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Washington Commanders were founded in 1932 as the Boston Braves before being renamed the Boston Redskins in 1933 and relocating to Washington, DC in 1937 as the Washington Redskins. In 1997, they relocated to FedEx Field in Landover, MD (2nd only to Baltimore Ravens to be based in the same state) and train in Virginia.
The Redskins have won 5 NFL Championships of which the latter 3 were Super Bowls (XVII, XXII and XXVI in 1991) tied with Denver Broncos and Las Vegas Raiders.
The team's name and logo have drawn controversy over its history, with many criticizing it as offensive to Native Americans which is a similar situation to that of the Edmonton Eskimos (CFL).
In July 2020, events took a step further with sponsors pulling their support for the team and Amazon even withdrawing the sale of the team's merchandise. On 13 July 2020, the team retired the 'Redskins' name due to the overwhelming pressure from sponsors, fans and the DC government and which will open up opportunities in D.C./Maryland/Virginia (DMV), which would not be possible if the 'Redskins' name was still in use.
NAMES
| Boston Braves | (1932) |
| Boston Redskins | (1933-1936) |
| Washington Redskins | (1937-2019) |
| Washington Football Team | (2020-2021) |
| Washington Commanders | (2022-PRESENT) |
LOCATION
| Boston,MA | (1932-1936) |
| Washington,DC | (1937-1996) |
| Landover,MD | (1997-PRESENT) |
AFFILIATIONS
| NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE | (1932-) |
| Eastern Division | (1933-1949) |
| American Conference | (1950-1952) |
| EASTERN CONFERENCE | (1953-1969) |
| Capitol Division | (1967-1969) |
| NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE | (1970-) |
| NFC EAST | (1970-) |
SEASONS
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Franchise records according to Pro-Football-Reference.com
| SEASON | LEAGUE | CONF | DIVISION | FINISH | W | L | T | PLAYOFFS |
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| BOSTON BRAVES | ||||||||
| 1932 | NFL | 4TH | 4 | 4 | 2 | DID NOT QUALIFY | ||
| BOSTON REDSKINS | ||||||||
| 1933 | NFL | EAST | 3RD | 5 | 5 | 2 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1934 | NFL | EAST | 2ND | 6 | 6 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1935 | NFL | EAST | 4TH | 2 | 8 | 1 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1936 | NFL | EAST | 1ST | 7 | 5 | 0 | LOST NFL CHAMPIONSHIP (PACKERS) 6-21 | |
| WASHINGTON REDSKINS | ||||||||
| 1937 | NFL | EAST | 1ST | 8 | 3 | 0 | WON NFL CHAMPIONSHIP (1) (BEARS) 28-21 | |
| 1938 | NFL | EAST | 2ND | 6 | 3 | 2 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1939 | NFL | EAST | 2ND | 8 | 2 | 1 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1940 | NFL | EAST | 1ST | 9 | 2 | 0 | LOST NFL CHAMPIONSHIP (BEARS) 0-73 | |
| 1941 | NFL | EAST | 3RD | 6 | 5 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1942 | NFL | EAST | 1ST | 1 | 0 | WON NFL CHAMPIONSHIP (2) (BEARS) 14-6 | ||
| 1943 | NFL | EAST | 1ST | 6 | 3 | 1 | WON DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF (GIANTS) 28-0 | |
| LOST NFL CHAMPIONSHIP (BEARS) 21-41 | ||||||||
| 1944 | NFL | EAST | 3RD | 6 | 3 | 1 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1945 | NFL | EAST | 1ST | 8 | 2 | 0 | LOST NFL CHAMPIONSHIP (Rams) 14-15 | |
| 1946 | NFL | EAST | T-3RD | 5 | 5 | 1 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1947 | NFL | EAST | 4TH | 4 | 8 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1948 | NFL | EAST | 2ND | 7 | 5 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1949 | NFL | EAST | 4TH | 4 | 7 | 1 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1950 | NFL | AMERICAN | 6TH | 3 | 9 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1951 | NFL | AMERICAN | 3RD | 5 | 7 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1952 | NFL | AMERICAN | T-5th | 4 | 8 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1953 | NFL | EASTERN | 3RD | 6 | 5 | 1 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1954 | NFL | EASTERN | 5th | 3 | 9 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1955 | NFL | EASTERN | 2ND | 8 | 4 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1956 | NFL | EASTERN | 3RD | 6 | 6 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1957 | NFL | EASTERN | 4TH | 5 | 6 | 1 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1958 | NFL | EASTERN | 4TH | 4 | 7 | 1 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1959 | NFL | EASTERN | 5th | 3 | 9 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1960 | NFL | EASTERN | 6TH | 1 | 9 | 2 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1961 | NFL | EASTERN | 7TH | 1 | 1 | DID NOT QUALIFY | ||
