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The 1947 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 16th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 10th in Washington, D.C. The team failed to improve on their 5–5–1 record from 1946 and finished 4–8. The 1947 Washington Redskins' 416 passing attempts (34.7 per game) are the most by an NFL team in the 1940s.
In 2020, the team retired the controversial Redskins name and briefly played as the Washington Football Team before rebranding as the Commanders in 2022. [ 1 ] Over 93 seasons, the Commanders have a regular season record of 641–648–29 (.497) and a playoff record of 25–21 (.543). [ 2 ]
Lawrence Brown Jr. (born September 19, 1947) is an American former professional football player in the National Football League (NFL) who played running back for the Washington Redskins from 1969 to 1976.
Postseason starters Season Quarterback(s) Notes Ref. 1936: Riley Smith (0–1): 1937: Sammy Baugh (1–0): Baugh led the Redskins to the NFL Championship game against the Chicago Bears, where he finished 17 of 33 for 335 yards and his second-half touchdown passes of 55, 78 and 33 yards gave Washington a 28–21 victory. [155]
In 1947, Pacewic signed with the team that drafted him four years prior, the Washington Redskins.However, the Redskins soon traded him to the Los Angeles Rams, with the stipulation that if the Rams opted to keep him, the team had to give up one of their own players to Washington. [3]
The 1947 NFL season was the 28th regular season of the National Football League. ... Washington Redskins .593 (210-for-354) Touchdown passes: Sammy Baugh
Castiglia left the Colts after just two games and signed with the Washington Redskins of the NFL for the remainder of the 1947 season and seeing action in seven games as a reserve. [23] He carried the ball 104 times for the Redskins in 1947, gaining a career high 426 yards (4.1 yards per carry) and adding another 88 yards through the air. [23]
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