Head coach Joe Gibbs
(5th season) Record 10–6 | Home field RFK Stadium Division place 3rd NFC East | |
General manager Bobby Beathard
(Since 1978) Owner Jack Kent Cooke
(Since 1974) | ||
The 1985 Washington Redskins began the season with the team trying to improve on their 11–5 record from 1984. 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.
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1985 Washington Redskins season Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA