2017 Washington Redskins season

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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
OwnerDaniel Snyder
PresidentBruce Allen
Head coachJay Gruden
Offensive coordinatorMatt Cavanaugh
Defensive coordinatorGreg Manusky
Home fieldFedExField
Results
Record7–9
Division place3rd NFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersOLB 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

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Organizational changes

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On 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

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Draft

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2017 Washington Redskins Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollege
117Jonathan AllenDEAlabama
249Ryan AndersonLBAlabama
381Fabian MoreauCBUCLA
4114Samaje PerineRBOklahoma
123Montae NicholsonSMichigan State
5154Jeremy SprinkleTEArkansas
199Chase RoullierCWyoming
6209Robert DavisWRGeorgia State
7230Josh Harvey-ClemonsSLouisville
235Joshua HolseyCBAuburn

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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2017 Washington Redskins staff

Front office

  • Owner – Daniel Snyder
  • President – Bruce Allen
  • Senior Vice-president of Player Personnel – Doug Williams
  • Senior Vice-president of Football Administration – Eric Schaffer
  • Director of college scouting – Kyle Smith
  • Senior Personnel Executive – Scott Campbell
  • Director of pro personnel – Alex Santos
  • Director of football operations – Paul Kelly
  • Director of Player Development – Malcolm Blacken

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Head strength and conditioning – Chad Englehart
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Deuce Gruden
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Kavan Latham
  • Assistant strength and conditioning/nutritionist – Jake Sankal
  • Head athletic trainer – Larry Hess

Final roster

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2017 Washington Redskins final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
53 active, 20 inactive, 9 practice squad

Preseason

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WeekDateOpponentResultRecordGame siteNFL.com
recap
1August 10at Baltimore RavensL 3–230–1M&T Bank StadiumRecap
2August 19Green Bay PackersL 17–210–2FedExFieldRecap
3August 27Cincinnati BengalsW 23–171–2FedExFieldRecap
4August 31at Tampa Bay BuccaneersW 13–102–2Raymond James StadiumRecap

Regular season

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Schedule

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WeekDateOpponentResultRecordGame siteNFL.com
recap
1September 10Philadelphia EaglesL 17–300–1FedExFieldRecap
2September 17at Los Angeles RamsW 27–201–1Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumRecap
3September 24Oakland RaidersW 27–102–1FedExFieldRecap
4October 2at Kansas City ChiefsL 20–292–2Arrowhead StadiumRecap
5Bye
6October 15San Francisco 49ersW 26–243–2FedExFieldRecap
7October 23at Philadelphia EaglesL 24–343–3Lincoln Financial FieldRecap
8October 29Dallas CowboysL 19–333–4FedExFieldRecap
9November 5at Seattle SeahawksW 17–144–4CenturyLink FieldRecap
10November 12Minnesota VikingsL 30–384–5FedExFieldRecap
11November 19at New Orleans SaintsL 31–34 (OT)4–6Mercedes-Benz SuperdomeRecap
12November 23New York GiantsW 20–105–6FedExFieldRecap
13November 30at Dallas CowboysL 14–385–7AT&T StadiumRecap
14December 10at Los Angeles ChargersL 13–305–8StubHub CenterRecap
15December 17Arizona CardinalsW 20–156–8FedExFieldRecap
16December 24Denver BroncosW 27–117–8FedExFieldRecap
17December 31at New York GiantsL 10–187–9MetLife StadiumRecap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

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Week 1: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

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Week One: Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins – Game summary
Period1234Total
Eagles7931130
Redskins0143017

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

Game information

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

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Week Two: Washington Redskins at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary
Period1234Total
Redskins3170727
Rams0107320

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

Game information

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

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Week Three: Oakland Raiders at Washington Redskins – Game summary
Period1234Total
Raiders007310
Redskins777627

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

Game information

Week 4: at Kansas City Chiefs

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Week Four: Washington Redskins at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period1234Total
Redskins1007320
Chiefs07101229

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

Week 6: vs. San Francisco 49ers

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Week Six: San Francisco 49ers at Washington Redskins – Game summary
Period1234Total
49ers0710724
Redskins7100926

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

Game information

Week 7: at Philadelphia Eagles

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Week Seven: Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
Period1234Total
Redskins377724
Eagles01771034

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
Game information

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

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Week Eight: Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins – Game summary
Period1234Total
Cowboys7791033
Redskins1030619

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

Game information

Week 9: at Seattle Seahawks

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Week Nine: Washington Redskins at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period1234Total
Redskins073717
Seahawks2001214

