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Throwback Thursday: Mitchell Hauls in 50-Yard Pass For The Win

September 23, 2021 by Mark Solway

On this day in Washington history – September 23rd, 1962 – Washington edged the Browns 17-16 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.

It was 16-10 Browns late in the fourth, until Bobby Mitchell hauled in a 50-yard pass from Norm Snead. Mitchell took it to the house and gave Washington the lead for good. Snead only completed eight passes in the game, and was sacked four times.

1962 was Mitchell’s second best season stats-wise. He caught 72 balls for 1384 yards, and caught a career high eleven touchdowns. He was named to the Pro Bowl for the second time, and was named First Team All pro.

Wallpaper Wednesday: King Of Payne – Daron Payne

September 22, 2021 by Mark Solway

Up next in our Wallpaper Wednesday edition is The King Of Payne – Daron Payne.

The former first round draft pick for Washington is in his fourth season, and played more snaps than anyone else on the defensive line last year (881). He finished 2020 with 54 tackles, three sacks, three forced fumbles, one interception, and one fumble recovery.

Washington picked up the option on Payne’s contract this past spring, ensuring that he will be in Washington in 2022 as well.

It hasn’t panned out as expected yet in 2021, but Payne, Chase Young, Montez Sweat and Jonathan Allen are arguably the most formidable Defensive Line in football.

The season is young.

There will be Payne.

Washington Given Second Chance; Heinicke Notches First Win

June 1, 2025September 17, 2021 by Mark Solway

Did the Washington Football Team actually just catch a break? It doesn’t seem that often of late, that a critical bounce or call seemed to go Washington’s way. Yet last night, Washington got a favourable call, and rode it to their first win of the young season. The first win for Taylor Heinicke, in his NFL career.

Up And Down We Go

The fourth quarter of last night’s Thursday tilt between Washington and the New York Giants was an absolute roller coaster. The lead changed hands three times in the last five minutes of play. There was a game-winning field goal attempt as the clock was running dry. Then there was another game-winning field goal attempt when the clock had run dry.

Throwback Thursday: Riley Smith Beats Giants Single-Handedly

June 1, 2025September 16, 2021 by Mark Solway

On this day in Washington Football history – September 16th, 1937 – Washington beat the New York Giants 13-3. It was opening day for the 1937 season, and 24,500 fans lined Griffith Stadium for what was technically the first ever Washington ~~Redskins~~ game. The season before, the franchise was still in Boston and called the Boston ~~Redskins~~.

Wallpaper Wednesday: 2021 Schedule Wallpapers

June 1, 2025September 15, 2021 by Mark Solway

My apologies for the “late” nature of these schedule wallpapers, but I was offline for an extended period. The original plan was to post these weekly for a few weeks leading up to the season. Due to their tardy nature, I am posting them all today.

It is a long tradition at THN dating back to the early 2000’s for us to create schedule wallpapers for the season. This year, most of the wallpapers posted on Wallpaper Wednesday were created for mobile devices and at 1080×1920 resolution.

Enjoy! And share!

Finally Back In Black Again

September 15, 2021 by Mark Solway

Sometimes life serves you lemons and there is no lemonade to be found.

An unforeseen life hiccup caused me to be offline for much longer than expected, my apologies.

Things have smoothed out now, and I look forward to trying to bring you some interesting Washington Football Team content in 2021.

As for Sunday, what do you even say?

It was bad, then it was good, and then it was bad again.

Happy Father’s Day To All The Dads In Washington Nation

June 20, 2021 by Mark Solway

We would just like to wish a Happy Father’s Day to all the Dads out there in Washington Nation. It is the single greatest job in the world. Enjoy celebrating the job that you do today. And more importantly…

Former Washington Offensive Lineman Ron Saul Passes Away

June 1, 2025June 17, 2021 by Mark Solway

Former Washington offensive lineman Ron Saul has passed away at the age of 73. He was a guard for Washington from 1976 tthrough 1982.

“On behalf of Dan and Tanya Snyder and the entire Washington Football Team, we send our heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Ron Saul,” the team said in a released statement.

Washington Wraps Up 2021 Mini Camp: WFT News And Notes

June 1, 2025June 13, 2021 by Mark Solway

The Washington Football Team wrapped up their three-day 2021 Mini Camp on Thursday. While these workouts are glorified walk-throughs, and no contact is involved, here are some of the observations coming out of camp.

Quarterback Situation

Much has been made about bringing in veteran quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick in the off-season. By most accounts, Fitzpatrick had a decent camp. He did throw a few interceptions, but in his first experience in a new offense, that’s to be expected.

Washington Sign Offensive and Defensive Lineman Before Mini Camp

June 1, 2025June 8, 2021 by Mark Solway

The Washington football team made two minor roster moves yesterday, signing veteran defensive tackle Gabe Wright and interior offensive lineman Najee Toran. Both were signed just before mini camp began.

Wright has played in 15 career games since entering the NFL in 2015. He was a fourth round pick of Detroit, but he has also spent time in Cleveland, Philadelphia, Miami, Oakland and Jacksonville. He also played in the XFL before it folded.