Week 1: vs. Dallas Cowboys The Redskins began their season at home on Sunday night against their NFC East rival, the
Dallas Cowboys. In the first quarter, Washington delivered the opening punch as kicker
Graham Gano got a 29-yard field goal. The Redskins would then close out the second quarter with cornerback
DeAngelo Hall returning a fumble 25 yards for a touchdown. The Cowboys would get on the board in the third quarter as quarterback
Tony Romo found wide receiver
Miles Austin on a 4-yard touchdown pass. Washington would respond in the fourth quarter as Gano nailed a 49-yard field goal. Afterwards, Dallas appeared to have won the game as Romo completed a 13-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver
Roy Williams, but a holding call on offensive tackle
Alex Barron preserved the Redskins victory. With the win, Washington began its season at 1–0.
Week 2: vs. Houston Texans Coming off their win over the Cowboys the Redskins played on home ground for an interconference duel with the Texans. In the 1st quarter the Redskins scored first as kicker
Graham Gano got a 41 and a 27-yard field goal. In the second quarter the Redskins fell behind with QB
Matt Schaub completing a 5-yard TD pass to WR
Jacoby Jones, but got the lead back when RB
Clinton Portis got two 1-yard TD runs to put the Redskins up 20–7. The Texans tried to cut the lead in the third quarter as kicker
Neil Rackers nailed a 47-yard field goal, but the Redskins increased their lead with QB
Donovan McNabb completing a 22-yard TD pass to TE
Chris Cooley. The Texans went on a scoring rally to tie the game when QB
Matt Schaub made a 6-yard TD pass to WR
Kevin Walter, followed in the 4th quarter by Rackers making a 43-yard field goal. Then Schaub threw a 34-yard TD pass to WR
Andre Johnson. The decision was made when Rackers booted a 35-yard field goal in overtime to give the Redskins a loss. With the loss, the Redskins fell to 1–1.
Week 3: at St. Louis Rams Coming off their heartbreaking overtime loss at home against the Texans, the Redskins traveled to
Edward Jones Dome to take on the St. Louis Rams. In the first quarter, the Rams scored first with a 42-yard TD run from
Steven Jackson for a 7–0 lead. following their next possession the Rams scored again with
Sam Bradford connecting with
Daniel Fells for a 3-yard TD Pass to go up 14–0. In the second quarter the Redskins were able to get on the board with
Graham Gano kicking a 29-yard field goal, followed by them scoring a TD with
Donovan McNabb connecting with
Santana Moss for a 21-yard TD pass. While Gano was able to kick a 24-yard field goal to make it 14–13 at the half, in the third quarter the Redskins were only able to score with Gano kicking a 21-yard FG while
Kenneth Darby responded with a 12-yard TD run. In the 4th quarter
Josh Brown kicked a 37, 29 & 41-yard field goals, sealing a Redskins loss. With the loss, Washington fell to 1–2.
Week 4: at Philadelphia Eagles Trying to snap a two-game losing streak, the Redskins flew to
Lincoln Financial Field for a Week 4 NFC East duel with the
Philadelphia Eagles, as quarterback
Donovan McNabb made his highly anticipated return to Philadelphia. Washington came out strong in the first quarter as running back
Ryan Torain got a 12-yard touchdown run, followed by McNabb's 31-yard touchdown pass to tight end
Chris Cooley. The Eagles answered in the second quarter as kicker
David Akers made a 49-yard field goal, yet the Redskins came right back with kicker
Graham Gano getting a 26-yard field goal. Afterwards, Philadelphia closed out the half with Akers' 23-yard field goal. After a scoreless third quarter, the Eagles tried to rally in the fourth quarter as quarterback
Kevin Kolb completed a 5-yard touchdown pass to tight end
Brent Celek (with a failed two-point conversion), but Washington's defense would prevent any further progress. With the win, the Redskins improved to 2–2.
Week 5: vs. Green Bay Packers Coming off their win over the Eagles the Redskins played on home ground for an NFC duel with the Packers. In the first quarter the Redskins trailed early as QB
Aaron Rodgers completed a 5-yard TD pass to TE
Donald Lee. This was followed in the 2nd quarter by kicker
Mason Crosby hitting a 52-yard field goal. The Redskins replied with kicker
Graham Gano getting a 26-yard field goal. Then in the third quarter Crosby made a 36-yard field goal to put the Packers up 13–3. The Redskins rallied with QB
Donovan McNabb completing a 48-yard TD pass to WR
Anthony Armstrong, followed by Gano making a 45-yard-field goal. At overtime, the decision was made when Gano successfully put away a 33-yard field goal to win the game for the Redskins. With the win, Washington improved to 3–2.
