2007 Washington Redskins season | |
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Owner | Daniel Snyder |
President | Joe Gibbs |
General manager | Vinny Cerrato |
Head coach | Joe Gibbs |
Offensive coordinator | Al Saunders |
Defensive coordinator | Gregg Williams |
Home field | FedExField |
Results | |
Record | 9–7 |
Division place | 3rd NFC East |
Playoff finish | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Seahawks) 14–35 |
Pro Bowlers | TE Chris Cooley OT Chris Samuels FS Sean Taylor LS Ethan Albright |
AP All-Pros | FS Sean Taylor (2nd team) |
The 2007 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 76th season in the National Football League (NFL). The Redskins finished their regular season with a record of 9–7 and a playoff appearance. This was an improvement over the 2006 season when they went 5–11 and finished last in the NFC East.
Over the course of the season, Washington went 5–3 in home games at FedExField, and 4–4 on the road; they lost 6 of their 7 games by one touchdown or less. After losing to the Seattle Seahawks in the wild card round, Coach Joe Gibbs announced his retirement, thus ending his second stint as head coach of the Redskins. During the season, the tragedy of Sean Taylor's death occurred before a game against the Buffalo Bills. For the first defensive play, they fielded 10 men leaving the usual free safety spot empty to honor Taylor.