the last time the redskins made the playoffs was 2014.
the last time the redskins made the playoffs was 2014.
when was the last time the redskins made the playoffs?
2014
washington returned to the playoffs in the 1990 season (1990–91 nfl playoffs). with an offensive line composed of bostic, raleigh mckenzie (replacing the injured russ grimm again) and mark schlereth at guards, jim lachey and joe jacoby at tackles, the redskins beat the philadelphia eagles in a wild card game, with 93 rushing yards, but could not get by joe montana and the san francisco 49ers in the divisional round, gaining only 80 rushing yards, as the redskins had to pass to try to catch up to the 49ers' potent offense. in the 1991 regular season, with bostic starting all 16 games, washington finished with a record of 14-2, leading the nfl with 485 points (30.3 points/game). in the 1991–92 nfl playoffs, with the same offensive line as the previous year, washington beat successively the atlanta falcons, detroit lions, and buffalo bills with 162, 117, and 125 rushing yards, respectively, triumphant in super bowl xxvi, bostic's last playoff game. the following year, bostic, due to an injury, played in only 4 of 16 regular season games and was replaced by raleigh mckenzie in the 1992–93 nfl playoffs, the redskins beating the minnesota vikings with 196 rushing yards, but losing, as they did in 1990, to the san francisco 49ers. in 1993, his last, bostic played in only 10 games and the redskins finished with an ugly 4-12 mark. he was replaced as the starting center in 1994 by john gesek. on october 25, 2015 bostic was inducted into the washington redskins ring of fame at half time of the game versus tampa bay. during the first half of the game, the redskins play was horrible. after the induction ceremony, the team had one of the greatest comebacks in team history and won the game 31 to 30.
jeff bostic
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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