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89th season in franchise history

2020Washington Football Team season
Owner	Daniel Snyder
President	Jason Wright
Head motorbus	Ron Rivera
General manager	Ron Rivera (de facto)
Offensive coordinator	Scott Turner
Defensive coordinator	Jack Del Rio
Dwelling field	FedExField
Results
Tape	vii–9
Division place	1st NFC East
Playoff stop	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Buccaneers) 23–31
Pro Bowlers	G Brandon Scherff DE Chase Immature
AP All-Pros	K Brandon Scherff (1st team)
Uniform
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The 2020 season was the Washington Football game Team's 89th in the National Football League and their get-go under head motorcoach Ron Rivera. The season likewise marked the first time since their countdown season every bit the Braves in 1932 that the team was not known as the Redskins, as they retired the name and logo during the offseason in the wake of the George Floyd protests, later on decades of controversy.^[1]

The squad improved upon its 3–13 record in 2019 past going 7–ix and winning the NFC Eastward for the start time since 2015. In doing so they became only the 3rd team in NFL history to win a division with a losing record afterwards the 2010 Seattle Seahawks and 2014 Carolina Panthers, the latter of which Rivera also coached. They also became the first team in NFL history to make the playoffs after a 2–7 start. Their flavour would end with a 23–31 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Wild Menu round. The season as well marked the return of quarterback Alex Smith, who suffered a life-threatening leg injury late in the 2018 season and missed the entire 2019 season. Smith was named NFL Comeback Player of the Year, while defensive end Chase Young, the second overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, was named Defensive Rookie of the Year.

For the fourth time in five seasons Washington played on Thanksgiving, playing the Dallas Cowboys for the 3rd time in that span. Also notable was their scheduled absence from Mon Nighttime Football, their first time off the regular season schedule since 1999,^[2] although the Week 13 game confronting the Pittsburgh Steelers was later moved to a Monday due to COVID-19-related schedule changes affecting the Steelers' previous week but not circulate on Monday Dark Football. Washington ended upwards winning that game to hand the 11–0 Steelers their beginning loss of the flavour.

Draft [edit]

2020 Washington Redskins Typhoon

Round	Choice	Actor	Position	College	Notes
1	2	Chase Young	DE	Ohio State	Defensive Rookie of the Year
three	66	Antonio Gibson	RB	Memphis
4	108	Saahdiq Charles	T	LSU
	142	Antonio Gandy-Golden	WR	Liberty	compensatory pick
5	156	Keith Ismael	C	San Diego Country	from San Francisco
	162	Khaleke Hudson	LB	Michigan	from Seattle
vii	216	Kamren Curl	SS	Arkansas
	229	James Smith-Williams	DE	NC Country	from Denver

Notes

• Washington traded their 2d-round choice (No. 34 overall), along with their 2019 2d-round selection to the Indianapolis Colts in substitution for the Colts' 2019 first-round selection.
• Washington traded their 5th-round choice to the Carolina Panthers in substitution for quarterback Kyle Allen.
• Washington traded cornerback Quinton Dunbar to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for a fifth-round choice from Seattle.
• Washington traded their 6th-round selection to the Denver Broncos in exchange for quarterback Case Keenum and the Broncos' seventh-round pick.
• Washington traded offensive tackle Trent Williams to the San Francisco 49ers in substitution for the 49ers' 5th-round option and a 3rd-round option in the 2021 draft.

Staff [edit]

2020 Washington Football Team staff

	Front office Possessor – Daniel Snyder President – Jason Wright Vice president of actor personnel – Kyle Smith Director of pro personnel – Eric Stokes Director of higher personnel – Tim Gribble Senior vice president of football game administration – Rob Rogers Senior vice president of player development – Doug Williams Caput coaches Head motorcoach – Ron Rivera Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Scott Turner Quarterbacks – Ken Zampese Running backs – Randy Jordan Wide receivers – Jim Hostler Assistant broad receivers – Drew Terrell Tight ends – Pete Hoener Offensive line – John Matsko Banana offensive line – Travelle Wharton Offensive quality control – Luke Del Rio and Todd Storm			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Jack Del Rio Defensive line – Sam Mills 3 Banana defensive line – Jeff Zgonina Linebackers – Steve Russ Defensive backs – Chris Harris Banana defensive backs – Brent Vieselmeyer and Richard Rodgers Sr. Defensive quality control – Vincent Rivera Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Nate Kaczor Assistant special teams – Ben Jacobs Strength and workout Head forcefulness and conditioning – Republic of chad Englehart Strength and conditioning – Kavan Latham and Jake Sankal Head athletic trainer – Ryan Vermillion

Final roster [edit]

2020 Washington Football Team final roster

	Quarterbacks  4 Taylor Heinicke  vi Steven Montez 11 Alex Smith Running backs 34 Peyton Hairdresser 24 Antonio Gibson 41 J. D. McKissic 35 Lamar Miller Wide receivers 19 Robert Foster 10 Antonio Gandy-Golden 17 Terry McLaurin 89 Cam Sims xv Steven Sims 83 Isaiah Wright Tight ends 85 Marcus Baugh 87 Jeremy Sprinkle 82 Logan Thomas		Offensive linemen lx Keith Ismael C 78 Cornelius Lucas T 67 Wes Martin 1000 76 Morgan Moses T 73 Chase Roullier C 72 David Sharpe T 75 Brandon Scherff M 71 Wes Schweitzer Grand 66 David Steinmetz T Defensive linemen 93 Jonathan Allen DT 91 Ryan Kerrigan DE 94 Daron Payne DT 97 Tim Settle DT 96 James Smith-Williams DT 90 Montez Sweat DE 95 Casey Toohill DE 99 Chase Young DE		Linebackers 53 Jon Bostic MLB 58 Thomas Davis Sr. OLB 55 Cole Holcomb OLB 47 Khaleke Hudson OLB 48 Mychal Kendricks MLB 59 Jordan Kunaszyk OLB 50 Jared Norris MLB 54 Kevin Pierre-Louis OLB Defensive backs 30 Troy Apke FS 31 Kamren Curl SS 23 Ronald Darby CB 29 Kendall Fuller CB 32 Danny Johnson CB 46 Cole Luke SS 25 Fabian Moreau CB 20 Jimmy Moreland CB 39 Jeremy Reaves FS Special teams  three Dustin Hopkins Grand 57 Nick Sundberg LS  five Tress Way P		Reserve lists  eight Kyle Allen QB (IR) 52 Ryan Anderson DE (IR) 96 Caleb Brantley DT (Opt-out) 77 Saahdiq Charles G (IR) 74 Geron Christian T (IR) 26 Landon Collins SS (IR) 51 Shaun Dion Hamilton MLB (IR) 22 Deshazor Everett FS (IR) 56 Reuben Foster LB (IR) 80 Emanuel Hall WR (NF-Inj.) xiii Kelvin Harmon WR (NF-Inj.) twoscore Josh Harvey-Clemons OLB (Opt-out) 88 Temarrick Hemingway TE (IR) 98 Matt Ioannidis DT (IR) 35 Bryce Dearest RB (IR) 46 Thaddeus Moss TE (IR) 37 Greg Stroman CB (IR) Do squad 64 David Bada DT (Int.) 38 Jordan Brownish CB 12 Tony Brown WR 45 Dylan Cantrell TE 36 Aaron Colvin CB 14 Trevor Davis WR 80 Dontrelle Inman WR 79 Jalen Jelks DE 92 Devaroe Lawrence DT 38 Javon Leake RB 69 Rick Leonard T 61 Timon Parris T 45 Justin Phillips LB 86 Tyrone Swoopes TE  2 Kaare Vedvik Grand/P 38 Jonathan Williams RB Rookies in italics 53 active, 17 inactive, 15 practice squad (+1 exempt)