Week 6: vs. Indianapolis Colts Coming off their thrilling overtime win over the Packers, the Redskins stayed at home for a Week 6 interconference duel with the
Indianapolis Colts on Sunday night. Washington trailed early in the first quarter as Colts quarterback
Peyton Manning completed a 57-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver
Pierre Garçon. The Redskins answered with a 9-yard touchdown run from running back
Ryan Torain. Indianapolis struck back in the second quarter as Manning threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver
Austin Collie, followed by kicker
Adam Vinatieri's 43-yard field goal. Washington began to claw back into the game in the third quarter as Torain got a 1-yard touchdown run, but the Colts continued to flex their offensive muscle as running back
Joseph Addai got a 13-yard touchdown run. The Redskins continued to stay close as kicker
Graham Gano booting a 39-yard field goal. In the fourth quarter, Indianapolis continued to add onto their lead as Vinatieri made a 33-yard field goal. Washington tried to rally as quarterback
Donovan McNabb hooked up with running back
Keiland Williams on an 8-yard touchdown pass, but the Colts' defense would prevent any further progress. With the loss, the Redskins fell to 3–3.
Week 7: at Chicago Bears The Redskins' seventh game was an NFC duel with the Bears at
Soldier Field. In the first quarter, the Redskins had problems as CB
D. J. Moore returned an interception 54 yards for a touchdown. However, their offense got through after QB
Donovan McNabb completed a 24-yard TD pass to WR
Santana Moss. In the second quarter, they took the lead after kicker
Graham Gano nailed a 46-yard field goal. The lead didn't last long after QB
Jay Cutler got a 9-yard TD pass to WR
Johnny Knox, but they did get the lead back in the third quarter as Cutler's pass was intercepted by
DeAngelo Hall and returned 92 yards for a touchdown. Hall would have a total of 4 interceptions in this game, tying a team record. With the win, the Redskins improve to 4–3.
Week 8: at Detroit Lions Coming off their win over the Bears the Redskins flew to
Ford Field for an NFC duel with the Lions. In the 2nd quarter the Redskins trailed early as QB
Matthew Stafford got a 13-yard TD pass to WR
Calvin Johnson. They pulled ahead with QB
Donovan McNabb getting a 6-yard TD pass to RB
Ryan Torain, followed by kicker
Graham Gano making a 38 and a 46-yard field goal. The Redskins trailed slightly with Stafford getting a 2-yard TD pass to TE
Brandon Pettigrew. The Redskins got the lead back with RB
Keiland Williams getting a 5-yard TD run (With a failed 2-point conversion). The Lions replied with Stafford finding Johnson again on a 7-yard TD pass (With a failed 2-point conversion). After that, the Redskins took the lead again with WR
Brandon Banks returning a kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown (With a failed 2-point conversion) to put the Redskins up 25–20. They soon fell behind with Stafford throwing a 10-yard TD pass to Johnson (With a successful 2-point conversion as Stafford passed to WR
Bryant Johnson). This was followed by kicker
Jason Hanson making a 32-yard field goal, and with DT
Ndamukong Suh returning a fumble 17 yards to the endzone for a touchdown (With a failed 2-point conversion). With the loss, the Redskins went into their bye week at 4–4.
Week 10: vs. Philadelphia Eagles Coming off their bye week, the Redskins went home for their Week 10 NFC East rematch against the
Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night. Washington immediately trailed in the first quarter as on the very first
play from scrimmage, Eagles quarterback
Michael Vick completed an 88-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver
DeSean Jackson. Later, Philadelphia added onto their lead with Vick getting a 7-yard touchdown run, followed by Vick completing an 11-yard touchdown pass to running back
LeSean McCoy and running back
Jerome Harrison getting a 50-yard touchdown run. The Eagles would continue their dominating performance as Vick completed a 48-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver
Jeremy Maclin. The Redskins would finally get on the board with quarterback
Donovan McNabb finding linebacker
Darrel Young on a 3-yard touchdown pass, followed a 3-yard touchdown pass to rookie running back
Keiland Williams. Philadelphia responded with Vick getting a 6-yard touchdown run, followed by kicker
David Akers getting a 48-yard field goal. Washington began the third quarter with Williams' 4-yard touchdown run, but the Eagles continued to dictate the game as Vick completed a 3-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver
Jason Avant, followed by cornerback
Dimitri Patterson returning an interception 40 yards for a touchdown. The Redskins tried to rally in the fourth quarter with Williams' 32-yard touchdown run, but Philadelphia's defense (combined with the 31-point deficit) was too much to overcome. With the loss, Washington fell to 4–5.
Week 11: at Tennessee Titans Hoping to rebound from their loss to the Eagles the Redskins flew to
LP Field for an inter-conference duel with the Titans. In the first quarter the Redskins had problems with a three-and-out followed by a punt being returned 87 yards for a touchdown by WR
Marc Mariani. They replied with QB
Donovan McNabb completing a 5-yard TD pass to WR
Santana Moss, followed in the second quarter by kicker
Graham Gano nailing a 19-yard field goal. They lost the lead after kicker
Rob Bironas made a 25 and a 32-yard field goal. However, they replied with Gano hitting a 40-yard field goal. The Titans scored with Bironas nailing a 40-yard field goal, but the Redskins replied with Gano making a 42-yard field goal. The decision was made at Overtime after Gano successfully hit a 48-yard field goal to give the Redskins the win, settling the records for both teams at 5–5.
