1974 Washington Redskins season

1974 Washington Redskins season
1974 Washington Redskins season
Owner	Jack Kent Cooke
Head coach	George Allen
Home field	RFK Stadium
Results
Record	10–4
Division place	2nd NFC East
Playoff finish	Lost Divisional Playoffs; (at Rams) 10–19
Pro Bowlers	SS Ken Houston ; LB Chris Hanburger; WR Charley Taylor; DT Diron Talbert

The 1974 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 43rd season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 38th in Washington, D.C. The team matched on their 10–4 record from 1973. It is also notable for being Deacon Jones' first and only season with the Redskins; as well as being his final year in the NFL.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team

Roster

**1974 Washington Redskins roster**

	Quarterbacks 9 Sonny Jurgensen 17 Billy Kilmer Running backs 43 Larry Brown 44 Moses Denson 25 Mike Hull 28 Herb Mul-Key 47 Duane Thomas Wide receivers 46 Frank Grant 80 Roy Jefferson 24 Bill Malinchak 42 Charley Taylor Tight ends 84 Mike Hancock 87 Jerry Smith		Offensive linemen 56 Len Hauss C 73 Paul Laaveg G 62 Ray Schoenke T 74 George Starke T 78 Walt Sweeney G 60 John Wilbur G Defensive linemen 86 Verlon Biggs DE 77 Bill Brundige DT 61 Dennis Johnson DE 75 Deacon Jones DE 79 Ron McDole DE 64 Manny Sistrunk DT 72 Diron Talbert DT		Linebackers 55 Chris Hanburger 53 Harold McLinton 52 John Pergine 89 Dave Robinson 67 Rusty Tillman Defensive backs 41 Mike Bass CB 45 Speedy Duncan CB 37 Pat Fischer CB 27 Ken Houston SS 23 Brig Owens SS Special teams 4 Mike Bragg P 3 Mark Moseley K		Reserve lists Practice squad Rookies in italics

Pre season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	August 2	New England Patriots	L 16–21	0–1	RFK Stadium	16,405
2	August 9	Houston OIlers	L 3–48	0–2	RFK Stadium	14,768
3	August 18	Buffalo Bills	L 15–16	0–3	RFK Stadium	28,409
4	August 24	at Cleveland Browns	W 20–17	1–3	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	44,528
5	August 30	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 19–21	1–4	RFK Stadium	42,327
6	September 6	Baltimore Colts	W 7–6	2–4	RFK Stadium	29,704

Pre season Game summaries

Week P1 (Friday, August 2, 1974): vs. New England Patriots

Preseason week 1: New England Patriots 21 at Washington Redskins 16 – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Patriots	10	9	0	2	21
Redskins	0	6	7	3	16

at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.

Date: August 2, 1974
Game time: 8:05 p.m. EDT
Game attendance: 16,405
Referee: Bernie Ulman
TV: WMAL-TV

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
NE	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
WAS	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	NE	WAS
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							21	16

Time of Game: 2 hours, 41 minutes

Patriots	Game Statistics	Redskins
	First downs
	Rushes–yards
	Passing yards
	Passes
	Sacked–yards
	Net passing yards
	Total yards
	Return yards
	Punts
	Fumbles–lost
	Penalties–yards

Week P2 (Friday, August 9, 1974): vs. Houston Oilers

Preseason week 2: Houston Oilers 48 at Washington Redskins 3 – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Oilers	7	17	10	14	48
Redskins	3	0	0	0	3

at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.

Date: August 9, 1974
Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
Game attendance: 14,768
TV: WMAL-TV

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
HOU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
WAS	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	HOU	WAS
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							48	3

Time of Game:

Oilers	Game Statistics	Redskins
	First downs
	Rushes–yards
	Passing yards
	Passes
	Sacked–yards
	Net passing yards
	Total yards
	Return yards
	Punts
	Fumbles–lost
	Penalties–yards

Week P3 (Sunday, August 18, 1974): vs. Buffalo Bills

Preseason week 3: Buffalo Bills 16 at Washington Redskins 15 – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bills	0	6	7	3	16
Redskins	3	6	0	6	15

at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.

Date: August 18, 1974
Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
Game attendance: 28,409
TV: WMAL-TV

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
BUF	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
WAS	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	BUF	WAS
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							16	15

Time of Game:

Bills	Game Statistics	Redskins
	First downs
	Rushes–yards
	Passing yards
	Passes
	Sacked–yards
	Net passing yards
	Total yards
	Return yards
	Punts
	Fumbles–lost
	Penalties–yards

Week P4 (Saturday, August 24, 1974): at Cleveland Browns

Preseason week 4: Washington Redskins 20 at Cleveland Browns 17 – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins	0	3	7	10	20
Browns	3	7	7	0	17

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium • Cleveland, Ohio

Date: August 24, 1974
Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
Game attendance: 44,528
TV: WMAL-TV

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
WAS	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
CLE	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	WAS	CLE
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							20	17

Time of Game:

Redskins	Game Statistics	Browns
	First downs
	Rushes–yards
	Passing yards
	Passes
	Sacked–yards
	Net passing yards
	Total yards
	Return yards
	Punts
	Fumbles–lost
	Penalties–yards

Week P5 (Friday, August 30, 1974): vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Preseason week 5: Pittsburgh Steelers 21 at Washington Redskins 19 – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	14	0	7	21
Redskins	7	6	0	6	19

at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.

Date: August 30, 1974
Game time: 9:00 p.m. EDT
Game attendance: 42,327
TV: CBS

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
PIT	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
WAS	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	PIT	WAS
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							21	19

Time of Game:

Steelers	Game Statistics	Redskins
	First downs
	Rushes–yards
	Passing yards
	Passes
	Sacked–yards
	Net passing yards
	Total yards
	Return yards
	Punts
	Fumbles–lost
	Penalties–yards

Week P6 (Friday, September 6, 1974): vs. Baltimore Colts

Preseason week 6: Baltimore Colts 6 at Washington Redskins 7 – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	3	3	0	0	6
Redskins	0	0	7	0	7

at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.