Schedule [edit]

Preseason [edit]

The team'due south preseason schedule was announced on May 7, merely was later cancelled due to the COVID-nineteen pandemic.^[3]

Week	Engagement	Opponent	Venue	Result
1	August 15	Tennessee Titans	FedExField	Canceled due to the COVID-nineteen pandemic
2	August 24	at Indianapolis Colts	Lucas Oil Stadium
3	August 29	at Jacksonville Jaguars	TIAA Banking company Field
4	September 3	Baltimore Ravens	FedExField

Regular season [edit]

Washington'south 2020 schedule was announced on May vii.^[iii]

Week	Date	Opponent	Consequence	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September thirteen	Philadelphia Eagles	W 27–17	ane–0	FedExField	Recap
ii	September twenty	at Arizona Cardinals	L 15–xxx	1–1	Land Farm Stadium	Recap
3	September 27	at Cleveland Browns	Fifty 20–34	1–2	FirstEnergy Stadium	Epitomize
4	Oct 4	Baltimore Ravens	50 17–31	1–three	FedExField	Recap
5	Oct xi	Los Angeles Rams	50 x–30	1–4	FedExField	Recap
6	October xviii	at New York Giants	L 19–twenty	i–5	MetLife Stadium	Recap
7	October 25	Dallas Cowboys	W 25–iii	ii–5	FedExField	Recap
8	Cheerio
9	November eight	New York Giants	L 20–23	2–6	FedExField	Recap
10	November 15	at Detroit Lions	Fifty 27–xxx	2–7	Ford Field	Recap
11	Nov 22	Cincinnati Bengals	Due west twenty–9	3–7	FedExField	Epitomize
12	November 26	at Dallas Cowboys	West 41–xvi	four–vii	AT&T Stadium	Epitomize
thirteen	Dec vii [A]	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 23–17	five–7	Heinz Field	Recap
14	December xiii	at San Francisco 49ers	W 23–15	six–7	State Farm Stadium[B]	Recap
15	December 20	Seattle Seahawks	Fifty 15–20	half-dozen–8	FedExField	Recap
16	December 27	Carolina Panthers	L 13–xx	half-dozen–ix	FedExField	Recap
17	January 3	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 20–fourteen	7–ix	Lincoln Financial Field	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Week 1: vs. Philadelphia Eagles [edit]

Washington vs. the Philadelphia Eagles

Game information

Showtime quarter PHI – Zach Ertz five-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Jake Elliott kicking), eleven:14. Eagles vii–0. Drive: half dozen plays, 62 yards, two:27. PHI – Jake Elliott 38-yard field goal, two:13. Eagles 10–0. Drive: eleven plays, 76 yards, 6:45. 2d quarter PHI – Dallas Goedert 34-yard laissez passer from Carson Wentz (Jake Elliott boot), half dozen:54. Eagles 17–0. Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 2:30. WAS – Logan Thomas half dozen-yard laissez passer from Dwayne Haskins (Dustin Hopkins kick), 0:40. Eagles 17–7. Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 0:57. Third quarter WAS – Peyton Barber 1-1000 run (Dustin Hopkins boot), 9:25. Eagles 17–14. Bulldoze: 5 plays, 20 yards, 2:nineteen. Quaternary quarter WAS – Dustin Hopkins 38-chiliad field goal, 14:15. Tied 17–17. Bulldoze: five plays, 26 yards, one:58. WAS – Peyton Barber 3-yard run (Dustin Hopkins kicking), half-dozen:13. Football Squad 24–17. Drive: 13 plays, 48 yards, 6:14. WAS – Dustin Hopkins 40-yard field goal, three:25. Football game Team 27–17. Drive: 5 plays, 20 yards, 1:06. Top passers PHI – Carson Wentz – 24/42, 270 yards, two TD, ii INT WAS – Dwayne Haskins – 17/31, 178 yards, TD Top rushers PHI – Boston Scott – 9 rushes, 35 yards WAS – Antonio Gibson – 9 rushes, 36 yards Top receivers PHI – Dallas Goedert – viii receptions, 101 yards, TD WAS – Terry McLaurin – 5 receptions, 61 yards

In their start game as the Washington Football Team, they fell behind 17-0 to the Eagles. Despite the deficit, Washington shut out the Eagles in the 2d half by accumulating 8 sacks on defense and scoring 27 unanswered points for a 27–17 victory. This was Washington's first victory over the Eagles since Week xiv of the 2016 season, snapping a 6-game losing streak against Philadelphia. The win was also the largest improvement against the Eagles in franchise history. With the win, Washington improved to 1–0 for the first fourth dimension since 2018 (the beginning time winning a home opener since 2014).^[6] Washington also snapped a ten-game sectionalization losing streak dating back to 2018.

Week 2: at Arizona Cardinals [edit]

Washington vs. the Arizona Cardinals

Game information

First quarter ARI – DeAndre Hopkins 4-yard pass from Kyler Murray (Zane Gonzalez kick), ix:09. Cardinals 7–0. Bulldoze: x plays, 48 yards, four:22. ARI – Kyler Murray fourteen-yard run (Zane Gonzalez kick), 0:00. Cardinals xiv–0. Drive: 6 plays, 20 yards, ii:44. 2d quarter ARI – Zane Gonzalez 49-1000 field goal, 11:29. Cardinals 17–0. Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 1:47. ARI – Zane Gonzalez 33-yard field goal, 1:49. Cardinals twenty–0. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, iv:03. Third quarter WAS – Dustin Hopkins 24-one thousand field goal, 3:14. Cardinals 20–3. Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 4:55. 4th quarter ARI – Kyler Murray 21-yard run (Zane Gonzalez kicking), xiv:17. Cardinals 27–3. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 3:57. WAS – Terry McLaurin 24-yard pass from Dwayne Haskins (run failed), 12:20. Cardinals 27–9. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, i:57. WAS – Antonio Gibson eleven-m run (pass failed), 6:38. Cardinals 27–15. Bulldoze: 9 plays, 78 yards, two:55. ARI – Zane Gonzalez 28-yard field goal, 0:26. Cardinals 30–15. Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, half dozen:12. Meridian passers WAS – Dwayne Haskins – 19/33, 223 yards, TD ARI – Kyler Murray – 26/38, 286 yards, TD, INT Top rushers WAS – Antonio Gibson – 13 rushes, 55 yards, TD ARI – Kenyan Drake – twenty rushes, 86 yards Top receivers WAS – Terry McLaurin – 7 receptions, 125 yards, TD ARI – DeAndre Hopkins – viii receptions, 68 yards, TD

Washington was overmatched by Arizona quarterback Kyler Murray, who had two rushing touchdowns, and could non overcome a 20-0 halftime deficit.

