The 2017 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 86th season in the National Football League (NFL) and the fourth under head coach Jay Gruden. The Redskins ended the season losing eight of the final 13 games after a 2–1 start, failing to improve on their 8–7–1 record from the previous season, and were mathematically eliminated from playoff contention with a loss to the Chargers. This was likely due to the abundance of injuries at key positions and one of the league's toughest schedules.
2017 Washington Redskins season | |
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Owner | Daniel Snyder |
President | Bruce Allen |
Head coach | Jay Gruden |
Offensive coordinator | Matt Cavanaugh |
Defensive coordinator | Greg Manusky |
Home field | FedExField |
Results | |
Record | 7–9 |
Division place | 3rd NFC East |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | OLB Ryan Kerrigan OT Trent Williams G Brandon Scherff |
Uniform | |
In Week 2, the Redskins played the Rams in Los Angeles for the first time in 23 years. In addition, this was the last of six seasons that quarterback Kirk Cousins was on the roster, as he would join the Minnesota Vikings in the following offseason.
Offseason
editOrganizational changes
editOn January 6, the Redskins fired defensive coordinator Joe Barry, secondary coach Perry Fewell, defensive line coach Robb Akey, and strength and conditioning coach Mike Clark.[1] General manager Scot McCloughan was fired on March 9.[2]
2017 NFL draft
editDraft
editRound | Selection | Player | Position | College |
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1 | 17 | Jonathan Allen | DE | Alabama |
2 | 49 | Ryan Anderson | LB | Alabama |
3 | 81 | Fabian Moreau | CB | UCLA |
4 | 114 | Samaje Perine | RB | Oklahoma |
123 | Montae Nicholson | S | Michigan State | |
5 | 154 | Jeremy Sprinkle | TE | Arkansas |
199 | Chase Roullier | C | Wyoming | |
6 | 209 | Robert Davis | WR | Georgia State |
7 | 230 | Josh Harvey-Clemons | S | Louisville |
235 | Joshua Holsey | CB | Auburn |
Notes
- The Redskins swapped 1st round picks in 2016 with the Houston Texans and acquired a second 6th round pick (No. 209th overall) this year. The Redskins also traded their 4th round pick in 2016 to the New Orleans Saints and received a 5th round pick in 2016 and 5th round pick (No. 154th overall) this year. Lastly, the Redskins swapped their 5th round pick from 2016 for the 4th round pick (No. 114th overall) this year from the New York Jets.[3]
Staff
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Final roster
editPreseason
editWeek | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | NFL.com recap |
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1 | August 10 | at Baltimore Ravens | L 3–23 | 0–1 | M&T Bank Stadium | Recap |
2 | August 19 | Green Bay Packers | L 17–21 | 0–2 | FedExField | Recap |
3 | August 27 | Cincinnati Bengals | W 23–17 | 1–2 | FedExField | Recap |
4 | August 31 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 13–10 | 2–2 | Raymond James Stadium | Recap |
Regular season
editSchedule
editWeek | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | NFL.com recap |
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1 | September 10 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 17–30 | 0–1 | FedExField | Recap |
2 | September 17 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 27–20 | 1–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Recap |
3 | September 24 | Oakland Raiders | W 27–10 | 2–1 | FedExField | Recap |
4 | October 2 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 20–29 | 2–2 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
5 | Bye | |||||
6 | October 15 | San Francisco 49ers | W 26–24 | 3–2 | FedExField | Recap |
7 | October 23 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 24–34 | 3–3 | Lincoln Financial Field | Recap |
8 | October 29 | Dallas Cowboys | L 19–33 | 3–4 | FedExField | Recap |
9 | November 5 | at Seattle Seahawks | W 17–14 | 4–4 | CenturyLink Field | Recap |
10 | November 12 | Minnesota Vikings | L 30–38 | 4–5 | FedExField | Recap |
11 | November 19 | at New Orleans Saints | L 31–34 (OT) | 4–6 | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | Recap |
12 | November 23 | New York Giants | W 20–10 | 5–6 | FedExField | Recap |
13 | November 30 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 14–38 | 5–7 | AT&T Stadium | Recap |
14 | December 10 | at Los Angeles Chargers | L 13–30 | 5–8 | StubHub Center | Recap |
15 | December 17 | Arizona Cardinals | W 20–15 | 6–8 | FedExField | Recap |
16 | December 24 | Denver Broncos | W 27–11 | 7–8 | FedExField | Recap |
17 | December 31 | at New York Giants | L 10–18 | 7–9 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
editWeek 1: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Eagles | 7 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 30 |
Redskins | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
at FedExField, Landover, Maryland
- Date: September 10
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C), sunny
- Game attendance: 78,685
- Referee: Brad Allen
- TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Ronde Barber and Kristina Pink
- Recap, Gamebook
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With the loss, the Redskins began the season 0-1, losing their fifth consecutive season opener. They also had their 5-game winning streak against the Eagles snapped.
