2016 Washington Redskins season

2016 Washington Redskins season
2016 Washington Redskins season
Owner	Daniel Snyder
President	Bruce Allen
General manager	Scot McCloughan
Head coach	Jay Gruden
Offensive coordinator	Sean McVay
Defensive coordinator	Joe Barry
Home field	FedExField
Local radio	ESPN 980 WTEM Larry Michael (play-by-play); Sonny Jurgensen, Chris Cooley (color analyst);
Results
Record	8–7–1
Division place	3rd NFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	LB Ryan Kerrigan; TE Jordan Reed; G Brandon Scherff; T Trent Williams; QB Kirk Cousins
Uniform
	← 2015; Redskins seasons; 2017 →;

The 2016 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 85th season in the National Football League (NFL), the 20th playing their home games at FedExField and the third under head coach Jay Gruden.

The season saw the Redskins play in London for the first time in franchise history, where they tied the Cincinnati Bengals 27–27.

After a disappointing loss in the final week to the New York Giants, the Redskins were eliminated from playoff contention. Despite missing the playoffs, the Redskins finished the season with a record of 8–7–1, which was the first consecutive winning seasons for the team since the 1996 and 1997 seasons. Along with the Philadelphia Eagles, Washington was the only team in 2016 that played seven regular-season games against teams that would reach the playoffs: four games combined against the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Giants, games against the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions (as the NFC North was the only division besides the NFC East to send more than one team to the 2016 postseason) and a game against the sole AFC North 2016 playoff team (the Pittsburgh Steelers); the Redskins' 2–5 record in these contests was a major reason they did not return to the playoffs.

As of 2023, this is the last time that the then-named Redskins have finished with a winning record.

Offseason changes

Free agency

All 2015 contracts expired to coincide with the beginning of the 2016 NFL League Year at 4:00 EDT on March 9, 2016. However, before that date, all teams had until March 1 to place the franchise tag on a player, and could begin negotiations with a player's agent on March 7.

Waivers and releases

On March 8, the Redskins released S Dashon Goldson, DE Jason Hatcher, QB Robert Griffin III, and S Jeron Johnson.

On April 14, the Redskins waived OLB Jackson Jeffcoat.

Team re-signings/contract extensions

Date	Player	Position	Contract Type	Notes
March 1	Kirk Cousins	QB	Franchise Tag	2016 salary worth $19.953 million
March 9	Colt McCoy	QB	Extension	Signed 2 yr, $15m contract with $6.75m guaranteed
	Duke Ihenacho	S	RFA
	Mason Foster	LB	UFA	Signed 2 yr, $3.5m contract with $1.8m guaranteed
	Kedric Golston	DE	UFA
March 11	Logan Paulsen	TE	UFA
March 12	Tress Way	P	RFA	Signed 5 yr, $7.59m contract with $2.95m guaranteed
March 15	Will Blackmon	FS	UFA
March 16	Junior Galette	OLB	UFA	Signed 1 yr, $1.6m contract
March 16	Josh LeRibeus	C	UFA
March 17	Chris Thompson	RB	UFA

Free agency transactions

Date	Player	Position	Previous Team	New Team	Notes
March 9	Robert Griffin III	QB	Washington Redskins	Cleveland Browns	Signed 2 yr, $15m contract with $6.75m guaranteed
	Tom Compton	G	Washington Redskins	Atlanta Falcons
	Alfred Morris	RB	Washington Redskins	Dallas Cowboys	Signed 2 yr, $3.5m contract with $1.8m guaranteed
	Keenan Robinson	ILB	Washington Redskins	New York Giants
	Terrence Knighton	DT	Washington Redskins	New England Patriots
	Frank Kearse	DE	Washington Redskins	New England Patriots
March 11	Kendall Reyes	DE	San Diego Chargers	Washington Redskins
March 15	David Bruton	SS	Denver Broncos	Washington Redskins	Signed 3 yr, $9.15m contract with $3.4m guaranteed
March 17	Terrence Garvin	ILB	Pittsburgh Steelers	Washington Redskins
March 31	Vernon Davis	TE	Denver Broncos	Washington Redskins	Signed 1 yr, $2.4m contract with $1.1m guaranteed
April 14	Greg Toler	CB	Indianapolis Colts	Washington Redskins
April 14	Jackson Jeffcoat	OLB/DE	Washington Redskins	Cleveland Browns
April 18	Cody Booth	OLB	Jacksonville Jaguars	Washington Redskins
April 22	Josh Norman	CB	Carolina Panthers	Washington Redskins	Signed 5 yr, $75m contract with $36.5m guaranteed

Draft

The 2016 NFL Draft occurred from April 28 to April 30, 2016. Going into the draft, the Redskins had eight selections, two of which were from another team: the additional seventh-round (#232) selection from the Dashon Goldson trade in 2015 and a sixth-round selection (#187) from the New Orleans Saints (the Redskins sent their sixth-round selection to Tampa Bay as part of the Goldson trade).

During the draft, the Redskins swapped first-round selections (#21 for #22) with the Houston Texans in exchange for their 2017 sixth-round selection, traded their 2016 fourth round selection (#120) to the New Orleans Saints in exchange for the Saints' fifth-round selections in 2016 (#152) and 2017, and traded their fifth-round selection (#158) to the New York Jets in exchange for their 2017 fourth-round selection.