Week 3: at Cleveland Browns [edit]

Washington vs. the Cleveland Browns

Game information

Start quarter WAS – Dontrelle Inman 17-one thousand laissez passer from Dwayne Haskins (Dustin Hopkins boot), 1:44. Football Team 7–0. Drive: viii plays, 75 yards, 3:24. Second quarter CLE – Cody Parkey 42-thou field goal, x:46. Football Team 7–3. Drive: 13 plays, 42 yards, 5:58 CLE – Nick Chubb sixteen-yard run (Cody Parkey boot), 5:58. Browns 10–7. Bulldoze: iii plays, 28 yards, 1:26 CLE – Kareem Hunt nine-chiliad laissez passer from Baker Mayfield (Cody Parkey boot), 0:32. Browns 17–7. Drive: 3 plays, 24 yards, 1:23 3rd quarter WAS – Antonio Gibson 2-yard run (kicking failed), 9:05. Browns 17–13. Bulldoze: 6 plays, 49 yards, 2:22. WAS – Dontrelle Inman 11-g laissez passer from Dwayne Haskins (Dustin Hopkins kick), ii:20. Football Team 20–17. Drive: 12 plays, 54 yards, 5:08. Fourth quarter CLE – Harrison Bryant three-1000 laissez passer from Baker Mayfield (Cody Parkey kick), 11:14. Browns 24–twenty. Bulldoze: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:06 CLE – Nick Chubb 20-one thousand run (Cody Parkey kick), 8:40. Browns 31–xx. Drive: 3 plays, 35 yards, 1:23 CLE – Cody Parkey 30-yard field goal, one:x. Browns 34–20. Drive: x plays, 29 yards, 5:twenty Acme passers WAS – Dwayne Haskins – 21/37, 224 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT CLE – Baker Mayfield – xvi/23, 156 yards, two TD Top rushers WAS – Antonio Gibson – 9 rushes, 49 yards, TD CLE – Nick Chubb – 19 rushes, 108 yards, 2 TD Superlative receivers WAS – Terry McLaurin – 4 receptions, 83 yards CLE – Odell Beckham Jr. – 4 receptions, 59 yards

Haskins threw for a career-high three interceptions and lost i bollix. With the loss, the all-fourth dimension regular season record for the franchise fell to 604–605–28, making information technology the first time since 1975 that the record fell beneath a .500 winning percentage.^[7]

Week iv: vs. Baltimore Ravens [edit]

Washington vs. the Baltimore Ravens

Week 4: Baltimore Ravens at Washington Football game Team – Game summary

	one	2	3	4	Total
Ravens	7	14	seven	3	31
Washington	0	10	0	7	17

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

• Engagement: October 4
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather condition: Sunny, 65 °F (18 °C)
• Game attendance: 0
• Referee: Adrian Hill
• Tv set announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, James Lofton and A. J. Ross
• Epitomize, Game Book

Game information

First quarter BAL – Mark Ingram i-yard run (Justin Tucker kicking), ii:09. Ravens seven–0. Bulldoze: 2 plays, 34 yards, 0:42. 2nd quarter BAL – Lamar Jackson 50-yard run (Justin Tucker kick), 9:56. Ravens 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 56 yards, 1:xxx. WAS – Antonio Gibson 2-m run (Dustin Hopkins kick), iv:41. Ravens 14–seven. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:xv. BAL – Marking Andrews 25-thou pass from Lamar Jackson (Justin Tucker kick), 1:49. Ravens 21–7. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, ii:52. WAS – Dustin Hopkins 43-yard field goal, 0:00. Ravens 21–10. Drive: 3 plays, 12 yards, 0:30. Tertiary quarter BAL – Mark Andrews 22-chiliad pass from Lamar Jackson (Justin Tucker kick), 8:42. Ravens 28–10. Drive: x plays, 75 yards, half dozen:eighteen. 4th quarter BAL – Justin Tucker 46-yard field goal, 5:xvi. Ravens 31–x. Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, half-dozen:xix. WAS – Dwayne Haskins 1-chiliad run (Dustin Hopkins kick), 2:05. Ravens 31–17. Drive: 4 plays, 42 yards, 1:24. Top passers BAL – Lamar Jackson – 14/21, 193 yards, 2 TD, INT WAS – Dwayne Haskins – 32/45, 314 yards Elevation rushers BAL – Lamar Jackson – vii rushes, 53 yards, TD WAS – Antonio Gibson – 13 rushes, 46 yards, TD Top receivers BAL – Marquise Brownish – 4 receptions, 86 yards WAS – Terry McLaurin – 10 receptions, 118 yards

Dwayne Haskins set a career high in passing yards simply was benched in favor of Kyle Allen the following week.

Week 5: vs. Los Angeles Rams [edit]

Washington vs. the Los Angeles Rams

Calendar week 5: Los Angeles Rams at Washington Football Squad – Game summary

	one	2	3	4	Total
Rams	6	fourteen	3	7	30
Washington	7	three	0	0	ten

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

• Date: October 11
• Game fourth dimension: 1:00 p.grand. EDT
• Game weather: Cloudy, 69 °F (21 °C)
• Game omnipresence: 0
• Referee: Shawn Smith
• TV announcers (Fox): Brandon Gaudin, Daryl Johnston and Pam Oliver
• Recap, Game Book

