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The season will be one of many parallels for Executive Vice President/Head Coach Mike Shanahan. This season, Shanahan will face all three of the other professional teams for which he has coached – the Denver Broncos (1984-87, 1989-91, 1995-2008), the Oakland Raiders (1988-89) and the San Francisco 49ers (1992-94). In addition, every opponent Shanahan has faced in the Super Bowl is represented on the 2013 schedule, including the New York Giants (1986 season), Redskins (1987), 49ers (1989), San Diego Chargers (1994), Green Bay Packers (1997) and Atlanta Falcons (1998).
After kicking off the 2013 campaign against the Eagles on Sept. 9, the Redskins hit the road to face the Green Bay Packers on Sept. 15. The Redskins will seek to earn their first win at Lambeau Field since 1988 in a game scheduled to air on FOX at 1 p.m. ET.
The Redskins return home in Week 3 to host the Detroit Lions on Sept. 22 at 1 p.m. ET on FOX, a game in which Washington will attempt to extend a home winning streak against the Lions that dates back to 1939. A week later, the team will travel to face the Oakland Raiders at 4:25 p.m. ET on Sept. 29 on FOX.
Washington will have a bye in Week 5, marking the second time in three seasons (2011 and 2013) the Redskins will break after four games. After the bye, the Redskins will face the Dallas Cowboys in a nationally-televised road tilt on Oct. 13 on NBC’s Sunday Night Football at 8:30 p.m. ET.
A week later on Oct. 20, the Redskins will host the Chicago Bears at FedExField in a 1 p.m. ET game on FOX. The following week, the Redskins will travel for a 4:25 p.m. ET game against the Denver Broncos on Oct. 27, as FOX will air Shanahan’s return to the city in which he became the fifth head coach in NFL history to win back-to-back Super Bowl titles.
After facing the San Diego Chargers in a 1 p.m. ET game on CBS on Nov. 3, the Redskins will quickly turn around for a Thursday night game against the Minnesota Vikings at 8:20 p.m. ET on NFL Network on Nov. 7. The Redskins have faced the Vikings in each of Shanahan’s previous three seasons in Washington, including a 38-26 win against Minnesota at FedExField last season.
On Nov. 17, the Redskins will face the Eagles at 1 p.m. ET on FOX and, after a 27-20 road win against the Eagles last season, Washington will seek to earn wins in Philadelphia in consecutive seasons for the first time since 2007-08. A week later, the Redskins will host the San Francisco 49ers on ESPN’s Monday Night Football on Nov. 25 in a battle of reigning division champions. The Monday night game kicks off the Redskins’ first three-game homestand since 2006.
The Redskins will host the New York Giants for an 8:30 p.m. ET game on NBC on Dec. 1 the following week. Washington will attempt to earn its third consecutive home victory against the Giants, whom the Redskins beat in the season opener of the 2011 season and in a 17-16 Monday night win in December 2012. The Redskins conclude the homestand with a 1 p.m. ET game against the Kansas City Chiefs on CBS on Dec. 8.
After traveling to face the Atlanta Falcons at 1 p.m. ET on FOX on Dec. 15, Washington will face divisional opponents in consecutive weeks for the first time all season in Weeks 16 and 17. At 1 p.m. ET on Dec. 22, the Redskins will host the Cowboys in a rematch of the teams’ memorable Week 17 division title fight from a season ago. One week later on Dec. 29, the Redskins will conclude the 2013 regular season against the Giants at MetLife Stadium, site of Super Bowl XLVIII.
NOTES ON THE REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE:
Vs. Philadelphia
Eagles
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The Redskins open the season against the
Eagles on Monday Night Football,
marking the first time the Redskins will open a season on Monday night since
2006.
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This will be the 10th time in
team history that the Redskins will open the season on Monday Night Football since the program’s inception in 1970.
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This will be the second time in the
Shanahan era that the Redskins have opened the season in prime time and the
first since a 13-7 home win against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday Night Football
in 2010.
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The Redskins are 24-19 in season openers
since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger. A win would be Washington's fourth consecutive
season-opening win and would represent the first time the Redskins had won four
straight openers since 2002-05.
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Head Coach Mike Shanahan holds a 15-4
record in season openers as a head coach. His 15 season-opening victories lead
the NFL among active head coaches, and with one more victory, he will tie Tom
Landry for most season-opening victories by a head coach since the 1970 AFL-NFL
merger (16).
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Shanahan is 3-0 in season openers with
the Redskins. With a win in the 2013 season opener, Shanahan would become only
the second coach in team history to win his first four season openers with the
Redskins, joining George Allen, who won his first six season openers from
1971-76.
