Redskins vs. Falcons History, Anecdotes, and Fan Memories

[redskindan07]

Can't remember if it was the 91 playoff game or not, but MC Hammer was there and him and Glanville left the game a couple min early. The chanting of "Jerry, Jerry, Jerry" as they left the field.

Weren't they 2 legit to quit back then?

[Old Bay]

He thought we ran up the score that day. He said something to the affect of "they tried to rip out our souls" or something ridiculous like that. Love it.

That would make sense. Perspective to the mind of an 8 year old!

[balki1867]

1989: Also in Atlanta, this was one year before I learned about satellite dishes and going to sportsbars, so I followed this game via the in-game updates of whatever game was on locally that day. It was a wild affair with both QBs pushing the 400 yard passing mark. Late afternoon game nearing Christmas, Redskins won 31-30, but I want to say we were officially eliminated from playoff contention that day?

I have a really vague memory of this game. I was in the car with my parents on our way to someone's house and were listening to Sonny, Sam and Frank.

1) Pretty early in the game, Joe Gibbs called a timeout to review a 3rd down play. I think it resulted in us getting the first instead of punting (I don't remember the circumstances at all, except that I was upset we wasted a timeout that early when our D could just stop them and we'd get it back)

2) We were down 30-10 and scored 3 TDs late to win.

---------- Post added October-4th-2012 at 01:42 PM ----------

Wasn't the 91-92 playoff game also the game where Jerry sent out the entire team as captains for the coin toss? That guy was a complete clown.

[Hitman21ST]

Gonna be 11-2 come Sunday Night Football

[TD_washingtonredskins]

I won't waste everyone's time with the two games from 1991...we all remember them and they are etched in Redskins lore!

The other two that stand out to me:

1992: I think this game and the Lions game in back-to-back weeks showed me that 1992 would be nothing like 1991. We scratched and clawed our way to beat Atlanta 24-17 (despite drilling them twice in 1991) and then beat Detroit 13-10 at home the following week. So, the two teams that could barely stay on our home field in the playoffs a year earlier, almost beat us at RFK!

2006: This was a disappointing game during a disappointing season. We jumped out on them early with Betts and had either a 14-0 lead early on (we even stopped Vick on 4th and short from around midfield). But we didn't do anything else the rest of the game and they came back on us to win the game going away (24-14).

[Mr. Sinister]

2006: This was a disappointing game during a disappointing season. We jumped out on them early with Betts and had either a 14-0 lead early on (we even stopped Vick on 4th and short from around midfield). But we didn't do anything else the rest of the game and they came back on us to win the game going away (24-14).

I think we also had a punt blocked in that game. Pretty ****ty from what I can recall, but I didn't really care all that much, considering that the season was already over.