| 1962 | NFL | EASTERN | 4TH | 5 | 7 | 2 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1963 | NFL | EASTERN | 6TH | 3 | 11 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1964 | NFL | EASTERN | T-3RD | 6 | 8 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1965 | NFL | EASTERN | 4TH | 6 | 8 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1966 | NFL | EASTERN | 5th | 7 | 7 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1967 | NFL | EASTERN | CAPITOL | 3RD | 5 | 6 | 3 | DID NOT QUALIFY |
| 1968 | NFL | EASTERN | CAPITOL | 3RD | 5 | 9 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY |
| 1969 | NFL | EASTERN | CAPITOL | 2ND | 7 | 5 | 2 | DID NOT QUALIFY |
| 1970 | NFL | NFC | EAST | 4TH | 6 | 8 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY |
| 1971 | NFL | NFC | EAST | 2ND | 9 | 4 | 1 | LOST DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (49ers) 20-24 |
| 1972 | NFL | NFC | EAST | 1ST | 11 | 3 | 0 | WON DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (PACKERS) 16-3 |
| WON NFC CHAMPIONSHIP (COWBOYS) 26-3 | ||||||||
| LOST SUPER BOWL VII (DOLPHINS) 7-14 | ||||||||
| 1973 | NFL | NFC | EAST | 2ND | 4 | 0 | LOST DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (VIKINGS) 20-27 | |
| 1974 | NFL | NFC | EAST | 2ND | 4 | 0 | LOST DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (Rams) 10-19 | |
| 1975 | NFL | NFC | EAST | 3RD | 8 | 6 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY |
| 1976 | NFL | NFC | EAST | 2ND | 4 | 0 | LOST DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (VIKINGS) 20-35 | |
| 1977 | NFL | NFC | EAST | 2ND | 9 | 5 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY |
| 1978 | NFL | NFC | EAST | 3RD | 8 | 8 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY |
| 1979 | NFL | NFC | EAST | 3RD | 6 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1980 | NFL | NFC | EAST | 3RD | 6 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1981 | NFL | NFC | EAST | 4TH | 8 | 8 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY |
| 1982 | NFL | NFC | 1ST | 8 | 1 | 0 | WON FIRST ROUND PLAYOFFS (LIONS) 31-7 | |
| WON SECOND ROUND PLAYOFFS (VIKINGS) 21-7 | ||||||||
| WON NFC CHAMPIONSHIP (COWBOYS) 31-17 | ||||||||
| WON SUPER BOWL XVII (3) (DOLPHINS) 27-17 | ||||||||
| 1983 | NFL | NFC | EAST | 1ST | 14 | 2 | 0 | WON DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (Rams) 51-7 |
| WON NFC CHAMPIONSHIP (49ers) 24-21 | ||||||||
| LOST SUPER BOWL XVIII (RAIDERS) 9-38 | ||||||||
| 1984 | NFL | NFC | EAST | 1ST | 11 | 5 | 0 | LOST DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (BEARS) 19-23 |
| 1985 | NFL | NFC | EAST | 3RD | 6 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1986 | NFL | NFC | EAST | 2ND | 12 | 4 | 0 | WON WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (Rams) 19-7 |
| WON DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (BEARS) 27-13 | ||||||||
| LOST NFC CHAMPIONSHIP (GIANTS) 0-17 | ||||||||
| 1987 | NFL | NFC | EAST | 1ST | 11 | 4 | 0 | WON DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (BEARS) 21-17 |
| WON NFC CHAMPIONSHIP (VIKINGS) 17-10 | ||||||||
| WON SUPER BOWL XXII (4) (BRONCOS) 42-10 | ||||||||
| 1988 | NFL | NFC | EAST | 3RD | 7 | 9 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY |
| 1989 | NFL | NFC | EAST | 3RD | 6 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1990 | NFL | NFC | EAST | 3rd | 10 | 6 | 0 | WON WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (Eagles) 20-6 |
| LOST DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (49ers) 10-28 | ||||||||
| 1991 | NFL | NFC | EAST | 1ST | 14 | 2 | 0 | WON DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (Falcons) 24-7 |
| WON NFC CHAMPIONSHIP (LIONS) 41-10 | ||||||||
| WON SUPER BOWL XXVI (5) (Bills) 37-24 | ||||||||
| 1992 | NFL | NFC | EAST | 3rd | 9 | 7 | 0 | WON WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (VIKINGS) 24-7 |
| LOST DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (49ers) 13-20 | ||||||||
| 1993 | NFL | NFC | EAST | 5th | 4 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1994 | NFL | NFC | EAST | 5th | 3 | 13 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY |
| 1995 | NFL | NFC | EAST | 3RD | 6 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1996 | NFL | NFC | EAST | 3rd | 9 | 7 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY |
| 1997 | NFL | NFC | EAST | 2ND | 8 | 7 | 1 | DID NOT QUALIFY |
| 1998 | NFL | NFC | EAST | 4TH | 6 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 1999 | NFL | NFC | EAST | 1ST | 10 | 6 | 0 | WON WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (LIONS) 27-13 |
