The Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 55th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 51st in Washington, D.C. The team improved on their 10–6 record from 1985 and returned to the playoffs after missing them the previous year, finishing with a 12–4 record, a second-place finish in the NFC East, and qualified for the playoffs as a wild card. They defeated the Los Angeles Rams 19–7 in the NFC Wild Card Game at RFK Stadium, then upset the defending champion Chicago Bears 27–13 in the Divisional Playoffs. The season came to an end in the NFC Championship Game when the Redskins were defeated by their division rivals, the New York Giants 17–0.
Offseason
NFL draft
Personnel Coaches / Staff
Roster
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Gamerecap 1 September 7 Philadelphia Eagles W 41–14 1–0 RFK Stadium 53,982 Recap 2 September 14 Los Angeles Raiders W 10–6 2–0 RFK Stadium 55,235 Recap 3 September 21 at San Diego Chargers W 30–27 3–0 Jack Murphy Stadium 57,853 Recap 4 September 28 Seattle Seahawks W 19–14 4–0 RFK Stadium 54,157 Recap 5 October 5 at New Orleans Saints W 14–6 5–0 Louisiana Superdome 57,378 Recap 6 October 12 at Dallas Cowboys L 6–30 5–1 Texas Stadium 63,264 Recap 7 October 19 St. Louis Cardinals W 28–21 6–1 RFK Stadium 53,494 Recap 8 October 27 at New York Giants L 20–27 6–2 Giants Stadium 75,923 Recap 9 November 2 Minnesota Vikings W 44–38 (OT) 7–2 RFK Stadium 51,928 Recap 10 November 9 at Green Bay Packers W 16–7 8–2 Lambeau Field 47,728 Recap 11 November 17 San Francisco 49ers W 14–6 9–2 RFK Stadium 54,774 Recap 12 November 23 Dallas Cowboys W 41–14 10–2 RFK Stadium 55,642 Recap 13 November 30 at St. Louis Cardinals W 20–17 11–2 Busch Memorial Stadium 35,637 Recap 14 December 7 New York Giants L 14–24 11–3 RFK Stadium 55,642 Recap 15 December 13 at Denver Broncos L 30–31 11–4 Mile High Stadium 75,905 Recap 16 December 21 at Philadelphia Eagles W 21–14 12–4 Veterans Stadium 61,816 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Season summary
Week 1 vs Eagles
Week 4: vs Seattle Seahawks
Standings
Playoffs Schedule Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Venue Attendance Gamerecap Wild Card December 28 Los Angeles Rams (5) W 19–7 RFK Stadium 54,180 Recap Divisional January 3, 1987 at Chicago Bears (2) W 27–13 Soldier Field 65,141 Recap NFC Championship January 11, 1987 at New York Giants (1) L 0–17 Giants Stadium 76,633 Recap
NFC Wild Card Game
NFC Divisional Playoff
In knocking off the defending Super Bowl champion Bears, the Redskins scored their first road playoff win under Joe Gibbs. It would not be the Gibbs-led Redskins' last road playoff win, though, as they scored wins in 1987 at Chicago, in 1990 at Philadelphia, in 1992 at Minnesota, and in 2005 at Tampa.
NFC Championship Game
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