Date: September 6, 1974
Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
Game attendance: 29,704
TV: WMAL-TV

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
BAL	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
WAS	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	BAL	WAS
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							6	7

Time of Game:

Colts	Game Statistics	Redskins
	First downs
	Rushes–yards
	Passing yards
	Passes
	Sacked–yards
	Net passing yards
	Total yards
	Return yards
	Punts
	Fumbles–lost
	Penalties–yards

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 15	at New York Giants	W 13–10	1–0	Yale Bowl	49,849	Recap
2	September 22	St. Louis Cardinals	L 10–17	1–1	RFK Stadium	53,888	Recap
3	September 30	Denver Broncos	W 30–3	2–1	RFK Stadium	54,395	Recap
4	October 6	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 17–28	2–2	Riverfront Stadium	56,175	Recap
5	October 13	Miami Dolphins	W 20–17	3–2	RFK Stadium	54,395	Recap
6	October 20	New York Giants	W 24–3	4–2	RFK Stadium	53,879	Recap
7	October 27	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 20–23	4–3	Busch Memorial Stadium	49,410	Recap
8	November 3	at Green Bay Packers	W 17–6	5–3	Lambeau Field	55,288	Recap
9	November 10	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 27–20	6–3	Veterans Stadium	65,947	Recap
10	November 17	Dallas Cowboys	W 28–21	7–3	RFK Stadium	54,395	Recap
11	November 24	Philadelphia Eagles	W 26–7	8–3	RFK Stadium	54,395	Recap
12	November 28	at Dallas Cowboys	L 23–24	8–4	Texas Stadium	63,243	Recap
13	December 9	at Los Angeles Rams	W 23–17	9–4	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	87,313	Recap
14	December 15	Chicago Bears	W 42–0	10–4	RFK Stadium	52,085	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
St. Louis Cardinals	10	4	0	.714	7–1	8–3	285	218	W1
Washington Redskins	10	4	0	.714	5–3	8–3	320	196	W2
Dallas Cowboys	8	6	0	.571	4–4	6–5	297	235	L1
Philadelphia Eagles	7	7	0	.500	3–5	5–6	242	217	W3
New York Giants	2	12	0	.143	1–7	1–10	195	299	L6

Regular Season Game summaries

Week 1 (Sunday, September 15, 1974): at New York Giants

Week 1: Washington Redskins 13 at New York Giants 10 – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins (1–0)	7	6	0	0	13
Giants (0–1)	3	0	7	0	10

at Yale Bowl • New Haven, Connecticut

Date: September 15, 1974
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C); relative humidity 61%; wind 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn) (Scattered Clouds)
Game attendance: 49,849
Referee: Cal Lepore
TV announcers (CBS): Jack Buck (play-by-play) and Pat Summerall (color commentator)
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Team	Category	Player	Statistics
WAS	Passing	Billy Kilmer	9/19, 83 YDS, 1 INT
	Rushing	Larry Brown	20 CAR, 75 YDS, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jerry Smith	4 REC, 15 YDS
NYG	Passing	Norm Snead	9/22, 69 YDS, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Doug Kotar	14 CAR, 43 YDS, 1 TD
	Receiving	Bob Tucker	3 REC, 43 YDS

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	WAS	NYG
1		—	—	—	Redskins	Fumble recovery returned 28 yards for touchdown by Bass, Moseley kick good	7	0
1					Giants	33-yard field goal by Gogolak	7	3
2					Redskins	Brown 5-yard touchdown run, Moseley kick no good	13	3
3					Giants	Kotar 6-yard touchdown run, Gogolak kick good	13	10
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							13	10

Point spread: Redskins –7
Time of Game:

Redskins	Game Statistics	Giants
13	First downs	12
39–128	Rushes–yards	36–98
109	Passing yards	69
13–23–1	Passes	9–22–2
0–0	Sacked–yards	1–9
109	Net passing yards	60
237	Total yards	158
177	Return yards	116
7–34.4	Punts	7–44.6
1–1	Fumbles–lost	3–2
5–50	Penalties–yards	4–30

Week 2 (Sunday, September 22, 1974): vs. St. Louis Cardinals

Week 2: St. Louis Cardinals 17 at Washington Redskins 10 – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals (2–0)	7	7	3	0	17
Redskins (1–1)	3	7	0	0	10

at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.

Date: September 22, 1974
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C); relative humidity 61%; wind 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn) (Scattered Clouds)
Game attendance: 53,888
Referee: Norm Schachter
TV announcers (CBS): Frank Glieber (play-by-play) and Bart Starr (color commentator)
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Team	Category	Player	Statistics
STL	Passing	Jim Hart	9/17, 56 YDS
	Rushing	Terry Metcalf	7 CAR, 95 YDS, 1 TD
	Receiving	Terry Metcalf	4 REC, 19 YDS
WAS	Passing	Billy Kilmer	19/33, 212 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Duane Thomas	26 CAR, 98 YDS
	Receiving	Larry Smith	5 REC, 31 YDS

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	STL	WAS
1					Redskins	28-yard field goal by Moseley	0	3
1		—	—	—	Cardinals	Fumble recovery returned 71 yards for touchdown by Yankowski, Bakken kick good	7	3
2					Cardinals	Metcalf 75-yard touchdown run, Bakken kick good	14	3
2					Redskins	Reed 11-yard touchdown reception from Kilmer, Moseley kick good	14	10
3					Redskins	46-yard field goal by Bakken	17	10
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							17	10

Point spread: Redskins –9
Time of Game:

Cardinals	Game Statistics	Redskins
12	First downs	21
29–175	Rushes–yards	39–132
56	Passing yards	212
9–17–0	Passes	19–33–1
1–7	Sacked–yards	2–12
49	Net passing yards	200
224	Total yards	332
83	Return yards	99
4–37.8	Punts	3–42.0
1–0	Fumbles–lost	1–1
4–48	Penalties–yards	2–18

Week 3 (Monday, September 30, 1974): vs. Denver Broncos

Week 3: Denver Broncos 3 at Washington Redskins 30 – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos (0–2–1)	0	0	3	0	3
Redskins (2–1)	7	6	0	17	30

at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.