2016 Washington Redskins Draft
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	22	Josh Doctson	WR	TCU
2	53	Su'a Cravens	ILB	USC
3	84	Kendall Fuller	CB	Virginia Tech
4	120	Selection traded to the New Orleans Saints
5	152	Matt Ioannidis	DE	Temple
6	187	Nate Sudfeld	QB	Indiana
7	232	Steven Daniels	LB	Boston College
7	242	Keith Marshall	RB	Georgia

Undrafted free agents

After the draft, the Redskins signed 14 undrafted college free agents to the team as part of the off season roster:^[1]

Player	Position	College
Tevin Carter	S	Utah
Michael Cooper	TE	Indiana
Reginald Diggs	WR	Richmond
Ejiro Ederaine	LB	Fresno State
Joe Gore	OT	Clemson
Maurice Harris	WR	Cal
Dominick Jackson	OT	Alabama
Joe Kerridge	FB	Michigan
Anthony Lanier	DE	Alabama A&M
Geno Matias-Smith	DB	Alabama
Shiro Davis	LB	Texas
Robert Kelley	RB	Tulane
Valdez Showers	WR	Florida

Staff

**2016 Washington Redskins staff**
	Front office Owner – Daniel Snyder President – Bruce Allen General Manager – Scot McCloughan Personnel Executive – Doug Williams Vice President of football administration/General Counsel – Eric Schaffer Director of player personnel – Scott Campbell Director of pro personnel – Alex Santos Director of football operations – Paul Kelly Director of Sports Medicine – Robin West Head coaches Head coach – Jay Gruden Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Sean McVay Quarterbacks – Matt Cavanaugh Running backs – Randy Jordan Wide receivers – Ike Hilliard Tight ends – Wes Phillips Offensive line – Bill Callahan Assistant offensive line – Kevin Carberry Offensive quality control – Shane Waldron			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Joe Barry Defensive line – Robb Akey Linebackers – Kirk Olivadotti Outside linebackers − Greg Manusky Defensive backs – Perry Fewell Defensive quality control – Chad Grimm Defensive quality control – Aubrey Pleasant Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Ben Kotwica Assistant special teams – Bradford Banta Special tams assistant/special projects – Bret Munsey Strength and conditioning Director of player development – Malcolm Blacken Head strength and conditioning – Mike Clark Assistant strength and conditioning – Chad Englehart Assistant strength and conditioning/nutritionist – Jake Sankal

Final roster

**2016 Washington Redskins final roster**

	Quarterbacks 8 Kirk Cousins 16 Colt McCoy 2 Nate Sudfeld Running backs 34 Mack Brown 31 Matt Jones 32 Robert Kelley 25 Chris Thompson KR Wide receivers 80 Jamison Crowder PR 88 Pierre Garçon 14 Ryan Grant 13 Maurice Harris 11 DeSean Jackson Tight ends 89 Derek Carrier 85 Vernon Davis 86 Jordan Reed		Offensive linemen 74 Arie Kouandjio G 77 Shawn Lauvao G 78 Kory Lichtensteiger C 61 Spencer Long C 76 Morgan Moses T 79 Ty Nsekhe T 60 Vinston Painter G 75 Brandon Scherff G 56 John Sullivan C 71 Trent Williams T Defensive linemen 92 Chris Baker DE 90 Ziggy Hood NT 98 Matt Ioannidis DE 99 Ricky Jean-Francois DE 73 Cullen Jenkins NT		Linebackers 51 Will Compton ILB 54 Mason Foster ILB 52 Terence Garvin ILB 91 Ryan Kerrigan OLB 93 Trent Murphy OLB 94 Preston Smith OLB 50 Martrell Spaight ILB 48 Lynden Trail OLB 59 Zach Vigil ILB Defensive backs 41 Will Blackmon FS 26 Bashaud Breeland CB 36 Su'a Cravens SS 47 Quinton Dunbar CB 45 Josh Evans FS 22 Deshazor Everett FS 38 Kendall Fuller CB 29 Duke Ihenacho FS/SS 24 Josh Norman CB 35 Dashaun Phillips CB 20 Greg Toler CB Special teams 3 Dustin Hopkins K 57 Nick Sundberg LS 5 Tress Way P		Reserve lists 96 Houston Bates OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 72 Kevin Bowen T (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 53 Steven Daniels ILB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 17 Reggie Diggs WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 18 Josh Doctson WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 58 Junior Galette OLB (NF-Inj.Tooltip Non-football injury and illness) 64 Kedric Golston NT (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 23 DeAngelo Hall FS (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 72 Anthony Lanier DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 39 Keith Marshall RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 84 Niles Paul TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 39 Donte Whitner SS (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad 69 A. J. Francis NT 15 Matt Hazel WR 40 Rufus Johnson OLB 95 Joey Mbu NT 62 Ronald Patrick C 46 Shak Randolph CB 83 Wes Saxton TE 37 Tye Smith CB 87 Kendal Thompson WR 63 Isaiah Williams T Rookies in italics 53 active, 12 inactive, 10 practice squad

Schedule

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	August 11	at Atlanta Falcons	L 17–23	0–1	Georgia Dome	Recap
2	August 19	New York Jets	W 22–18	1–1	FedExField	Recap
3	August 26	Buffalo Bills	W 21–16	2–1	FedExField	Recap
4	August 31^[A]	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 20–13	3–1	Raymond James Stadium	Recap

Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	September 12	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 16–38	0–1	FedExField	Recap
2	September 18	Dallas Cowboys	L 23–27	0–2	FedExField	Recap
3	September 25	at New York Giants	W 29–27	1–2	MetLife Stadium	Recap
4	October 2	Cleveland Browns	W 31–20	2–2	FedExField	Recap
5	October 9	at Baltimore Ravens	W 16–10	3–2	M&T Bank Stadium	Recap
6	October 16	Philadelphia Eagles	W 27–20	4–2	FedExField	Recap
7	October 23	at Detroit Lions	L 17–20	4–3	Ford Field	Recap
8	October 30	at Cincinnati Bengals	T 27–27 (OT)	4–3–1	Wembley Stadium (London, England)	Recap
9	Bye
10	November 13	Minnesota Vikings	W 26–20	5–3–1	FedExField	Recap
11	November 20	Green Bay Packers	W 42–24	6–3–1	FedExField	Recap
12	November 24	at Dallas Cowboys	L 26–31	6–4–1	AT&T Stadium	Recap
13	December 4	at Arizona Cardinals	L 23–31	6–5–1	University of Phoenix Stadium	Recap
14	December 11	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 27–22	7–5–1	Lincoln Financial Field	Recap
15	December 19	Carolina Panthers	L 15–26	7–6–1	FedExField	Recap
16	December 24	at Chicago Bears	W 41–21	8–6–1	Soldier Field	Recap
17	January 1	New York Giants	L 10–19	8–7–1	FedExField	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Week One: Pittsburgh Steelers at Washington Redskins – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	14	10	14	38
Redskins	6	0	3	7	16

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

Date: September 12
Game time: 7:10 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C), clear
Game attendance: 79,124
Referee: Craig Wrolstad
TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

WAS – Dustin Hopkins 31-yard field goal, 5:56. Redskins 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 3:24.
WAS – Dustin Hopkins 40-yard field goal, 1:08. Redskins 6–0. Drive: 5 plays, 14 yards, 2:38.