Game data

First quarter LAR – Darrell Henderson one-yard run (boot failed), vii:29. Rams 6–0. Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, six:03. WAS – Kyle Allen vii-one thousand run (Dustin Hopkins boot), 1:34. Football Team 7–half dozen. Drive: ten plays, 73 yards, 5:55. Second quarter LAR – Robert Forest 56-yard pass from Jared Goff (Sam Sloman kicking), 14:52. Rams 13–7. Drive: iv plays, 75 yards, one:42. LAR – Jared Goff 2-yard run (Sam Sloman kick), 7:32. Rams 20–7. Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards, 4:40. WAS – Dustin Hopkins 48-g field goal, 0:00. Rams xx–10. Drive: 5 plays, 20 yards, 0:49. Tertiary quarter LAR – Sam Sloman 28-yard field goal, 7:04. Rams 23–10. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 3:51. 4th quarter LAR – Darrell Henderson xi-chiliad laissez passer from Jared Goff (Sam Sloman kick), 6:37. Rams 30–10. Bulldoze: 5 plays, 51 yards, 2:54. Peak passers LAR – Jared Goff – 21/30, 309 yards, ii TD, INT WAS – Kyle Allen – 9/xiii, 74 yards Top rushers LAR – Cam Akers – 9 rushes, 61 yards WAS – Antonio Gibson – 11 rushes, 27 yards Elevation receivers LAR – Gerald Everett – four receptions, 90 yards WAS – J. D. McKissic – half dozen receptions, 46 yards

In the 2d quarter Kyle Allen left the game with what was ruled as an arm injury, leaving Alex Smith to play the residue of the game. This marked Smith's first NFL game appearance since suffering a severe leg fracture in 2018. Washington's criminal offence was again hampered by quarterback play every bit they lost xxx–ten. Their 108 total yards of offense was the fewest by any team in any game all flavour.

Week half-dozen: at New York Giants [edit]

Washington vs. the New York Giants

Game information

Outset quarter NYG – Graham Gano 33-yard field goal, 3:23. Giants 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 48 yards, 5:31. NYG – Darius Slayton 23-g pass from Daniel Jones (Graham Gano kick), one:36. Giants 10–0. Drive: 3 plays, 27 yards, 0:55. 2nd quarter WAS – Dustin Hopkins 35-yard field goal, x:fifty. Giants x–3. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, five:46. NYG – Graham Gano 20-one thousand field goal, six:15. Giants xiii–3. Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 4:35. WAS – Logan Thomas 5-chiliad laissez passer from Kyle Allen (Dustin Hopkins kick), 0:13. Giants 13–x. Bulldoze: 13 plays, 70 yards, 6:02. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter WAS – Dustin Hopkins 28-1000 field goal, 8:56. Tied 13–13. Bulldoze: fourteen plays, seventy yards, half dozen:55. NYG – Tae Crowder 43-yard fumble return (Graham Gano boot), three:29. Giants twenty–13. Bulldoze: 7 plays, 22 yards, 3:28. WAS – Cam Sims 22-yard pass from Kyle Allen (pass failed), 0:36. Giants xx–19. Drive: x plays, 75 yards, 2:53. Meridian passers WAS – Kyle Allen – 31/42, 280 yards, 2 TD, INT NYG – Daniel Jones – 12/nineteen, 112 yards, TD, INT Peak rushers WAS – J. D. McKissic – viii rushes, 41 yards, NYG – Daniel Jones – 7 rushes, 74 yards Top receivers WAS – Terry McLaurin – vii receptions, 74 yards NYG – Darius Slayton – 2 receptions, 41 yards, TD

Giants linebacker Tae Crowder recovered a Kyle Allen bollix for the go-ahead score and Washington responded with a touchdown of their own with 36 seconds remaining. Coach Rivera opted to go for the game-winning two betoken conversion which barbarous incomplete. As a result, Washington lost their fifth straight game overall and their quaternary consecutive confronting the Giants.

Week 7: vs. Dallas Cowboys [edit]

Washington vs. the Dallas Cowboys

Week 7: Dallas Cowboys at Washington Football game Squad – Game summary

	ane	ii	iii	4	Total
Cowboys	3	0	0	0	3
Washington	9	xiii	0	iii	25

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

• Date: October 25
• Game fourth dimension: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Cloudy, 46 °F (eight °C)
• Game attendance: 0
• Referee: Ronald Torbert
• Telly announcers (Play a joke on): Joe Davis, Daryl Johnston and Pam Oliver
• Recap, Game Volume

Game information

Offset quarter WAS – Dalton Schultz tackled in cease zone by Jonathan Allen for a safety, seven:45. Football Team 2–0. WAS – Antonio Gibson 12-yard run (Dustin Hopkins boot), three:48. Football game Team 9–0. Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 3:57. DAL – Greg Zuerlein 45-yard field goal, 1:52. Football game Team ix–3. Bulldoze: 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:56. 2nd quarter WAS – Terry McLaurin 52-m laissez passer from Kyle Allen (laissez passer failed), ix:54. Football Team 15–iii. Drive: 2 plays, 55 yards, 0:46. WAS – Logan Thomas 15-k pass from Kyle Allen (Dustin Hopkins kick), 3:08. Football Team 22–3. Drive: 10 plays, sixty yards, iv:05. Third quarter No scoring plays. Quaternary quarter WAS – Dustin Hopkins 30-thousand field goal, thirteen:23. Football game Team 25–three. Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 4:38. Pinnacle passers DAL – Andy Dalton – nine/xix, 75 yards, INT WAS – Kyle Allen – 15/25, 194 yards, 2 TD Superlative rushers DAL – Ezekiel Elliott – 12 rushes, 45 yards WAS – Antonio Gibson – 20 rushes, 128 yards, TD Top receivers DAL – Amari Cooper – seven receptions, 80 yards WAS – Terry McLaurin – vii receptions, 90 yards, TD, INT

Washington'south defense had six sacks and only immune 142 yards of offense. Heading into the farewell, the team improved to 2–5, moved to 2–1 in the NFC Eastward, and snapped a three-game losing streak to the Cowboys.

Week 9: vs. New York Giants [edit]

Washington vs. the New York Giants

Week 9: New York Giants at Washington Football game Team – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	10	ten	3	0	23
Washington	0	3	seven	10	20

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

• Date: November 8
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game atmospheric condition: Sunny, 75 °F (24 °C)
• Game omnipresence: iii,000
• Referee: Shawn Hochuli
• TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma and Shannon Spake
• Epitomize, Game Book