Date: September 30, 1974
Game time: 9:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C); relative humidity 46%; wind 16 miles per hour (26 km/h; 14 kn) (Clear)
Game attendance: 54,395
Referee: Fred Silva
TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford (play-by-play), Howard Cosell (color commentator) and Alex Karras (color commentator)
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Team	Category	Player	Statistics
DEN	Passing	Charley Johnson	11/22, 112 YDS
	Rushing	Otis Armstrong	11 CAR, 32 YDS
	Receiving	Riley Odoms	3 REC, 42 YDS
WAS	Passing	Billy Kilmer	17/23, 223 YDS, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Larry Brown	24 CAR, 47 YDS
	Receiving	Charley Taylor	6 REC, 59 YDS, 2 TDs

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	DEN	WAS
1	9:43				Redskins	Taylor 3-yard touchdown reception from Kilmer, Moseley kick good	0	7
2	11:36				Redskins	37-yard field goal by Moseley	0	10
2	2:45				Redskins	22-yard field goal by Moseley	0	13
3	1:43				Broncos	34-yard field goal by Turner	3	13
4	9:57				Redskins	18-yard field goal by Moseley	3	16
4	3:59				Redskins	Taylor 11-yard touchdown reception from Kilmer, Moseley kick good	3	23
4	0:11				Redskins	Brown 1-yard touchdown run, Moseley kick good	3	30
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							3	30

Point spread: Redskins –3
Time of Game: 2 hours, 48 minutes

Broncos	Game Statistics	Redskins
10	First downs	21
23–53	Rushes–yards	42–100
119	Passing yards	245
12–24–1	Passes	20–26–0
2–13	Sacked–yards	0–0
106	Net passing yards	245
159	Total yards	345
148	Return yards	119
6–36.3	Punts	5–41.2
3–2	Fumbles–lost	1–1
4–17	Penalties–yards	5–34

Week 4 (Sunday, October 6, 1974): at Cincinnati Bengals

Week 4: Washington Redskins 17 at Cincinnati Bengals 28 – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins (2–2)	0	3	0	14	17
Bengals (3–1)	7	7	7	7	28

at Riverfront Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio

Date: October 6, 1974
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C); relative humidity 53%; wind 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn) (Clear)
Game attendance: 56,175
Referee: Bernie Ulman
TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui (play-by-play) and Pat Summerall (color commentator)
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Team	Category	Player	Statistics
WAS	Passing	Billy Kilmer	12/21, 148 YDS
	Rushing	Larry Brown	26 CAR, 63 YDS
	Receiving	Jerry Smith	6 REC, 90 YDS, 1 TD
CIN	Passing	Ken Anderson	12/17, 142 YDS, 1 TD
	Rushing	Ken Anderson	7 CAR, 70 YDS
	Receiving	Boobie Clark	4 REC, 47 YDS

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	WAS	CIN
1		—	—	—	Bengals	Parrish 90-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, Muhlmann kick good	0	7
2					Bengals	Curtis 24-yard touchdown reception from Anderson, Muhlmann kick good	0	14
2					Redskins	31-yard field goal by Moseley	3	14
3		—	—	—	Bengals	Fumble recovery returned 47 yards for touchdown by Parrish, Muhlmann kick good	3	21
4					Bengals	Clark 3-yard touchdown run, Muhlmann kick good	3	28
4					Redskins	Denson 4-yard touchdown reception from Jurgensen, Moseley kick good	10	28
4					Redskins	Smith 22-yard touchdown reception from Jurgensen, Moseley kick good	17	28
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							17	28

Point spread: Redskins +4½
Time of Game:

Redskins	Game Statistics	Bengals
24	First downs	14
34–110	Rushes–yards	30–99
252	Passing yards	142
24–41–0	Passes	12–18–0
3–25	Sacked–yards	1–10
227	Net passing yards	132
337	Total yards	221
149	Return yards	193
6–39.8	Punts	6–41.3
1–1	Fumbles–lost	2–1
4–29	Penalties–yards	5–43

Week 5 (Sunday, October 13, 1974): vs. Miami Dolphins

Week 5: Miami Dolphins 17 at Washington Redskins 20 – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins (3–2)	0	7	3	7	17
Redskins (3–2)	0	0	3	17	20

at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.

Date: October 13, 1974
Game time: 1:05 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C); relative humidity 71%; wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn) (Overcast)
Game attendance: 54,395
Referee: Gordon McCarter
TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph (play-by-play) and Al DeRogatis (color commentator)
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Team	Category	Player	Statistics
MIA	Passing	Bob Griese	11/24, 139 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Larry Csonka	18 CAR, 58 YDS
	Receiving	Howard Twilley	4 REC, 43 YDS, 1 TD
WAS	Passing	Sonny Jurgensen	26/39, 303 YDS, 2 TDs, 3 INTs
	Rushing	Larry Brown	10 CAR, 16 YDS
	Receiving	Larry Smith	8 REC, 61 YDS, 1 TD

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	MIA	WAS
2	11:07				Dolphins	Ginn 6-yard touchdown run, Yepremian kick good	7	0
3	2:57				Redskins	32-yard field goal by Yepremian	10	0
3	0:16				Redskins	40-yard field goal by Moseley	10	3
4	14:53				Redskins	Jefferson 37-yard touchdown reception from Jurgensen, Moseley kick good	10	10
4	9:42				Redskins	41-yard field goal by Moseley	10	13
4	1:46				Dolphins	Twilley 13-yard touchdown reception from Griese, Yepremian kick good	17	13
4	0:16				Redskins	Smith 6-yard touchdown reception from Jurgensen, Moseley kick good	17	20
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							17	20

Point spread: Redskins +5
Time of Game: 2 hours, 40 minutes

Dolphins	Game Statistics	Redskins
16	First downs	15
39–107	Rushes–yards	18–26
139	Passing yards	303
11–24–2	Passes	26–39–3
2–13	Sacked–yards	1–4
126	Net passing yards	299
233	Total yards	325
89	Return yards	207
5–41.2	Punts	2–36.5
2–1	Fumbles–lost	1–1
3–20	Penalties–yards	6–47

Week 6 (Sunday, October 20, 1974): vs. New York Giants

Week 6: New York Giants 3 at Washington Redskins 24 – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants (1–5)	0	3	0	0	3
Redskins (4–2)	0	7	14	3	24

at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.