Second quarter

PIT – Antonio Brown 29-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 10:10. Steelers 7–6. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:58.
PIT – Eli Rogers 3-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 0:27. Steelers 14–6. Drive: 14 plays, 67 yards, 5:52.

Third quarter

PIT – Chris Boswell 46-yard field goal, 11:18. Steelers 17–6. Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 3:42.
PIT – Antonio Brown 26-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Chris Boswell kick), 7:01. Steelers 24–6. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:04.
WAS – Dustin Hopkins 34-yard field goal, 2:01. Steelers 24–9. Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 5:00.

Fourth quarter

WAS – Chris Thompson 1-yard run (Dustin Hopkins kick), 13:01. Steelers 24–16. Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 2:18.
PIT – DeAngelo Williams 15-yard run (Chris Boswell kick), 5:48. Steelers 31–16. Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards, 7:13.
PIT – DeAngelo Williams 6-yard run (Chris Boswell kick), 1:54. Steelers 38–16. Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 2:23.

Top passers

PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 27/37, 300 yards, 3 TD, INT
WAS – Kirk Cousins – 30/43, 329 yards, 2 INT

Top rushers

PIT – DeAngelo Williams – 26 rushes, 143 yards, 2 TD
WAS – Matt Jones – 7 rushes, 24 yards

Top receivers

PIT – Antonio Brown – 8 receptions, 126 yards, 2 TD
WAS – DeSean Jackson – 6 receptions, 102 yards

The Redskins entered this Week 1 matchup against the Steelers having lost five consecutive games against Pittsburgh dating back to 1991. They scored an average of 8.2 points per game in those five losses. The Redskins' 22-point defeat was their worst in a Week 1 game in 15 years. It was also their worst opening day home loss since 1966.^[3]

The Redskins defense had a very hard time containing DeAngelo Williams as he exploded for 143 rushing yards and the Steelers explosive receiving corps of Antonio Brown and Eli Rogers who would go on to have strong performances.

Week 2: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Week Two: Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	10	3	7	7	27
Redskins	0	10	13	0	23

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

Date: September 18
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 80,612
Referee: Bill Vinovich
TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Pam Oliver
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

DAL – Dan Bailey 22-yard field goal, 9:25. Cowboys 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 76 yards, 5:35.
DAL – Ezekiel Elliott 1-yard run (Dan Bailey kick), 1:39. Cowboys 10–0. Drive: 9 plays, 94 yards, 5:13.

Second quarter

WAS – Matt Jones 14-yard run (Dustin Hopkins kick), 13:08. Cowboys 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:31.
DAL – Dan Bailey 31-yard field goal, 4:34. Cowboys 13–7. Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 4:31.
WAS – Dustin Hopkins 36-yard field goal, 0:26. Cowboys 13–10. Drive: 12 plays, 56 yards, 4:08.

Third quarter

WAS – Jamison Crowder 11-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Dustin Hopkins kick), 11:16. Redskins 17–13. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:44.
DAL – Dak Prescott 6-yard run (Dan Bailey kick), 5:41. Cowboys 20–17. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:35.
WAS – Dustin Hopkins 29-yard field goal, 2:06. Tied 20–20. Drive: 7 plays, 27 yards, 3:35.
WAS – Dustin Hopkins 22-yard field goal, 0:04. Redskins 23–20. Drive: 5 plays, 30 yards, 1:35.

Fourth quarter

DAL – Alfred Morris 4-yard run (Dan Bailey kick), 4:45. Cowboys 27–23. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:50.

Top passers

DAL – Dak Prescott – 22/30, 292 yards
WAS – Kirk Cousins – 28/46, 364 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

DAL – Ezekiel Elliott – 21 rushes, 83 yards, TD
WAS – Matt Jones – 13 rushes, 61 yards, TD

Top receivers

DAL – Dez Bryant – 7 receptions, 102 yards
WAS – Jordan Reed – 5 receptions, 70 yards

Week 3: at New York Giants

Week Three: Washington Redskins at New York Giants – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins	6	10	7	6	29
Giants	14	7	3	3	27

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Date: September 25
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 78,368
Referee: John Hussey
TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Erin Andrews
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

NYG – Shane Vereen 1-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 12:18. Giants 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 28 yards, 1:05.
WAS – Dustin Hopkins 49-yard field goal, 9:35. Giants 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 2:43.
NYG – Sterling Shepard 23-yard pass from Eli Manning (Josh Brown kick), 6:10. Giants 14–3. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:25.
WAS – Dustin Hopkins 33-yard field goal, 0:25. Giants 14–6. Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 5:45.

Second quarter

WAS – Dustin Hopkins 45-yard field goal, 8:34. Giants 14–9. Drive: 7 plays, 9 yards, 3:58.
NYG – Orleans Darkwa 2-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 4:12. Giants 21–9. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:22.
WAS – DeSean Jackson 44-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Dustin Hopkins kick), 3:40. Giants 21–16. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:32.

Third quarter

WAS – Jamison Crowder 55-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Dustin Hopkins kick), 9:45. Redskins 23–21. Drive: 3 plays, 50 yards, 1:17.
NYG – Josh Brown 29-yard field goal, 6:29. Giants 24–23. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 3:16.

Fourth quarter

WAS – Dustin Hopkins 25-yard field goal, 14:57. Redskins 26–24. Drive: 15 plays, 68 yards, 6:32.
NYG – Josh Brown 30-yard field goal, 7:53. Giants 27–26. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 3:07.
WAS – Dustin Hopkins 37-yard field goal, 1:51. Redskins 29–27. Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 6:02.