Week 2: at Los Angeles Rams
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Redskins | 3 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
Rams | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
- Date: September 17
- Game time: 4:25 p.m. EDT/1:25 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C), cloudy
- Game attendance: 56,612
- Referee: Jerome Boger
- TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Chris Spielman and Peter Schrager
- Recap, Gamebook
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Thanks to a 220-yard day from the running game, Cousins's late touchdown pass to Ryan Grant and a late interception by Mason Foster, the Redskins started the season 1-1 for the first time since 2015.
Week 3: vs. Oakland Raiders
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Raiders | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
Redskins | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
at FedExField, Landover, Maryland
- Date: September 24
- Game time: 8:30 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C), clear
- Game attendance: 77,123
- Referee: Tony Corrente
- TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
- Recap, Gamebook
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Week 4: at Kansas City Chiefs
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Redskins | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
Chiefs | 0 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 29 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: October 2
- Game time: 8:30 p.m. EDT/7:30 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C), clear
- Game attendance: 74,587
- Referee: Walt Coleman
- TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters
- Recap, Gamebook
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Week 6: vs. San Francisco 49ers
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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49ers | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
Redskins | 7 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 26 |
at FedExField, Landover, Maryland
- Date: October 15
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), cloudy
- Game attendance: 75,568
- Referee: John Parry
- TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin
- Recap, Gamebook
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Week 7: at Philadelphia Eagles
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Redskins | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
Eagles | 0 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Date: October 23
- Game time: 8:30 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), cloudy
- Game attendance: 69,596
- Referee: Ed Hochuli
- TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters
- Recap, Gamebook
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With the loss, the Redskins fell 3-3 and were swept by the Philadelphia Eagles for the first time since 2013.
Week 8: vs. Dallas Cowboys
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cowboys | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 33 |
Redskins | 10 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 19 |
at FedExField, Landover, Maryland
- Date: October 29
- Game time: 4:25 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C), rain
- Game attendance: 78,428
- Referee: Walt Anderson
- TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Troy Aikman and Erin Andrews
- Reca[, Gamebook
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Week 9: at Seattle Seahawks
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Redskins | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
Seahawks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 |
at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington
- Date: November 5
- Game time: 4:05 p.m. EST/1:05 p.m. PST
- Game weather: 36 °F (2 °C), rain
- Game attendance: 68,927
- Referee: Ronald Torbert
- TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, Charles Davis and Pam Oliver
- Recap, Gamebook
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Week 10: vs. Minnesota Vikings
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Vikings | 7 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 38 |
Redskins | 10 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 30 |
at FedExField, Landover, Maryland
- Date: November 12
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 44 °F (7 °C), cloudy
- Game attendance: 74,476
- Referee: Bill Vinovich
- TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, Charles Davis and Pam Oliver
- Recap, Gamebook
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Week 11: at New Orleans Saints
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Redskins | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
Saints | 10 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 34 |
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The Redskins suffered a loss to the Saints after going up 31–16 with 5:58 remaining in the fourth quarter. In under three minutes Drew Brees and the Saints offense rallied back to tie the game 31–31 with 1:05 left in the fourth. In overtime, Saint's kicker Wil Lutz kicked the game-winning field goal from 28 yards away, handing the Redskins their most devastating loss of the season.
Week 12: vs. New York Giants
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Giants | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
Redskins | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 |
at FedExField, Landover, Maryland
- Date: November 23
- Game time: 8:30 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 33 °F (1 °C), clear
- Game attendance: 73,210
- Referee: Terry McAulay
- TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
- Recap, Gamebook
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The Redskins won on Thanksgiving Day for the first time since 2012 and their third time ever. Kirk Cousins threw a pick six to Janoris Jenkins, who suffered a season-ending injury on the play, to tie the game at 10. The Giants defense hung tough until Cousins and Josh Doctson broke through in the final minutes of the game.