Date: October 20, 1974
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 42 °F (6 °C); relative humidity 51%; wind 12 miles per hour (19 km/h; 10 kn) (Mostly Cloudy)
Game attendance: 53,879
Referee: Tom Bell
TV announcers (CBS): Brent Musburger (play-by-play), Pat Summerall (color commentator) and Jane Chastain (sideline reporter)
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Team	Category	Player	Statistics
NYG	Passing	Norm Snead	9/17, 61 YDS, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Doug Kotar	14 CAR, 26 YDS
	Receiving	Joe Dawkins	4 REC, 14 YDS
WAS	Passing	Sonny Jurgensen	17/30, 174 YDS, 3 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Moses Denson	9 CAR, 53 YDS
	Receiving	Charley Taylor	6 REC, 59 YDS

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	NYG	WAS
1					Giants	30-yard field goal by Gogolak	3	0
2					Redskins	Jefferson 2-yard touchdown reception from Jurgensen, Moseley kick good	3	7
2					Redskins	Brown 10-yard touchdown reception from Jurgensen, Moseley kick good	3	14
2					Redskins	Denson 15-yard touchdown reception from Jurgensen, Moseley kick good	3	21
4					Redskins	37-yard field goal by Moseley	3	24
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							3	24

Point spread: Redskins –13½
Time of Game:

Giants	Game Statistics	Redskins
10	First downs	18
28–57	Rushes–yards	29–80
120	Passing yards	181
15–29–5	Passes	20–36–1
1–6	Sacked–yards	3–15
114	Net passing yards	166
171	Total yards	246
119	Return yards	110
5–36.4	Punts	6–37.2
1–1	Fumbles–lost	2–1
6–61	Penalties–yards	9–70

Week 7 (Sunday, October 27, 1974): at St. Louis Cardinals

Week 7: Washington Redskins 20 at St. Louis Cardinals 23 – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins (4–3)	0	10	3	7	20
Cardinals (7–0)	9	7	7	0	23

at Busch Memorial Stadium • St. Louis, Missouri

Date: October 27, 1974
Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C); relative humidity 53%; wind 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h; 5.2 kn) (More Than Half Cloudy)
Game attendance: 49,410
Referee: Fred Swearingen
TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall (play-by-play) and Tom Brookshier (color commentator)
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Team	Category	Player	Statistics
WAS	Passing	Sonny Jurgensen	20/29, 201 YDS, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Moses Denson	17 CAR, 77 YDS
	Receiving	Jerry Smith	5 REC, 40 YDS
STL	Passing	Jim Hart	15/19, 200 YDS, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Jim Otis	11 CAR, 51 YDS
	Receiving	Earl Thomas	4 REC, 106 YDS, 1 TD

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	WAS	STL
1		—	—	—	Cardinals	Interception returned 53 yards for touchdown by Wehrli, Bakken kick no good (blocked)	0	6
1					Redskins	47-yard field goal by Bakken	0	9
2					Cardinals	Thomas 52-yard touchdown reception from Hart, Bakken kick good	0	16
2					Redskins	48-yard field goal by Moseley	3	16
2					Redskins	Brown 2-yard touchdown reception from Jurgensen, Moseley kick good	10	16
3					Redskins	34-yard field goal by Moseley	13	16
3					Cardinals	Anderson 17-yard touchdown reception from Hart, Bakken kick good	13	23
4					Redskins	Brown 13-yard touchdown reception from Jurgensen, Moseley kick good	20	23
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							20	23

Point spread: Redskins Pick'em
Time of Game:

Redskins	Game Statistics	Cardinals
19	First downs	15
30–116	Rushes–yards	27–115
201	Passing yards	200
20–29–1	Passes	15–20–0
4–25	Sacked–yards	1–10
176	Net passing yards	190
292	Total yards	305
124	Return yards	165
4–33.5	Punts	3–39.3
1–0	Fumbles–lost	1–0
1–5	Penalties–yards	6–45

Week 8 (Sunday, November 3, 1974): at Green Bay Packers

Week 8: Washington Redskins 17 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins (5–3)	0	3	7	7	17
Packers (3–5)	3	3	0	0	6

at Lambeau Field • Green Bay, Wisconsin

Date: November 3, 1974
Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 40 °F (4 °C); relative humidity 72%; wind 12 miles per hour (19 km/h; 10 kn) (Overcast)
Game attendance: 55,288
Referee: Fred Silva
TV announcers (CBS): Frank Glieber (play-by-play) and Tommy Mason (color commentator)
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Team	Category	Player	Statistics
WAS	Passing	Billy Kilmer	14/24, 159 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Moses Denson	13 CAR, 47 YDS
	Receiving	Moses Denson	4 REC, 9 YDS
GB	Passing	John Hadl	9/15, 99 YDS, 1 INT
	Rushing	John Brockington	20 CAR, 78 YDS
	Receiving	John Brockington	6 REC, 25 YDS

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	WAS	GB
1					Packers	29-yard field goal by Marcol	0	3
2					Redskins	40-yard field goal by Moseley	3	3
2					Packers	46-yard field goal by Marcol	3	6
3					Redskins	Grant 22-yard touchdown reception from Kilmer, Moseley kick good	10	6
4		—	—	—	Redskins	Interception returned 14 yards for touchdown by McLinton, Moseley kick good	17	6
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							17	6

Point spread: Redskins –3
Time of Game:

Redskins	Game Statistics	Packers
14	First downs	15
36–100	Rushes–yards	30–96
159	Passing yards	166
14–24–2	Passes	17–35–3
3–22	Sacked–yards	1–8
137	Net passing yards	158
237	Total yards	254
116	Return yards	111
7–38.9	Punts	7–40.3
1–0	Fumbles–lost	0–0
8–45	Penalties–yards	4–30

Week 9 (Sunday, November 10, 1974): at Philadelphia Eagles

Week 9: Washington Redskins 27 at Philadelphia Eagles 20 – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins (6–3)	7	0	10	10	27
Eagles (4–5)	7	7	6	0	20

at Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Date: November 10, 1974
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C); relative humidity 44%; wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn) (Mostly Clear)
Game attendance: 65,947
Referee: Bob Frederic
TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall (play-by-play) and Tom Brookshier (color commentator)
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Team	Category	Player	Statistics
WAS	Passing	Sonny Jurgensen	14/23, 172 YDS, 1 TD
	Rushing	Larry Brown	7 CAR, 28 YDS
	Receiving	Charley Taylor	9 REC, 155 YDS, 1 TD
PHI	Passing	Roman Gabriel	24/47, 211 YDS, 3 TDs, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Tom Sullivan	16 CAR, 29 YDS
	Receiving	Don Zimmerman	5 REC, 61 YDS

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	WAS	PHI
1					Eagles	Carmichael 6-yard touchdown reception from Gabriel, Dempsey kick good	0	7
1					Redskins	Thomas 1-yard touchdown run, Moseley kick good	7	7
2					Eagles	Carmichael 13-yard touchdown reception from Gabriel, Dempsey kick good	7	14
3					Eagles	Sullivan 1-yard touchdown reception from Gabriel, Dempsey kick no good (run failed)	7	20
3		—	—	—	Redskins	Fumble recovery returned 0 yards for touchdown by Hanburger, Moseley kick good	14	20
3					Redskins	40-yard field goal by Moseley	17	20
4					Redskins	35-yard field goal by Moseley	20	20
4					Redskins	Taylor 40-yard touchdown reception from Jurgensen, Moseley kick good	27	20
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							27	20

Point spread: Redskins –6½
Time of Game:

Redskins	Game Statistics	Eagles
15	First downs	23
23–46	Rushes–yards	31–84
258	Passing yards	211
21–42–1	Passes	24–48–2
4–33	Sacked–yards	2–28
225	Net passing yards	183
271	Total yards	267
164	Return yards	182
7–41.3	Punts	9–33.0
0–0	Fumbles–lost	2–1
9–67	Penalties–yards	6–47

Week 10 (Sunday, November 17, 1974): vs. Dallas Cowboys

Week 10: Dallas Cowboys 21 at Washington Redskins 28 – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys (5–5)	0	0	7	14	21
Redskins (7–3)	7	21	0	0	28

at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.

Date: November 17, 1974
Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C); relative humidity 59%; wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn) (Scattered Clouds)
Game attendance: 54,395
Referee: Bernie Ulman
TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall (play-by-play) and Tom Brookshier (color commentator)
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Team	Category	Player	Statistics
DAL	Passing	Roger Staubach	16/38, 174 YDS, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Calvin Hill	16 CAR, 67 YDS
	Receiving	Billy Joe DuPree	6 REC, 92 YDS, 2 TDs
WAS	Passing	Billy Kilmer	11/19, 161 YDS, 1 TD
	Rushing	Charlie Evans	15 CAR, 42 YDS, 1 TD
	Receiving	Roy Jefferson	4 REC, 87 YDS, 1 TD

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	DAL	WAS
1					Redskins	Theismann 3-yard touchdown run, Moseley kick good	0	7
2					Redskins	Evans 6-yard touchdown run, Moseley kick good	0	14
2		—	—	—	Redskins	Houston 58-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, Moseley kick good	0	21
2					Redskins	Jefferson 31-yard touchdown reception from Kilmer, Moseley kick good	0	28
3					Cowboys	DuPree 10-yard touchdown reception from Staubach, Herrera kick good	7	28
3					Cowboys	Newhouse 3-yard touchdown run, Herrera kick good	14	28
4					Cowboys	DuPree 4-yard touchdown reception from Staubach, Herrera kick good	21	28
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							21	28

Point spread: Redskins –1½
Time of Game:

Cowboys	Game Statistics	Redskins
18	First downs	13
31–152	Rushes–yards	37–100
174	Passing yards	161
16–38–1	Passes	11–19–0
5–30	Sacked–yards	1–9
144	Net passing yards	152
296	Total yards	252
127	Return yards	146
8–39.4	Punts	9–35.0
1–0	Fumbles–lost	2–1
7–55	Penalties–yards	4–20

Week 11 (Sunday, November 24, 1974): vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week 11: Philadelphia Eagles 7 at Washington Redskins 26 – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles (4–7)	0	0	7	0	7
Redskins (8–3)	3	10	7	6	26

at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.

Date: November 24, 1974
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C); relative humidity 57%; wind 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn) (Mostly Clear)
Game attendance: 54,395
Referee: Pat Haggerty
TV announcers (CBS): Lindsey Nelson (play-by-play) and Bart Starr (color commentator)
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Team	Category	Player	Statistics
PHI	Passing	Roman Gabriel	18/28, 163 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Tom Sullivan	19 CAR, 76 YDS
	Receiving	Charle Young	5 REC, 52 YDS
WAS	Passing	Billy Kilmer	18/24, 172 YDS, 1 TD
	Rushing	Duane Thomas	20 CAR, 65 YDS, 1 TD
	Receiving	Roy Jefferson	5 REC, 56 YDS

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	PHI	WAS
1					Redskins	37-yard field goal by Moseley	0	3
2					Redskins	38-yard field goal by Moseley	0	6
2					Redskins	Smith 2-yard touchdown reception from Kilmer, Moseley kick good	0	13
3					Eagles	Carmichael 3-yard touchdown reception from Gabriel, Dempsey kick good	7	13
3		—	—	—	Redskins	Jones 102-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, Moseley kick good	7	20
4					Redskins	Thomas 3-yard touchdown run, Moseley kick no good	7	26
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							7	26