Game data

First quarter NYG – Graham Gano 38-one thousand field goal, ix:35. Giants 3–0. Drive: seven plays, 61 yards, 2:fourteen. NYG – Wayne Gallman 2-thousand run (Graham Gano kick), 4:xv. Giants 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 16 yards, 0:58. Second quarter WAS – Dustin Hopkins 48-yard field goal, 13:05. Giants ten–3. Bulldoze: 9 plays, 44 yards, 6:10. NYG – Graham Gano 48-yard field goal, ix:24. Giants xiii–3. Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 3:41. NYG – Evan Engram xvi-thousand pass from Daniel Jones (Graham Gano kick), ii:05. Giants 20–iii. Drive: ten plays, 77 yards, 4:53. Third quarter WAS – Antonio Gibson ane-yard run (Dustin Hopkins kick), 12:24. Giants 20–10. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, two:36. NYG – Graham Gano 42-yard field goal, 5:12. Giants 23–10. Drive: 12 plays, 51 yards, 7:12. Fourth quarter WAS – Dustin Hopkins 44-yard field goal, 14:56. Giants 23–xiii. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, five:xvi. WAS – Terry McLaurin 68-m pass from Alex Smith (Dustin Hopkins kick), 10:24. Giants 23–twenty. Bulldoze: iii plays, 84 yards, one:00. Height passers NYG – Daniel Jones – 23/34, 212 yards, TD WAS – Alex Smith – 24/32, 325 yards, TD, 3 INT Top rushers NYG – Wayne Gallman – 14 rushes, 68 yards, TD WAS – Antonio Gibson – 6 rushes, 20 yards, TD Top receivers NYG – Austin Mack – 4 receptions, 72 yards WAS – Terry McLaurin – seven receptions, 115 yards, TD

In the first game with fans, starting quarterback Kyle Allen suffered a gruesome injury early in the game and was subsequently replaced by Alex Smith. Washington failed to complete a 20–iii comeback and lost 23–20 when Smith threw two interceptions on the final two possessions. Washington was swept by the Giants for the 2nd consecutive season and the seventh fourth dimension dating back to the 2008 season.

Week 10: at Detroit Lions [edit]

Washington vs. the Detroit Lions

Game data

First quarter DET - Marvin Hall 55 g laissez passer from Matthew Stafford (Matt Prater kick), 7:12. Lions 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 92 yards, ane:52. WAS – Dustin Hopkins 38 yard field goal, 3:25. Lions 7–iii. Bulldoze: 9 plays, 54 yards, three:47. 2d quarter DET – Marvin Jones 27 yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Matt Prater kick), 11:55. Lions 14–3. Drive: six plays, 53 yards, 2:07. DET – Matt Prater 53 thousand field goal, 0:08. Lions 17–3. Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, 1:06. Third quarter DET – D'Andre Swift fifteen yard laissez passer from Matthew Stafford (Matt Prater kick), 7:58. Lions 24–3. Drive: xi plays, 75 yards, vii:02. WAS – J. D. McKissic two yard run (Dustin Hopkins kicking), 2:xxx. Lions 24–10. Drive: 11 plays, 82 yards, 5:28. Fourth quarter WAS – Antonio Gibson 2 k run (Dustin Hopkins kick), eleven:21. Lions 24–17. Drive: 11 plays, 84 yards, iv:39. WAS – Antonio Gibson 5 yard run (Dustin Hopkins kick), half dozen:09. Tied 24–24. Bulldoze: 6 plays, 66 yards, 2:44. DET – Matt Prater 37 yard field goal, ii:37. Lions 27–24. Drive: xi plays, 56 yards, iii:32. WAS – Dustin Hopkins 41 grand field goal, 0:16. Tied 27–27. Drive: 17 plays, 66 yards, 2:21. DET – Matt Prater 59 yard field goal, 0:00. Lions 30–27. Drive: three plays, 34 yards, 0:16. Top passers WAS – Alex Smith – 38/55, 390 yards DET – Matthew Stafford – 24/33, 276 yards, 3 TDs Acme rushers WAS – Antonio Gibson – 13 rushes, 45 yards, 2 TDs DET – D'Andre Swift – xvi rushes, 81 yards Acme receivers WAS – Terry McLaurin – 7 receptions, 95 yards DET – Marvin Jones – 8 receptions, 96 yards, TD

Alex Smith started his kickoff game since Week eleven of the 2018 season. After falling backside 24–3, Smith and the offense rallied with iii directly touchdowns by running backs Antonio Gibson and J. D. McKissic in the second half to tie the game at 24. The Lions responded with a field goal and Washington responded with one of their own to tie the game at 27 with 16 seconds to play. However, on the ensuing Detroit drive, kicker Matt Prater drilled a 59-yard field goal equally the clock expired. Washington fell to 2–7 after the burdensome loss.

Week 11: vs. Cincinnati Bengals [edit]

Washington vs. the Cincinnati Bengals

Week 11: Cincinnati Bengals at Washington Football game Team – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	nine	0	0	9
Washington	7	0	10	three	twenty

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

• Date: November 22
• Game time: 1:00 p.thou. EST
• Game weather: Cloudy, 57 °F (xiv °C)
• Game omnipresence: 0
• Referee: Shawn Smith
• Idiot box announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Adam Archuleta
• Epitomize, Game Book

Game information

Offset quarter WAS – Antonio Gibson 1-yard run (Dustin Hopkins boot), i:38. Football Team 7–0. Bulldoze: 8 plays, 76 yards, iv:06. 2d quarter CIN – A. J. Green 5-yard pass from Joe Burrow (kick failed), seven:32. Football game Team vii–half-dozen. Bulldoze: 7 plays, 68 yards, 3:29. CIN – Randy Bullock 53-yard field goal, i:39. Bengals 9–vii. Bulldoze: 9 plays, 41 yards, iii:39. Third quarter WAS – Steven Sims three-yard pass from Alex Smith (Dustin Hopkins kick), 8:58. Football Team fourteen–nine. Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, two:27. WAS – Dustin Hopkins 32-m field goal, 4:47. Football game Team 17–nine. Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 2:16. 4th quarter WAS – Dustin Hopkins 50-yard field goal, 9:44. Football Team xx–nine. Drive: 14 plays, 65 yards, 7:24. Height passers CIN – Joe Burrow – 22/34, 203 yards, TD WAS – Alex Smith – 17/25, 166 yards, TD, INT Top rushers CIN – Samaje Perine – 5 rushes, nineteen yards WAS – Antonio Gibson – 16 rushes, 94 yards, TD Top receivers CIN – Tyler Boyd – 9 receptions, 85 yards WAS – Terry McLaurin – v receptions, 84 yards

The Bengals were playing a shut game against Washington until the third quarter when Bengals rookie quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Joe Burrow suffered a flavor-ending knee injury. The Bengals were unable to motion the brawl with backup Ryan Finley and Washington took control of the game. With the win on Homecoming Weekend, the team improved to 3–7, matching their win total from the previous flavour. This was Washington's first victory over Cincinnati since their 1991 Super Bowl-winning season and their offset at dwelling house since 1985.

