(That stat courtesy Dan Steinberg and the DC Sports Bog. That includes an imperfect 0-7 record during the Jim Zorn era (why did Jim Zorn teams get seven primetime games?) and a current seven-game losing streak that followed Washington’s win-and-in Week 17 NFC East game with Dallas in 2012.
Ever since Joe Gibbs rode off into the sunset a second time, Washington has won just 15% of all primetime games. It’s not just FedEx Field that’s been a house of nighttime horrors. The Redskins are 3-17 in all primetime game since 2008. None of those games were nearly as close as the scores indicate. Since then, the Redskins have lost three straight home Monday nighters by scores of 33-27, 27-6 and 27-17. It wasn’t until 2012 that the franchise snapped that skid, sneaking a 17-16 win over the New York Giants in an early-December game. The 1998 Redskins were blown out 45-10 by the San Francisco 49ers, then narrowly lost two crucial Monday nighters in 2000, helping contribute to the midseason firing of Norv Turner. After that winning start, things went downhill, quickly. The New York Jets played against the Cleveland Browns in the first-ever Monday Night game - the embodiment of the merger coupled with the star power of Joe Namath being placed in the spotlight. Washington actually won the MNF debut of FedEx Field, when Gus Frerotte got the best of Troy Aikman in a 21-16 win. From 1998-2011, the Redskins lost 10 straight Monday night home games. So why are the Dan Snyder Redskins getting so much MNF home love? Surely not because of their winning ways. Combined, Washington is 12th in total MNF games, thanks to those paltry six road outings. The odd thing is that the Redskins, who rank No. 2 with Washington.) The team generally draws a pretty good national audience, but that’s no excuse for repeatedly subjecting viewers to Monday night meltdowns in Landover. Only the Denver Broncos and their 17 home MNF games have hosted more than the Redskins. Washington’s 15 MNF home games are more than all but one NFL team.
Now’s about the time you’re probably asking: Why are the Redskins, a franchise with four playoff appearances since 1992, playing so many MNF games at home? 2. In 2017, the normal SNF game was moved to Saturday, December 23 and no Christmas Eve game was played (on Christmas Day, Monday, there was an NFL Network special and the standard Monday Night Football game). Of those, only one has hosted more MNF games, while 14 have hosted less than 10. ESPN followed at 8:30 pm with the New York Jets and Miami Dolphins on Monday Night Football. There are 26 NFL teams with more Monday night home wins than the Redskins.The Detroit Lions and Cincinnati Bengals have more MNF home wins despite hosting just five MNF games each.No other NFL team has double-digit home MNF losses.For a halfway-decent NFL franchise to only win 11% of any type of home games is simply mind-boggling.Ĭonsider the following (all stats refer to 1997 and beyond and are courtesy ): It’s a bad record against defending Super Bowl champions or future playoff teams. (The Buffalo Bills are 0-2.) Since opening what was then the largest stadium in the NFL, Washington has two - TWO! - wins in 15 tries hosting the primetime showcase.
That’s a paltry 11.3 winning percentage, the lowest of any team that’s hosted more than two MNF games. The Redskins are 2-13 in Monday night home games since FedEx Field opened. Employment opportunities at the 1-4 Washington Redkins lost a 27-17 snoozer to the Seattle Seahawks on Monday Night Football, continuing what feels like years of MNF ignominy, FTW decided to see just how bad it gets on Monday night at FedEx Field. Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and Safety Information are applicable to this site. 6, 1978.Ĭopyright ©2002 ESPN Internet Group. It marks the first change to the season structure since the 1978 campaign ushered in an era of 16 regular-season and four preseason games. It was the first MNF game in Baltimore since the Colts hosted Washington on Nov. The 2021 NFL schedule, Powered by AWS, will feature each team playing 17 regular-season games and three preseason games for the first time, providing fans an extra week of regular-season action. The first game in Baltimore was played on Jan.
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