A Season to Forget
|
TOOLBOX
   Resize
COMMENT
 Discussion Policy
 CLOSE
Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post.
Who's Blogging  |
A number of records were on the line in the Redskins' season- ending game last night -- and few of them were positive:
DROP-OFF FROM PREVIOUS SEASON
The Redskins' 5-11 record gives them a five-win drop-off from the previous season (10-6 in '05) for the first time 1992-93, when Joe Gibbs retired.
Washington is tied for the second worst drop-off in the NFL. Entering today, Tampa Bay has seven fewer wins and Seattle has five fewer wins than each had in 2005.
TOTAL YARDS ALLOWED
The Redskins finished the season allowing 5,695 total yards. The team record for most yards allowed is 5,723 (1996).
RECORD AGAINST THE NFC
The loss left the Redskins 3-9 against the NFC and 1-5 against the NFC East.
FEWEST TAKE-AWAYS
The defense had 12 forced turnovers this season, a record low. The NFL mark for fewest take-aways in a 16-game season was 15, set by Green Bay and St. Louis in 2004.
FEWEST WINS FOR JOE GIBBS
Gibbs had never won fewer than six games in a season.
FEWEST SACKS AND INTERCEPTIONS
The Redskins had 19 sacks; the previous franchise low was 25 (2001). The Redskins had six interceptions; the franchise low was 11 (1982).
MOST KICKOFF RETURN YARDS
Rock Cartwright set a franchise record for most kickoff return yardage in a season with 1,818.