Point spread: Redskins –10
Time of Game:

Eagles	Game Statistics	Redskins
14	First downs	19
24–79	Rushes–yards	41–131
163	Passing yards	172
18–29–2	Passes	18–24–0
3–28	Sacked–yards	0–0
135	Net passing yards	172
214	Total yards	303
113	Return yards	177
4–36.0	Punts	4–34.0
4–3	Fumbles–lost	2–0
4–20	Penalties–yards	4–41

Week 12 (Thursday, November 28, 1974): at Dallas Cowboys

Week 12: Washington Redskins 23 at Dallas Cowboys 24 – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins (8–4)	3	6	7	7	23
Cowboys (7–5)	3	0	14	7	24

at Texas Stadium • Irving, Texas

Date: November 28, 1974
Game time: 2:45 p.m. EST
Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C); relative humidity 59%; wind 11 miles per hour (18 km/h; 9.6 kn) (Scattered Clouds)
Game attendance: 63,243
Referee: Jim Tunney
TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall (play-by-play), Tom Brookshier (color commentator), Bart Starr (color commentator) and Frank Glieber (sideline reporter)
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Team	Category	Player	Statistics
WAS	Passing	Billy Kilmer	8/17, 112 YDS, 1 TD
	Rushing	Duane Thomas	18 CAR, 55 YDS, 1 TD
	Receiving	Roy Jefferson	2 REC, 49 YDS
DAL	Passing	Clint Longley	11/20, 203 YDS, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Robert Newhouse	16 CAR, 66 YDS
	Receiving	Drew Pearson	5 REC, 108 YDS, 1 TD

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	WAS	DAL
1					Cowboys	24-yard field goal by Herrera	0	3
1					Redskins	45-yard field goal by Moseley	3	3
2					Redskins	34-yard field goal by Moseley	6	3
2					Redskins	39-yard field goal by Moseley	9	3
3					Redskins	Thomas 9-yard touchdown reception from Kilmer, Moseley kick good	16	3
3					Cowboys	DuPree 35-yard touchdown reception from Longley, Herrera kick good	16	10
3					Cowboyss	Garrison 70-yard touchdown run, Herrera kick good	16	17
4					Redskins	Thomas 19-yard touchdown run, Moseley kick good	23	17
4					Cowboys	Pearson 50-yard touchdown reception from Longley, Herrera kick good	23	24
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							23	24

Point spread: Redskins Pick'em
Time of Game:

Redskins	Game Statistics	Cowboys
11	First downs	23
33–105	Rushes–yards	38–134
112	Passing yards	272
8–17–0	Passes	15–32–1
1–10	Sacked–yards	4–33
102	Net passing yards	239
207	Total yards	373
123	Return yards	101
5–42.2	Punts	3–40.0
1–1	Fumbles–lost	4–4
5–38	Penalties–yards	6–26

Thanksgiving Day

Diron Talbert knocked Roger Staubach out of the game.

Week 13 (Monday, December 9, 1974): at Los Angeles Rams

Week 13: Washington Redskins 23 at Los Angeles Rams 17 – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins (9–4)	0	20	3	0	23
Rams (9–4)	10	0	7	0	17

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, California

Date: December 9, 1974
Game time: 9:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 87,313
Referee: Bernie Ulman
TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford (play-by-play), Howard Cosell (color commentator) and Alex Karras (color commentator)
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Team	Category	Player	Statistics
WAS	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
LA	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	WAS	LA
1					Rams	37-yard field goal by Ray	0	3
1					Rams	Jackson 20-yard touchdown reception from Harris, Ray kick good	0	10
2					Redskins	Jefferson 27-yard touchdown reception from Kilmer, Bragg kick no good	6	10
2					Redskins	Brown 2-yard touchdown reception from Kilmer, Bragg kick good	13	10
2					Redskins	Smith 3-yard touchdown reception from Kilmer, Bragg kick good	20	10
3					Rams	McCutchen 9-yard touchdown run, Ray kick good	20	17
3					Redskins	25-yard field goal by Bragg	23	17
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							23	17

Point spread:
Time of Game:

Redskins	Game Statistics	Rams
	First downs
	Rushes–yards
	Passing yards
	Passes
	Sacked–yards
	Net passing yards
	Total yards
	Return yards
	Punts
	Fumbles–lost
	Penalties–yards

Week 14 (Sunday, December 15, 1974): vs. Chicago Bears

Week 14: Chicago Bears 0 at Washington Redskins 42 – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears (4–10)	0	0	0	0	0
Redskins (10–4)	0	21	7	14	42

at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.

Date: December 15, 1974
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 52,085
Referee: Chuck Heberling
TV announcers (CBS): Dick Stockton (play-by-play) and Johnny Unitas (color commentator)
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Team	Category	Player	Statistics
PIT	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
WAS	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	CHI	WAS
2					Redskins	Brown 1-yard touchdown run, Bragg kick good	0	7
2					Redskins	Brown 4-yard touchdown run, Bragg kick good	0	14
2					Redskins	Taylor 11-yard touchdown reception from Jurgensen, Bragg kick good	0	21
3					Redskins	Taylor 13-yard touchdown reception from Theismann, Bragg kick good	0	28
4					Redskins	Thomas 14-yard touchdown run, Bragg kick good	0	35
4					Redskins	Evans 1-yard touchdown run, Jones kick good	0	42
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							0	42

Point spread:
Time of Game:

Bears	Game Statistics	Redskins
	First downs
	Rushes–yards
	Passing yards
	Passes
	Sacked–yards
	Net passing yards
	Total yards
	Return yards
	Punts
	Fumbles–lost
	Penalties–yards

