The ** Washington Redskins season** was the franchise's 48th season in the National Football League. The team improved on their 8–8 record from 1978 and finishing 10–6. Although the Redskins were able to improve their record, they were eliminated from playoff contention on the final week of the season after facing the Dallas Cowboys with the NFC East title on the line. Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach led a last-minute comeback to defeat Washington 35–34 to win the division, which combined with the Chicago Bears defeating the St. Louis Cardinals 42–6, resulted in the Redskins losing a points tiebreaker for the final wild-card slot.

Offseason

NFL draft

Undrafted free agents

Personnel

Staff

Roster

Preseason

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Houston Oilers

Week 2: at Detroit Lions

Week 3: vs. New York Giants

Week 4: at St. Louis Cardinals

Week 5: at Atlanta Falcons

Week 6: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week 7: at Cleveland Browns

Week 8: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week 9: vs. New Orleans Saints

Week 10: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 11: vs. St. Louis Cardinals

Week 12: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Week 13: at New York Giants

Week 14: vs. Green Bay Packers

This would prove the last time the Green Bay Packers would ever play at RFK Stadium before its closure in 1997: in fact, the Packers would not play an away game against the Redskins again until 2004. This occurred because between and the admission of the Texans in, non-division conference matchups had no rotation but were entirely based upon previous season’s standings.

Week 15: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week 16: at Dallas Cowboys

The loss knocked the Redskins out of the playoffs.

Standings