Week 12: at Dallas Cowboys [edit]

NFL on Thanksgiving Mean solar day

Game data

First quarter DAL – Greg Zuerlein 33-g field goal, 8:30. Cowboys iii–0. Drive: xi plays, 57 yards, 4:38. WAS – Antonio Gibson 5-yard run (Dustin Hopkins kick), one:37. Football game Team 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:53. Second quarter DAL – Amari Cooper 54-chiliad pass from Andy Dalton (Greg Zuerlein kick), 14:08. Cowboys ten–vii. Bulldoze: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:29 WAS – Dustin Hopkins 23-m field goal, vii:13. Tied 10–10. Drive: xiv plays, 67 yards, vi:55 WAS – Logan Thomas 5-yard laissez passer from Alex Smith (Dustin Hopkins kick), two:26. Football game Team 17–10. Bulldoze: 5 plays, nineteen yards, 2:51. DAL – Greg Zuerlein 32-chiliad field goal, 0:19. Football Squad 17–13. Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 2:07. Third quarter WAS – Dustin Hopkins 36-thousand field goal, 10:48. Football Squad 20–13. Bulldoze: half dozen plays, 15 yards, 3:29. DAL – Greg Zuerlein 28-thou field goal, ii:32. Football game Team 20–16. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, ane:38. Fourth quarter WAS – Antonio Gibson 23-grand run (Dustin Hopkins kick), 12:07. Football Team 27–16. Bulldoze: 1 play, 23 yards, 0:06. WAS – Antonio Gibson 37-yard run (Dustin Hopkins kicking), iii:31. Football Team 34–16. Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, v:fifty. WAS – Montez Sweat xv-yard interception return (Dustin Hopkins kick), 3:24. Football Team 41–xvi. Top passers WAS – Alex Smith – 19/26, 149 yards, TD, INT DAL – Andy Dalton – 25/35, 215 yards, TD, INT Top rushers WAS – Antonio Gibson – 20 rushes, 115 yards, iii TDs DAL – Ezekiel Elliott – ten rushes, 32 yards Peak receivers WAS – Terry McLaurin – seven receptions, 92 yards DAL – Amari Cooper – half-dozen receptions, 112 yards, TD

Washington and Dallas played on Thanksgiving afternoon for the 10th time in the rivalry's history. After a shut first one-half, Washington went on a run of 21 unanswered points in the quaternary quarter, including a xv-one thousand interception render for a touchdown past Montez Sweat, the first of his career. Antonio Gibson became the first rookie with three touchdowns on Thanksgiving since Randy Moss in 1998.^[8] With the win, Washington improved to four–7 and swept Dallas for the starting time fourth dimension since 2012 and merely the second time since 2005.^{[ix] [x]} Washington too won in Dallas on Thanksgiving for the second time always, the showtime since 2012, and won for the quaternary fourth dimension on the holiday all-time, their first since 2017.

Calendar week 13: at Pittsburgh Steelers [edit]

Washington vs. the Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 13: Washington Football Team at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary

	one	2	3	4	Total
Washington	0	3	7	xiii	23
Steelers	0	xiv	0	3	17

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Date:
• Game time: 5:00 p.grand. EST
• Game atmospheric condition: Cloudy, 34 °F (one °C)
• Game attendance: 0
• Referee: John Hussey
• Television set announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, Daryl Johnston and Pam Oliver
• Recap, Game Book

Game data

Starting time quarter No scoring plays 2nd quarter PIT – Diontae Johnson 3-yard laissez passer from Ben Roethlisberger (Matthew Wright kick), 10:33. Steelers 7–0. Bulldoze: xiv plays, 72 yards, six:16. PIT – James Washington l-grand pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Matthew Wright kick), iii:54. Steelers 14–0. Drive: ane play, 50 yards, 0:09. WAS – Dustin Hopkins 49-yard field goal, 0:01. Steelers fourteen–3. Drive: 6 plays, 28 yards, 0:49. Tertiary quarter WAS – Peyton Barber 1-k run (Dustin Hopkins kick), 8:sixteen. Steelers fourteen–x. Drive: fourteen plays, 82 yards, 6:44. Fourth quarter PIT – Matthew Wright 37-m field goal, 14:57. Steelers 17–ten. Drive: xi plays, 63 yards, 4:32. WAS – Logan Thomas 15-thou pass from Alex Smith (Dustin Hopkins kicking), 9:09. Tied 17–17. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 3:14. WAS – Dustin Hopkins 45-yard field goal, two:04. Football Team 20–17. Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 2:49. WAS – Dustin Hopkins 45-yard field goal, 0:17. Football Team 23–17. Drive: 4 plays, -2 yards, 1:42. Summit passers WAS – Alex Smith – 31/46, 296 yards, TD PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 33/53, 305 yards, 2 TD, INT Meridian rushers WAS – Peyton Barber – xiv rushes, 23 yards, TD PIT – Anthony McFarland Jr. – 4 rushes, xv yards Top receivers WAS – Logan Thomas – 9 receptions, 98 yards, TD PIT – Diontae Johnson – 8 receptions, 71 yards, TD

The game was originally scheduled for Dominicus, simply was postponed to Monday due to scheduling changes amid the COVID-19 pandemic. While down 14–0 in the second quarter, Washington got a quick field goal before halftime and opened the 2d half with a Peyton Barber touchdown run to cut the arrears to 14–10 before the Steelers offense regained possession. Their defense clamped downward, simply allowing 120 total yards in the second half. Logan Thomas tied the game mid-way through the fourth quarter while Jon Bostic intercepted a pass tipped by Montez Sweat with 1:59 to play. Kicker Dustin Hopkins fabricated two field goals to put the game at 23–17, which the Steelers were not able to recover from. With the win, Washington improved to 5–seven, having won iii straight games for the first fourth dimension since Weeks 6–8 of the 2018 flavor. This was also Washington's first win over Pittsburgh since their 1991 Super Bowl-winning season.

Week fourteen: at San Francisco 49ers [edit]

Washington vs. the San Francisco 49ers

Week 14: Washington Football Team at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

	1	ii	3	four	Total
Washington	0	13	10	0	23
49ers	7	0	0	viii	xv

at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona^[B]

• Engagement: December 13
• Game time: 4:25 p.g. EST/2:25 p.m. MST
• Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
• Game omnipresence: 0
• Referee: Carl Cheffers
• TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Greg Jennings, and Jen Hale
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter SF – Jeff Wilson i-chiliad run (Robbie Gould boot), 0:47. 49ers 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 4:23. Second quarter WAS – Dustin Hopkins 51-grand field goal, five:45. 49ers 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 3:49. WAS – Dustin Hopkins 31-yard field goal, 3:06. 49ers 7–6. Drive: 6 plays, thirteen yards, 1:57. WAS – Chase Young 47-yard fumble return (Dustin Hopkins kick), 0:58. Washington 13–seven. Third quarter WAS – Dustin Hopkins 21-yard field goal, 10:05. Washington sixteen–7. Drive: eleven plays, 72 yards, 4:55. WAS – Kamren Scroll 76-yard interception return (Dustin Hopkins boot), 0:00. Washington 23–vii. Fourth quarter SF – Kyle Juszczyk six-g pass from Nick Mullens (Nick Mullens–Kendrick Bourne pass), 10:eighteen. Washington 23–15. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:42. Top passers WAS – Alex Smith – viii/19, 57 yards, INT SF – Nick Mullens – 25/45, 260 yards, TD, INT Top rushers WAS – J. D. McKissic – eleven rushes, 68 yards SF – Raheem Mostert – fourteen rushes, 65 yards Top receivers WAS – Logan Thomas – 6 receptions, 43 yards SF – Brandon Aiyuk – 10 receptions, 119 yards

With scores from rookie defenders Hunt Young and Kamren Curl, Washington scored ii defensive touchdowns in a game for the showtime time since Week 17 of the 1997 flavour, when Darryl Pounds and Hall of Famer Darrell Green accomplished this feat.^[11] With the win, Washington improved their record to half-dozen–7 and, with the Giants' loss to the Arizona Cardinals earlier that mean solar day, took over sole possession of start identify in the NFC Eastward. Washington besides won four games in a row for the first fourth dimension since 2016.

