The 1990 season was the Washington Redskins' 59th in the National Football League, their 54th representing Washington, D.C., and the tenth under head coach Joe Gibbs. The team matched on their 10–6 record from 1989, this time it was enough to earn them' their first playoff appearance since 1987. The Redskins' season ended when they fell to the two-time defending Super Bowl champion San Francisco 49ers 28–10 in the divisional round of the playoffs.
Offseason
NFL draft
Undrafted free agents
+ 1990 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeTim AdamsDefensive tackleBYUDan CrossmanDefensive backPittsburghJay FaganGuardMontanaByron ForsytheCenterHoustonDoug GlaserTackleNebraskaGeorge SearcyRunning backEast Tennessee StatePaul SmithWide receiverHoustonLarry ViadicCornerbackOregon StatePercy WaddieWide receiverTexas A&M
Roster
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 9 Phoenix Cardinals W 31–0 1–0 RFK Stadium 52,649 Recap 2 September 16 at San Francisco 49ers L 13–26 1–1 Candlestick Park 64,287 Recap 3 September 23 Dallas Cowboys W 19–15 2–1 RFK Stadium 53,804 Recap 4 September 30 at Phoenix Cardinals W 38–10 3–1 Sun Devil Stadium 49,303 Recap 5 Bye 6 October 14 New York Giants L 20–24 3–2 RFK Stadium 54,737 Recap 7 October 21 Philadelphia Eagles W 13–7 4–2 RFK Stadium 53,567 Recap 8 October 28 at New York Giants L 10–21 4–3 Giants Stadium 75,321 Recap 9 November 4 at Detroit Lions W 41–38 (OT) 5–3 Pontiac Silverdome 69,326 Recap 10 November 12 at Philadelphia Eagles L 14–28 5–4 Veterans Stadium 65,857 Recap 11 November 18 New Orleans Saints W 31–17 6–4 RFK Stadium 52,573 Recap 12 November 22 at Dallas Cowboys L 17–27 6–5 Texas Stadium 60,355 Recap 13 December 2 Miami Dolphins W 42–20 7–5 RFK Stadium 53,599 Recap 14 December 9 Chicago Bears W 10–9 8–5 RFK Stadium 53,920 Recap 15 December 15 at New England Patriots W 25–10 9–5 Foxboro Stadium 22,286 Recap 16 December 22 at Indianapolis Colts L 28–35 9–6 RCA Dome 58,173 Recap 17 December 30 Buffalo Bills W 29–14 10–6 RFK Stadium 52,397 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
Playoffs Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Venue Attendance Gamerecap Wildcard January 5, 1991 at Philadelphia Eagles (4) W 20–6 Veterans Stadium 65,287 Recap Divisional January 12, 1991 at San Francisco 49ers (1) L 10–28 Candlestick Park 65,292 Recap
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