Top passers

WAS – Kirk Cousins – 21/35, 296 yards, 2 TD
NYG – Eli Manning – 25/38, 350 yards, TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

WAS – Matt Jones – 17 rushes, 65 yards
NYG – Shane Vereen – 11 rushes, 67 yards, TD

Top receivers

WAS – DeSean Jackson – 5 receptions, 96 yards, TD
NYG – Odell Beckham Jr. – 7 receptions, 121 yards

With the win, the Redskins improved 1-2 and won at MetLife Stadium for the first time since 2011.

Week 4: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week Four: Cleveland Browns at Washington Redskins – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	0	17	3	0	20
Redskins	14	3	0	14	31

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

Date: October 2
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C), cloudy
Game attendance: 76,249
Referee: Jeff Triplette
TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

WAS – Jordan Reed 8-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Dustin Hopkins kick), 7:40. Redskins 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 7:20.
WAS – Jordan Reed 9-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Dustin Hopkins kick), 0:27. Redskins 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:14.

Second quarter

CLE – Isaiah Crowell 2-yard run (Cody Parkey kick), 9:33. Redskins 14–7. Drive: 12 plays, 81 yards, 5:54.
CLE – Terrelle Pryor 9-yard pass from Cody Kessler (Cody Parkey kick), 7:55. Tied 14–14. Drive: 3 plays, 12 yards, 1:25.
WAS – Dustin Hopkins 49-yard field goal, 2:29. Redskins 17–14. Drive: 10 plays, 32 yards, 5:26.
CLE – Cody Parkey 51-yard field goal, 0:00. Tied 17–17. Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 2:29.

Third quarter

CLE – Cody Parkey 45-yard field goal, 9:25. Browns 20–17. Drive: 11 plays, 48 yards, 5:35.

Fourth quarter

WAS – Chris Thompson 5-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Dustin Hopkins kick), 10:39. Redskins 24–20' Drive: 10 plays, 91 yards, 5:28
WAS – Matt Jones 1-yard run (Dustin Hopkins kick), 4:25. Redskins 31–20. Drive: 4 plays, 39 yards, 2:03.

Top passers

CLE – Cody Kessler – 28/40, 223 yards, TD, INT
WAS – Kirk Cousins – 21/27, 183 yards, 3 TD, INT

Top rushers

CLE – Isaiah Crowell – 15 rushes, 112 yards, TD
WAS – Matt Jones – 22 rushes, 117 yards, TD

Top receivers

CLE – Gary Barnidge – 7 receptions, 57 yards
WAS – Jordan Reed – 9 receptions, 73 yards, 2 TD

Week 5: at Baltimore Ravens

Week Five: Washington Redskins at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins	6	0	10	0	16
Ravens	7	3	0	0	10

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

Date: October 9
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C), partly cloudy
Game attendance: 71,318
Referee: Ronald Torbert
TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

BAL – Crockett Gillmore 7-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Tucker kick), 10:13. Ravens 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:47.
WAS – Jamison Crowder 85-yard punt return (kick failed, hit left upright), 4:52. Ravens 7–6.

Second quarter

BAL – Justin Tucker 43-yard field goal, 14:56. Ravens 10–6. Drive: 12 plays, 71 yards, 4:56.

Third quarter

WAS – Pierre Garçon 21-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Dustin Hopkins kick), 8:28. Redskins 13–10. Drive: 3 plays, 50 yards, 1:33.
WAS – Dustin Hopkins 37-yard field goal, 0:14. Redskins 16–10. Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 5:55.

Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

Top passers

WAS – Kirk Cousins – 29/41, 260 yards, TD, INT
BAL – Joe Flacco – 30/46, 210 yards, TD

Top rushers

WAS – Matt Jones – 14 rushes, 31 yards
BAL – Terrance West – 11 rushes, 95 yards

Top receivers

WAS – Pierre Garçon – 5 receptions, 56 yards, TD
BAL – Mike Wallace – 7 receptions, 63 yards

Week 6: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week Six: Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	14	0	6	20
Redskins	7	14	3	3	27

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

Date: October 16
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 78,934
Referee: John Parry
TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, John Lynch and Pam Oliver
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

WAS – Jamison Crowder 16-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Dustin Hopkins kick), 0:51. Redskins 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 71 yards, 1:31.

Second quarter

WAS – Vernon Davis 13-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Dustin Hopkins kick), 7:48. Redskins 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 90 yards, 5:31.
PHI – Wendell Smallwood 86-yard kickoff return (Caleb Sturgis kick), 7:37. Redskins 14–7. Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:11.
PHI – Malcolm Jenkins 62-yard interception return (Caleb Sturgis kick), 3:55. Tied 14–14.
WAS – Matt Jones 1-yard run (Dustin Hopkins kick), 0:06. Redskins 21–14. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 3:49.

Third quarter

WAS – Dustin Hopkins 32-yard field goal, 8:40. Redskins 24–14. Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 6:20.

Fourth quarter

PHI – Caleb Sturgis 38-yard field goal, 12:57. Redskins 24–17. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 3:50.
WAS – Dustin Hopkins 50-yard field goal, 9:43. Redskins 27–17. Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 3:13.
PHI – Caleb Sturgis 28-yard field goal, 5:20. Redskins 27–20. Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 4:23.

Top passers

PHI – Carson Wentz – 11/22, 179 yards
WAS – Kirk Cousins – 18/34, 263 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

PHI – Ryan Mathews – 9 rushes, 60 yards
WAS – Matt Jones – 16 rushes, 135 yards, TD

Top receivers

PHI – Jordan Matthews – 3 receptions, 75 yards
WAS – Pierre Garçon – 6 receptions, 77 yards

Week 7: at Detroit Lions

Week Seven: Washington Redskins at Detroit Lions – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins	0	3	0	14	17
Lions	0	3	7	10	20

at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

Date: October 23
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
Game attendance: 60,461
Referee: Walt Coleman
TV announcers (Fox): Justin Kutcher, Charles Davis, Chris Spielman and Peter Schrager
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter

DET – Matt Prater 43-yard field goal, 9:37. Lions 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 5:43.
WAS – Dustin Hopkins 38-yard field goal, 0:00. Tied 3–3. Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 3:17.

Third quarter

DET – Zach Zenner 1-yard run (Matt Prater kick), 7:20. Lions 10–3. Drive: 7 plays, 86 yards, 2:53.