Stats

Passing

Passing
Player	Pos	G	GS	QBrec	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Int	Int%	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Lng	Rate	Sk	Yds	NY/A	ANY/A	Sk%	4QC	GWD
Kilmer	QB	11	10	7–3–0	137	234	58.5	1632	10	4.3	6	2.6	51	7.0	6.7	11.9	148.4	83.5	13	96	5.3	6.22	5.94
Jurgensen	QB	14	4	3–1–0	107	167	64.1	1185	11	6.6	5	3.0	44	7.1	7.1	11.1	84.6	94.5	10	69	5.6	6.31	6.28	2	2
Theismann	QB	9	0		9	11	81.8	145	1	9.1	0	0.0	69	13.2	15.0	16.1	16.1	149.1	2	11	15.4	10.31	11.85
Brown	RB	11	11		1	1	100.0	16	0	0.0	0	0.0	16	16.0	16.0	16.0	1.5	118.7	0	0	0.0	16.00	16.00
Team Total		14		10–4–0	254	413	61.5	2978	22	5.3	11	2.7	69	7.2	7.1	11.7	212.7	90.0	25	176	5.7	6.40	6.27	2	2
Opp Total		14			197	399	49.4	2102	13	3.3	25	6.3		5.3	3.10	10.7	150.1	49.9	31	256	7.2	4.3	2.3

Rushing

Rushing
Player	Pos	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G
Brown	RB	11	11	163	430	3	16	2.6	39.1	14.8
Denson	FB	13	8	103	391	0	23	3.8	30.1	7.9
Thomas	RB	11	3	95	347	5	66	3.7	31.5	8.6
Smith	RB	7	6	55	149	0	13	2.7	21.3	7.9
Evans	RB	6	0	32	79	2	9	2.5	13.2	5.3
Kilmer	QB	11	10	6	27	0	10	4.5	2.5	0.5
Cunningham	RB	2	0	5	17	0	5	3.4	8.5	2.5
Theismann	QB	9	0	3	12	1	12	4.0	1.3	0.3
Smith	TE	14	14	1	5	0	5	5.0	0.4	0.1
Mul-Key	RB	7	0	1	3	0	3	3.0	0.4	0.1
Taylor	WR	14	14	1	–1	0	–1	–1.0	–0.1	0.1
Jurgensen	QB	14	4	4	–6	0	0	–1.5	–0.4	0.3
Grant	WR	14	1	1	–10	0	–10	–10.0	–0.7	0.1
Team Total		14		470	1443	11	66	3.1	103.1	33.6
Opp Total		14		414	1439	7		3.5	102.8	29.6

Receiving

Receiving
Player	Pos	G	GS	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Ctch%
Taylor	WR	14	14	54	738	13.7	5	51	3.9	52.7	0.0%
Smith	TE	14	14	44	554	12.6	3	30	3.1	39.6	0.0%
Jefferson	WR	14	13	43	654	15.2	4	43	3.1	46.7	0.0%
Brown	RB	11	11	37	388	10.5	4	34	3.4	35.3	0.0%
Denson	FB	13	8	26	174	6.7	2	27	2.0	13.4	0.0%
Smith	RB	7	6	23	137	6.0	1	14	3.3	19.6	0.0%
Thomas	RB	11	3	10	31	3.1	1	9	0.9	2.8	0.0%
Grant	WR	14	1	9	196	21.8	1	69	0.6	14.0	0.0%
Reed	TE	14	0	4	36	9.0	1	11	0.3	2.6	0.0%
Evans	RB	6	0	2	44	22.0	0	44	0.3	7.3	0.0%
Cunningham	RB	2	0	2	26	13.0	0	18	1.0	13.0	0.0%
Team Total		14		254	2978	11.7	22	69	18.1	212.7
Opp Total		14		197	1846	9.4	13		14.1	131.9

Kicking

Kicking
		Games		0–19		20–29		30–39		40–49		50+		Scoring
Player	Pos	G	GS	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	Lng	FG%	XPA	XPM	XP%
Moseley	K	13	0	1	1	5	2	13	9	10	6	1		30	18	48	60.0%	29	27	93.1%
Bragg	P	14	0			1	1							1	1	25	100.0%	8	7	87.5%
Jones	DE	14	1															1	1	100.0%
Team Total		14		1	1	6	3	13	9	10	6	1		31	19		61.3%	38	35	92.1%
Opp Total		14												15	10		66.7%	24	22	91.7%

Punting

Punting
Player	Pos	G	GS	Pnt	Yds	Lng	Blck	Y/P
Bragg	P	14	0	74	2823	57	1	38.1
Team Total		14		74	2823	57	1	38.1
Opp Total		14		80	3072			38.4

Kick Return

Kick Return
Player	Pos	G	GS	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt
Jones	CB	13	0	23	672	1	102	29.2
Mul-Key	RB	7	0	10	285	0	59	28.5
Evans	RB	6	0	4	60	0	19	15.0
Smith	RB	7	6	2	57	0	29	28.5
Denson	FB	13	8	2	49	0	27	24.5
Bass	RCB	14	14	1	22	0	22	22.0
Ryczek	LS	14	0	1	11	0	11	11.0
Tillman	LB	14	1	1	10	0	10	10.0
Dusek	LB	14	0	1	0	0	0	0.0
Team Total		14		45	1166	1	102	25.9
Opp Total		14		64	1379	0		21.5

Punt Return

Punt Return
Player	Pos	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R
Theismann	QB	9	0	15	157	0	44	10.5
Mul-Key	RB	7	0	13	140	0	17	10.8
Jones	CB	13	0	8	54	0	13	6.8
Houston	SS	14	14	6	81	1	58	13.5
Duncan	DB	2	0	3	19	0	11	6.3
Stone	DB	14	0	1	2	0	2	2.0
Team Total		14		46	453	1	58	9.8
Opp Total		14		50	458	1		9.2

Sacks

Sacks
Player	Pos	G	GS	Sk
Talbert	RDT	14	14	10.0
Brundige	LDT	14	13	6.5
McDole	LDE	14	13	4.5
Biggs	RDE	14	14	4.0
Jones	DE	14	1	3.0
Johnson	DE	13	0	2.5
Hanburger	RLB	14	14	2.0
Robinson	LLB	14	14	1.5
Team Total		14		31
Opp Total		14		25

