the last time the washington redskins went to the playoffs was 2015.
the last time the washington redskins went to the playoffs was 2015.
when was the last time the washington redskins went to the playoffs?
2015
the falcons began the second half aggressively, throwing on 6 of their first 7 plays. this got them into field goal range. bryant attempted to redeem himself for the earlier miss, but this kick bounced off the left upright. the ensuing redskins drive utilized several short cousins passes to get into field goal range, although hopkins missed the 53-yard attempt. atlanta crossed midfield on their next drive, and faced a decision on fourth-and-6 from the redskins' 40-yard line, just outside of bryant's range. ryan threw to jones, his most reliable target, for a gain of 9 and the first down. two plays later, bashaud breeland was called for a horse-collar tackle, which moved the ball from the redskins' 30-yard line to the 15. this was close enough for bryant to convert a field goal, and atlanta had crept within one of washington, 7–6. still unable to move the ball effectively, the redskins went three-and-out to give the ball back to atlanta. washington then struggled on defense as well, allowing 4 plays of 10+ yards. chris baker forced a freeman fumble at the goal line, but julio jones jumped on the ball in the end zone for the go-ahead score. falcons first-year head coach dan quinn opted to attempt a two-point conversion to go up by a full seven points, but ryan's pass fell incomplete to keep the lead at 12–7. the atlanta drive covered 91 yards in just 11 plays, and now only 9 minutes remained in the game.
2015 washington redskins season
after the death of lombardi and austin's unsuccessful 1970 season, williams signed former los angeles rams head coach george allen as head coach on january 6, 1971. partial to seasoned veterans instead of highly touted young players, allen's teams became known as the over-the-hill gang. that season, the redskins made the playoffs for the first time since 1945 with a 9–4–1 mark with redskins first year head coach george allen winning the 1971 nfl coach of the year award, the second of his career, winning his first coach of the year award in 1967 as the head coach of the rams. however, they lost in the divisional playoffs to the san francisco 49ers, 24–20. the following season, the redskins hosted their first post-season game in washington since 1942, where they beat the green bay packers 16–3 in the nfc divisional playoffs. the redskins reached the nfc championship game, and in a much anticipated match-up against the archrival dallas cowboys, the redskins would not disappoint. the redskins placekicker curt knight kicked an 18-yard field goal in the second quarter to get the scoring underway, then redskins quarterback billy kilmer connected with redskins wide receiver charley taylor on a 15-yard touchdown pass and washington had a 10–3 lead at halftime. in the fourth quarter, kilmer again went to taylor, this time for a 45-yard touchdown. knight added three more field goals that period and the over-the-hill-gang defense allowed only a second-quarter field goal. the final score was washington 26, dallas 3. after defeating the dallas cowboys to win the nfc championship, the redskins went on to lose to the undefeated miami dolphins 14–7 in super bowl vii. redskins running back larry brown would be named the 1972 nfl's most valuable player.
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