Fourth quarter

DET – Matt Prater 27-yard field goal, 13:10. Lions 13–3. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 5:12.
WAS – Robert Kelley 1-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Dustin Hopkins kick), 8:20. Lions 13–10. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:50.
WAS – Kirk Cousins 19-yard run (Dustin Hopkins kick), 1:05. Redskins 17–13. Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 4:15.
DET – Anquan Boldin 18-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Matt Prater kick), 0:16. Lions 20–17. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 0:49.

Top passers

WAS – Kirk Cousins – 30/39, 301 yards, TD
DET – Matthew Stafford – 18/29, 266 yards, TD

Top rushers

WAS – Chris Thompson – 12 rushes, 79 yards
DET – Justin Forsett – 8 rushes, 33 yards

Top receivers

WAS – Jamison Crowder – 7 receptions, 108 yards
DET – Marvin Jones – 4 receptions, 94 yards

The Redskins rallied with a late touchdown run by Cousins, but the Lions responded with Matthew Stafford throwing the game winner to Anquan Boldin, thus ending the Redskins winning streak.

Week 8: at Cincinnati Bengals

NFL International Series

Week Eight: Washington Redskins at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Redskins	7	3	7	10	0	27
Bengals	7	0	13	7	0	27

at Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom

Date: October 30
Game time: 1:30 p.m. BST/9:30 a.m. EDT
Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), cloudy
Game attendance: 84,488
Referee: Carl Cheffers
TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, John Lynch and Pam Oliver
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

WAS – Robert Kelley 4-yard run (Dustin Hopkins kick), 7:38. Redskins 7–0. Drive: 15 plays, 80 yards, 7:22.
CIN – Giovani Bernard 8-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 3:51. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 3:47.

Second quarter

WAS – Dustin Hopkins 20-yard field goal, 8:16. Redskins 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 4:04.

Third quarter

CIN – Tyler Eifert 15-yard pass from Andy Dalton (kick failed, wide left), 10:42. Bengals 13–10. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:18.
CIN – Andy Dalton 1-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 5:15. Bengals 20–10. Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 3:58.
WAS – Jordan Reed 23-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Dustin Hopkins kick), 3:02. Bengals 20–17. Drive: 5 plays, 91 yards, 2:13.

Fourth quarter

WAS – Jamison Crowder 33-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Dustin Hopkins kick), 9:30. Redskins 24–20. Drive: 7 plays, 83 yards, 4:18.
CIN – Jeremy Hill 1-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 6:54. Bengals 27–24. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:36.
WAS – Dustin Hopkins 40-yard field goal, 1:07. Tied 27–27. Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 2:08.

Overtime

No scoring plays

Top passers

WAS – Kirk Cousins – 38/56, 458 yards, 2 TD, INT
CIN – Andy Dalton – 27/42, 284 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

WAS – Robert Kelley – 21 rushes, 87 yards, TD
CIN – Jeremy Hill – 20 rushes, 76 yards, TD

Top receivers

WAS – Jamison Crowder – 9 receptions, 107 yards, TD
CIN – A. J. Green – 9 receptions, 121 yards

Hoping to rebound from their loss to the Detroit Lions, the Redskins played in the third and final game of the year in London against the Cincinnati Bengals. With a few minutes left in overtime, Dustin Hopkins missed a game-winning field goal and allowed the Bengals to take over. After that, Bengals' Andy Dalton fumbled and allowed the Redskins to take back the ball. A Hail Mary attempt failed, making the Redskins tie for the first time since 1997 when they tied 7–7 against the Giants.

Week 10: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week Ten: Minnesota Vikings at Washington Redskins – Game Summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	0	20	0	0	20
Redskins	7	7	6	6	26

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

Date: November 13
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 78,216
Referee: Pete Morelli
TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Chris Spielman and Kristina Pink
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

WAS – Jamison Crowder 4-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Dustin Hopkins kick), 9:04. Redskins 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 4:19.

Second quarter

WAS – Vernon Davis 38-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Dustin Hopkins kick), 14:18. Redskins 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 91 yards, 4:58.
MIN – Matt Asiata 1-yard run (Blair Walsh kick), 5:39. Redskins 14–7. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 3:52.
MIN – Kyle Rudolph 20-yard pass from Sam Bradford (Blair Walsh kick), 0:58. Tied 14–14. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:40.
MIN – Adam Thielen 3-yard pass from Sam Bradford (kick wide right), 0:00. Vikings 20–14. Drive: 4 plays, 33 yards, 0:50.

Third quarter

WAS – Dustin Hopkins 30-yard field goal, 8:53. Vikings 20–17. Drive: 12 plays, 55 yards, 6:07.
WAS – Dustin Hopkins 37-yard field goal, 0:38. Tied 20–20. Drive: 11 plays, 49 yards, 5:16.

Fourth quarter

WAS – Dustin Hopkins 50-yard field goal, 9:33. Redskins 23–20. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:21.
WAS – Dustin Hopkins 28-yard field goal, 2:31. Redskins 26–20. Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 3:13.

Top passers

MIN – Sam Bradford – 31/40, 307 yards, 2 TD, INT
WAS – Kirk Cousins – 22/33, 262 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

MIN – Jerick McKinnon – 6 rushes, 16 yards
WAS – Robert Kelley – 22 rushes, 97 yards

Top receivers

MIN – Stefon Diggs – 13 receptions, 164 yards
WAS – Pierre Garçon – 6 receptions, 81 yards

After their tie against the Bengals and their bye week, the Redskins came back home to host the Minnesota Vikings on Homecoming Weekend. After allowing the Vikings to score 20 unanswered points to end the first half, the Redskins shut out the Vikings 12-0 in the second half, improving to 5-3-1 on the season.

Week 11: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week Eleven: Green Bay Packers at Washington Redskins – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	0	10	0	14	24
Redskins	7	6	9	20	42

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

Date: November 20
Game time: 8:30 p.m. EST
Game weather: 38 °F (3 °C), clear
Game attendance: 77,137
Referee: John Hussey
TV announcers (NBC): Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

WAS – DeSean Jackson 17-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Dustin Hopkins kick), 3:03. Redskins 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 3:52.