Interceptions

Interceptions
Player	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD
Stone	DB	14	0	5	95	0	31
Owens	FS	14	14	4	59	0	24
Hanburger	RLB	14	14	4	6	0	5
Fischer	LCB	14	14	3	52	0	30
Bass	RCB	14	14	3	33	1	28
Houston	SS	14	14	2	40	0	37
Robinson	LLB	14	14	2	29	0	29
McLinton	MLB	13	13	1	14	1	14
Salter	DB	3	0	1	0	0	0
Team Total		14		25	328	2	37
Opp Total		14

Fumbles

Fumbles
Player	Pos	G	GS	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD
Kilmer	QB	11	10		3	1	0	0
Jurgensen	QB	14	4		2	2	–11	0
Evans	RB	6	0		2	1	0	0
Brown	RB	11	11		2	0	0	0
Denson	FB	13	8		1	2	0	0
Smith	TE	14	14		1	1	0	0
Houston	SS	14	14		1	0	0	0
Jefferson	WR	14	13		1	0	0	0
Jones	CB	13	0		1	0	0	0
Smith	RB	7	6		1	0	0	0
Thomas	RB	11	3		1	0	0	0
Bass	RCB	14	14		0	3	8	0
Biggs	RDE	14	14		0	3	0	0
Hanburger	RLB	14	14		0	2	0	1
McDole	LDE	14	13		0	2	0	0
Dusek	LB	14	0		0	1	0	0
McLinton	MLB	13	13		0	1	0	0
Robinson	LLB	14	14		0	1	0	0
Talbert	RDT	14	14		0	1	0	0
Team Total		14			16	21	–3	1
Opp Total		14			28	13		2

Tackles

Tackles
Player	Pos	G	GS	Comb	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sfty
Team Total		14
Opp Total		14

Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary
Player	Pos	G	GS	RshTD	RecTD	PR TD	KR TD	FblTD	IntTD	OthTD	AllTD	XPM	XPA	FGM	FGA	Sfty	Pts	Pts/G
Team Total		14		11	22	1	1	1	2		38	35	38	19	31		320
Opp Total		14		7	12	1		2	1		24	22	24	10	15		196

Team

Team
			Total Yds & TO					Passing							Rushing					Penalties
Player	PF	Yds	Ply	Y/P	TO	FL	1stD	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	NY/A	1stD	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	1stD	Pen	Yds	1stPy
Team Stats	320	4245	908	4.7	20	9	249	254	413	2802	22	11	6.4	156	470	1443	11	3.1	77	78	621	16
Opp Stats	196	3285	844	3.9	40	15	210	197	399	1846	13	25	4.3	114	414	1439	7	3.5	79	69	529	17
Lg Rank Offense	4	12			2	2	10		3	1	2	2	5		14	23	18	26
Lg Rank Defense	4	2			4	8	5		19	5	8	3	2		3	3	2	6

Quarter-by-quarter

Quarter-by-quarter
Team	1	2	3	4	OT	T
Redskins	37	120	61	102	0	320
Opponent	49	41	71	35	0	196

Playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Venue	Attendance	Recap
Divisional	December 22	at Los Angeles Rams	L 10–19	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	80,118	Recap

Playoff Game Officials

Playoff
Round	Opponent	Referee	Umpire	Head Linesman	Line Judge	Back Judge	Field Judge	Alternate
NFC Divisional Playoff	@ Los Angeles	(40) Pat Haggerty	(57) Joe Connell	(39) Jack Fette	(89) Gordon Wells	(73) Pat Knight	(34) Fritz Graf

NFC Divisional Playoffs (Sunday, December 22, 1974): at Los Angeles Rams

NFC Divisional Playoffs: Washington Redskins 10 at Los Angeles Rams 19 – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins (10–5)	3	7	0	0	10
Rams (11–4)	7	0	3	9	19

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, California

Date: December 22, 1974
Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 80,118
Referee: Pat Haggerty
TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall (play-by-play), Tom Brookshier (color commentator) and Bart Starr (color commentator)
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Team	Category	Player	Statistics
WAS	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
LA	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	WAS	LA
1					Rams	Klein 10-yard touchdown reception from Harris, Ray kick good	0	7
1					Redskins	35-yard field goal by Bragg	3	7
2					Redskins	Denson 1-yard touchdown run, Bragg kick good	10	7
3					Rams	37-yard field goal by Ray	10	10
4					Rams	37-yard field goal by Ray	10	13
4		—	—	—	Rams	Fumble recovery returned 59 yards for touchdown by Robertson, Ray kick no good	10	19
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							10	19

Point spread:
Time of Game:

Redskins	Game Statistics	Rams
	First downs
	Rushes–yards
	Passing yards
	Passes
	Sacked–yards
	Net passing yards
	Total yards
	Return yards
	Punts
	Fumbles–lost
	Penalties–yards

Awards, records, and honors

References

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[1] Pro Football Reference; Washington Redskins at New York Giants – September 15, 1974

[2] Pro Football Reference; St. Louis Cardinals at Washington Redskins – September 22, 1974

[3] Pro Football Reference; Denver Broncos at Washington Redskins – September 30, 1974

[4] Pro Football Reference; Washington Redskins at Cincinnati Bengals – October 6, 1974

[5] Pro Football Reference; Miami Dolphins at Washington Redskins – October 13, 1974

[6] Pro Football Reference; New York Giants at Washington Redskins – October 20, 1974

[7] Pro Football Reference; Washington Redskins at St. Louis Cardinals – October 27, 1974

[8] Pro Football Reference; Washington Redskins at Green Bay Packers – November 3, 1974

[9] Pro Football Reference; Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles – November 10, 1974

[10] Pro Football Reference; Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins – November 17, 1974

[11] Pro Football Reference; Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins – November 24, 1974

[12] Pro Football Reference; Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys – November 28, 1974

[13] Pro Football Reference; Washington Redskins at Los Angeles Rams – December 9, 1974

[14] Pro Football Reference; Chicago Bears at Washington Redskins – December 15, 1974

[15] Pro Football Reference; NFC Divisional Playoffs – Washington Redskins at Los Angeles Rams – December 22, 1974

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