The Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 54th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 49th in Washington, D.C. The team failed to improve on their 11–5 record from 1984 and finished 10-6. The biggest moment of the year occurred on a November 18 Monday Night Football game, which witnessed Joe Theismann's career-ending injury after a sack by

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. The tackle resulted in a serious leg injury, and Theismann never played in the

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again. Though the team failed to make the playoffs, they remained in contention for the entire regular season. During the December 15 game against Cincinnati, law authorities conducted a successful

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which resulted in the arrest of 101 fugitives who thought they had received free tickets to the game.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Personnel

Staff

Roster

Regular season

Schedule

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Dallas Cowboys

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Week 2: vs. Houston Oilers

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Week 7

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Week 11

Standings

References

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