The Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 66th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 62nd in Washington, D.C. The team failed to improve on their 9–7 record from 1996 and finished 8–7–1, knocking them out of playoff contention for the fifth straight year. This was the Redskins' first season playing in their new stadium, Jack Kent Cooke Stadium, that would be later called FedExField.
In an infamous game with the New York Giants on November 23, 1997, quarterback Gus Frerotte sprained his neck by ramming his head into a padded cement wall during a touchdown celebration and missed the rest of the game. Jeff Hostetler would throw three interceptions and lose a fumble in relief, with three of those turnovers occurring in overtime that was capped off with a potential game-winning 54-yard field goal by Scott Blanton being shanked wide right. The game ended in a 7–7 tie, the first in team history since 1971. They finished the season with eight wins while two of the Wild Card team went in with 9–7 records.
Offseason
NFL draft
Personnel
Staff
Roster
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Attendance 1 August 31, 1997 at Carolina Panthers W 24–10 1–0 2 September 7, 1997 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 14–13 1–1 3 September 14, 1997 Arizona Cardinals W 19–13 2–1 4 Bye 5 September 28, 1997 Jacksonville Jaguars W 24–12 3–1 6 October 5, 1997 at Philadelphia Eagles L 24–10 3–2 7 October 13, 1997 Dallas Cowboys W 21–16 4–2 8 October 19, 1997 at Tennessee Oilers L 28–14 4–3 9 October 26, 1997 Baltimore Ravens L 20–17 4–4 10 November 2, 1997 at Chicago Bears W 31–8 5–4 11 November 9, 1997 Detroit Lions W 30–7 6–4 12 November 16, 1997 at Dallas Cowboys L 17–14 6–5 13 November 23, 1997 New York Giants T 7–7 6–5–1 14 November 30, 1997 St. Louis Rams L 23–20 6–6–1 15 December 7, 1997 at Arizona Cardinals W 38–28 7–6–1 16 December 13, 1997 at New York Giants L 30–10 7–7–1 17 December 21, 1997 Philadelphia Eagles W 35–32 8–7–1
Standings
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