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The 2017 season was the Washington Redskins' 86th in the National Football League (NFL) and the fourth under head coach Jay Gruden. The Redskins ended the season losing eight of the final 13 games after a 2–1 start, failing to improve on their 8–7–1 record from the previous season, and were mathematically eliminated from playoff contention with a loss to the Chargers. The team experienced an abundance of injuries at key positions, but ended the season tied for only the 26th most difficult schedule.
| 2017 Washington Redskins season | |
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| Owner | Daniel Snyder |
| President | Bruce Allen |
| Head coach | Jay Gruden |
| Offensive coordinator | Matt Cavanaugh |
| Defensive coordinator | Greg Manusky |
| Home field | FedExField |
| Results | |
| Record | 7–9 |
| Division place | 3rd NFC East |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Pro Bowlers | OLB Ryan Kerrigan OT Trent Williams G Brandon Scherff |
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In Week 2, the Redskins played the Rams in Los Angeles for the first time in 23 years. In addition, this was the last of six seasons that quarterback Kirk Cousins was on the roster, as he would join the Minnesota Vikings in the following offseason.
On January 6, the Redskins fired defensive coordinator Joe Barry, secondary coach Perry Fewell, defensive line coach Robb Akey, and strength and conditioning coach Mike Clark.[1] General manager Scot McCloughan was fired on March 9.[2]
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | Jonathan Allen | DE | Alabama |
| 2 | 49 | Ryan Anderson | LB | Alabama |
| 3 | 81 | Fabian Moreau | CB | UCLA |
| 4 | 114 | Samaje Perine | RB | Oklahoma |
| 123 | Montae Nicholson | S | Michigan State | |
| 5 | 154 | Jeremy Sprinkle | TE | Arkansas |
| 199 | Chase Roullier | C | Wyoming | |
| 6 | 209 | Robert Davis | WR | Georgia State |
| 7 | 230 | Josh Harvey-Clemons | S | Louisville |
| 235 | Joshua Holsey | CB | Auburn |
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| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | NFL.com recap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 10 | at Baltimore Ravens | L 3–23 | 0–1 | M&T Bank Stadium | Recap |
| 2 | August 19 | Green Bay Packers | L 17–21 | 0–2 | FedExField | Recap |
| 3 | August 27 | Cincinnati Bengals | W 23–17 | 1–2 | FedExField | Recap |
| 4 | August 31 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 13–10 | 2–2 | Raymond James Stadium | Recap |
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | NFL.com recap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 10 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 17–30 | 0–1 | FedExField | Recap |
| 2 | September 17 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 27–20 | 1–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Recap |
| 3 | September 24 | Oakland Raiders | W 27–10 | 2–1 | FedExField | Recap |
| 4 | October 2 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 20–29 | 2–2 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
| 5 | Bye | |||||
| 6 | October 15 | San Francisco 49ers | W 26–24 | 3–2 | FedExField | Recap |
| 7 | October 23 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 24–34 | 3–3 | Lincoln Financial Field | Recap |
| 8 | October 29 | Dallas Cowboys | L 19–33 | 3–4 | FedExField | Recap |
| 9 | November 5 | at Seattle Seahawks | W 17–14 | 4–4 | CenturyLink Field | Recap |
| 10 | November 12 | Minnesota Vikings | L 30–38 | 4–5 | FedExField | Recap |
| 11 | November 19 | at New Orleans Saints | L 31–34 (OT) | 4–6 | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | Recap |
| 12 | November 23 | New York Giants | W 20–10 | 5–6 | FedExField | Recap |
| 13 | November 30 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 14–38 | 5–7 | AT&T Stadium | Recap |
| 14 | December 10 | at Los Angeles Chargers | L 13–30 | 5–8 | StubHub Center | Recap |
| 15 | December 17 | Arizona Cardinals | W 20–15 | 6–8 | FedExField | Recap |
| 16 | December 24 | Denver Broncos | W 27–11 | 7–8 | FedExField | Recap |
| 17 | December 31 | at New York Giants | L 10–18 | 7–9 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagles | 7 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 30 |
| Redskins | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Game information | ||
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at FedExField, Landover, Maryland
With the loss, the Redskins began the season 0-1, losing their fifth consecutive season opener. They also had their 5-game winning streak against the Eagles snapped.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redskins | 3 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
| Rams | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
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at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
Thanks to a 220-yard day from the running game, Cousins's late touchdown pass to Ryan Grant and a late interception by Mason Foster, the Redskins started the season 1-1 for the first time since 2015.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raiders | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Redskins | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
| Game information | ||
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at FedExField, Landover, Maryland
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redskins | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| Chiefs | 0 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 29 |
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at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49ers | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
| Redskins | 7 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 26 |
| Game information | ||
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at FedExField, Landover, Maryland
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redskins | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Eagles | 0 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
| Game information | ||
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at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
With the loss, the Redskins fell 3-3 and were swept by the Philadelphia Eagles for the first time since 2013.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowboys | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 33 |
