NFL team season
The 2004 season was the Washington Redskins' 73rd in the National Football League. Although they improved on their 5–11 record from 2003 to 6–10, they finished bottom of their division and missed the playoffs for the fifth straight year. The season saw Joe Gibbs come out of retirement to return as head coach. The team acquired running back Clinton Portis in a trade that sent Champ Bailey to the Denver Broncos in the 2004 offseason. Week 8 marked the first time since 1932 that the U.S. presidential election went against the Redskins Rule.
Regular season
Due to the addition of the Houston Texans in 2002 and a subsequent change to the NFL's scheduling formula,[1] the 2004 season was the first time since 1991 that the Redskins played the Cincinnati Bengals; the Bengals won the game, the first time they had done so at the Redskins.[2]
Schedule
| Week
|
Date
|
Opponent
|
Result
|
Record
|
Venue
|
Attendance
|
| 1
|
September 12
|
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
|
W 16–10
|
1–0
|
FedExField
|
90,098
|
| 2
|
September 19
|
at New York Giants
|
L 14–20
|
1–1
|
Giants Stadium
|
78,767
|
| 3
|
September 27
|
Dallas Cowboys
|
L 18–21
|
1–2
|
FedExField
|
90,367
|
| 4
|
October 3
|
at Cleveland Browns
|
L 13–17
|
1–3
|
Cleveland Browns Stadium
|
73,348
|
| 5
|
October 10
|
Baltimore Ravens
|
L 10–17
|
1–4
|
FedExField
|
90,287
|
| 6
|
October 17
|
at Chicago Bears
|
W 13–10
|
2–4
|
Soldier Field
|
61,985
|
| 7
|
Bye
|
| 8
|
October 31
|
Green Bay Packers
|
L 14–28
|
2–5
|
FedExField
|
89,295
|
| 9
|
November 7
|
at Detroit Lions
|
W 17–10
|
3–5
|
Ford Field
|
62,657
|
| 10
|
November 14
|
Cincinnati Bengals
|
L 10–17
|
3–6
|
FedExField
|
87,786
|
| 11
|
November 21
|
at Philadelphia Eagles
|
L 6–28
|
3–7
|
Lincoln Financial Field
|
67,720
|
| 12
|
November 28
|
at Pittsburgh Steelers
|
L 7–16
|
3–8
|
Heinz Field
|
63,707
|
| 13
|
December 5
|
New York Giants
|
W 31–7
|
4–8
|
FedExField
|
87,872
|
| 14
|
December 12
|
Philadelphia Eagles
|
L 14–17
|
4–9
|
FedExField
|
90,089
|
| 15
|
December 18
|
at San Francisco 49ers
|
W 26–16
|
5–9
|
Monster Park
|
65,710
|
| 16
|
December 26
|
at Dallas Cowboys
|
L 10–13
|
5–10
|
Texas Stadium
|
63,705
|
| 17
|
January 2
|
Minnesota Vikings
|
W 21–18
|
6–10
|
FedExField
|
78,876
|
Game summaries
Week 2
| |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|
| Redskins |
7 |
0 | 0 | 7 |
14 |
| • Giants |
0 |
20 | 0 | 0 |
20 |
- Date: September 19
- Location: Giants Stadium
- Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Elapsed time: 3:11
- Game attendance: 78,767
- Game weather: 62°F; wind 16
- Referee: Tom White
- Television network: Fox
|
|
| Scoring summary |
|---|
| | Q1 | 7:24 | WAS | Cooley 7-yard pass from Brunell (Hall kick) | WAS 7–0 |
| | Q2 | 12:53 | NYG | Carter 38-yard pass from Warner (Christie kick) | Tied 7–7 |
| | Q2 | 6:21 | NYG | Green 16-yard fumble return (Christie kick) | NYG 14–7 |
| | Q2 | 4:34 | NYG | Christie 38-yard field goal | NYG 17–7 |
| | Q2 | 0:37 | NYG | Christie 22-yard field goal | NYG 20–7 |
| | Q4 | 12:01 | WAS | Portis 13-yard pass from Ramsey (Hall kick) | NYG 20–14 |
|
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