NFL team season
The 2014 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 83rd season in the National Football League (NFL) and the first season under head coach Jay Gruden . The Redskins finished the season 4–12, slightly improving on their 3–13 record from 2013 and resulted in the departure of defensive coordinator Jim Haslett .[ 1]
Draft
Draft trades
The Redskins traded their first-round selection , along with their 2012 first- and second-round selections and their 2013 first-round selection to the St. Louis Rams in exchange for the Rams' 2012 first-round selection.
The Redskins traded their original second-round selection (No. 34 overall) to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for the Cowboys' second- (No. 47 overall) and third- (No. 78 overall) round selections.
The Redskins traded their original sixth-round selection (No. 178 overall) to the Tennessee Titans in exchange for the Titans' sixth- (No. 186 overall) and seventh- (No. 228 overall) round selections.
Staff
2014 Washington Redskins staff
Front office
Owner – Daniel Snyder
General manager/president – Bruce Allen
Senior executive – A. J. Smith
Personnel executive – Doug Williams
Vice president of football administration – Eric Schaffer
Director of player personnel – Scott Campbell
Director of pro personnel – Alex Santos
Director of football operations – Paul Kelly
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
Director of player development – Malcolm Blacken
Head strength and conditioning – Ray Wright
Assistant strength and conditioning – Chad Englehart
Final roster
2014 Washington Redskins final roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
Practice squad
Rookies in italics
53 active, 14 inactive, 10 practice squad
Preseason
Regular season
Schedule
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 1: at Houston Texans
Week 1: Washington Redskins at Houston Texans – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Redskins
0
6
0 0 6
Texans
0
14
0 3 17
at NRG Stadium , Houston, Texas
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
HOU – Randy Bullock 42-yard field goal, 1:55. Texans 17–6. Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 6:32.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 2: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
Week 2: Jacksonville Jaguars at Washington Redskins – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Jaguars
0
7
0 3 10
Redskins
7
14
3 17 41
at FedExField , Landover, Maryland
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
WAS – Alfred Morris 1-yard run (Kai Forbath kick), 14:18. Redskins 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 3:31.
WAS – Alfred Morris 1-yard run (Kai Forbath kick), 7:28. Redskins 21–0. Drive: 10 plays, 92 yards, 5:10.
JAX – Marcedes Lewis 63-yard pass from Chad Henne (Josh Scobee kick), 1:40. Redskins 21–7. Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 1:35.
Third quarter
WAS – Kai Forbath 36-yard field goal, 8:30. Redskins 24–7. Drive: 10 plays, 13 yards, 4:21.
Fourth quarter
WAS – Niles Paul 2-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Kai Forbath kick), 14:17. Redskins 31–7. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 4:40.
WAS – Kai Forbath 42-yard field goal, 10:40. Redskins 34–7. Drive: 6 plays, 5 yards, 2:32.
JAX – Josh Scobee 36-yard field goal, 6:50. Redskins 34–10. Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 3:50.
WAS – Silas Redd 14-yard run (Kai Forbath kick), 1:52. Redskins 41–10. Drive: 8 plays, 41 yards, 4:58.
Top passers
Top rushers
JAX – Chad Henne – 3 rushes, 17 yards
WAS – Alfred Morris – 22 rushes, 85 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
Week 3: at Philadelphia Eagles
Game information
First quarter
WAS – Darrel Young 4-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Kai Forbath kick), 8:42. Redskins 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 82 yards, 6:18.
PHI – Chris Polk 102-yard kickoff return (Cody Parkey kick), 8:29. Tied 7–7. Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:13.
WAS – Pierre Garçon 4-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Kai Forbath kick), 2:09. Redskins 14–7. Drive: 12 plays, 87 yards, 6:20.
Second quarter
WAS – Kai Forbath 49-yard field goal, 8:49. Redskins 17–7. Drive: 12 plays, 41 yards, 5:34.
PHI – Jordan Matthews 11-yard pass from Nick Foles (Cody Parkey kick), 5:48. Redskins 17–14. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:01.
WAS – Kai Forbath 44-yard field goal, 1:15. Redskins 20–14. Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 4:33.
PHI – Jordan Matthews 11-yard pass from Nick Foles (Cody Parkey kick), 0:09. Eagles 21–20. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 1:06.
Third quarter
PHI – Cody Parkey 38-yard field goal, 12:03. Eagles 24–20. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 2:57.
PHI – Cody Parkey 33-yard field goal, 8:04. Eagles 27–20. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 3:05.
WAS – DeSean Jackson 81-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Kai Forbath kick), 2:04. Tied 27–27. Drive: 1 play, 81 yards, 0:09.
Fourth quarter
PHI – Jeremy Maclin 27-yard pass from Nick Foles (Cody Parkey kick), 7:34. Eagles 34–27. Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 2:33.
PHI – Cody Parkey 51-yard field goal, 5:55. Eagles 37–27. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:32.
WAS – Roy Helu 1-yard rush (Kai Forbath kick), 4:16. Eagles 37–34. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:39.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 4: vs. New York Giants
Week 4: New York Giants at Washington Redskins – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Giants
7
17
7 14 45
Redskins
0
7
7 0 14
at FedExField, Landover, Maryland
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
NYG – Larry Donnell 6-yard pass from Eli Manning (Josh Brown kick), 14:14. Giants 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:45.
WAS – Andre Roberts 18-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Kai Forbath kick), 8:50. Giants 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:24.
NYG – Larry Donnell 6-yard pass from Eli Manning (Josh Brown kick), 2:16. Giants 21–7. Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 6:34.
NYG – Josh Brown 29-yard field goal, 0:00. Giants 24–7. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 1:16.
Third quarter
WAS – Alfred Morris 20-yard run (Kai Forbath kick), 12:57. Giants 24–14. Drive: 5 plays, 83 yards, 2:03.
NYG – Daniel Fells 2-yard pass from Eli Manning (Josh Brown kick), 4:19. Giants 31–14. Drive: 4 plays, 35 yards, 1:19.
Fourth quarter
NYG – Eli Manning 1-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 14:07. Giants 38–14. Drive: 5 plays, 22 yards, 1:22.
NYG – Andre Williams 1-yard run (Josh Brown kick), 6:05. Giants 45–14. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 5:25.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 5: vs. Seattle Seahawks
Week 5: Seattle Seahawks at Washington Redskins – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Seahawks
7
10
0 10 27
Redskins
0
7
3 7 17
at FedExField, Landover, Maryland
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
SEA – Steven Hauschka 40-yard field goal, 9:04. Seahawks 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 31 yards, 4:49.
SEA – Russell Wilson 9-yard run (Steven Hauschka kick), 4:37. Seahawks 17–0. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 2:44.
WAS – DeSean Jackson 60-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Kai Forbath kick), 2:32. Seahawks 17–7. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 2:05.
Third quarter
WAS – Kai Forbath 27-yard field goal, 10:41. Seahawks 17–10. Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 4:19.
Fourth quarter
SEA – Marshawn Lynch 9-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Steven Hauschka kick), 6:31. Seahawks 24–10. Drive: 12 plays, 53 yards, 7:33.
WAS – Andre Roberts 6-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Kai Forbath kick), 3:35. Seahawks 24–17. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 2:56.
SEA – Steven Hauschka 43-yard field goal, 0:21. Seahawks 27–17. Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 3:14.
Top passers
Top rushers
SEA – Russell Wilson – 11 rushes, 122 yards, TD
WAS – Alfred Morris – 13 rushes, 29 yards
Top receivers
Week 6: at Arizona Cardinals
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
WAS – DeSean Jackson 64-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Kai Forbath kick), 14:03. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 82 yards, 4:05.
WAS – Kai Forbath 28-yard field goal, 8:20. Redskins 10–7. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 4:09.
ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 24-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Chandler Catanzaro kick), 0:31. Cardinals 14–10. Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 2:18.
WAS – Kai Forbath 43-yard field goal, 0:02. Cardinals 14–13. Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 0:29.
Third quarter
ARI – Chandler Catanzaro 33-yard field goal, 4:13. Cardinals 17–13. Drive: 14 plays, 69 yards, 7:23.
Fourth quarter
ARI – Chandler Catanzaro 49-yard field goal, 12:54. Cardinals 20–13. Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards, 4:50.
ARI – Chandler Catanzaro 37-yard field goal, 10:27. Cardinals 23–13. Drive: 6 plays, 8 yards, 2:13.
WAS – Pierre Garçon 5-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Kai Forbath kick), 2:17. Cardinals 23–20. Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 1:26.
ARI – Rashad Johnson 28-yard interception return (Chandler Catanzaro kick), 0:18. Cardinals 30–20.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 7: vs. Tennessee Titans
Week 7: Tennessee Titans at Washington Redskins – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Titans
3
7
0 7 17
Redskins
3
3
7 6 19
at FedExField, Landover, Maryland
Game information
First quarter
WAS – Kai Forbath 31-yard field goal, 10:08. Redskins 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:52.
TEN – Ryan Succop 36-yard field goal, 3:41. Tied 3–3. Drive: 4 plays, −3 yards, 1:31.
Second quarter
WAS – Kai Forbath 31-yard field goal, 7:34. Redskins 6–3. Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 5:18.
TEN – Kendall Wright 14-yard pass from Charlie Whitehurst (Ryan Succop kick), 1:04. Titans 10–6. Drive: 5 plays, 37 yards, 2:09.
Third quarter
WAS – Pierre Garçon 70-yard pass from Colt McCoy (Kai Forbath kick), 12:27. Redskins 13–10. Drive: 2 plays, 71 yards, 0:48.
Fourth quarter
WAS – Kai Forbath 27-yard field goal, 13:27. Redskins 16–10. Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, 1:55.
TEN – Derek Hagan 38-yard pass from Charlie Whitehurst (Ryan Succop kick), 7:41. Titans 17–16. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 5:46.
WAS – Kai Forbath 22-yard field goal, 0:00. Redskins 19–17. Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 3:14.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 8: at Dallas Cowboys
Week 8: Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 OT Total
Redskins
3
0
7 7 3 20
Cowboys
0
7
3 7 0 17
at AT&T Stadium , Arlington, Texas
Date : Game time : 8:30 p.m. EDT/7:30 p.m. CDTGame weather : None (retractable roof closed)Game attendance : 87,055Referee : Tony CorrenteTV announcers (ESPN) : Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden and Lisa SaltersRecap , Gamebook
Game information
First quarter
WAS – Kai Forbath 44-yard field goal, 9:48. Redskins 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 2:39.
Second quarter
Third quarter
WAS – Alfred Morris 5-yard run (Kai Forbath kick), 9:51. Redskins 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 5:09.
DAL – Dan Bailey 21-yard field goal, 4:03. Tied 10–10. Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 1:40.
Fourth quarter
WAS – Colt McCoy 7-yard run (Kai Forbath kick), 13:38. Redskins 17–10. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 5:25.
DAL – Jason Witten 25-yard pass from Brandon Weeden , 9:27. Tied 17–17. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:11.
Overtime
WAS – Kai Forbath 40-yard field goal, 9:43. Redskins 20–17. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 5:17.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Colt McCoy made his first start as a Redskin. With the win, the Redskins snapped an eight-game losing streak against division opponents.
Week 9: at Minnesota Vikings
Game information
First quarter
WAS – Kai Forbath 36-yard field goal, 6:16. Redskins 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 62 yards, 7:49.
Second quarter
Third quarter
MIN – Matt Asiata 1-yard run (Blair Walsh kick), 10:44. Vikings 14–10. Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 2:15.
WAS – DeSean Jackson 13-yard pass from Robert Griffin III (Kai Forbath kick), 7:23. Redskins 17–14. Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 3:21.
WAS – Kai Forbath 26-yard field goal, 1:57. Redskins 20–14. Drive: 9 plays, 43 yards, 3:26.
Fourth quarter
MIN – Matt Asiata 7-yard run (Blair Walsh kick), 13:00. Vikings 21–20. Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 3:57.
WAS – Alfred Morris 2-yard run (run failed), 9:01. Redskins 26–21. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:59.
MIN – Matt Asiata 1-yard run (Matt Asiata run), 3:27. Vikings 29–26. Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 5:34.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 11: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week 11: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Washington Redskins – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Buccaneers
10
3
7 7 27
Redskins
0
7
0 0 7
at FedExField, Landover, Maryland
Date : November 16Game time : 1:00 p.m. ESTGame weather : Cloudy, 45 °F (7 °C)Game attendance : 77,442Referee : Bill Vinovich TV announcers (Fox) : Dick Stockton, Kirk Morrison and Kristina PinkRecap , Gamebook
Week 12: at San Francisco 49ers
Week 12: Washington Redskins at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Redskins
0
7
3 3 13
49ers
7
3
0 7 17
at Levi's Stadium , San Francisco, California
Date : November 23Game time : 4:25 p.m. EST/1:25 p.m. PST Game weather : Cloudy, 62 °F (17 °C)Game attendance : 70,799Referee : Walt AndersonTV announcers (CBS) : Kevin Harlan and Rich GannonRecap , Gamebook
Week 13: at Indianapolis Colts
With the loss, Washington fell to 3–9, 2–2 against the AFC South, and was officially eliminated from playoff contention for a second straight year.
Week 14: vs. St. Louis Rams
Week 14: St. Louis Rams at Washington Redskins – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Rams
0
6
18 0 24
Redskins
0
0
0 0 0
at FedExField, Landover, Maryland
Week 15: at New York Giants
Week 15: Washington Redskins at New York Giants – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Redskins
3
7
3 0 13
Giants
7
0
10 7 24
at MetLife Stadium , East Rutherford, New Jersey
Date : December 14Game time : 1:00 p.m. ESTGame weather : Cloudy, 43 °F (6 °C)Game attendance : 77,628Referee : Jeff TripletteTV announcers (Fox) : Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Tony SiragusaRecap , Gamebook
Week 16: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Week 16: Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Eagles
7
7
0 10 24
Redskins
10
0
14 3 27
at FedExField, Landover, Maryland
Date : Game time : 4:30 p.m. ESTGame weather : Cloudy, 37 °F (3 °C)Game attendance : 78,897Referee : Carl CheffersTV announcers (NFLN) : Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon and Stacey Dales Recap , Gamebook
Week 17: vs. Dallas Cowboys
Week 17: Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Cowboys
17
10
0 17 44
Redskins
7
3
0 7 17
at FedExField, Landover, Maryland
Standings
Division
Conference
Honors
Prior to the 2014 season, three Redskins were voted onto the NFL Network 's Top 100 Players of 2014 . Pierre Garçon was voted by his peers as the 80th best player overall in the league while DeSean Jackson and Trent Williams landed at spots 63 and 60, respectively. While Williams improved in rank from #99 in 2013, teammates Robert Griffin III and Alfred Morris , who were voted 15th and 64th the previous season, did not make the 2014 list.[ 3]
References
Formerly the Boston Braves (1932), Boston Redskins (1933–1936), Washington Redskins (1937–2019), and Washington Football Team (2020–2021)
Based in Landover, Maryland
Headquartered in Ashburn, Virginia
Franchise Stadiums Key personnel Culture and lore Rivalries Division championships (15) Conference championships (5) League championships (2) Super Bowl championships (3) Hall of Famers Affiliations
Formerly the Boston Braves (1932), Boston Redskins (1933–1936), Washington Redskins (1937–2019), and Washington Football Team (2020–2021)