The 2014 season was the Washington Redskins' 83rd in the National Football League (NFL) and their first season under head coach Jay Gruden. They finished the season 4–12, slightly improving on their 3–13 record from 2013 and resulted in the departure of defensive coordinator Jim Haslett.
Draft
2014 Washington Redskins draft Round Selection Player Position College 1 None — see draft trades below 2 47 Trent Murphy Linebacker Stanford 3 66 Morgan Moses Offensive tackle Virginia 78 Spencer Long Guard Nebraska 4 102 Bashaud Breeland Cornerback Clemson 5 142 Ryan Grant Wide receiver Tulane 6 186 Lache Seastrunk Running back Baylor 7 217 Ted Bolser Tight end Indiana 228 Zach Hocker Placekicker Arkansas Draft trades The Redskins traded their first-round selection, along with their 2012 first- and second-round selections and their 2013 first-round selection to the St. Louis Rams in exchange for the Rams' 2012 first-round selection. The Redskins traded their original second-round selection (No. 34 overall) to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for the Cowboys' second- (No. 47 overall) and third- (No. 78 overall) round selections. The Redskins traded their original sixth-round selection (No. 178 overall) to the Tennessee Titans in exchange for the Titans' sixth- (No. 186 overall) and seventh- (No. 228 overall) round selections.
Personnel Staff / Coaches
Final roster
Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 New England Patriots W 23–6 1–0 FedExField Recap 2 Cleveland Browns W 24–23 2–0 FedExField Recap 3 at Baltimore Ravens L 20–23 2–1 M&T Bank Stadium Recap 4 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 24–10 3–1 Raymond James Stadium Recap
Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 7 at Houston Texans L 6–17 0–1 NRG Stadium Recap 2 September 14 Jacksonville Jaguars W 41–10 1–1 FedExField Recap 3 September 21 at Philadelphia Eagles L 34–37 1–2 Lincoln Financial Field Recap 4 New York Giants L 14–45 1–3 FedExField Recap 5 Seattle Seahawks L 17–27 1–4 FedExField Recap 6 October 12 at Arizona Cardinals L 20–30 1–5 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap 7 October 19 Tennessee Titans W 19–17 2–5 FedExField Recap 8 at Dallas Cowboys W 20–17 3–5 AT&T Stadium Recap 9 November 2 at Minnesota Vikings L 26–29 3–6 TCF Bank Stadium Recap 10Bye 11 November 16 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 7–27 3–7 FedExField Recap 12 November 23 at San Francisco 49ers L 13–17 3–8 Levi's Stadium Recap 13 November 30 at Indianapolis Colts L 27–49 3–9 Lucas Oil Stadium Recap 14 December 7 St. Louis Rams L 0–24 3–10 FedExField Recap 15 December 14 at New York Giants L 13–24 3–11 MetLife Stadium Recap 16 Philadelphia Eagles W 27–24 4–11 FedExField Recap 17 December 28 Dallas Cowboys L 17–44 4–12 FedExField Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries Week 1: at Houston Texans
Week 2: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
Week 3: at Philadelphia Eagles
Week 4: vs. New York Giants
Week 5: vs. Seattle Seahawks
Week 6: at Arizona Cardinals
The loss ended the Redskins' eight-game winning streak against the Cardinals, losing to them for the first time since the 2000 season, when both teams were members of the NFC East.
Week 7: vs. Tennessee Titans
Week 8: at Dallas Cowboys
Colt McCoy made his first start as a Redskin. With the win, the Redskins snapped an eight-game losing streak against division opponents.
Week 9: at Minnesota Vikings
Week 11: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week 12: at San Francisco 49ers
Week 13: at Indianapolis Colts
With the loss, Washington fell to 3–9, 2–2 against the AFC South, and was officially eliminated from playoff contention for a second straight year.
Week 14: vs. St. Louis Rams
Week 15: at New York Giants
Week 16: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Week 17: vs. Dallas Cowboys
Standings
Division
Conference
Honors Prior to the 2014 season, three Redskins were voted onto the NFL Network's Top 100 Players of 2014. Pierre Garçon was voted by his peers as the 80th best player overall in the league while DeSean Jackson and Trent Williams landed at spots 63 and 60, respectively. While Williams improved in rank from #99 in 2013, teammates Robert Griffin III and Alfred Morris, who were voted 15th and 64th the previous season, did not make the 2014 list.
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