| 1992 Washington Redskins season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Jack Kent Cooke |
| President | John Kent Cooke |
| General manager | Charley Casserly |
| Head coach | Joe Gibbs |
| Offensive coordinator | Joe Gibbs |
| Defensive coordinator | Richie Petitbon |
| Home stadium | RFK Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 9–7 |
| Division place | 3rdNFC East |
| Playoffs | WonWild Card Playoffs (atVikings) 24–7 LostDivisional Playoffs (at49ers) 13–20 |
| All-Pros | LBWilber Marshall |
| Pro Bowlers | LBWilber Marshall |
The1992 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 61st season in theNational Football League. The Redskins finished with a record of9–7, making the1992–93 NFL playoffs and winning a Wild Card game against theMinnesota Vikings before losing to theSan Francisco 49ers in the Divisional Round. The Redskins did not qualify for the postseason again until the1999 season. The season would be head coachJoe Gibbs' final with the team until he returned in the2004 season.
The Redskins traded up in the first round to draftDesmond Howard, who would go on to play the most games for the Redskins of the draft class, despite only playing in 48 games for the team. He later wonSuper Bowl MVP as a member of theGreen Bay Packers. Howard went on to have the longest career of the draft class playing 11 seasons, while the remainder of the draft class was out of league by the end of the 1997 season, all but one (Matt Elliott) of which was out by the end of the 1994 season. In 2015, the entire 1992 NFL Draft was named the worst draft class from 1990 to 2015 by NFL.com.[1]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Desmond Howard | WR | Michigan |
| 2 | 47 | Shane Collins | DE | Arizona State |
| 3 | 74 | Paul Siever | OT | Penn State |
| 6 | 168 | Ray Rowe | TE | San Diego State |
| 8 | 224 | Darryl Moore | G | UTEP |
| 10 | 280 | Tony Barker | LB | Rice |
| 12 | 336 | Matt Elliott | C | Michigan |
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 1 | atMiami Dolphins | L 21–22 | 0–1 |
| 2 | August 8 | atNew York Jets | L 13–14 | 0–2 |
| 3 | August 16 | San Francisco 49ers | L 15–17 | 0–3 |
| 4 | August 22 | atLos Angeles Raiders | W 27–23 | 1–3 |
| 5 | August 28 | Minnesota Vikings | L 0–30 | 1–4 |
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Game recap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 7 | atDallas Cowboys | L 10–23 | 0–1 | Texas Stadium | 63,538 | Recap |
| 2 | September 13 | Atlanta Falcons | W 24–17 | 1–1 | RFK Stadium | 54,343 | Recap |
| 3 | September 20 | Detroit Lions | W 13–10 | 2–1 | RFK Stadium | 55,818 | Recap |
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| 5 | October 4 | atPhoenix Cardinals | L 24–27 | 2–2 | Sun Devil Stadium | 34,488 | Recap |
| 6 | October 12 | Denver Broncos | W 34–3 | 3–2 | RFK Stadium | 56,371 | Recap |
| 7 | October 18 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 16–12 | 4–2 | RFK Stadium | 56,380 | Recap |
| 8 | October 25 | atMinnesota Vikings | W 15–13 | 5–2 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 59,098 | Recap |
| 9 | November 1 | New York Giants | L 7–24 | 5–3 | RFK Stadium | 53,647 | Recap |
| 10 | November 8 | atSeattle Seahawks | W 16–3 | 6–3 | Kingdome | 53,616 | Recap |
| 11 | November 15 | atKansas City Chiefs | L 16–35 | 6–4 | Arrowhead Stadium | 75,238 | Recap |
| 12 | November 23 | atNew Orleans Saints | L 3–20 | 6–5 | Louisiana Superdome | 68,591 | Recap |
| 13 | November 29 | Phoenix Cardinals | W 41–3 | 7–5 | RFK Stadium | 53,541 | Recap |
| 14 | December 6 | atNew York Giants | W 28–10 | 8–5 | Giants Stadium | 62,998 | Recap |
| 15 | December 13 | Dallas Cowboys | W 20–17 | 9–5 | RFK Stadium | 56,437 | Recap |
| 16 | December 20 | atPhiladelphia Eagles | L 13–17 | 9–6 | Veterans Stadium | 65,841 | Recap |
| 17 | December 26 | Los Angeles Raiders | L 20–21 | 9–7 | RFK Stadium | 53,032 | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are inbold text.
| Round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Game recap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Card | January 2, 1993 | atMinnesota Vikings | W 24–7 | 1–0 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 57,363 | Recap |
| Divisional | January 9, 1993 | atSan Francisco 49ers | L 13–20 | 1–1 | Candlestick Park | 64,991 | Recap |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
| (2)Dallas Cowboys | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 6–2 | 9–3 | 409 | 243 | W2 |
| (5)Philadelphia Eagles | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 6–2 | 8–4 | 354 | 245 | W4 |
| (6)Washington Redskins | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 4–4 | 7–5 | 300 | 255 | L2 |
| New York Giants | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 2–6 | 4–8 | 306 | 367 | L1 |
| Phoenix Cardinals | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 2–6 | 4–10 | 243 | 332 | L2 |
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