2019 Washington Redskins season

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2019 Washington Redskins season
Washington Redskins wordmark.svg
Owner Daniel Snyder
President Bruce Allen
Head coach Jay Gruden (fired)
Bill Callahan (interim)
Offensive coordinator Kevin O'Connell
Defensive coordinator Greg Manusky
Home field FedExField
Results
Record3–13
Division place4th NFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers G Brandon Scherff
P Tress Way
AP All-Pros P Tress Way (2nd team)
Uniform
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The 2019 season was the Washington Redskins' 88th in the National Football League (NFL) and their sixth and final under head coach Jay Gruden, as well as their final season being known as the Redskins. The team retired the name and logo following the season after years of controversy regarding it. [1] [2] After five straight losses to open the season, their worst since 2001, the team fired Gruden and appointed offensive line coach Bill Callahan as interim head coach. The team finished 3–13, matching their worst 16-game record from the 1994 and 2013 seasons, which was the league's second-worst record that year, ahead of only the 2–14 Cincinnati Bengals.

Contents

The team's 3–13 record dropped the team to a combined record of 4–19 following Alex Smith's season-ending injury against the Houston Texans the previous season; Washington had entered that game at 6–3. Smith returned to the active roster in 2020. Following the season's end, team president Bruce Allen and several others within the team's front office were fired. [3]

NFL draft

2019 Washington Redskins draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
1 15 Dwayne Haskins   QB Ohio State
126 Montez Sweat  *  OLB Mississippi State
376 Terry McLaurin  *  WR Ohio State
4112 Bryce Love   RB Stanford
4131 Wes Martin   G Indiana
5153 Ross Pierschbacher   C Alabama
5173 Cole Holcomb   LB North Carolina
6206 Kelvin Harmon   WR NC State
7227 Jimmy Moreland   CB James Madison
7253 Jordan Brailford   OLB Oklahoma State
      Made roster        Pro Football Hall of Fame     *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Notes

Staff

2019 Washington Redskins staff

Front office

  • Owner – Daniel Snyder
  • President – Bruce Allen
  • Senior vice president of player personnel – Doug Williams
  • Senior vice president of football operations – Eric Schaffer
  • Director of pro personnel – Alex Santos
  • Director of college scouting – Kyle Smith

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Head strength and conditioning – Chad Englehart
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Kavan Latham
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Jake Sankal
  • Director of play development – Malcolm Blacken
  • Assistant to the director of player development – Evan Harrington

Final roster

2019 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, 26 inactive, 9 practice squad

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordGame siteNFL.com
recap
1August 8at Cleveland Browns L 10–300–1 FirstEnergy Stadium Recap
2August 15 Cincinnati Bengals L 13–230–2 FedExField Recap
3August 22at Atlanta Falcons W 19–71–2 Mercedes-Benz Stadium Recap
4August 29 Baltimore Ravens L 7–201–3FedExField Recap

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueNFL.com
recap
1 September 8at Philadelphia Eagles L 27–320–1 Lincoln Financial Field Recap
2 September 15 Dallas Cowboys L 21–310–2FedExField Recap
3 September 23 Chicago Bears L 15–310–3FedExField Recap
4 September 29at New York Giants L 3–240–4 MetLife Stadium Recap
5 October 6 New England Patriots L 7–330–5FedExField Recap
6 October 13at Miami Dolphins W 17–161–5 Hard Rock Stadium Recap
7 October 20 San Francisco 49ers L 0–91–6FedExField Recap
8 October 24at Minnesota Vikings L 9–191–7 U.S. Bank Stadium Recap
9 November 3at Buffalo Bills L 9–241–8 New Era Field Recap
10 Bye
11 November 17 New York Jets L 17–341–9FedExField Recap
12 November 24 Detroit Lions W 19–162–9FedExField Recap
13 December 1at Carolina Panthers W 29–213–9 Bank of America Stadium Recap
14 December 8at Green Bay Packers L 15–203–10 Lambeau Field Recap
15 December 15 Philadelphia Eagles L 27–373–11FedExField Recap
16 December 22 New York Giants L 35–41 (OT)3–12FedExField Recap
17 December 29at Dallas Cowboys L 16–473–13 AT&T Stadium Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week One: Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
Period1234Total
Redskins10100727
Eagles07141132

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Game information

Week 2: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Week Two: Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins – Game summary
Period1234Total
Cowboys01471031
Redskins077721

at FedEx Field, Landover, Maryland

Game information

Week 3: vs. Chicago Bears

Week Three: Chicago Bears at Washington Redskins – Game summary
Period1234Total
Bears7210331
Redskins036615

at FedEx Field, Landover, Maryland

Game information

Week 4: at New York Giants

Week Four: Washington Redskins at New York Giants – Game summary
Period1234Total
Redskins03003
Giants7107024

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game information

Week 5: vs. New England Patriots

Week Five: New England Patriots at Washington Redskins – Game summary
Period1234Total
Patriots6614733
Redskins70007

at FedEx Field, Landover, Maryland

Game information

Week 6: at Miami Dolphins

Week Six: Washington Redskins at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Period1234Total
Redskins0710017
Dolphins0301316

at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Game information

Week 7: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week Seven: San Francisco 49ers at Washington Redskins – Game summary
Period1234Total
49ers00369
Redskins00000

at FedEx Field, Landover, Maryland

Game information

Week 8: at Minnesota Vikings

Week Eight: Washington Redskins at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
Period1234Total
Redskins06309
Vikings3103319

at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Game information

Week 9: at Buffalo Bills

Week Nine: Washington Redskins at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Period1234Total
Redskins06309
Bills1070724

at New Era Field, Orchard Park, New York

  • Date: November 3
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 42 °F (6 °C)
  • Game attendance: 67,685
  • Referee: Tony Corrente
  • TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 11: vs. New York Jets

