The Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 54th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 49th in Washington, D.C. The team failed to improve on their 11âÂÂ5 record from 1984 and finished 10âÂÂ6. The biggest moment of the year occurred on a November 18 Monday Night Football game, which witnessed Joe Theismann's career-ending injury after a sack by New York Giants outside linebacker Lawrence Taylor. The tackle resulted in a serious leg injury, and Theismann never played in the NFL again. Though the team failed to make the playoffs, they remained in contention for the entire regular season.
They also were assessed the fewest penalties in the league, with 74. That was 48 fewer than the Bills, who won eight fewer games than Washington did.
During the December 15 game against the Cincinnati Bengals, law authorities conducted a successful sting operation which resulted in the arrest of 101 fugitives who thought they had received free tickets to the game.
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.