In 1991 the Cowboys replaced offensive coordinator Dave Shula with Norv Turner ; the Cowboys raced to a 6-5 start then defeated the previously-unbeaten Redskins despite injury to Troy Aikman.

Since then, a number of other teams have worn their white uniforms at home, including the Washington Redskins and Miami Dolphins.

The Redskins then advanced from their own 17-yard line to the Miami 48-yard line ( their first incursion into Miami territory ) with less than two minutes left in the half.

The game then became a rematch of Super Bowl VII, also played in the Los Angeles area at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum ten years before, where the Dolphins completed their 17 – 0 perfect season at the Redskins ' expense by a score of 14 – 7.

The Redskins then drove to Miami's 43-yard line, and once again tried to fool Miami with a trick play, this time a flea flicker.

The Redskins ran three plays to reach Miami's 43-yard line, but then faced a fourth down and one to go.

The Redskins then executed 5 consecutive running plays by Riggins, consuming a lot of time off the clock and moving the ball to the 23-yard line.

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.

The Redskins defense then forced Buffalo to a three-and-out on their ensuing possession, and punter Chris Mohr's 23-yard punt sailed out of bounds at the Washington 49-yard line.

The Redskins then drove 51 yards in 5 plays to score with Byner's 10-yard touchdown reception.

A 14-yard run by Ricky Ervins then set up fullback Gerald Riggs ' 1-yard touchdown run to expand the Redskins ' lead, 17 – 0.

The Redskins then increased their lead 24 – 0 just 16 seconds into the second half after linebacker Kurt Gouveia intercepted Kelly's pass on the first play of the third quarter and returned it 23 yards to the Bills ' 2-yard line.

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.

Short sold the team to Washington Redskins owner and publisher Jack Kent Cooke in 1965 for a then league record amount of $ 5, 175, 000.

A time-honored and perhaps apocryphal story about Nagurski is a scoring gallop that he made against the Washington Redskins, knocking two linebackers in opposite directions, stomping a defensive halfback and crushing a safety, then bouncing off the goalposts and cracking Wrigley Field's brick wall.

He then went on to play for, and eventually coach, the Washington Redskins.

* J. T. Smith, wide receiver for the St. Louis and Phoenix Cardinals, Washington Redskins and Kansas City Chiefs, played 13 years in the NFL, then coached the San Angelo indoor team.

On December 7, 2008, an M & T Bank Stadium then record crowd of 71, 438 watched the Baltimore Ravens defeat the Washington Redskins 24-10 on Sunday Night Football, only to be surpassed the next week when the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Ravens 13-9 in front of 71, 502.

Finally, in 1962, Interior Secretary Stewart Udall issued an ultimatum — unless Marshall signed a black player, the government would revoke the Redskins ' 30-year lease on the year-old D. C. Stadium ( now Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium ), which had been paid for by government money and was owned by the Washington city government ( which, then and now, is formally an arm of the federal government ).

The Patriots lost to the Washington Redskins 20-17 in Week Four but swept the rest of the NFC East and the entire AFC South ; the Patriots shut out Dallas in bitter cold and edged the Giants in the rain while hammering Philly following the infamously erroneous " They hate their coach " quote from Tom Jackson ; the Patriots also edged the Titans, Houston in overtime, and former division rival Indianapolis in shootouts while routing Jacksonville ( which like Carolina had entered the NFL in 1995 ) in the regular season, and then edged the Titans and hammered the Colts in the playoffs.

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.

He then played in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins from 1937 to 1952.

The Dolphins and Redskins met twice ( VII and XVII ), as did the Steelers and Cowboys ( X and XIII ) and 49ers and Bengals ( XVI and XXIII ).

In what became an early rivalry in the NFL, the Redskins and Bears met two more times in the NFL Championship.

The Sheboygan Redskins and Waterloo Hawks both claimed the championship because they were each in first in their divisions at the end of the season but they never met in a playoff series.

He played his first game when the Redskins met the San Francisco 49ers on September 22, 2002.

In the Eastern Division, the Pittsburgh Pirates were at 6 – 5 – 0, and the Boston Redskins at 5 – 5 – 0, when they met on November 29 in Boston before a crowd of only 7, 000.

The New York Giants and Washington Redskins had played to a 0 – 0 tie earlier in the season, and both had 8 – 1 – 1 records when they met at New York's Polo Grounds before a crowd of 62, 404.

The 1940 Chicago Bears team holds the record for the biggest margin of victory in an NFL game ( playoff or regular season ) with a 73 – 0 victory over the Washington Redskins in the 1940 NFL Championship Game.

* December 8 – The Chicago Bears, in what will become the most one-sided victory in National Football League history, defeat the Washington Redskins 73 – 0 in the 1940 NFL Championship Game.

He scored a touchdown in the Bears ' championship victory against the Washington Redskins, served one season as backfield coach for UCLA in 1944, and finally returned to wrestling until his retirement in 1960.

* Most opponents ' fumbles returned or recovered for touchdowns, game: Fred " Dippy " Evans, Chicago Bears vs. Washington Redskins, November 28, 1948

* Most fumbles: 14, Washington Redskins ( 8 ) vs. Pittsburgh Steelers ( 6 ), November 14, 1937 ; Chicago Bears ( 7 ) vs. Cleveland Browns ( 7 ), November 24, 1940 ; St. Louis Cardinals ( 8 ) vs. New York Giants ( 6 ), September 17, 1961 ; Kansas City Chiefs vs. Houston Oilers, October 12, 1969.

* Tim Jessie-Although he was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 1987 NFL Draft Jessie ended up playing for the Washington Redskins in 1987 as a replacement player during the 1987 NFL Players Strike.

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.

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.

* Chicago Bears 73 – 0 Washington Redskins in the NFL championship game

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.

The Redskins had beaten the Bears 7 – 3 during the regular season.

Using the " man-in-motion " innovation to great advantage, the Bears destroyed the Redskins 73 – 0, stated to be the most one-sided game in the history of the sport.

In 1942, the Bears posted a perfect 11 – 0 record and outscored their opponents 376 – 84, however they lost the championship game to the Redskins.

* Washington Redskins win their second NFL Championship 14-6 over the Chicago Bears at Washington, D. C ..

* 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 defeated the Bears 14-6, handing the Chicagoans their only defeat of the season.

During the 1938 season the Redskins played their new fight song for fans in attendance at the games as they played the Philadelphia Eagles, the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Cleveland Rams, the New York Giants, the Detroit Lions, the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Chicago Bears football teams.

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

* 1940 ( NFL )-Chicago Bears 73, Washington Redskins 0

* 1942 ( NFL )-Washington Redskins 14, Chicago Bears 6