1983 NFC East Title Run
Three-time Super Bowl champions with a legacy spanning from Boston to Washington.
The Washington Commanders are a professional American football team based in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. The Commanders compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) East division. The franchise was founded by George Preston Marshall as the Boston Braves in 1932, were renamed the Boston Redskins the following year, and became the Washington Redskins upon moving to Washington, D.C., in 1937. The Redskins name and logo drew criticism for decades before they were retired in 2020 as part of a wave of name changes during a period of racial unrest in the United States. The team played as the Washington Football Team for two seasons before rebranding as the Commanders in 2022.
Quick Facts
- Head coach
- Joe Gibbs
- Quarterback
- Joe Theismann
- Division title
- NFC East Champions
- Mvp winner
- Joe Theismann (NFL)
- Playoff result
- Lost to Los Angeles Raiders in Super Bowl XVIII
- Key era
- The Gibbs Dynasty Foundation
Lore & Background
Washington appeared in four Super Bowls and won three under owner Jack Kent Cooke, general managers Bobby Beathard and Charley Casserly, and head coach Joe Gibbs from 1982 to 1991. The franchise won Super Bowls XVII (1982), XXII (1987), and XXVI (1991). The 1983 season saw the team lose Super Bowl XVIII (1983) to finish as league runner-up.
Reader's Guide
The Commanders play their home games at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland, and have a headquarters and training facility in Ashburn, Virginia. The team will begin playing at the New Stadium at RFK Campus in 2030. Washington has 14 NFC East division titles and 26 total playoff appearances.
Did You Know?
- The franchise won NFL championships in 1937 and 1942 and Super Bowls XVII (1982), XXII (1987), and XXVI (1991).
- Washington was among the first NFL franchises with an original fight song, 'Hail to the Commanders', which has been played by their marching band after home game touchdowns since 1937.
- The team went without a single winning season from 1956 to 1968 and achieved their worst regular season record in 1961.
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