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1977 Washington Redskins

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Record: 9-5-0, Finished 2nd in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 196 points (14.0/g), 21st of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 189 points (13.5/g), 4th.
 Differential of 7 points (0.5/g), 13th.
 Expected W-L: 7.3-6.7.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +3 (0.2/g), 11th.

Coached by George Allen (9-5-0)

1977 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 18 box L 0-1 @ New York Giants 17 20 19 261 139 122 2 13 279 113 166 1
2 Sun September 25 box W 1-1 Atlanta Falcons 10 6 15 252 147 105 3 16 341 234 107
3 Sun October 2 box W 2-1 St. Louis Cardinals 24 14 16 361 198 163 1 19 329 223 106 3
4 Sun October 9 box W 3-1 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers 10 0 14 239 118 121 3 11 136 39 97 5
5 Sun October 16 box L 3-2 @ Dallas Cowboys 16 34 12 116 1 115 2 23 435 264 171 3
6 Sun October 23 box L 3-3 New York Giants 6 17 17 227 156 71 4 12 266 162 104 1
7 Sun October 30 box W 4-3 Philadelphia Eagles 23 17 19 312 194 118 1 16 281 150 131 4
8 Mon November 7 box L 4-4 @ Baltimore Colts 3 10 13 206 113 93 2 21 353 163 190 2
9 Sun November 13 box W 5-4 @ Philadelphia Eagles 17 14 18 272 132 140 4 15 284 72 212
10 Mon November 21 box W 6-4 Green Bay Packers 10 9 15 254 95 159 1 17 196 107 89 4
11 Sun November 27 box L 6-5 Dallas Cowboys 7 14 18 334 201 133 1 19 282 132 150 2
12 Sun December 4 box W 7-5 @ Buffalo Bills 10 0 18 264 136 128 2 19 326 180 146 3
13 Sat December 10 box W 8-5 @ St. Louis Cardinals 26 20 16 266 115 151 2 13 309 133 176 4
14 Sat December 17 box W 9-5 Los Angeles Rams 17 14 17 251 118 133 2 20 293 99 194 1

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 196 3615 937 3.9 227 183 383 1863 15 16 4.3 124 502 1752 4 3.5 79 30 14 24
Team Defense 189 4110 962 4.3 356 167 380 2071 12 21 4.9 102 537 2039 8 3.8 234 33 12 20
Lg Rank Offense 21 20 18 7 18 12 6 23 17 23 26 24 8 8
Lg Rank Defense 4 19 13 25 17 9 11 10 18 18 5 16 15 20

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Billy Kilmer 38 QB 8 8 5-3-0 99 201 49.3 1187 8 4.0 7 3.5 59 5.9 4.7 12.0 148.4 66.5 22 180 4.5 3.5 9.9
Joe Theismann 28 qb 14 6 4-2-0 84 182 46.2 1097 7 3.8 9 4.9 52 6.0 4.2 13.1 78.4 57.9 30 241 4.0 2.5 14.2
Team Total 29.0 14 9-5-0 183 383 47.8 2284 15 3.9 16 4.2 59 6.0 4.5 12.5 163.1 62.4 52 421 4.3 3.0 12.0
Opp Total 14 167 380 43.9 2071 12 3.2 21 5.5 5.5 3.3 12.4 147.9 48.9 45 359 4.9 2.1