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

Game information

Week 10: vs. Minnesota Vikings

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Week Ten: Minnesota Vikings at Washington Redskins – Game summary
Period1234Total
Vikings7217338
Redskins10731030

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
Game information

Week 11: at New Orleans Saints

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Week Eleven: Washington Redskins at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
Period1234OTTotal
Redskins10777031
Saints103018334

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: November 19
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
  • Game attendance: 73,138
  • Referee: Walt Coleman
  • TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Erin Andrews
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

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

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NFL on Thanksgiving Day

Week Twelve: New York Giants at Washington Redskins – Game summary
Period1234Total
Giants037010
Redskins0371020

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
Game information

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

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Week Thirteen: Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Period1234Total
Redskins070714
Cowboys01702138

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

Game information

Week 14: at Los Angeles Chargers

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Week Fourteen: Washington Redskins at Los Angeles Chargers – Game summary
Period1234Total
Redskins060713
Chargers13107030

at StubHub Center, Carson, California

Game information

With the loss, the Redskins were eliminated from playoff contention for the second consecutive season.

Week 15: vs. Arizona Cardinals

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Week Fifteen: Arizona Cardinals at Washington Redskins – Game summary
Period1234Total
Cardinals363315
Redskins773320

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
Game information

Week 16: vs. Denver Broncos

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Week Sixteen: Denver Broncos at Washington Redskins – Game summary
Period1234Total
Broncos300811
Redskins01031427

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

Game information

Week 17: at New York Giants

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Week Seventeen: Washington Redskins at New York Giants – Game summary
Period1234Total
Redskins730010
Giants1500318

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

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Standings

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Division

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NFC East
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
(1) Philadelphia Eagles1330.8135–110–2457295L1
Dallas Cowboys970.5635–17–5354332W1
Washington Redskins 790.4381–55–7342388L1
New York Giants3130.1881–51–11246388W1

Conference

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#TeamDivisionWLTPCTDIVCONFSOSSOVSTK
Division leaders
1[a]Philadelphia EaglesEast1330.8135–110–2.461.433L1
2[a]Minnesota VikingsNorth1330.8135–110–2.492.447W3
3[b]Los Angeles RamsWest1150.6884–27–5.504.460L1
4[b][c]New Orleans SaintsSouth1150.6884–28–4.535.483L1
Wild Cards
5[c]Carolina PanthersSouth1150.6883–37–5.539.500L1
6Atlanta FalconsSouth1060.6254–29–3.543.475W1
Did not qualify for the postseason
7[d]Detroit LionsNorth970.5635–18–4.496.368W1
8[d]Seattle SeahawksWest970.5634–27–5.492.444L1
9[d]Dallas CowboysEast970.5635–17–5.496.438W1
10Arizona CardinalsWest880.5003–35–7.488.406W2
11[e]Green Bay PackersNorth790.4382–45–7.539.357L3
12[e]Washington RedskinsEast790.4381–55–7.539.429L1
13San Francisco 49ersWest6100.3751–53–9.512.438W5
14[f]Tampa Bay BuccaneersSouth5110.3131–53–9.555.375W1
15[f]Chicago BearsNorth5110.3130–61–11.559.500L1
16New York GiantsEast3130.1881–51–11.531.458W1
Tiebreakers[g]
  1. ^ a b Philadelphia claimed the No. 1 seed over Minnesota based on winning percentage vs. common opponents. Philadelphia's cumulative record against Carolina, Chicago, the Los Angeles Rams and Washington was 5–0, compared to Minnesota's 4–1 cumulative record against the same four teams.
  2. ^ a b LA Rams claimed the No. 3 seed over New Orleans based on head-to-head victory.
  3. ^ a b New Orleans clinched the NFC South division over Carolina based on head-to-head sweep.
  4. ^ a b c Detroit finished ahead of Dallas and Seattle based on conference record, while Seattle finished ahead of Dallas based on head-to-head victory.
  5. ^ a b Green Bay finished ahead of Washington based on record vs. common opponents. Green Bay's cumulative record against Dallas, Minnesota, New Orleans and Seattle was 2–3, compared to Washington's 1–4 cumulative record against the same four teams.
  6. ^ a b Tampa Bay finished ahead of Chicago based on head-to-head victory.
  7. ^ 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.

References

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  1. ^ Keim, John (January 6, 2017). "Joe Barry out as Washington Redskins defensive coordinator". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  2. ^ "Redskins fire general manager Scot McCloughan". Retrieved August 30, 2017.
  3. ^ HogHunter (February 28, 2017). "Redskins officially have 10 picks in the 2017 NFL Draft". Retrieved April 5, 2017.
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