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1986 Washington Redskins season
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The 1986 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 55th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 51st in Washington, D.C. The team improved on their 10–6 record from 1985 and returned to the playoffs after missing them the previous year, finishing with a 12–4 record, a second place finish in the NFC East, and qualified for the playoffs as a wild card. They defeated the Los Angeles Rams 19–7 in the NFC Wild Card Game at RFK Stadium, then upset the defending champion Chicago Bears 27–13 in the Divisional Playoffs. The season came to an end in the NFC Championship Game when the Redskins were defeated by their division rivals, the New York Giants 17–0.
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Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Season summary
Week 1 vs Eagles
Week One: Philadelphia Eagles (0–0) at Washington Redskins (0–0)
at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.
- Date: September 7
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C) • Wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)
- Game attendance: 53,982
- Referee: Gene Barth
- Pro-Football-Reference.com, The Football Database
Week 4: vs Seattle Seahawks
Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at Washington Redskins – Game summary
at RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
- Date: September 28
- Game time: 1:00 pm local
- Game weather: cloudy, 67 °F (19 °C), 90% humidity, wind SE 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
- Game attendance: 54,157
- Referee: Pat Haggerty
- TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Jimmy Cefalo
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NFC Wild Card Game
Washington Redskins 19, Los Angeles Rams 7
at RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
- Game attendance: 54,180
- Referee: Gordon McCarter
- TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall and John Madden
NFC Divisional Playoff
Washington Redskins 27, Chicago Bears 13
at Soldier Field, Chicago
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/3:00 p.m. CST
- Game attendance: 65,141
- Referee: Bob McElwee
- TV announcers (CBS): Dick Stockton and Dan Dierdorf
In knocking off the defending Super Bowl champion Bears, the Redskins scored their first road playoff win under Joe Gibbs. It would not be the Gibbs-led Redskins' last road playoff win, though, as they scored wins in 1987 at Chicago, in 1990 at Philadelphia, in 1992 at Minnesota, and in 2005 at Tampa.
NFC Championship Game
New York Giants 17, Washington Redskins 0
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
- Game attendance: 76,633
- Referee: Pat Haggerty
- TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall and John Madden
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