The logo replaced the striping pattern that had been on the uniforms since the team's inception ; save for color variations, the striping pattern was similar to that used by the Washington Redskins ( until 1979 ), Green Bay Packers ( until 1997 ), and Cleveland Browns ( still in use ), which is likely why the change was made.

The black jerseys were most recently used in a November 29, 2009 game against the Washington Redskins.

Beathard decided to rebuild the Chargers using the same model that he used to build the Redskins into Super Bowl contenders during the 1980s – a powerful running game built around big lineman, a passing game that helped sustain extremely long drives, and a bending but steady defense.

The Redskins used their next first round draft pick ( acquired from the Denver Broncos ) on Auburn Quarterback Jason Campbell.

The school, like several others in the region, used to use the spear logo made famous by Florida State University and the Washington Redskins for its athletics marks, but this was deemed to promote violence, so it was replaced with the " A ".

Wolf Blitzer remarked in August 2009, " I always used to see him ... Redskins games, Wizards games, always there.

With the arrival of FedEx Field, the home stadium for the Washington Redskins in 1997, the mall's parking lot is used for overflow parking.

During the years when the stadium was used only for Redskins games, the rotating seats remained in the American football configuration.

Davis was primarily used as a fullback, and was part of the Redskins ' backfield with Terry Allen.

" During the games of the Washington Redskins in nearby FedEx Field, the available open parking lots on the mall grounds are used to house cars during the games.

After being used sparingly in the first half of the 2004 season, Cooley began to be used more extensively in the last eight games, developing a rapport with Redskins quarterback Patrick Ramsey.

As a backup to starting quarterback Patrick Ramsey, Johnson played only two games with the Redskins, in Week 6 ( October 12 ) against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Week 7 ( October 19 ) against the Buffalo Bills, both against teams for which Johnson used to play.

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

The Washington Redskins, after wearing white exclusively in the ' 80s and ' 90s, including the 1982 NFC Championship Game ( having gone 3 – 0 in them during the regular season, during CBS ' pregame show, Jimmy " The Greek " Snyder actually invoked the blue jerseys in picking Dallas to win the game ), have since 2002 occasionally reverted to using their burgundy jerseys for second-half home games, but will still wear white against the Cowboys.

On October 16, 2011, the Cowboys wore their road blue jerseys against the New England Patriots for the first time since December 27, 2009, against the Redskins ; the Patriots defeated the Cowboys 20 – 16.

Some notable moments in the rivalry include Washington's victory over Dallas in the 1982 NFC Championship and the latter's 1989 win over the Redskins for their only victory that season.

History would forget these latter despicable beings, and speak, in latter ages of the glory of these grand Kings of forest and plain that Cooper loved to heroize .</ br >< p > We cannot honestly regret their extermination, but we at least do justice to the manly characteristics possessed, according to their lights and education, by the early Redskins of America.

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 Redskins beat the Giants 28 – 14, but the Giants won their next three games against the Saint Louis Rams, Philadelphia Eagles, and Arizona Cardinals.

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.

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.

From 1978 through 1983, the Chargers wore their white jerseys at home, coinciding with the hiring of coach Don Coryell – when Joe Gibbs, a Coryell assistant in 1979 – 80, became head coach of the Washington Redskins in 1981, he did the same, and white at home became a Redskins staple through 2007 – but Coryell switched the Chargers to their blue jerseys at home starting in 1984.

The Redskins were making their first Super Bowl appearance after posting an 11-3 regular season record and playoff victories over the Green Bay Packers and the Dallas Cowboys.

After finishing the 1970 season with a 6 – 8 regular season record, the Redskins hired George Allen as their head coach, hoping he could turn the team's fortunes around.

Meanwhile, the Redskins advanced to the Super Bowl without allowing a touchdown in either their 16-3 playoff win over the Green Bay Packers or their 26-3 NFC Championship Game victory over the 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.

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 Redskins were forced to use up all of their timeouts on the Dolphins ' ensuing five-play possession, but forced Miami to punt ( nearly blocking the punt ) from its own 36-yard line with 1: 14 remaining in the game, giving themselves a chance to drive for the tying touchdown.

The Vikings were making their second Super Bowl appearance after also finishing the regular season with a 12-2 record, and posting postseason victories over the Washington Redskins and the Dallas Cowboys.

The first team was the 1978 Washington Redskins.

During the 1999 NFL Draft, Ditka traded all of his picks for that season, as well as the first-round and third-round picks for the following season, to the Washington Redskins in order to draft University of Texas Heisman Trophy running back Ricky Williams in the first round.

They became the first NFL team to wear all-black uniforms in a week 5 road game against the Carolina Panthers, and again in weeks 16 and 17 in home games against the Washington Redskins and San Francisco 49ers ; the Saints were outscored 78-10 in the final two contests to end a 7-9 campaign.

The Dolphins defeated the Redskins by the score of 14 – 7, and became the first and still the only team in NFL history to complete a perfect undefeated season.

Miami's defense dominated the Redskins in the first half, limiting Washington to 49 yards rushing, 23 yards passing, and four first downs.

The Vikings were making their fourth Super Bowl appearance, and seeking their first Super Bowl title, after posting an 11-2-1 regular season record and playoff victories over the Washington Redskins and the Los Angeles Rams.

The Redskins defeated the Dolphins by the score of 27 – 17 to win their first Super Bowl.

Super Bowl XVII was the Redskins ' first Super Bowl victory ( third NFL championship overall ), and their second Super Bowl appearance, since they were defeated by the Dolphins, 14-7, in Super Bowl VII.

After the Redskins got a first down, Theismann had a pass blocked at the line of scrimmage by Kim Bokamper.

Instead of punting, the Redskins decided to gamble and attempt to get the first down with a run from Riggins.

The Redskins became the second defending champion to lose a Super Bowl ( their divisional rivals, the Dallas Cowboys, were the first, losing Super Bowl XIII after winning Super Bowl XII ).

After trailing 10-0 at the end of the first quarter of Super Bowl XXII, the Redskins scored 42 unanswered points, including a record-breaking 35 points in the second quarter, and setting several other Super Bowl records.

Meanwhile, the Redskins could not generate any offensive momentum in the first quarter, with the Bronco defense forcing a punt on every drive.

Back-up quarterback Jay Schroeder was sacked by Denver's Karl Mecklenburg on his first snap, continuing the Redskins ' offensive woes.

On the Redskins ' first play of the second quarter, receiver Ricky Sanders got behind defensive back Mark Haynes ( who tried to jam him at the line of scrimmage ), caught a pass from Williams, and took it 80 yards for a touchdown.

On the first play of the Redskins ' ensuing drive, Williams threw a 16-yard completion to Clark.

The Redskins increased their lead to 28 – 10 on their next possession with a 50-yard touchdown pass from Williams to Sanders, making him the first player in Super Bowl history to catch 2 touchdowns in a single quarter.

The Redskins first defeated the Atlanta Falcons, 24 – 7, in a rain-soaked playoff game that was closer than their 56 – 17 regular season win over Atlanta.

Redskins linebacker Matt Millen was bidding to become the first player to play in a Super Bowl victory for three different franchises ( he played in Super Bowl XV and Super Bowl XVIII with the Raiders, and Super Bowl XXIV with the 49ers ).