Week fifteen: vs. Seattle Seahawks [edit]

Washington vs. the Seattle Seahawks

Week fifteen: Seattle Seahawks at Washington Football Team – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	3	ten	7	0	20
Washington	0	three	0	12	15

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

• Appointment: December 20
• Game fourth dimension: 1:00 p.one thousand. EST
• Game weather: Cloudy, 43 °F (six °C)
• Game attendance: 0
• Referee: Adrian Hill
• TV announcers (Trick): Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma and Shannon Spake
• Recap, Game Book

Game data

Beginning quarter Body of water – Jason Myers 43-chiliad field goal, eight:50. Seahawks 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 30 yards, four:00. 2nd quarter SEA – Jason Myers 40-g field goal, x:52. Seahawks 6–0. Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 4:21. SEA – Jacob Hollister 10-yard laissez passer from Russell Wilson (Jason Myers kick), one:45. Seahawks 13–0. Drive: 10 plays, 97 yards, 5:05. WAS – Dustin Hopkins 48-grand field goal, 0:06. Seahawks 13–3. Drive: 11 plays, 46 yards, 1:39. Third quarter Ocean – Carlos Hyde 50-yard run (Jason Myers kick), xiii:12. Seahawks 20–3. Bulldoze: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:48. 4th quarter WAS – Peyton Barber 1-yard run (boot failed), 14:14. Seahawks 20–ix. Drive: 14 plays, 96 yards, 5:50. WAS – J. D. McKissic six-yard pass from Dwayne Haskins (run failed), vii:16. Seahawks 20–15. Drive: eleven plays, 64 yards, 3:57. Top passers Sea – Russell Wilson – 18/27, 121 yards, TD, INT WAS – Dwayne Haskins – 38/55, 295 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers SEA – Chris Carson – xv rushes, 63 yards WAS – J. D. McKissic – 13 rushes, 51 yards Elevation receivers SEA – DK Metcalf – 5 receptions, 43 yards WAS – Logan Thomas – thirteen receptions, 101 yards

With the loss, Washington fell to 6–8 and failed to clinch their beginning winning season since 2016.

Week 16: vs. Carolina Panthers [edit]

Washington vs. the Carolina Panthers

Week 16: Carolina Panthers at Washington Football game Team – Game summary

	1	ii	iii	4	Total
Panthers	6	14	0	0	20
Washington	0	three	3	seven	13

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

• Date: December 27
• Game time: 4:05 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Sunny, 41 °F (5 °C)
• Game attendance: 0
• Referee: Carl Cheffers
• TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Charles Davis and Evan Washburn
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

Kickoff quarter Auto – Brandon Zylstra bollix recovery in cease zone (kicking failed), 1:42. Panthers 6–0. Second quarter Auto – Mike Davis one-yard run (Joey Slye kick), viii:37. Panthers 13–0. Drive: 10 plays, fourscore yards, 6:fourteen. Automobile – Robby Anderson fourteen-yard pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Joey Slye kick), iii:06. Panthers 20–0. Bulldoze: 6 plays, 55 yards, 3:34. WAS – Dustin Hopkins 48-g field goal, 1:xx. Panthers 20–3. Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, i:46. Tertiary quarter WAS – Dustin Hopkins 26-k field goal, four:01. Panthers 20–6. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, ii:56. Quaternary quarter WAS – J. D. McKissic 29-k pass from Taylor Heinicke (Dustin Hopkins boot), ane:50. Panthers 20–thirteen. Bulldoze: 8 plays, 91 yards, 1:xix. Top passers CAR – Teddy Bridgewater – 19/28, 197 yards, TD, INT WAS – Dwayne Haskins – 14/28, 154 yards, 2 INT Peak rushers Motorcar – Curtis Samuel – vii rushes, 52 yards WAS – Antonio Gibson – 10 rushes, 61 yards Pinnacle receivers CAR – Curtis Samuel – five receptions, 106 yards WAS – J. D. McKissic – 8 receptions, 77 yards, TD

With a Giants loss to the Baltimore Ravens earlier that afternoon, Washington had an opportunity to assure the division championship confronting Carolina. The team instead put together a performance of errors, including a mishandled punt by Steven Sims that was recovered for a Panthers touchdown, a 10-play scoring bulldoze of all run plays allowed past the defense force and an additional three turnovers from Dwayne Haskins, who was somewhen benched in the fourth quarter for Taylor Heinicke. With their second consecutive loss, the team dropped to 6–ix and clinched their fourth direct losing season. Haskins was released by the team the post-obit day.

Week 17: at Philadelphia Eagles [edit]

Washington vs. the Philadelphia Eagles

Game information

First quarter WAS – Terry McLaurin 5-m pass from Alex Smith (Dustin Hopkins kick), 4:19. Football game Team vii–0. Drive: 15 plays, 91 yards, 8:xiii. WAS – Dustin Hopkins 42-m field goal, 2:02. Football Team 10–0. Drive: four plays, 8 yards, 2:06. Second quarter PHI – Jalen Hurts vi-chiliad run (Jake Elliott kick), 10:18. Football Team 10–seven. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 6:44. PHI – Jalen Hurts 6-grand run (Jake Elliott kick), iii:54. Eagles 14–ten. Bulldoze: 7 plays, 65 yards, four:09. WAS – Logan Thomas xiii-yard laissez passer from Alex Smith (Dustin Hopkins boot), 0:20. Football Squad 17–14. Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 1:04. Third quarter No scoring plays. Quaternary quarter WAS – Dustin Hopkins 42-grand field goal, 7:42. Football Team xx–14. Bulldoze: four plays, i chiliad, one:52. Pinnacle passers WAS – Alex Smith – 22/32, 162 yards, two TD, 2 INT PHI – Jalen Hurts – 7/20, 72 yards, INT Top rushers WAS – Antonio Gibson – 19 rushes, 75 yards PHI – Boston Scott – 15 rushes, 65 yards Pinnacle receivers WAS – Cam Sims – 5 receptions, 43 yards PHI – J. J. Arcega-Whiteside – 2 receptions, xl yards

In a matchup that was flexed to NBC Lord's day Night Football game, Washington defeated the Eagles 20–14 to clinch the NFC E for the first fourth dimension since the 2015 flavor. This was Washington'due south first sweep of Philadelphia since the 2016 flavor. With a final record of 7–nine, Washington became just the third team in league history to win their partitioning with a losing record afterwards the 2010 Seattle Seahawks and 2014 Carolina Panthers, the latter of whom were also coached past Rivera. They also became the first squad in NFL history to assure a playoff berth later starting the flavor 2–7.

