My first Game - Share your memories.

[Capt. Kaos]

October 13, 1997, Jack Kent Cooke Stadium, Raljon, md
I sat in section 104, row 1, seat 14

Dallas Cowboys visit the Washington Redskins for the first monday night football game in the new stadium.
Redskins won the game 21-16!

It was by far the most exciting night of my life. I was giddy like a school girl for weeks before the game and was nearly unbearable on game day.

Emmitt Smith ran out of bounds right in front of me and I cursed him with everything I had in my body.
Highlight of the game was Leslie Shepard grabbing a 48 yard bomb right in front of me.

I don't think I will ever lose this memory. The only Redskins memory that come close is the playoff game vs. the Lions.

[hail2skins]

First live Redskins game ever was a preseason game at RFK against the Steelers in the mid-70s.

First regular season game was the 1982 opener against Philly at the Vet. Sat in the lower endzone, Eagles were ahead 27-14 after three, Skins came back to go ahead but then the Eagles did the same, but Moseley nailed a long FG at the gun to send it to OT, and then won it. Exciting start to a season that, although interrupted by a two-month strike, turned out to be a magic carpet ride.

First game at RFK was 1986 against the Giants. Sat in the upper deck end zone. Both teams 11-2, but the Giants controlled us that day 24-14. Even after we beat Chicago in the playoffs, had no confidence we were going to beat NY in the NFCCG, especially after they beat San Fran 49-3.

First JKC/FedEx game was in 1997 against the Jags, which we won. Flew back from Hawaii the day before. Have been to at least 90 percent of the other games at FedEx since.

[balki1867]

October 12, 1992, just after my 12th birthday.

The Redskins easily handled the Denver Broncos on Monday Night Football. The highlight of the game came at the end when Art Monk caught 3 straight passes to (at the time) break Steve Largent's alltime career mark for receptions. I was sitting in the endzone (above the Budweiser sign) in a tiny section that was below the upper deck (the M- sections). At some point the people who designed RFK realized that entire piece of concourse looked over the field and they added what was basically 5-10 rows of bleachers with a metal wall separating it from the concourse. Anyways, we were sitting against that wall and my ears were ringing the whole game because people sitting in our row were pounding on the wall to make noise.

[LetThePointsSoar]

One of these days I'm gonna take the time to write out the long version because it's a very cool story....but my first game, to which I wore Sean's jersey to, ended up being the last game ST21 ever played, 11/12/07. RIP ST21.

[skinsmarydu]

can't even...I think we moved to the area when I was in 1st grade...just always been a Redskin, and no hate to my hubby, will be one till I'm gone.
HTTR!

[Gibbs Hog Heaven]

Outside of SHF's brilliant thread on the Giants B/S, I do believe this is my favourite thread of the year.

Loving reading everyone's personal experiences.

Hail.

[Voice_of_Reason]

Mine was some time in the 1980's. 'Skins vs. Eagles at RFK. Upper deck. We pounded them. I don't know the exact year. I was probably about 7 or 8 years old.

Then I took a hiatus. I started scratching up money here and there, and started going to a game or two per year starting in 1992. I went to about 18 in a row where I saw them lose. I contemplated not going to the 'Skins vs. Detroit playoff game, just because I could be bad luck. But, I thought, with our history, that might be the only playoff game at home for a while, so I went. And we won!

Then I went to a number of other regular season games, and they lost all of them. I think the next game I saw them win was the home opener in 2007, my first year as a season ticket holder, when Gibbs went for a 40 yard FG on 1st down in OT.

Been to many since, haven't seen a lot of wins, gave up my season tickets after the 2010 season after getting rogered by the ticket office twice. Now I just go to the games I want to.

Mine was vs. the Jets at RFK circa 93 or 94. Jets won 3-0. Yep.

First game at Fedex was 41-35 vs. Cowboys (Rocket Ismail). Yep.

I don't know if I would ever go back if I went to the 3-0 loss to the Jets. I remember watching it on TV, and being so mad that I threw a remote against a wall.