Week 12: vs. Minnesota Vikings Coming off their win over the Titans the Redskins played on home ground for an NFC duel with the Vikings. In the 1st quarter the Redskins took the lead as QB
Donovan McNabb completed a 10-yard TD pass to TE
Fred Davis. The Vikings replied as RB
Adrian Peterson got a 5-yard TD run. The Redskins trailed in the third quarter with RB
Toby Gerhart getting a 5-yard TD run, followed by kicker
Ryan Longwell nailing a 31-yard field goal. The Redskins tried to come back, but only came away with a 40 and a 42-yard field goal from kicker
Graham Gano, giving them a loss. With the loss, the Redskins fell to 5–6.
Week 13: at New York Giants Hoping to rebound from their loss to the Vikings the Redskins flew to
New Meadowlands Stadium for an NFC East rivalry match against the Giants. In the first quarter the Redskins trailed early as RB
Brandon Jacobs got an 8-yard TD run, followed by
Ahmad Bradshaw getting a 4 and a 10-yard TD run. Then Jacobs got a 28-yard TD run to put the Giants up 28–0. They responded with QB
Donovan McNabb completing a 33-yard TD pass to WR
Anthony Armstrong, but they struggled further as kicker
Lawrence Tynes made a 28-yard field goal. With the loss, the Redskins fell to 5–7.
Week 14: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Hoping to break a two-game losing streak the Redskins played on home ground for an NFC duel with the Buccaneers. In the second quarter the Redskins took the lead as QB
Donovan McNabb completed a 1-yard TD pass to TE
Logan Paulsen. The Buccaneers replied as kicker
Connor Barth nailed a 25-yard field goal, but the Redskins scored again with kicker
Graham Gano making a 25-yard field goal. They fell behind with Barth making a 44 and a 35-yard field goal, followed by QB
Josh Freeman completing a 41-yard TD pass to TE
Kellen Winslow (With a successful 2-point conversion as Freeman ran to the endzone). The Redskins tried to cut the lead with McNabb throwing a 6-yard TD pass to WR
Santana Moss, but the snap on the PAT fell through the hands of
Hunter Smith in the final seconds, sealing the Redskins' fate in yet another backbreaking loss. With the loss, not only did the Redskins guarantee that they would finish with more road wins than home wins for the first time since the 1994 season, but more importantly, they fell to 5–8, and were officially eliminated from postseason contention, with the Eagles' 30–27 win over the Cowboys.
Week 15: at Dallas Cowboys The Redskins' fourteenth game was an NFC East rivalry rematch against the Cowboys at
Cowboys Stadium. In the first quarter the Redskins trailed early with kicker
David Buehler hitting a 42-yard field goal, followed by QB
Jon Kitna throwing a 3-yard TD pass to WR
Miles Austin; then Buehler made a 20-yard field goal to put Dallas up 13–0. The lead was narrowed when QB
Rex Grossman completed a 19-yard TD pass to RB
Ryan Torain, but fell further behind with Kitna making a 14-yard TD pass to TE
Jason Witten, followed by RB
Tashard Choice getting a 3-yard TD run. The Redskins replied with Grossman getting a 10-yard TD pass to WR
Santana Moss, but the Cowboys scored again when Buehler got a 20-yard field goal. Washington managed to tie the game with Grossman finding Moss and
Cooley on a 5-yard TD pass (With two successful 2-point conversions as Grossman passed to Cooley and
Sellers). The Redskins couldn't get any further after Buehler made a 39-yard field goal, settling both records at 5–9.
Week 16: at Jacksonville Jaguars The Redskins' fifteenth game was an interconference duel with the Jaguars. In the first quarter the Redskins took the lead as kicker
Graham Gano hit a 48-yard field goal, followed by QB
Rex Grossman throwing a 1-yard TD pass to TE
Fred Davis. The Jaguars tied the game with QB
David Garrard getting a 19-yard TD pass to
Mike Thomas, followed by kicker
Josh Scobee nailing a 34-yard field goal. the Redskins got the lead back in the fourth quarter with RB
Ryan Torain getting a 1-yard TD run, but the Jaguars replied with Garrard scrambling 20 yards for a touchdown. The decision was made in overtime when Gano successfully hit a 31-yard field goal to give Washington the win, bringing their record up to 6–9.
Week 17: vs. New York Giants The Redskins entered Week 17 as a spoiler in the New York Giants' run for the playoffs. In a game full of turnovers, New York gained the early upper hand with a 20-yard field goal from
Lawrence Tynes. In the second quarter, the Giants added 7 more points to their score after a 2-yard run from
Brandon Jacobs. Washington would put their first points on the board with a 1-yard pass from
Rex Grossman to
Fred Davis to conclude the scoring for the first half. The Giants went up by another seven points upon
Mario Manningham's 92-yard reception from
Eli Manning. The Redskins would answer with a 64-yard pass from Grossman to
Anthony Armstrong, leaving the differential of the score to a field goal. In Washington's final possession, Grossman would lead the team to a turn over on downs; with no timeouts, the New York Giants would win the game (although due to Green Bay's superior head-to-head tiebreaker advantage, unable to qualify for the playoffs) and the Redskins would end their season by falling to 6–10 but surpassing their previous season's record of 4–12. ==Statistics==