Standings [edit]

Sectionalisation [edit]

NFC East
view talk edit	W	L	T	Per centum	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
(four) Washington Football Team	7	9	0	.438	4–2	5–7	335	329	W1
New York Giants	half-dozen	10	0	.375	4–2	5–7	280	357	W1
Dallas Cowboys	vi	ten	0	.375	two–iv	5–7	395	473	L1
Philadelphia Eagles	4	11	1	.281	2–four	iv–8	334	418	L3

Conference [edit]

NFC v t e
#	Squad	Division	West	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1	Green Bay Packers	Northward	13	3	0	.813	five–1	10–2	.428	.387	W6
2[a]	New Orleans Saints	South	12	4	0	.750	6–0	x–ii	.459	.406	W2
3[a]	Seattle Seahawks	Due west	12	4	0	.750	four–2	9–3	.447	.404	W4
four	Washington Football Team	E	7	9	0	.438	4–ii	5–vii	.459	.388	W1
Wild cards
five	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	South	11	5	0	.688	four–2	eight–4	.488	.392	W4
6	Los Angeles Rams	West	ten	6	0	.625	iii–iii	9–3	.494	.484	W1
seven[b]	Chicago Bears	North	viii	8	0	.500	ii–four	6–6	.488	.336	L1
Did not qualify for the postseason
8[b]	Arizona Cardinals	Due west	viii	8	0	.500	2–4	vi–6	.475	.441	L2
9	Minnesota Vikings	Due north	vii	nine	0	.438	iv–ii	5–vii	.504	.366	W1
10[c]	San Francisco 49ers	Due west	6	10	0	.375	three–3	four–eight	.549	.448	L1
11[c] [d]	New York Giants	E	6	ten	0	.375	iv–2	5–7	.502	.427	W1
12[d]	Dallas Cowboys	East	half dozen	ten	0	.375	2–iv	5–seven	.471	.333	L1
13[e]	Carolina Panthers	South	5	11	0	.313	ane–5	4–viii	.531	.388	L1
fourteen[e]	Detroit Lions	North	5	11	0	.313	1–5	4–8	.508	.350	L4
15	Philadelphia Eagles	East	4	11	1	.281	2–4	4–viii	.537	.469	L3
16	Atlanta Falcons	S	iv	12	0	.250	1–five	2–x	.551	.391	L5
Tiebreakers [f]
^ a b New Orleans finished ahead of Seattle based on briefing record. ^ a b Chicago finished and clinched the 7th and final playoff spot ahead of Arizona based on ameliorate win percentage in common games (against Detroit, the NY Giants, Carolina, and the LA Rams, Chicago finished three–2, while Arizona finished one–iv). ^ a b San Francisco finished ahead of the NY Giants based on head-to-caput victory. Division tie pause was initially used to eliminate Dallas (meet below). ^ a b NY Giants won tiebreaker over Dallas based on division tape. ^ a b Carolina finished ahead of Detroit based on head-to-caput victory. ^ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL'southward rules, they are first cleaved inside divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

Postseason [edit]

Washington vs. the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Game information

First quarter TB – Ryan Succop 29-yard field goal, 11:49. Buccaneers 3–0. Bulldoze: 9 plays, 70 yards, 3:11. TB – Antonio Brown 36-m laissez passer from Tom Brady (kick blocked), 2:51. Buccaneers 9–0. Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, ii:06. Second quarter WAS – J. D. McKissic two-yard run (Dustin Hopkins kick), 12:59. Buccaneers 9–vii. Bulldoze: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:52. TB – Chris Godwin 27-k laissez passer from Tom Brady (run failed), x:03. Buccaneers 15–7. Drive: 5 plays, 61 yards, 2:56. TB – Ryan Succop 23-k field goal, i:fifty. Buccaneers 18–7. Drive: ten plays, 82 yards, four:xx. Third quarter WAS – Dustin Hopkins 36-yard field goal, 11:46. Buccaneers eighteen–10. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, three:fourteen. WAS – Taylor Heinicke 8-one thousand run (pass failed), 2:fourteen. Buccaneers 18–16. Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 3:39. Fourth quarter TB – Ryan Succop 38-g field goal, 13:32. Buccaneers 21–16. Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 3:42. TB – Leonard Fournette 3-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 9:11. Buccaneers 28–16. Drive: vii plays, 69 yards, 3:22. WAS – Steven Sims xi-yard pass from Taylor Heinicke (Dustin Hopkins kick), iv:51. Buccaneers 28–23. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:20. TB – Ryan Succop 37-yard field goal, 2:49. Buccaneers 31–23. Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 2:02. Elevation passers TB – Tom Brady – 22/40, 381 yards, 2 TD WAS – Taylor Heinicke – 26/44, 306 yards, TD, INT Top rushers TB – Leonard Fournette – 19 rushes, 93 yards, TD WAS – Taylor Heinicke – 6 rushes, 46 yards, TD Top receivers TB – Mike Evans – 6 receptions, 119 yards WAS – Cam Sims – 7 receptions, 104 yards

Despite a late comeback and a strong performance from quarterback Taylor Heinicke, Washington's flavor ended at the hands of Tom Brady and the eventual Super Bowl LV champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers with a 31–23 abode loss. It was Washington's fifth straight playoff loss dating back to 2005 and their third consecutive habitation playoff loss dating back to 1999.

Notes [edit]

1. ^ Washington'south Week 13 game in Pittsburgh was originally scheduled for December 6 at 1:00 p.m. EST, earlier beingness moved to due to a COVID-19 outbreak within the Baltimore Ravens' organization that forced the Ravens' Week 12 game at the Steelers, originally scheduled to exist Thanksgiving, to be pushed back to December 1, 2020.^[4]
2. ^ ^{a b} Due to a ban on all contact sports imposed by Santa Clara County in California equally a consequence of rising COVID-19 cases, the 49ers hosted all of their remaining habitation games at Land Subcontract Stadium in Arizona.^[5]

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External links [edit]

• Official website

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Washington_Football_Team_season

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