On this day in Washington history – October 7th, 1962 – Washington beat the Los Angeles Rams 20-14 at the District of Columbia aka D.C. Stadium.
Norm Snead led the way with two first touchdown passes, and Washington coasted from there to victory.
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Throwback Thursday: Mitchell Hauls in 50-Yard Pass For The Win
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.
Throwback Thursday: Riley Smith Beats Giants Single-Handedly
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.
Redskins Inactives for Browns Games
Here are todays inactives: QB Colt Brennen will be the 3rd quarterback WR Malcolm Kelly CB Shawn Springs RB Ladell Betts OL Jason Fabini OL Chad Rinehart DE Erasmus James DE Rob Jackson.