The Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 67th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 62nd in Washington, D.C. The team failed to improve on their 8âÂÂ7âÂÂ1 and finished fourth in the NFC East, with a record of 6âÂÂ10 and missed the NFL playoffs for the sixth consecutive year. They started the season 0âÂÂ7, before going 6âÂÂ3 after their bye week.
After ranking 28th out of 30 NFL teams in defense against the run in 1997, the Redskins had tried to revamp their interior defensive line during the off-season. They had signed Dana Stubblefield from the San Francisco 49ers, and Dan Wilkinson from the Cincinnati Bengals. The acquisitions, in particular Stubblefield's, were eventually considered to have been costly failures though.
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.