2016 Washington Redskins season

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

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 stadium	FedExField
Results
Record	8–7–1
Division place	3rd NFC East
Playoffs	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	LB Ryan Kerrigan TE Jordan Reed G Brandon Scherff T Trent Williams QB Kirk Cousins
Uniform
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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. This is the last time that the team finished with a winning record as the Redskins, and their last until 2024, by which point they were known as the Commanders.

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
	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
	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

Main article: 2016 NFL 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 roster

Quarterbacks (QB)  8 Kirk Cousins 16 Colt McCoy  2 Nate Sudfeld Running backs (RB) 34 Mack Brown 31 Matt Jones 32 Robert Kelley 25 Chris Thompson Wide receivers (WR) 80 Jamison Crowder 88 Pierre Garçon 14 Ryan Grant 13 Maurice Harris 11 DeSean Jackson Tight ends (TE) 89 Derek Carrier 85 Vernon Davis 86 Jordan Reed

Offensive linemen (OL) 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 (DL) 92 Chris Baker DE 90 Ziggy Hood NT 98 Matt Ioannidis DE 99 Ricky Jean Francois DE 73 Cullen Jenkins NT

Linebackers (LB) 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 (DB) 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 SS 24 Josh Norman CB 35 Dashaun Phillips CB 20 Greg Toler CB Special teams (ST)  3 Dustin Hopkins K 57 Nick Sundberg LS  5 Tress Way P

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 Reserve 96 Houston Bates OLB (IR) 72 Kevin Bowen T (IR) 53 Steven Daniels ILB (IR) 17 Reggie Diggs WR (IR) 18 Josh Doctson WR (IR) 58 Junior Galette OLB (NF-Inj.) 64 Kedric Golston NT (IR) 23 DeAngelo Hall FS (IR) 72 Anthony Lanier DE (IR) 39 Keith Marshall RB (IR) 84 Niles Paul TE (IR) 39 Donte Whitner SS (IR) Rookies in italics 53 active, 12 reserve, 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

Quarter	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

Quarter	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

Quarter	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

Quarter	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

Quarter	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

Quarter	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

Quarter	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

Quarter	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

Quarter	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

Quarter	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

Quarter	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

Quarter	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

Quarter	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. Washington would not sweep the Eagles again until 2020.

Week 15: vs. Carolina Panthers

Week Fifteen: Carolina Panthers at Washington Redskins – Game summary

Quarter	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

Quarter	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

Quarter	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]
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. 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

1. 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]