Second quarter

GB – Jordy Nelson 13-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 9:34. Tied 7–7. Drive: 17 plays, 75 yards, 8:29.
GB – Mason Crosby 36-yard field goal, 3:41. Packers 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 5:22.
WAS – Robert Kelley 6-yard run (run failed), 0:45. Redskins 13–10. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:58.

Third quarter

WAS – Dustin Hopkins 37-yard field goal, 9:28. Redskins 16–10. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 5:37.
WAS – Jamison Crowder 44-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (run failed), 2:07. Redskins 22–10. Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 3:34.

Fourth quarter

GB – James Starks 31-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 15:00. Redskins 22–17. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:09.
WAS – Pierre Garçon 70-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Dustin Hopkins kick), 14:36. Redskins 29–17. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:26.
GB – Jared Cook 6-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 10:08. Redskins 29–24. Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards, 4:21.
WAS – Robert Kelley 1-yard run (kick failed, hit right upright), 3:59. Redskins 35–24. Drive: 11 plays, 81 yards, 6:10.
WAS – Robert Kelley 4-yard run (Dustin Hopkins kick), 2:30. Redskins 42–24. Drive: 3 plays, 72 yards, 0:33.

Top passers

GB – Aaron Rodgers – 26/41, 351 yards, 3 TD
WAS – Kirk Cousins – 21/30, 375 yards, 3 TD

Top rushers

GB – Aaron Rodgers – 3 rushes, 33 yards
WAS – Robert Kelley – 24 rushes, 137 yards, 3 TD

Top receivers

GB – Jared Cook – 6 receptions, 105 yards, TD
WAS – Pierre Garçon – 6 receptions, 116 yards, TD

The Redskins avenged their 35–18 loss to the Packers in the wildcard round of last season's playoffs by beating them 42–24. They also were the last team to beat the Packers, as they went on a 6-game winning streak to finish the season.

Week 12: at Dallas Cowboys

Thanksgiving Day game

Week Twelve: Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins	0	6	0	20	26
Cowboys	7	10	0	14	31

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

Date: November 24
Game time: 4:30 p.m. EST/3:30 p.m. CST
Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
Game attendance: 93,099
Referee: Craig Wrolstad
TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews and Chris Myers
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

DAL – Ezekiel Elliott 4-yard run (Dan Bailey kick), 11:09. Cowboys 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:51.

Second quarter

WAS – Dustin Hopkins 24-yard field goal, 14:04. Cowboys 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:10.
DAL – Dan Bailey 46-yard field goal, 7:57. Cowboys 10–3. Drive: 12 plays, 47 yards, 6:07.
DAL – Terrance Williams 10-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Dan Bailey kick), 1:45. Cowboys 17–3. Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 2:06.
WAS – Dustin Hopkins 20-yard field goal, 0:03. Cowboys 17–6. Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 1:43.

Third quarter

None

Fourth quarter

WAS – Jordan Reed 5-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (pass failed), 14:54. Cowboys 17–12. Drive: 14 plays, 90 yards, 7:55.
DAL – Dak Prescott 6-yard run (Dan Bailey kick), 10:49. Cowboys 24–12. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:05.
WAS – DeSean Jackson 67-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Dustin Hopkins kick), 9:22. Cowboys 24–19. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:27.
DAL – Ezekiel Elliott 1-yard run (Dan Bailey kick), 6:29. Cowboys 31–19. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 2:53.
WAS – Jordan Reed 8-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Dustin Hopkins kick), 1:53. Cowboys 31–26. Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 4:36.

Top passers

WAS – Kirk Cousins – 41/53, 449 yards, 3 TD
DAL – Dak Prescott – 17/24, 195 yards, TD

Top rushers

WAS – Robert Kelley – 14 rushes, 37 yards
DAL – Ezekiel Elliott – 20 rushes, 97 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

WAS – DeSean Jackson – 4 receptions, 118 yards, TD
DAL – Dez Bryant – 5 receptions, 72 yards

An attempted rally by the offense did not pay off. The Redskins dropped to 6–4–1 and were swept by the Cowboys for the first time since 2013.

Week 13: at Arizona Cardinals

Week Thirteen: Washington Redskins at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins	0	6	14	3	23
Cardinals	7	3	7	14	31

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Date: December 4
Game time: 4:25 p.m. EST/2:25 p.m. MST
Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
Game attendance: 64,939
Referee: Walt Anderson
TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Chris Spielman and Kristina Pink
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

ARI – David Johnson 1-yard run (Chandler Catanzaro kick), 6:43. Cardinals 7–0. Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 8:17.

Second quarter

WAS – Dustin Hopkins 47-yard field goal, 9:48. Cardinals 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 3:33.
WAS – Dustin Hopkins 20-yard field goal, 1:52. Cardinals 7–6. Drive: 11 plays, 47 yards, 5:26.
ARI – Chandler Catanzaro 28-yard field goal, 0:07. Cardinals 10–6. Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 1:45.

Third quarter

WAS – Kirk Cousins 1-yard run (Dustin Hopkins kick), 12:36. Redskins 13–10. Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 2:24.
ARI – Michael Floyd 6-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Chandler Catanzaro kick), 4:10. Cardinals 17–13. Drive: 3 plays, 10 yards, 0:51.
WAS – Jamison Crowder 26-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Dustin Hopkins kick), 1:06. Redskins 20–17. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:04.

Fourth quarter

ARI – David Johnson 25-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Chandler Catanzaro kick), 11:09. Cardinals 24–20. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:57.
WAS – Dustin Hopkins 53-yard field goal, 6:01. Cardinals 24–23. Drive: 10 plays, 40 yards, 5:08.
ARI – J. J. Nelson 42-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Chandler Catanzaro kick), 1:56. Cardinals 31–23. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:05.

Top passers

WAS – Kirk Cousins – 21/37, 271 yards, TD, INT
ARI – Carson Palmer – 30/46, 300 yards, 3 TD

Top rushers

WAS – Robert Kelley – 14 rushes, 63 yards
ARI – David Johnson – 18 rushes, 84 yards, TD

Top receivers

WAS – Pierre Garçon – 7 receptions, 78 yards
ARI – David Johnson – 9 receptions, 91 yards, TD

Kirk Cousins attempted to drive down the field but was intercepted by Patrick Peterson to seal the second straight loss for the Washington Redskins. With the loss, the 'Skins dropped to 6-5-1 and allowed the Cowboys to clinch a playoff spot by virtue of the loss.