Week Eleven: New York Jets at Washington Redskins – Game summary
Period1234Total
Jets61401434
Redskins0301417

at FedEx Field, Landover, Maryland

Game information

Week 12: vs. Detroit Lions

Week Twelve: Detroit Lions at Washington Redskins – Game summary
Period1234Total
Lions067316
Redskins3100619

at FedEx Field, Landover, Maryland

  • Date: November 24
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 46 °F (8 °C)
  • Game attendance: 57,754
  • Referee: Bill Vinovich
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Ronde Barber and Lindsay Czarniak
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

This was the only home victory of the season and final home victory as the "Redskins" because the name was retired in the wake of George Floyd protests.

Week 13: at Carolina Panthers

Week Thirteen: Washington Redskins at Carolina Panthers – Game summary
Period1234Total
Redskins3931429
Panthers1400721

at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

  • Date: December 1
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 64 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 71,504
  • Referee: Scott Novak
  • TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Melanie Collins
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

This would become the final victory as the "Redskins", as the name was retired in the wake of social unrest in 2020.

Week 14: at Green Bay Packers

Week Fourteen: Washington Redskins at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
Period1234Total
Redskins063615
Packers1403320

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

  • Date: December 8
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 37 °F (3 °C)
  • Game attendance: 77,296
  • Referee: Clay Martin
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Ronde Barber and Lindsay Czarniak
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

The Redskins would fall to 3–10. This loss would eliminate the Redskins from playoff contention for the fourth consecutive season.

Week 15: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week Fifteen: Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins – Game summary
Period1234Total
Eagles3772037
Redskins7701327

at FedEx Field, Landover, Maryland

  • Date: December 15
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 52 °F (11 °C)
  • Game attendance: 63,246
  • Referee: Shawn Smith
  • TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Chris Spielman and Shannon Spake
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 16: vs. New York Giants

Week Sixteen: New York Giants at Washington Redskins – Game summary
Period1234OTTotal
Giants141470641
Redskins77714035

at FedEx Field, Landover, Maryland

  • Date: December 22
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Clear, 44 °F (7 °C)
  • Game attendance: 66,083
  • Referee: Ronald Torbert
  • TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Chris Spielman and Shannon Spake
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

The loss meant the Redskins were swept by the Giants for the first time since 2014. The loss also placed the Redskins last in the division for the first time since 2014.

Week 17: at Dallas Cowboys

Week Seventeen: Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Period1234Total
Redskins0106016
Cowboys614171047

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

Game information

Case Keenum returned to the starting role with Dwayne Haskins suffering an ankle injury the previous week. With the loss, the Redskins would tie their worst records of all time. This loss also ensured that they would get swept by all division rivals. This was their final game as the "Redskins" as the name was terminated several months later.

Standings

Division

NFC East
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
(4) Philadelphia Eagles 970.5635–17–5385354W4
Dallas Cowboys 880.5005–17–5434321W1
New York Giants 4120.2502–43–9341451L1
Washington Redskins 3130.1880–62–10266435L4

Conference

#TeamDivisionWLTPCTDIVCONFSOSSOVSTK
Division leaders
1 [lower-alpha 1] San Francisco 49ers West1330.8135–110–2.504.466W2
2 [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2] Green Bay Packers North1330.8136–010–2.453.428W5
3 [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2] New Orleans Saints South1330.8135–19–3.486.459W3
4 Philadelphia Eagles East970.5635–17–5.455.417W4
Wild Cards
5 Seattle Seahawks West1150.6883–38–4.531.463L2
6 Minnesota Vikings North1060.6252–47–5.477.356L2
Did not qualify for the postseason
7 Los Angeles Rams West970.5633–37–5.535.438W1
8 [lower-alpha 3] Chicago Bears North880.5004–27–5.508.383W1
9 [lower-alpha 3] Dallas Cowboys East880.5005–17–5.479.316W1
10 [lower-alpha 4] Atlanta Falcons South790.4384–26–6.545.518W4
11 [lower-alpha 4] Tampa Bay Buccaneers South790.4382–45–7.500.384L2
12 Arizona Cardinals West5101.3441–53–8–1.529.375L1
13 Carolina Panthers South5110.3131–52–10.549.469L8
14 New York Giants East4120.2502–43–9.473.281L1
15 Detroit Lions North3121.2190–62–9–1.506.375L9
16 Washington Redskins East3130.1880–62–10.502.281L4
Tiebreakers [lower-alpha 5]
  1. 1 2 3 San Francisco finished ahead of Green Bay and New Orleans based on head-to-head sweep.
  2. 1 2 Green Bay finished ahead of New Orleans based on conference record.
  3. 1 2 Chicago finished ahead of Dallas based on head-to-head victory.
  4. 1 2 Atlanta finished ahead of Tampa Bay based on division record.
  5. 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.

See also

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