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The Redskins are 41-34-3 in regular
season home games against the Eagles all-time.
@ Green Bay Packers
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The Redskins won the last matchup
between the two teams, earning a 16-13 overtime victory against the eventual
Super Bowl champion Packers at FedExField on Oct. 10, 2010.
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The Redskins will be playing their first
regular season game in Green Bay since Oct. 14, 2007.
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The Redskins are seeking their first
road win in Green Bay since defeating the Packers, 20-17, on Oct. 23, 1988.
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Shanahan is 3-3 all-time against the
Packers, including a 31-24 victory with the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXXII.
Vs. Detroit Lions
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Including postseason play, the Redskins
have won 21 consecutive home games against the Lions dating back to Nov. 26,
1939. The Redskins are 21-2 all-time at home against the Lions, with their last
home loss coming on Oct. 13, 1935 at Fenway Park as the Boston Redskins.
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Including postseason play, the Redskins
lead their all-time series against the Lions, 30-12.
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The Redskins will host the Lions at
FedExField for the first time since recording a 34-3 victory on Oct. 7, 2007.
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The Redskins have scored 27 or more points
in 10 of the 13 last home games held against the Lions.
@ Oakland Raiders
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The Redskins will be playing in Oakland
for the first time recording a 34-13 win against the Raiders on Dec. 13, 2009,
a game in which then-rookie Brian Orakpo registered a team-record-tying four
sacks.
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The Redskins have not lost to the
Raiders on the road since Oct. 29, 1989. The teams have only played in
California twice in the last 20 years, with the Redskins winning those games
during the 1998 and 2009 seasons.
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Shanahan is 21-7 all-time against the
Raiders with a 10-4 record in games played in California.
@ Dallas Cowboys
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The Redskins face the Cowboys in Week 6
following a bye week in Week 5. Since bye weeks were instituted in 1990, the
Redskins are 12-12 in games following bye weeks. Shanahan is currently 11-6 in
games following bye weeks.
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After their Week 6 game against the Cowboys, the
Redskins will have faced a division opponent following the bye week in each of
Shanahan’s four seasons in Washington. The Redskins faced the Eagles after the
bye week every season from 2010-12.
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A win at Cowboys Stadium would give the
Redskins consecutive road victories against the Cowboys for the first time since
winning three consecutive road games against Dallas across the 1987-89 seasons.
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The meeting between the two teams will
be the first since the Redskins defeated the Cowboys last season at home in the
season finale, 28-18, to clinch the NFC East title.
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Eleven of the Redskins’ last 12 road
games against the Cowboys have been decided by seven points or less.
Vs. Chicago Bears
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The Redskins will attempt to take the
lead in their all-time series record against the Bears. Including postseason
play, the all-time series between the Redskins and Bears is locked at 23-23-1.
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The Redskins are 12-10-1 record in
regular season home games against the Bears.
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The Redskins are currently riding a
four-game winning streak against the Bears, including a 17-14 victory in the
teams’ last meeting on Oct. 24, 2010. In that game, Redskins cornerback
DeAngelo Hall tied an NFL record with four interceptions.
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The Redskins have won 10 of their last
12 games against the Bears since 1989.
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The Redskins will host the Bears at
FedExField for the first time since a 24-16 Washington win on Dec. 6, 2007. The
Redskins have won six of their last seven home games against the Bears.
@ Denver Broncos
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The Redskins’ trip to Denver will mark
Shanahan’s return to the city in which he served as Head Coach from 1995-2008.
Shanahan will be facing Denver as a head coach for the first time since Sept.
24, 1989 as coach of the Los Angeles Raiders.
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The game will be the Redskins’ first
against the Broncos since recording a 27-17 home victory on Nov. 15, 2009. The
Redskins will be seeking its first road win in Denver since earning a 17-10
road win on Nov. 18, 2001.
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Including postseason play, the Redskins
and Broncos are 6-6 against one another all-time. The Redskins won their lone
postseason game against the Broncos, a 42-10 victory in Super Bowl XXII.
Vs. San Diego
Chargers
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The Redskins are 6-3 all-time against
the Chargers, including a 4-1 record in games played at home.
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Of the nine games contested between the
two teams, the Redskins won the first six games in the series before the
Chargers’ current three-game winning streak.
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The Redskins are seeking their first
victory against the Chargers since defeating San Diego, 24-20, at FedExField on
Dec. 6, 1998.
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Shanahan is 20-11 all-time against San
Diego and holds a 13-3 record against the Chargers at home.
@ Minnesota Vikings
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A win would even the Redskins’ all-time
record in Thursday games at 7-7. Including a 38-31 win against Dallas on
Thanksgiving last season, a win would represent the first time the Redskins had
won on Thursdays in consecutive seasons in team history.