Week 14: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week Fourteen: Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins	0	7	14	6	27
Eagles	3	10	0	9	22

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Date: December 11
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 35 °F (2 °C), cloudy
Game attendance: 69,596
Referee: Tony Corrente
TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Pam Oliver
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

PHI – Caleb Sturgis 45-yard field goal, 9:46. Eagles 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 5:14.

Second quarter

PHI – Caleb Sturgis 36-yard field goal, 10:29. Eagles 6–0. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 5:36.
WAS – Robert Kelley 22-yard run (Dustin Hopkins kick), 4:11. Redskins 7–6. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 6:18.
PHI – Darren Sproles 4-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Caleb Sturgis kick), 0:28. Eagles 13–7. Drive: 12 plays, 77 yards, 3:43.

Third quarter

WAS – DeSean Jackson 80-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Dustin Hopkins kick), 9:14. Redskins 14–13. Drive: 2 plays, 81 yards, 0:43.
WAS – Pierre Garçon 15-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Dustin Hopkins kick), 0:07. Redskins 21–13. Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 3:14.

Fourth quarter

PHI – Leodis McKelvin 29-yard interception return (pass failed), 13:11. Redskins 21–19.
PHI – Caleb Sturgis 41-yard field goal, 4:59. Eagles 22–21. Drive: 11 plays, 37 yards, 6:28.
WAS – Chris Thompson 25-yard run (pass failed), 1:53. Redskins 27–22. Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 3:06.

Top passers

WAS – Kirk Cousins – 14/21, 234 yards, 2 TD, INT
PHI – Carson Wentz – 32/46, 314 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

WAS – Robert Kelley – 16 rushes, 63 yards, TD
PHI – Ryan Mathews – 15 rushes, 60 yards

Top receivers

WAS – DeSean Jackson – 3 receptions, 102 yards, TD
PHI – Zach Ertz – 10 receptions, 112 yards

The Redskins rebounded from a disappointing loss at Arizona to break their two-game losing streak. Chris Thompson scored the game-winning touchdown, while Ryan Kerrigan sealed the game with a strip sack of Carson Wentz.

Week 15: vs. Carolina Panthers

Week Fifteen: Carolina Panthers at Washington Redskins – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	10	3	10	3	26
Redskins	3	6	0	6	15

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

Date: December 19
Game time: 8:30 p.m. EST
Game weather: 32 °F (0 °C), clear
Game attendance: 76,689
Referee: Walt Coleman
TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

CAR – Graham Gano 35-yard field goal, 12:40. Panthers 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 2:20.
WAS – Dustin Hopkins 43-yard field goal, 6:18. Tied 3–3. Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 3:52.
CAR – Ted Ginn Jr. 30-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 1:50. Panthers 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, 4:28.

Second quarter

CAR – Graham Gano 23-yard field goal, 12:21. Panthers 13–3. Drive: 6 plays, 19 yards, 3:07.
WAS – Robert Kelley 5-yard run (kick failed, wide left), 3:43. Panthers 13–9. Drive: 7 plays, 89 yards, 4:54.

Third quarter

CAR – Mike Tolbert 1-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 13:58. Panthers 20–9. Drive: 2 plays, 1 yard, 0:49.
CAR – Graham Gano 23-yard field goal, 5:07. Panthers 23–9. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:57.

Fourth quarter

WAS – Dustin Hopkins 26-yard field goal, 14:08. Panthers 23–12. Drive: 13 plays, 67 yards, 5:59.
WAS – Dustin Hopkins 34-yard field goal, 3:44. Panthers 23–15. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 1:53.
CAR – Graham Gano 41-yard field goal, 1:07. Panthers 26–15. Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 2:37.

Top passers

CAR – Cam Newton – 21/37, 300 yards, 2 TD
WAS – Kirk Cousins – 32/47, 315 yards, INT

Top rushers

CAR – Jonathan Stewart – 25 rushes, 132 yards
WAS – Kirk Cousins – 2 rushes, 11 yards

Top receivers

CAR – Greg Olsen – 6 receptions, 85 yards
WAS – DeSean Jackson – 7 receptions, 111 yards

Josh Norman's revenge against his former team came up short in an abysmal Monday Night performance by the Redskins.

Week 16: at Chicago Bears

Week Sixteen: Washington Redskins at Chicago Bears – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins	14	10	7	10	41
Bears	0	14	0	7	21

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Date: December 24
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: 37 °F (3 °C) cloudy, steady temps
Game attendance: 57,953
Referee: Brad Allen
TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, David Diehl and Kristina Pink
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

WAS – Chris Thompson 7-yard run (Dustin Hopkins kick), 7:43. Redskins 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:35.
WAS – Chris Thompson 17-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Dustin Hopkins kick), 0:57. Redskins 14–0. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:35.

Second quarter

WAS – Dustin Hopkins 29-yard field goal, 10:07. Redskins 17–0. Drive: 9 plays, 88 yards, 4:40.
CHI – Jeremy Langford 1-yard run (Connor Barth kick), 6:20. Redskins 17–7. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:47.
WAS – Kirk Cousins 9-yard run (Dustin Hopkins kick), 1:41. Redskins 24–7. Drive: 9 plays, 91 yards, 4:39.
CHI – Cameron Meredith 21-yard pass from Matt Barkley (Connor Barth kick), 0:34. Redskins 24–14. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:07.

Third quarter

WAS – Kirk Cousins 1-yard run (Dustin Hopkins kick), 3:05. Redskins 31–14. Drive: 13 plays, 55 yards, 6:37.

Fourth quarter

WAS – Dustin Hopkins 20-yard field goal, 12:53. Redskins 34–14. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:43.
CHI – Deonte Thompson 3-yard pass from Matt Barkley (Connor Barth kick), 1:21. Redskins 34–21. Drive: 11 plays, 85 yards, 5:05.
WAS – Mack Brown 61-yard run (Dustin Hopkins kick), 0:57. Redskins 41–21. Drive: 3 plays, 67 yards, 0:24.