| LOST DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (BUCCANEERS) 13-14 | ||||||||
| 2000 | NFL | NFC | EAST | 3RD | 8 | 8 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY |
| 2001 | NFL | NFC | EAST | 2ND | 8 | 8 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY |
| 2002 | NFL | NFC | EAST | 3RD | 7 | 9 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY |
| 2003 | NFL | NFC | EAST | 3RD | 5 | 11 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY |
| 2004 | NFL | NFC | EAST | 4TH | 6 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 2005 | NFL | NFC | EAST | 2nd | 10 | 6 | 0 | WON WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (BUCCANEERS) 17-10 |
| LOST DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (SEAHAWKS) 10-20 | ||||||||
| 2006 | NFL | NFC | EAST | 4TH | 5 | 11 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY |
| 2007 | NFL | NFC | EAST | 3rd | 9 | 7 | 0 | LOST WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (SEAHAWKS) 14-35 |
| 2008 | NFL | NFC | EAST | 4TH | 8 | 8 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY |
| 2009 | NFL | NFC | EAST | 4TH | 4 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 2010 | NFL | NFC | EAST | 4TH | 6 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 2011 | NFL | NFC | EAST | 4TH | 5 | 11 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY |
| 2012 | NFL | NFC | EAST | 1ST | 6 | 0 | LOST WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (SEAHAWKS) 14-24 | |
| 2013 | NFL | NFC | EAST | 4TH | 3 | 13 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY |
| 2014 | NFL | NFC | EAST | 4TH | 4 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| 2015 | NFL | NFC | EAST | 1ST | 9 | 7 | 0 | LOST WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (PACKERS) 18-35 |
| 2016 | NFL | NFC | EAST | 3RD | 8 | 7 | 1 | DID NOT QUALIFY |
| 2017 | NFL | NFC | EAST | 3RD | 7 | 9 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY |
| 2018 | NFL | NFC | EAST | 3RD | 7 | 9 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY |
| 2019 | NFL | NFC | EAST | 4TH | 3 | 13 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY |
| WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM | ||||||||
| 2020 | NFL | NFC | EAST | 1ST | 7 | 9 | 0 | LOST WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (BUCCANEERS) 23-31 |
| 2021 | NFL | NFC | EAST | 3RD | 7 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY | |
| WASHINGTON COMMANDERS | ||||||||
| 2022 | NFL | NFC | EAST | 4TH | 8 | 8 | 1 | DID NOT QUALIFY |
| 2023 | NFL | NFC | EAST | 4TH | 4 | 13 | 0 | DID NOT QUALIFY |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
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NFL CHAMPIONSHIP
| SEASON | SUPER BOWL | W/L | OPPONENT | SCORE | HOST CITY | VICTORY | APP |
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| 1936 | 17TH | L |  GREEN BAY PACKERS |
21-6 | NEW YORK | - | 1 |
| 1937 | 18TH | W |  CHICAGO BEARS |
28-21 | CHICAGO | 1 | 2 |
| 1940 | 21ST | L | CHICAGO BEARS |
73-0 | WASHINGTON, DC | - | 3 |
| 1942 | 23RD | W | CHICAGO BEARS |
14-6 | WASHINGTON, DC | 2 | 4 |
| 1943 | 24TH | L | CHICAGO BEARS |
41-21 | CHICAGO | - | 5 |
| 1945 | 26TH | L |  CLEVELAND RAMS |
15-14 | CLEVELAND | - | 6 |
SUPER BOWL APPEARANCES
| SUPER BOWL | SEASON | W/L | OPPONENT | SCORE | HOST CITY | VICTORY | APP |
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| VII | 1972 | L |  MIAMI DOLPHINS |
14-7 | LOS ANGELES | - | 1 |
| XVII | 1982 | W | MIAMI DOLPHINS |
27-17 | PASADENA | 1 | 2 |
| XVIII | 1983 | L |  LOS ANGELES RAIDERS |
38-9 | TAMPA | - | 3 |
| XXII | 1987 | W |  DENVER BRONCOS |
42-10 | SAN DIEGO | 2 | 4 |
| XXVI | 1991 | W |  BUFFALO BILLS |
37-24 | MINNEAPOLIS | 3 | 5 |
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
| NFC | 1 | 1972, 1982-1983, 1987, 1991 |
DIVISION TITLES (15)
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| NFL EASTERN | 6 | 1936-1937, 1940, 1942-1943, 1945 |
| NFC EAST | 8 | 1972, 1983-1984, 1987, 1991, 1999, 2012, 2015, 2020 |
PLAYOFFS APPEARANCES (25)
| NFL | 25 | 1936-1937, 1940, 1942-1943, 1945, 1971-1974, 1976, 1982-1984, 1986-1987, 1990-1992, 1999, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2015, 2020 |
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HELMETS
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STADIUMS
Braves Field (1932)
Fenway Park (1933-1936)
Griffith Stadium (1937-1960)
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RFK STADIUM
(WASHINGTON, DC) (1961-1996) |
FEDEX FIELD
(LANDOVER, MD) (1997-) |