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Mike Thomas 24 RB 13 13 228 806 3 31 3.5 62.0 17.5 28 245 8.8 2 25 2.2 18.8 1051 5 10
Clarence Harmon 22 FB 12 9 94 310 0 21 3.3 25.8 7.8 14 119 8.5 1 22 1.2 9.9 429 1 1
Calvin Hill 30 14 1 69 257 0 34 3.7 18.4 4.9 18 154 8.6 1 23 1.3 11.0 411 1 3
John Riggins 28 fb 5 5 68 203 0 12 3.0 40.6 13.6 7 95 13.6 2 53 1.4 19.0 298 2 0
Joe Theismann 28 qb 14 6 29 149 1 14 5.1 10.6 2.1 149 1 0
Billy Kilmer 38 QB 8 8 10 20 0 12 2.0 2.5 1.3 20 0 4
Bob Brunet 31 5 0 3 6 0 3 2.0 1.2 0.6 6 0 0
Larry Jones 26 14 0 1 1 0 1 1.0 0.1 0.1 5 55 11.0 0 15 0.4 3.9 56 0 0
Jean Fugett* 26 TE 14 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 36 631 17.5 5 52 2.6 45.1 631 5 1
Frank Grant 27 WR 14 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 34 480 14.1 3 59 2.4 34.3 480 3 0
Danny Buggs 24 wr 14 7 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 26 341 13.1 1 45 1.9 24.4 341 1 0
Charley Taylor 36 WR 12 7 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 14 158 11.3 0 19 1.2 13.2 158 0 0
Jerry Smith 34 9 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 6 6.0 0 6 0.1 0.7 6 0 0
Team Total 29.0 14 502 1752 4 34 3.5 125.1 35.9 183 2284 12.5 15 59 13.1 163.1 4036 19 26
Opp Total 14 537 2039 8 3.8 145.6 38.4 167 2071 12.4 12 11.9 147.9 4110 20 28

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Eddie Brown* 25 RET 14 0 57 452 0 43 7.9 34 852 0 46 25.1 1304
Mark H. Murphy 22 14 0 3 44 0 20 14.7 44
Rusty Tillman 31 14 0 3 39 0 16 13.0 39
Bob Brunet 31 5 0 2 40 0 20 20.0 46
Larry Jones 26 14 0 2 42 0 29 21.0 98
Eddie Moss 29 9 0 2 35 0 21 17.5 35
Clarence Harmon 22 FB 12 9 1 18 0 18 18.0 447
Team Total 29.0 14 57 452 0 43 7.9 47 1087 0 46 23.1 5575
Opp Total 14 50 0 54 1033 0 19.1

Kicking & Punting

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0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Mike Bragg 31 P 14 0 91 3502 56 0 38.5
Mark Moseley 29 K 14 0 1 1 3 3 5 4 22 9 6 4 37 21 56.8% 19 19 100.0%
Team Total 29.0 14 1 1 3 3 5 4 22 9 6 4 37 21 56.8% 19 19 100.0% 91 3502 56 0 38.5
Opp Total 14 29 14 48.3% 21 21 100.0% 95 3477 36.6

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Eddie Brown* 25 RET 14 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 8 0
Bill Brundige 29 ldt 12 6 0 1 0 0
Mike Curtis 34 RLB 14 10 1 1 0 1
Brad Dusek 27 LLB 14 14 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Jean Fugett* 26 TE 14 14 1 1 0 0
Windlan Hall 27 8 0 0 2 0 0
Clarence Harmon 22 FB 12 9 1 0 0 0
Len Hauss 35 C 14 14 1 0 -12 0
Terry Hermeling 31 RG 13 12 0 1 0 0
Calvin Hill 30 14 1 3 1 0 0
Ken Houston* 33 SS 14 14 5 69 0 31 3 2 0 0
Dennis L. Johnson 26 RDE 11 11 0 2 0 0
Billy Kilmer 38 QB 8 8 4 0 0 0
Joe Lavender 28 RCB 14 14 4 36 0 31 0 1 13 0
Ron McDole 38 LDE 14 14 2 15 0 15
Harold McLinton 30 MLB 14 14 0 2 0 0
Ron Saul 29 LG 14 14 0 1 0 0
Jake Scott 32 FS 14 14 3 42 0 25 0 1 1 0
George Starke 29 RT 14 14 0 2 0 0
Diron Talbert 33 RDT 14 14 0 1 0 0
Mike Thomas 24 RB 13 13 10 1 0 0
Gerard Williams 25 LCB 14 11 4 25 0 25 1 2 0 0
Team Total 29.0 14 21 188 0 31 26 24 10 0
Opp Total 14 52 28 16

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Mark Moseley 29 K 14 0 19 21 82
Jean Fugett* 26 TE 14 14 5 30
Mike Thomas 24 RB 13 13 3 2 30
Frank Grant 27 WR 14 14 3 18
John Riggins 28 fb 5 5 2 12
Danny Buggs 24 wr 14 7 1 6
Clarence Harmon 22 FB 12 9 1 6
Calvin Hill 30 14 1 1 6
Joe Theismann 28 qb 14 6 1 6
Team Total 29.0 14 4 15 19 21 196
Opp Total 14 8 12 21 14 189