NFL team season
The 1985 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 54th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 49th in Washington, D.C. The team failed to improve on their 11–5 record from 1984 and finished 10-6. The biggest moment of the year occurred on a November 18 Monday Night Football game, which witnessed Joe Theismann 's career-ending injury after a sack by New York Giants outside linebacker Lawrence Taylor . The tackle resulted in a serious leg injury, and Theismann never played in the NFL again. Though the team failed to make the playoffs, they remained in contention for the entire regular season.
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Contents
Offseason
NFL Draft
[1]
Personnel
Staff
1985 Washington Redskins staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
Strength and Conditioning Coordinator – Dan Riley
Roster
1985 Washington Redskins roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
Practice squad
Rookies in italics
Regular season
Schedule
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Venue
Attendance
Game recap
1
at Dallas Cowboys
L 14–44
0–1
Texas Stadium
62,292
Recap
2
September 15
Houston Oilers
W 16–13
1–1
RFK Stadium
53,553
Recap
3
September 22
Philadelphia Eagles
L 6–19
1–2
RFK Stadium
53,748
Recap
4
September 29
at Chicago Bears
L 10–45
1–3
Soldier Field
63,708
Recap
5
St. Louis Cardinals
W 27–10
2–3
RFK Stadium
53,134
Recap
6
October 13
Detroit Lions
W 24–3
3–3
RFK Stadium
52,845
Recap
7
October 20
at New York Giants
L 3–17
3–4
Giants Stadium
74,389
Recap
8
October 27
at Cleveland Browns
W 14–7
4–4
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
78,540
Recap
9
November 3
at Atlanta Falcons
W 44–10
5–4
Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
42,209
Recap
10
November 10
Dallas Cowboys
L 7–13
5–5
RFK Stadium
55,750
Recap
11
New York Giants
W 23–21
6–5
RFK Stadium
53,371
Recap
12
November 24
at Pittsburgh Steelers
W 30–23
7–5
Three Rivers Stadium
59,293
Recap
13
December 1
San Francisco 49ers
L 8–35
7–6
RFK Stadium
51,321
Recap
14
December 8
at Philadelphia Eagles
W 17–12
8–6
Veterans Stadium
60,737
Recap
15
December 15
Cincinnati Bengals
W 27–24
9–6
RFK Stadium
50,544
Recap
16
at St. Louis Cardinals
W 27–16
10–6
Busch Memorial Stadium
28,090
Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 1: at Dallas Cowboys
1
2 3 4 Total
Redskins
0
7 0 7
14
• Cowboys
3
14 13 14
44
Scoring summary 1 Cowboys Rafael Septién 53-yard field goalCowboys 3–0
2 Cowboys Timmy Newsome 1-yard run (Rafael Septien kick)Cowboys 10–0
2 Redskins John Riggins 1-yard run (Mark Moseley kick)Cowboys 10–7
2 Cowboys Mike Renfro 55-yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick)Cowboys 17–7
3 Cowboys Rafael Septien 39-yard field goal Cowboys 20–7
3 Cowboys Rafael Septien 43-yard field goal Cowboys 23–7
3 Cowboys Tony Dorsett 9-yard run (Rafael Septien kick)Cowboys 30–7
4 Cowboys Victor Scott 26-yard interception return (Rafael Septien kick)Cowboys 37–7
4 Redskins Clint Didier 19-yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick)Cowboys 37–14
4 Cowboys Dennis Thurman 21-yard interception return (Rafael Septien kick)Cowboys 44–14
Week 2: vs. Houston Oilers
1
2 3 4 Total
Oilers
0
10 3 0
13
• Redskins
13
3 0 0
16
Date: Sunday, September 15Location: RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST Game weather: 62°F, wind 8 mphReferee: Gordon McCarter
Week 7
1
2 3 4 Total
Redskins
0
0 0 3
3
• Giants
0
7 7 3
17
[2]
Week 11
1
2 3 4 Total
Giants
7
0 14 0
21
• Redskins
7
0 7 9
23
Date: November 18Location: RFK Stadium , Washington, D.C.Game start: 9:00 p.m. EST Game weather: 52 °F (11.1 °C); wind 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h; 5.2 kn)Referee: Fred Wyant Television network: ABC
Standings
References
Franchise Stadiums Key personnel Culture Lore Rivalries Division championships (15) Conference championships (5) League championships (2) Super Bowl championships (3) Hall of Famers Affiliations
Formerly the Boston Braves (1932), Boston Redskins (1933–1936), Washington Redskins (1937–2019), and Washington Football Team (2020–2021)
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