The 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.
They also were assessed the fewest penalties in the league, with 74. That was 48 fewer than the Bills, who won eight fewer games than Washington did.https://www.statmuse.com/nfl/ask/nfl-penalties-by-team-1985
During the December 15 game against the Cincinnati Bengals, law authorities conducted a successful sting operation which resulted in the arrest of 101 fugitives who thought they had received free tickets to the game.
Offseason
NFL draft
1985 Washington Redskins draft Round Selection Player Position College233Tory NixonDBSan Diego State5122Raphel CherryDBHawaii6163Danzell LeeTELamar8219Barry WilburnDBMississippi10263Terry OrrTETexas11290Raleigh McKenzieCTennessee
Personnel Coaches / Staff
Roster
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue AttendanceRecap 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
Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com
Week 2: vs. Houston Oilers
Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com
Week 7
Pro-Football-Reference.com
Week 11
Standings
See also Operation Flagship
References