2021 Washington Football Team season

The 2021 season is the 90th season for the Washington Football Team and their second under head coach Ron Rivera. Some additions and changes include the team hiring Martin Mayhew as general manager and Marty Hurney as another high-ranking executive.[1] With the hiring of Mayhew, who is black, Washington became the first team in NFL history to concurrently have a minority general manager, head coach, and team president.[2] Ryan Kerrigan, the franchise's all-time sack leader, was not retained before becoming a free agent in the offseason and later signed with the division rival Philadelphia Eagles.

For the college football team's season, see 2021 Maryland Terrapins football team.
2021 Washington Football Team season
OwnerDaniel Snyder
PresidentJason Wright
Head coachRon Rivera
General managerMartin Mayhew
Offensive coordinatorScott Turner
Defensive coordinatorJack Del Rio
Home fieldFedExField
Results
Record6–7
Division place2nd NFC East
Uniform

Washington will attempt to improve upon their 7–9 record from the previous season and make the playoffs in consecutive seasons for the first time since the 1991 and 1992 seasons. Washington was also the first team since the 1995 Tampa Bay Buccaneers to have their final five games of the season be within the division.[3]

Draft
Main article: 2021 NFL Draft
2021 Washington Football Team Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
119 Jamin DavisLBKentucky
251 Sam CosmiTTexas
374 Benjamin St-JusteCBMinnesotafrom San Francisco
82 Dyami BrownWRNorth Carolina
4124 John BatesTEBoise State
5163 Darrick ForrestSSCincinnati
6225 Camaron CheesemanLSMichiganfrom Philadelphia
7240 William Bradley-KingDEBaylor
246 Shaka ToneyDEPenn State
258 Dax MilneWRBYUfrom Miami

Notes

  • Washington received a third-round selection from San Francisco in exchange for offensive tackle Trent Williams.[4]
  • Washington received a seventh-round selection and offensive tackle David Sharpe from Las Vegas in exchange for a 2020 sixth-round selection.[5]
  • Washington traded a seventh-round selection (244th overall) to Miami in exchange for a seventh-round selection (258th overall) and offensive guard Ereck Flowers.[6]
  • Washington received sixth- and seventh-round selections (225th and 240th overall) from Philadelphia in exchange for a 2022 fifth-round selection.[7]

Staff
Washington Football Team staff
Front office
Head coach
Offensive coaches
  
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
  • Director of player performance – Brett Nenaber
  • Head strength and conditioning – Chad Englehart

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AFC East
BUF
MIA
NE
NYJ
North
BAL
CIN
CLE
PIT
South
HOU
IND
JAX
TEN
West
DEN
KC
LV
LAC
NFC East
DAL
NYG
PHI
WAS
North
CHI
DET
GB
MIN
South
ATL
CAR
NO
TB
West
ARI
LAR
SF
SEA

Roster
Washington Football Team roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists

Practice squad


Rookies in italics

Roster updated December 17, 2021

41 active, 32 inactive, 16 practice squad (+3 exempt)

→ AFC rosters → NFC rosters

Schedule

Preseason

The preseason was reduced from four games to three with the regular season expanding to 17.

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 12 at New England Patriots L 13–22 0–1 Gillette Stadium Recap
2 August 20 Cincinnati Bengals W 17–13 1–1 FedExField Recap
3 August 28 Baltimore Ravens L 3–37 1–2 FedExField Recap

Regular season
Week Date Time (ET) Opponent Result Record Venue TV Recap
1 September 12 1:00 p.m. Los Angeles Chargers L 16–20 0–1 FedExField CBS Recap
2 September 16 8:20 p.m. New York Giants W 30–29 1–1 FedExField NFLN/WTTG Recap
3 September 26 1:00 p.m. at Buffalo Bills L 21–43 1–2 Highmark Stadium Fox Recap
4 October 3 1:00 p.m. at Atlanta Falcons W 34–30 2–2 Mercedes-Benz Stadium Fox Recap
5 October 10 1:00 p.m. New Orleans Saints L 22–33 2–3 FedExField CBS Recap
6 October 17 1:00 p.m. Kansas City Chiefs L 13–31 2–4 FedExField CBS Recap
7 October 24 1:00 p.m. at Green Bay Packers L 10–24 2–5 Lambeau Field Fox Recap
8 October 31 4:25 p.m. at Denver Broncos L 10–17 2–6 Empower Field at Mile High Fox Recap
9 Bye
10 November 14 1:00 p.m. Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 29–19 3–6 FedExField Fox Recap
11 November 21 1:00 p.m. at Carolina Panthers W 27–21 4–6 Bank of America Stadium Fox Recap
12 November 29 8:15 p.m. Seattle Seahawks W 17–15 5–6 FedExField ESPN Recap
13 December 5 4:05 p.m. at Las Vegas Raiders W 17–15 6–6 Allegiant Stadium Fox Recap
14 December 12 1:00 p.m. Dallas Cowboys L 20–27 6–7 FedExField Fox Recap
15 December 21 7:00 p.m. at Philadelphia Eagles Lincoln Financial Field Fox
16 December 26 8:20 p.m. at Dallas Cowboys AT&T Stadium NBC
17 January 2 1:00 p.m. Philadelphia Eagles FedExField Fox
18 January 9 1:00 p.m. at New York Giants MetLife Stadium Fox

Notes:

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
  • Networks and times from Weeks 16–18 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
  • Week 18 is subject to being flexed to Saturday, January 8.