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The Redskins and Vikings’ meeting in
2013 will be their fourth in as many seasons. This will mark the first time in
history the teams will play regular season games against one another in four
consecutive seasons.
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Including postseason games, the Redskins
are 6-4 all-time in games played in Minnesota. The Redskins have won five out
of the last six games in Minnesota since 1984.
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The game will be the Redskins’ first in
Minnesota since defeating the Vikings, 32-21, on Dec. 23, 2007.
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The Redskins hold a 12-10 all-time
series edge against the Vikings, including postseason play. The Redskins
defeated the Vikings last season, 38-26, on Oct. 14, 2012.
@ Philadelphia Eagles
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Including postseason play, the Redskins
are 81-70-5 all-time against the Eagles. The Redskins’ 81 wins against the
Eagles all-time are their most against any opponent.
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The Redskins are 39-36-2 in road regular
season games against the Eagles.
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After having swept the Eagles last
season, a Redskins sweep of the Eagles in 2013 would secure sweeps of
Philadelphia in consecutive seasons for the first time since the 1982-83
seasons.
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A Redskins win would represent the first
time the team had won road games against the Eagles in consecutive seasons since
2007-08.
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Shanahan would become the first Redskins
head coach to win in Philadelphia in consecutive years since Joe Gibbs in
1988-89.
Vs. San Francisco
49ers
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The winner will take a series edge in
games played in Washington, as the Redskins are currently 7-7 in home games
against the 49ers including postseason play.
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A win would be the Redskins’ first
against San Francisco since registering a 52-17 home victory on Oct. 23, 2005.
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Shanahan holds a 3-3 record when facing
the 49ers, the franchise for which he served as Offensive Coordinator from
1992-94, including the franchise’s Super Bowl-winning team in 1994.
Vs. New York Giants
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With home wins against the Giants in
2011 and 2012, the Redskins are seeking their first three-game home winning
streak against the Giants since a four-game winning streak from 1982-85.
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Two of the last three home games between
the Redskins and Giants at FedExField have been decided by three points or
less.
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The game is the Redskins’ fifth
nationally-televised game on the schedule, establishing a new team record for a
single season. The Redskins have previously appeared on national television
four times in a season on six previous occasions, the last in 2008.
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Including a 17-16 win against the Giants
on Monday night last season, the Sunday night game means the Redskins will face
the Giants in prime time at home in consecutive seasons for the first time in
team history.
Vs. Kansas City
Chiefs
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The Redskins will be seeking their first
win against the Chiefs since earning a 27-12 home victory on Sept. 18, 1983.
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A Redskins win would be the team’s
second win against the Chiefs all-time and would snap a five-game losing streak
to the Chiefs.
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The game concludes Washington’s first
three-game homestand since Weeks 12-14 of the 2006 season.
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Shanahan is 16-15 all-time against the
Chiefs, including a 12-3 record in games played at home.
@ Atlanta Falcons
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The Redskins are seeking their first
victory against the Falcons since recording a 33-31 road win at the Georgia
Dome on Sept. 14, 2003.
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The Redskins are 15-7-1 all-time against
the Falcons, including postseason games.
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The Redskins are 5-4-1 all-time in
regular season road games against Atlanta.
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Shanahan is 4-3 all-time against
Atlanta, including a 34-19 win in Super Bowl XXXIII during his time with the
Denver Broncos.
Vs. Dallas Cowboys
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The Redskins swept the Cowboys last
season, the team’s first sweep of the Cowboys since 2005. A sweep of the
Cowboys in 2013 would represent the first time in team history the Redskins had
swept the Cowboys in consecutive seasons.
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Including postseason play, the Redskins’
all-time home record against the Cowboys stands at 28-27.
@ New York Giants
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The Redskins will face the Giants in
their season finale for the second time in three seasons (2011 and 2013).
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This matchup between the Redskins and
Giants will be the second of the season and the 164th between the
teams all-time, including postseason play. The Giants are the Redskins’ most
common opponent.
Games on Grass: 12 (vs. PHI, at GB, vs. DET, at OAK, vs. CHI, at DEN, vs. SD, at PHI, vs. SF, vs. NYG, vs. KC, vs. DAL)
Games on Turf: 4 (at DAL, at MIN, at ATL, at NYG)
Games Inside: 2 (at MIN, at ATL)
Games Outside: 14* (vs. PHI, at GB, vs. DET, at OAK, at DAL*, vs. CHI, vs. SD, at PHI, vs. SF, vs. NYG, vs. KC, vs. DAL, at NYG)
*Game at Dallas subject to change
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