Top passers

WAS – Kirk Cousins – 19/28, 270 yards, TD
CHI – Matt Barkley – 24/40, 323 yards, 2 TD, 5 INT

Top rushers

WAS – Mack Brown – 8 rushes, 82 yards, TD
CHI – Jordan Howard – 18 rushes, 119 yards

Top receivers

WAS – DeSean Jackson – 5 receptions, 114 yards
CHI – Cameron Meredith – 9 receptions, 135 yards, TD

Week 17: vs. New York Giants

Week Seventeen: New York Giants at Washington Redskins – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	3	7	0	9	19
Redskins	0	0	3	7	10

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

Date: January 1, 2017
Game time: 4:25 p.m. EST
Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C), Sunny
Game attendance: 79,471
Referee: Gene Steratore
TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Erin Andrews
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

NYG – Robbie Gould 22-yard field goal, 2:12. Giants 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 56 yards, 6:40.

Second quarter

NYG – Rashad Jennings 2-yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 9:29. Giants 10–0. Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 5:40.

Third quarter

WAS – Dustin Hopkins 32-yard field goal, 0:25. Giants 10–3. Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, 2:11.

Fourth quarter

WAS – Jordan Reed 1-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Dustin Hopkins kick), 8:13. Tied 10–10. Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 5:14.
NYG – Robbie Gould 40-yard field goal, 2:12. Giants 13–10. Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 3:49.
NYG – Trevin Wade 11-yard fumble return (run failed), 0:00. Giants 19–10.

Top passers

NYG – Eli Manning – 17/27, 180 yards
WAS – Kirk Cousins – 22/35, 287 yards, TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

NYG – Paul Perkins – 21 rushes, 102 yards
WAS – Robert Kelley – 12 rushes, 33 yards

Top receivers

NYG – Will Tye – 4 receptions, 47 yards
WAS – Pierre Garçon – 4 receptions, 96 yards

With their playoff hopes on the line, the Redskins hosted the 10-5 New York Giants. The Redskins were pressured all day and two picks by Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie made the Redskins miss out on the playoffs.

Standings

Division

NFC East
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽¹⁾ Dallas Cowboys	13	3	0	.813	3–3	9–3	421	306	L1
⁽⁵⁾ New York Giants	11	5	0	.688	4–2	8–4	310	284	W1
Washington Redskins	8	7	1	.531	3–3	6–6	396	383	L1
Philadelphia Eagles	7	9	0	.438	2–4	5–7	367	331	W2

Conference

NFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1	Dallas Cowboys	East	13	3	0	.813	3–3	9–3	.471	.440	L1
2	Atlanta Falcons	South	11	5	0	.688	5–1	9–3	.480	.452	W4
3	Seattle Seahawks	West	10	5	1	.656	3–2–1	6–5–1	.441	.425	W1
4	Green Bay Packers	North	10	6	0	.625	5–1	8–4	.508	.453	W6
Wild Cards
5	New York Giants	East	11	5	0	.688	4–2	8–4	.486	.455	W1
6^[a]	Detroit Lions	North	9	7	0	.563	3–3	7–5	.475	.392	L3
Did not qualify for the postseason
7^[a]	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	South	9	7	0	.563	4–2	7–5	.492	.434	W1
8	Washington Redskins	East	8	7	1	.531	3–3	6–6	.516	.430	L1
9	Minnesota Vikings	North	8	8	0	.500	2–4	5–7	.492	.457	W1
10	Arizona Cardinals	West	7	8	1	.469	4–1–1	6–5–1	.463	.366	W2
11^[b]	New Orleans Saints	South	7	9	0	.438	2–4	6–6	.523	.393	L1
12^[b]	Philadelphia Eagles	East	7	9	0	.438	2–4	5–7	.559	.518	W2
13	Carolina Panthers	South	6	10	0	.375	1–5	5–7	.518	.354	L2
14	Los Angeles Rams	West	4	12	0	.250	2–4	3–9	.504	.500	L7
15	Chicago Bears	North	3	13	0	.188	2–4	3–9	.521	.396	L4
16	San Francisco 49ers	West	2	14	0	.125	2–4	2–10	.504	.250	L1
Tiebreakers^[c]
^ ^a ^b Detroit finished ahead of Tampa Bay for the No. 6 seed and qualified for the last playoff spot based on record vs. common opponents—Detroit's cumulative record against Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles and New Orleans was 3–2, while Tampa Bay's cumulative record against the same four teams was 2–3. ^ ^a ^b New Orleans finished ahead of Philadelphia based on better record vs. conference opponents. ^ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest-ranked remaining team from each division.

Notes

^ The Week 4 preseason game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium, originally scheduled for September 1, was moved forward to Wednesday, August 31, in an effort to avoid anticipated severe weather from Tropical Depression Nine.^[2]

References

^ "Redskins Sign 14 College Free Agents". Washington Football Team. Archived from the original on May 7, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
^ "Buccaneers-Redskins Preseason Game Moved to Wednesday Night". Tampa Bay Buccaneers. August 29, 2016. Archived from the original on August 31, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
^ "Team Game Finder".

External links

Official website

[1-1-5] Detroit finished ahead of Tampa Bay for the No. 6 seed and qualified for the last playoff spot based on record vs. common opponents—Detroit's cumulative record against Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles and New Orleans was 3–2, while Tampa Bay's cumulative record against the same four teams was 2–3.

[2-1-6] New Orleans finished ahead of Philadelphia based on better record vs. conference opponents.

[TieBreaker-7] When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest-ranked remaining team from each division.

[PreseasonWeek4-3] The Week 4 preseason game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium, originally scheduled for September 1, was moved forward to Wednesday, August 31, in an effort to avoid anticipated severe weather from Tropical Depression Nine.^[2]

[1] "Redskins Sign 14 College Free Agents". Washington Football Team. Archived from the original on May 7, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2021.

[2] "Buccaneers-Redskins Preseason Game Moved to Wednesday Night". Tampa Bay Buccaneers. August 29, 2016. Archived from the original on August 31, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2016.

[4] "Team Game Finder".

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