This article is a list of seasons completed by the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). The list documents the season-by-season records of them from 1932 to present, including postseason records, and league awards for individual players or head coaches. The team was founded as the Boston Braves, being named after the local baseball franchise.[1] The team changed its name the following year to the Redskins and moved to Washington, D.C. in 1937.[2] In 2020, the team retired the Redskins name after longstanding controversies surrounding it and briefly became the Washington Football Team, before choosing the Washington Commanders as their permanent name in 2022.
Washington has played over 1,000 games. In those games, the club won five professional American football championships including two NFL Championships and three Super Bowls. The franchise captured ten NFL divisional titles and six NFL conference championships.[3] Washington won the 1937 and 1942 Championship games, as well as Super Bowl XVII, XXII, and XXVI. They also played in and lost the 1936, 1940, 1943, and 1945 Championship games, as well as Super Bowl VII and XVIII. They have made 24 postseason appearances, and have an overall postseason record of 23 wins and 19 losses. Only five teams have appeared in more Super Bowls than Washington: the New England Patriots (eleven), the Dallas Cowboys, Pittsburgh Steelers, Denver Broncos (eight), and San Francisco 49ers (six); Washington's five appearances are tied with the Oakland Raiders, Miami Dolphins, New York Giants and Green Bay Packers.
All of Washington's league titles were attained during two ten-year spans. From 1936 to 1945, Washington went to the NFL Championship six times, winning two of them.[4] The second period lasted between 1982 and 1991 where Washington appeared in the postseason seven times, captured four Conference titles, and won three Super Bowls out of four appearances.[4] Washington has also experienced failure in its history. The most notable period of failure was from 1946 to 1970, during which they did not have a single postseason appearance.[5] During this period, Washington went without a single winning season between 1956 and 1968.[5] The franchise posted their worst regular season record with a 1–12–1 showing in 1961.[5]