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. 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 3âÂÂ13, 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 2âÂÂ14 Cincinnati Bengals.
The team's 3âÂÂ13 record dropped the team to a combined record of 4âÂÂ19 following Alex Smith's season-ending injury against the Houston Texans the previous season; Washington had entered that game at 6âÂÂ3. 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.
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Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
With the loss, the Redskins' seven-game winning streak against the Bears came to an end.
With their 4th straight loss to New England, the Redskins fell to 0-5 for the first time since 2001. As a result, head coach Jay Gruden was fired after the game.
With the win, the Redskins got their first win of the season, and recorded their first ever road win in Miami against the Dolphins. This game was also known by many fans as the "Super Tank Bowl", as both teams entered winless. This was the final win against an AFC opponent as the "Redskins", as the branding was terminated the next summer.
With the shutout loss, the Redskins fell to 1-6. This marked their last shutout loss until 2025.
With the loss, the Redskins fell to 1-9 and finished 1-3 against the AFC East.
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.
This would become the final victory as the "Redskins", as the name was retired in the wake of social unrest in 2020.
With the loss the Redskins would fall to 3âÂÂ10 (1-3 against the NFC North) and they were eliminated from the playoffs for the 4th straight season.
With the loss, Washington extended their losing streak against the Eagles to six straight games.
In what would turn out to be the last home game for the team as the "Redskins", as the branding was dropped in the wake of the George Floyd protests in 2020, the Redskins were defeated by the Giants in overtime. Resulting in the Redskins getting swept by the Giants & finishing dead last in the NFC East for their first time since 2014. Washington also finished the season 1-7 at home.
Case Keenum returned to the starting role with Dwayne Haskins suffering an ankle injury the previous week. With the loss, the Redskins finished 3-13 (0-6 against the NFC East) & dead last in the NFC for the first time since 2013. This was Bruce Allen's final game as the president of the team, as he, along several other front office members, were fired. This was also their final game as the "Redskins", as the branding was retired in July of 2020. The Redskins also ended the year 2-6 on the road.