I can STILL see Ismail running down the middle of the field in that Dallas loss. I think that might have been the hardest loss to swallow of my life.

My first game was in 1999 against the Bears. Skins went ahead 45-0 in the 3rd quarter, highlighted by Dan Wilkinson's 88 yard interception return for a TD in the 1st quarter. Just absolutely an amazing time.

That '99 team was pretty good. If it wasn't for a really really amazing bounce on a fumble in TB, when the QB fumbled the ball and it bounced right back to him, they might have been in the NFC Championship game. We forget that season sometimes, it was a pretty good season.

First game: 2007 Giants @ Redskins (the Lombardi uniform throwback day).

Skins got out to a good lead at half, then fell apart in the second half. Game ended on two Ladell Betts goal line runs that got stuffed.

Second game: 2010 Texans @ Redskins

Skins actually looked pretty good, only to blow the game at the end because Doughty was covering Andre Johnson.

Was at both of those games. My memory of the first were 3 things: 1. Yelling, somewhere at the 8 minute mark of the second half that the 'Skins had gotten their first 1st down of the second half. 2. Riggins saying on the radio that the 2 Betts runs looked a whole lot like "70 Chip" and 3. McD5 trying to figure out how to defend Betts for WEEKS after 2 failed goal line attempts, with Portis standing on the sideline.

For personal reasons, I wish that I had never gone to that Texans game.

Outside of SHF's brilliant thread on the Giants B/S, I do believe this is my favourite thread of the year.

Loving reading everyone's personal experiences.

Hail.

How long do you have to keep that damn sig?

I agree, great thread. Lots of fun to read.

[CrabR]

1958 Browns vs Skins at Griffith stadium. I did not care about the game all I wanted to do was get warm

[PatFischer37]

1974 - final regular season game at rfk before playoffs
Skins vs bears
Sonny j's last game at rfk
Charley Taylor scored
Duane Thomas scored
Newly acquired joe thesismann did mop up duty in 2nd half
Deacon jones got to kick an extra pt
Skins win 42-0

[757SeanTaylor21]

Outside of SHF's brilliant thread on the Giants B/S, I do believe this is my favourite thread of the year.

Loving reading everyone's personal experiences.

Hail.

Thank you, thank you. I enjoy reading everybody's first experiences. I'm so stoked. This girl that's a cowboys fan made a bet with me if redskins win I get a rg3 jersey and a massage and if we lose I owe her a pair of boots and a massage. Lol WE BETTER WIN!

[More Complete]

December 13, 1987, RFK, Redskins beat the cowgirls 24-20. I bragged about it in elementary school the next few days. Good times.

[cphil006]

Opening game for the 1991 season... beating Detroit 45-0.... we acually scored another TD, but accepted the penalty to negate the TD and kneeled in the red zone to run out the clock... a sign of things to come that year... RFK shook and their were chants of "We Want Dallas"

It was Simply... Electrifying....

[Squidley]

1977 Redskins vs. Rams... Joe Namath played for the Rams and we won 17-14 if i remember right

[pjfootballer]

1958 Browns vs Skins at Griffith stadium. I did not care about the game all I wanted to do was get warm

Wow, I'd love to hear more about this game. My Mom said she used to go with her Uncle to Griffith Stadium. She's about your age (65) and you were about 8 when you went to that game?

[LittleTinyUnbornBaby]

First game was at Texas Stadium and we lost, I don't remember the score or anything about the game except my Dad told me that I almost got in a fight with another little tyke my age at the time, which was about 7.
What I consider to be my first game, since I remember it, was at Fed Ex against Green Bay 2 years ago, with McNabb during Shanny first year. I'll Never for get the bomb Anthony Armstrong caught for a TD right below us, and The sound of a Mason Crosby field goal hitting the upright to send us into OT. We Won that game thanks to a LaRon Landry pick and a Gano field goal... it was awesome.
Also went to the Saints game this year and I don't think I need to describe how great that was with RG3 first TD pass being to #88 for 88 yards and him being #10 and we scored 10 points a quarter.

Love going to the games as long as they are not here in Dallas