Week 1: vs. Los Angeles Chargers
Washington vs. the Los Angeles Chargers
Week 1: Los Angeles Chargers at Washington Football Team – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Chargers 7 6 0720
Washington 3 6 7016

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

Game information

Week 2: vs. New York Giants
Washington vs. the New York Giants
Week 2: New York Giants at Washington Football Team – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Giants 7 3 10929
Washington 0 14 31330

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

Game information

A back and forth shootout, Washington capitalized on a late opportunity to escape with a 30-29 win. After Washington took a 14-10 lead into halftime, the Giants scored on their first 4 possessions of the second half to take a 26-20 lead. Washington answered back with a touchdown from Heinicke to Ricky Seals-Jones to take a 27-26 lead, but the Giants capitalized on a late Heinicke interception to take a 29-27 lead. After Washington got into field goal range, Dustin Hopkins missed a 48-yard field goal to win the game. However, the Giants were offside, which nullified the miss and gave Washington one untimed down, since a game cannot end on a defensive penalty. Hopkins made his second attempt from 43 yards to give Washington the win. This was Washington's first win over the Giants since Week 8 of the 2018 season, and improved their record to 1-1 on the season.

Week 3: at Buffalo Bills
Washington vs. the Buffalo Bills
Week 3: Washington Football Team at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Washington 0 14 0721
Bills 7 20 9743

at Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

Game information

Buffalo got out to a 21-0 lead early, and Washington was never able to fully recover in a 43-21 loss. Josh Allen threw for 358 yards and four touchdowns, and ran for another in the fourth to give Buffalo a 43-14 lead. The 43 points allowed were the most points Washington has allowed under Ron Rivera, and were the most points they had allowed since week 17 of the 2019 season against the Dallas Cowboys. Washington dropped to 1-2 on the season.

Week 4: at Atlanta Falcons
Washington vs. the Atlanta Falcons
Week 4: Washington Football Team at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Washington 0 13 91234
Falcons 3 14 6730

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

Game information

Washington was able to recover from an early 10-0 deficit to defeat the Falcons 34-30 behind 290 yards and 3 touchdowns from Taylor Heinicke. After the 10-0 deficit, Washington scored two touchdowns in the second to take a 13-10 lead. After the Falcons took a 17-13 lead into half, DeAndre Carter returned the second half kickoff 101 yards to give the lead back to Washington. The Falcons took back the lead and then extended it to 30-22 early in the fourth, but Heinicke threw two touchdowns in the final four minutes to give Washington the win. The win improved Washington to 2-2 on the season, and 2-0 in the conference.

Week 5: vs. New Orleans Saints
Washington vs. the New Orleans Saints
Week 5: New Orleans Saints at Washington Football Team – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Saints 7 13 01333
Washington 6 7 3622

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

  • Date: October 10
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 68 °F (20 °C)
  • Game attendance: 50,137
  • Referee: Shawn Smith
  • TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Jay Feely
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 6: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Washington vs. the Kansas City Chiefs
Week 6: Kansas City Chiefs at Washington Football Team – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Chiefs 7 3 71431
Washington 3 10 0013

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

Game information

Week 7: at Green Bay Packers
Washington vs. the Green Bay Packers
Week 7: Washington Football Team at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Washington 7 0 0310
Packers 7 7 7324

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Game information

Week 8: at Denver Broncos
Washington vs. the Denver Broncos
Week 8: Washington Football Team at Denver Broncos – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Washington 0 3 7010
Broncos 0 10 0717

at Empower Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

Game information

Week 10: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Washington vs. the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week 10: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Washington Football Team – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Buccaneers 0 6 7619
Washington 6 10 7629

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

  • Date: November 14
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 47 °F (8 °C)
  • Game attendance: 52,128
  • Referee: Brad Rogers
  • TV announcers (Fox): Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth and Shannon Spake
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

In a rematch of their Wild Card matchup from the previous season, Washington upset the Buccaneers 29-19 to end their four-game losing streak. Tom Brady threw two interceptions in the first quarter, which Washington turned into 10 points to take a 13-0 lead early in the second. Tampa cut the lead to 23-19 early in the fourth, but Washington sealed the game with a 10 minute, 19-play touchdown drive. With the win, Washington improved to 3-6 on the season.