This was Eli Manning's 210th consecutive and final start before infamously being benched for Geno Smith for one game. He was the second quarterback to ever start 210 consecutive games and has since been passed by Philip Rivers.
Week 13: at Dallas Cowboys
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Redskins | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Cowboys | 0 | 17 | 0 | 21 | 38 |
at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
- Date: November 30
- Game time: 8:25 p.m. EST/7:25 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C), clear — retractable roof open
- Game attendance: 91,712
- Referee: Craig Wrolstad
- TV announcers (NBC/NFLN/Amazon Video): Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth and Heather Cox
- Recap, Gamebook
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Week 14: at Los Angeles Chargers
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Redskins | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
Chargers | 13 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 30 |
at StubHub Center, Carson, California
- Date: December 10
- Game time: 4:05 p.m. EST/1:05 p.m. PST
- Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C), partly cloudy
- Game attendance: 25,393
- Referee: Jeff Triplette
- TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn
- Recap, Gamebook
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With the loss, the Redskins were eliminated from playoff contention for the second consecutive season.
Week 15: vs. Arizona Cardinals
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
Redskins | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
at FedExField, Landover, Maryland
- Date: December 17
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C), cloudy
- Game attendance: 71,026
- Referee: Pete Morelli
- TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Ronde Barber and Kristina Pink
- Recap, Gamebook
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Week 16: vs. Denver Broncos
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
Redskins | 0 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
at FedExField, Landover, Maryland
- Date: December 24
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 43 °F (6 °C), cloudy
- Game attendance: 72,889
- Referee: Ed Hochuli
- TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Adam Archuleta
- Recap, Gamebook
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Week 17: at New York Giants
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Redskins | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Giants | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: December 31
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 16 °F (−9 °C), partly cloudy
- Game attendance: 76,269
- Referee: John Hussey
- TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Matt Millen and Jennifer Hale
- Recap, Gamebook
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Standings
editDivision
editNFC East | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
(1) Philadelphia Eagles | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 5–1 | 10–2 | 457 | 295 | L1 |
Dallas Cowboys | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 5–1 | 7–5 | 354 | 332 | W1 |
Washington Redskins | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 1–5 | 5–7 | 342 | 388 | L1 |
New York Giants | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 1–5 | 1–11 | 246 | 388 | W1 |
Conference
edit# | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
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Division leaders | |||||||||||
1[a] | Philadelphia Eagles | East | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 5–1 | 10–2 | .461 | .433 | L1 |
2[a] | Minnesota Vikings | North | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 5–1 | 10–2 | .492 | .447 | W3 |
3[b] | Los Angeles Rams | West | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 4–2 | 7–5 | .504 | .460 | L1 |
4[b][c] | New Orleans Saints | South | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 4–2 | 8–4 | .535 | .483 | L1 |
Wild Cards | |||||||||||
5[c] | Carolina Panthers | South | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 3–3 | 7–5 | .539 | .500 | L1 |
6 | Atlanta Falcons | South | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 4–2 | 9–3 | .543 | .475 | W1 |
Did not qualify for the postseason | |||||||||||
7[d] | Detroit Lions | North | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 5–1 | 8–4 | .496 | .368 | W1 |
8[d] | Seattle Seahawks | West | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 4–2 | 7–5 | .492 | .444 | L1 |
9[d] | Dallas Cowboys | East | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 5–1 | 7–5 | .496 | .438 | W1 |
10 | Arizona Cardinals | West | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3–3 | 5–7 | .488 | .406 | W2 |
11[e] | Green Bay Packers | North | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 2–4 | 5–7 | .539 | .357 | L3 |
12[e] | Washington Redskins | East | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 1–5 | 5–7 | .539 | .429 | L1 |
13 | San Francisco 49ers | West | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 1–5 | 3–9 | .512 | .438 | W5 |
14[f] | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | South | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 1–5 | 3–9 | .555 | .375 | W1 |
15[f] | Chicago Bears | North | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 0–6 | 1–11 | .559 | .500 | L1 |
16 | New York Giants | East | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 1–5 | 1–11 | .531 | .458 | W1 |
Tiebreakers[g] | |||||||||||
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References
edit- ^ Keim, John (January 6, 2017). "Joe Barry out as Washington Redskins defensive coordinator". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ^ "Redskins fire general manager Scot McCloughan". Retrieved August 30, 2017.
- ^ HogHunter (February 28, 2017). "Redskins officially have 10 picks in the 2017 NFL Draft". Retrieved April 5, 2017.