The 2016 Washington Redskins season is the franchise's 84th season in the National Football League and the third under head coach Jay Gruden. The Redskins are the defending NFC East champions from the previous year.
Off-season 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
Free agency transactions
2016 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.
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]
Staff
Washington Redskins staff |
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- Front Office
- Owner – Daniel Snyder
- President – Bruce Allen
- General Manager – Scot McCloughan
- Personnel Executive – Doug Williams
- Vice President of Football Administration/General Counsel – Eric Shaffer
- Director of Player Personnel – Scott Campbell
- Director of Pro Personnel – Alex Santos
- Director of Football Operations – Paul Kelly
- Director of Player Development – Malcolm Blacken
- Director of Sports Medicine – Robin West
- Head coaches
- Offensive coaches
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- Defensive coaches
- Special teams coaches
- Special teams coordinator – Ben Kotwica
- Assistant special teams – Bradford Banta
- Special projects/special teams assistant - Bret Munsey
- Strength and conditioning
- Head strength and conditioning – Mike Clark
- Assistant strength and conditioning – Chad Englehart
- Assistant strength and conditioning/skill develoopment - Joe Kim
- Head athletic trainer – Larry Hess
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- AFC East
- BUF
- MIA
- NE
- NYJ
- North
- BAL
- CIN
- CLE
- PIT
- South
- HOU
- IND
- JAX
- TEN
- West
- DEN
- KC
- OAK
- SD
- NFC East
- DAL
- NYG
- PHI
- WAS
- North
- CHI
- DET
- GB
- MIN
- South
- ATL
- CAR
- NO
- TB
- West
- ARI
- LA
- SF
- SEA
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Current roster
Washington Redskins roster |
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
Practice squad
Rookies in italics
Roster updated December 2, 2016
Depth Chart • Transactions
53 Active, 12 Inactive, 9 Practice Squad
→ AFC rosters → NFC rosters |
- AFC East
- BUF
- MIA
- NE
- NYJ
- North
- BAL
- CIN
- CLE
- PIT
- South
- HOU
- IND
- JAX
- TEN
- West
- DEN
- KC
- OAK
- SD
- NFC East
- DAL
- NYG
- PHI
- WAS
- North
- CHI
- DET
- GB
- MIN
- South
- ATL
- CAR
- NO
- TB
- West
- ARI
- LA
- SF
- SEA
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Schedule
Preseason
Regular season
- Notes
- Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
- The network and time for Week 17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
- † Indicates the game will be simulcast on WJLA-TV.
Game summaries
Week 1: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Week One: Pittsburgh Steelers at Washington Redskins – Game summary
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2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Steelers |
0 |
14 |
10 | 14 | 38 |
Redskins |
6 |
0 |
3 | 7 | 16 |
at FedEx Field, Landover, Maryland
Game information |
- First quarter
- Dustin Hopkins 31-Yard FG, WAS 0-3
- Dustin Hopkins 40-Yard FG, WAS 0-6
- Second quarter
- Ben Rothlisberger 29-yard pass to Antonio Brown, XP good, PIT 7-6
- Ben Rothlisberger 3-yard pass to Eli Rogers, XP good, PIT 14-6
- Third quarter
- Chris Boswell 46-yard FG, PIT 24-6
- Ben Rothlisberger 26-yard pass to Antonio Brown, XP good, PIT 24-6
- Dustin Hopkins 34-yard FG, PIT 24-9
- Fourth quarter
- Chris Thompson 1-yard run, XP good, PIT 24-16
- DeAngelo Williams 15-yard run, XP good, PIT 31-16
- DeAngelo Williams 6-yard run, XP good, PIT 38-16
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- Top passers
- PIT – Ben Rothlisberger, 27/37, 300 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
- WAS – Kirk Cousins, 30/43, 329, 2 INT
- Top rushers
- PIT – DeAngelo Williams, 26 attempts, 143 yards, 2 TDs
- WAS – Matt Jones, 7 attempts, 24 yards
- Top receivers
- PIT – Antonio Brown, 8 rec., 126 yards, 2 TDs
- WAS – DeSean Jackson, 6 rec., 102 yards
- Top tacklers
- PIT – Ryan Shazier, 5 tackles 1 assisted, 1 INT, 1 FF
- WAS – Mason Foster, 9 tackles 5 assisted
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The Redskins entered this Week 1 matchup against the Steelers having lost 5 consecutive games against Pittsburgh dating back to 1991. They scored an average of 8.2 points per game in those five losses. 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 Rodgers who would go on to have strong performances.