Week 11: at Carolina Panthers
Washington vs. the Carolina Panthers
Week 11: Washington Football Team at Carolina Panthers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Washington 0 14 7627
Panthers 7 7 0721

at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

  • Date: November 21
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 58 °F (14 °C)
  • Game attendance: 73,350
  • Referee: Bill Vinovich
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Kugler, Mark Sanchez and Laura Okmin
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Both teams traded a pair of touchdowns in the first half, with Newton throwing for a touchdown while rushing for another while Taylor Heinicke threw for two touchdowns. Washington took their first lead in the third quarter with Heinicke's throwing a touchdown to DeAndre Carter. After the Panthers tied it early in the fourth quarter, Washington got back-to-back field goals from Joey Slye. The Panthers' last shot to win the game was denied when Cam Newton got sacked on fourth down. With the win, Washington won back-to-back games for the first time in the season and improved to 4-6.

Week 12: vs. Seattle Seahawks
Washington vs. the Seattle Seahawks
Week 12: Seattle Seahawks at Washington Football Team – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 2 0615
Washington 3 6 8017

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

Game information

Week 13: at Las Vegas Raiders
Week 13: Washington Football Team at Las Vegas Raiders – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Washington 7 0 01017
Raiders 0 3 3915

at Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada

Game information

Week 14: vs. Dallas Cowboys
Week 14: Dallas Cowboys at Washington Football Team – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Cowboys 18 6 3027
Washington 0 0 81220

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

  • Date: December 12
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 48 °F (9 °C)
  • Game attendance: 61,308
  • Referee: Alex Kemp
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, Greg Olsen and Pam Oliver
  • Recap, GameBook
Game information

Week 15: at Philadelphia Eagles
Week 15: Washington Football Team at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Washington 0 0 000
Eagles 0 0 000

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: December 21
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
  • Referee: Tony Corrente
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Kugler, Mark Sanchez and Laura Okmin
  • Preview

Standings

Division
NFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Dallas Cowboys 9 4 0 .692 3–0 7–1 380 287 W2
Washington Football Team 6 7 0 .462 1–1 5–3 266 324 L1
Philadelphia Eagles 6 7 0 .462 0–2 4–4 337 291 W1
New York Giants 4 9 0 .308 1–2 3–5 232 310 L2

Conference
NFC
# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1[lower-alpha 1] Green Bay Packers North 10 3 0 .769 3–1 8–2 .482 .462 W2
2[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] Tampa Bay Buccaneers South 10 3 0 .769 2–1 6–3 .503 .492 W4
3[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] Arizona Cardinals West 10 3 0 .769 4–1 6–3 .485 .446 L1
4 Dallas Cowboys East 9 4 0 .692 3–0 7–1 .520 .475 W2
Wild cards
5 Los Angeles Rams West 9 4 0 .692 2–2 6–3 .482 .389 W2
6 San Francisco 49ers West 7 6 0 .538 1–4 5–5 .488 .390 W1
7[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4] Washington Football Team East 6 7 0 .462 1–1 5–3 .544 .462 L1
In the hunt
8[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 5] Minnesota Vikings North 6 7 0 .462 2–1 4–4 .503 .456 W1
9[lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 5][lower-alpha 6] Philadelphia Eagles East 6 7 0 .462 0–2 4–4 .482 .365 W1
10[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 5][lower-alpha 6][lower-alpha 7] Atlanta Falcons South 6 7 0 .462 2–3 3–6 .479 .333 W1
11[lower-alpha 7] New Orleans Saints South 6 7 0 .462 1–2 4–5 .527 .551 W1
12[lower-alpha 8] Carolina Panthers South 5 8 0 .385 2–1 3–6 .467 .415 L3
13[lower-alpha 8] Seattle Seahawks West 5 8 0 .385 2–2 2–6 .518 .385 W2
14[lower-alpha 9] New York Giants East 4 9 0 .308 1–2 3–5 .550 .442 L2
15[lower-alpha 9] Chicago Bears North 4 9 0 .308 2–2 2–6 .553 .308 L2
Eliminated from postseason contention
16 Detroit Lions North 1 11 1 .115 1–4 1–7 .518 .462 L1
Tiebreakers[lower-alpha 10]
  1. Green Bay wins tiebreaker over Tampa Bay and Arizona based on conference record.
  2. Tampa Bay wins tiebreaker over Arizona based on strength of victory.
  3. Washington wins tiebreaker over Atlanta and Minnesota based on conference record. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Philadelphia and New Orleans (see below).
  4. Washington wins tiebreaker over Philadelphia based on division record.
  5. Atlanta drops out of the tiebreak with Philadelphia and Minnesota based on conference record; Minnesota wins tiebreaker over Philadelphia based on common record.
  6. Philadelphia wins tiebreaker over Atlanta based on head-to-head victory. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate New Orleans (see below).
  7. Atlanta wins tiebreaker over New Orleans based on head-to-head victory.
  8. Carolina wins tiebreaker over Seattle based on conference record.
  9. NY Giants wins tiebreaker over Chicago based on conference records.
  10. When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

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