| Redskins | 10 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 19 |
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at FedExField, Landover, Maryland
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Redskins | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Seahawks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 |
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at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Vikings | 7 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 38 |
| Redskins | 10 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 30 |
| Game information | ||
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at FedExField, Landover, Maryland
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redskins | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
| Saints | 10 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 34 |
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The Redskins suffered a loss to the Saints after going up 31–16 with 5:58 remaining in the fourth quarter. In under three minutes Drew Brees and the Saints offense rallied back to tie the game 31–31 with 1:05 left in the fourth. In overtime, Saint's kicker Wil Lutz kicked the game-winning field goal from 28 yards away, handing the Redskins their most devastating loss of the season.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giants | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Redskins | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 |
| Game information | ||
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at FedExField, Landover, Maryland
The Redskins won on Thanksgiving Day for the first time since 2012 and their third time ever. Kirk Cousins threw a pick six to Janoris Jenkins, who suffered a season-ending injury on the play, to tie the game at 10. The Giants defense hung tough until Cousins and Josh Doctson broke through in the final minutes of the game.
This was Eli Manning's 210th consecutive and final start before infamously being benched for Geno Smith for one game. He was the second quarterback to ever start 210 consecutive games and has since been passed by Philip Rivers.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redskins | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Cowboys | 0 | 17 | 0 | 21 | 38 |
| Game information | ||
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at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redskins | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Chargers | 13 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 30 |
| Game information | ||
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at StubHub Center, Carson, California
With the loss, the Redskins were eliminated from playoff contention for the second consecutive season.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinals | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| Redskins | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| Game information | ||
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at FedExField, Landover, Maryland
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broncos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
| Redskins | 0 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
| Game information | ||
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at FedExField, Landover, Maryland
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redskins | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Giants | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
| Game information | ||
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at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
| NFC East | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
| (1) Philadelphia Eagles | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 5–1 | 10–2 | 457 | 295 | L1 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 5–1 | 7–5 | 354 | 332 | W1 |
| Washington Redskins | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 1–5 | 5–7 | 342 | 388 | L1 |
| New York Giants | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 1–5 | 1–11 | 246 | 388 | W1 |
| # | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division leaders | |||||||||||
| 1[a] | Philadelphia Eagles | East | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 5–1 | 10–2 | .461 | .433 | L1 |
| 2[a] | Minnesota Vikings | North | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 5–1 | 10–2 | .492 | .447 | W3 |
| 3[b] | Los Angeles Rams | West | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 4–2 | 7–5 | .504 | .460 | L1 |
| 4[b][c] | New Orleans Saints | South | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 4–2 | 8–4 | .535 | .483 | L1 |
| Wild Cards | |||||||||||
| 5[c] | Carolina Panthers | South | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 3–3 | 7–5 | .539 | .500 | L1 |
| 6 | Atlanta Falcons | South | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 4–2 | 9–3 | .543 | .475 | W1 |
| Did not qualify for the postseason | |||||||||||
| 7[d] | Detroit Lions | North | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 5–1 | 8–4 | .496 | .368 | W1 |
| 8[d] | Seattle Seahawks | West | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 4–2 | 7–5 | .492 | .444 | L1 |
| 9[d] | Dallas Cowboys | East | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 5–1 | 7–5 | .496 | .438 | W1 |
| 10 | Arizona Cardinals | West | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3–3 | 5–7 | .488 | .406 | W2 |
| 11[e] | Green Bay Packers | North | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 2–4 | 5–7 | .539 | .357 | L3 |
| 12[e] | Washington Redskins | East | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 1–5 | 5–7 | .539 | .429 | L1 |
| 13 | San Francisco 49ers | West | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 1–5 | 3–9 | .512 | .438 | W5 |
| 14[f] | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | South | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 1–5 | 3–9 | .555 | .375 | W1 |
| 15[f] | Chicago Bears | North | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 0–6 | 1–11 | .559 | .500 | L1 |
| 16 | New York Giants | East | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 1–5 | 1–11 | .531 | .458 | W1 |
| Tiebreakers[g] | |||||||||||
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