and LS Ethan Albright all wore the number 21 ( a number normally inappropriate for their positions ) in memory of their teammate Sean Taylor, who had been murdered during the 2007 season.

In 1972, the Redskins won the NFC championship game of the 1972-73 NFL playoffs against the Dallas Cowboys, when they limited the Cowboys to 3 points, 96 rushing yards on 21 carries, and, despite Roger Staubach as their quarterback, to 73 net passing yards, as McDole held his own against the opposing right offensive tackle, Rayfield Wright, a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

* 1936 ( NFL )-Green Bay Packers 21, Boston Redskins 6

* 1937 ( NFL )-Washington Redskins 28, Chicago Bears 21

* 1943 ( NFL )-Chicago Bears 41, Washington Redskins 21

The Redskins ' first game in D. C. Stadium was a 24 – 21 loss to the New York Giants on October 1, 1961.

* After trailing the Cowboys 24 – 6 halfway through the third quarter on November 28, 1965, quarterback Sonny Jurgensen leads the Redskins to 21 fourth-quarter points and a 34 – 31 comeback victory.

Backup quarterback Jay Schroeder comes in and leads the Redskins to a 23 – 21 victory on Monday Night Football.

The Redskins then once again won an NFC Championship, defeating the San Francisco 49ers 24 – 21 on a last-second field goal ( aided by a controversial pass interference call ), advancing to Super Bowl XVIII.

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.

* Green Bay Packers defeated Boston Redskins 21 – 6 for the NFL championship.

However, the Washington Redskins and other tenants enabled him to turn a profit for 21 years in a row.

The Redskins again made it to the championship game, but lost to the Bears 41 – 21.