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was the franchise's 35th season in the

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(NFL) and their 30th in

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The Washington Redskins attempted to make

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their new head coach, but Lombardi refused their offer and the Redskins had to settle for

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When Pride Still Mattered, David Maraniss,p. 453, Simon & Schuster, 1999, instead. They finished with a 7–7 record, fifth place in the eight-team Eastern Conference. In Week Twelve, the Redskins set an NFL record for most points by one team in a regular season game, scoring 72 points against the

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. (Incidentally, this was one point less than the all-time record, the 73 scored by

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in the

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, in which the Redskins surrendered 11 touchdowns and were shut out.)

Offseason

NFL Draft

Roster

Regular season

Schedule

Standings

Roster

Awards, records, and honors

Most points in a single game in regular season NFL history

References

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Washington Redskins seasons

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