Week 2: vs. Dallas Cowboys
Week Two: Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins – Game summary
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3 | 4 | Total |
Cowboys |
10 |
3 |
7 | 7 | 27 |
Redskins |
0 |
10 |
13 | 0 | 23 |
at FedEx Field, Landover, Maryland
Game information |
- First quarter
- Second quarter
- Third quarter
- Fourth quarter
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- Top tacklers
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Week 3: at New York Giants
Game information |
- First quarter
- Second quarter
- Third quarter
- Fourth quarter
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- Top tacklers
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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
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Browns |
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17 |
3 | 0 | 20 |
Redskins |
14 |
3 |
0 | 14 | 31 |
at FedEx Field, Landover, Maryland
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- First quarter
- Second quarter
- Third quarter
- Fourth quarter
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- Top tacklers
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Week 5: at Baltimore Ravens
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- First quarter
- Second quarter
- Third quarter
- Fourth quarter
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- Top tacklers
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Week 6: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Week Six: Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins – Game summary
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Eagles |
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14 |
0 | 6 | 20 |
Redskins |
7 |
14 |
3 | 3 | 27 |
at FedEx Field, 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
- Second quarter
- Third quarter
- Fourth quarter
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- Top tacklers
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Week 7: at Detroit Lions
Week Seven: Washington Redskins at Detroit Lions – Game summary
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2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Redskins |
0 |
3 |
0 | 14 | 17 |
Lions |
0 |
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7 | 10 | 20 |
at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan
Game information |
- First quarter
- Second quarter
- Third quarter
- Fourth quarter
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- Top tacklers
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The Redskins rallied with a late touchdown run by Cousins, but the Lions responded with Matthew Stafford throwing the game winner to Anquan Boldin, therefore ending the Redskins winning streak.
Week 8: at Cincinnati Bengals
- NFL International Series
Week Eight: Washington Redskins at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
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Bengals |
7 |
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13 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
at Wembley Stadium, London, England
- 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
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- Second quarter
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- Top passers
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- Top receivers
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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 Summer
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20 |
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Redskins |
7 |
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6 | 6 | 26 |
at FedEx Field, Landover, Maryland
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- Top passers
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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
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Packers |
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Redskins |
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9 | 20 | 42 |
at FedEx Field, Landover, Maryland
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- Second quarter
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- Top passers
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The Redskins avenged their 36-18 loss to the Packers in last season's Wild Card Playoff by beating them 42-24.
Week 12: at Dallas Cowboys
- Thanksgiving Day game
Week Twelve: Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
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Redskins |
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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 and Erin Andrews
- Recap, Gamebook
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- Second quarter
- Third quarter
- Fourth quarter
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- Top passers
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- Top receivers
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An attempted rally by the offense did not pay off. The Redskins dropped 6-4-1 and were swept by the Dallas Cowboys for the first time since 2013.
Week 13: at Arizona Cardinals
Week Thirteen: Washington Redskins at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
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Redskins |
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0 | 0 | 0 |
Cardinals |
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0 | 0 | 0 |
at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
- Date: December 4
- Game time: 4:25 p.m. EST/2:25 p.m. MST
- Game weather: TBD (retractable roof stadium)
- Referee: Walt Anderson
- TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Chris Spielman and Kristina Pink
- Preview
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- Second quarter
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- Top passers
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- Top receivers
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Standings
Division
Conference
Notes
- ↑ The Week 4 preseason game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium, originally scheduled for September 1, was moved forward to Wednesday, August 31, in an effort to avoid anticipated severe weather from Tropical Depression Nine.[2]
References
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