Washington Redskins at New Orleans Saints October 8, 2018 | New Orleans, La Game Release
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WEEK 5 WASHINGTON REDSKINS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS OCTOBER 8, 2018 | NEW ORLEANS, LA GAME RELEASE 21300 Redskin Park Drive | Ashburn, VA 20147 | 703.726.7000 @Redskins | www.Redskins.com REGULAR SEASON - WEEK 5 WASHINGTON REDSKINS (2-1) AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (3-1) Monday, Oct. 8 | 8:15 p.m. ET Mercedes-Benz Superdome (73,208) | New Orleans, La. REDSKINS, SAINTS FACE OFF ON GAME CENTER MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL SERIES HISTORY: Redskins trail all-time series, 17-9 The Washington Redskins will make their fi rst prime time appear- All meetings in regular season play ance of the 2018 season when they face the New Orleans Saints on Last meeting: Nov. 19, 2017 (34-31 OT, NO) Monday Night Football. Kickoff from the Mercedes-Benz Superdome is scheduled for 8:15 p.m. ET. TELEVISION: ESPN The match-up features one of the NFL's premiere defenses against Joe Tessitore (play-by-play) one of the league's top scoring offensive units. Jason Witten (color) The Redskins enter Week 5 following the bye week with the No. 2 Lisa Salters (sidelines) ranked defense in points per game (14.7 avg.). The Redskins are also Booger McFarland (fi eld analyst) ranked third in total yards per game (278.0 avg.) and passing yards per game (187.3 avg.). The unit has not allowed a 300-yard passer this RADIO: Redskins Radio Network season. The Saints rank among the NFL's top fi ve in yards per game Larry Michael (play-by-play) (418.3 avg.) and points per game (34.3 avg.) Chris Cooley (analysis) The offense will look to continue its versatility following a Week 3 Rick “Doc” Walker (sidelines) win over Green Bay. Running back Adrian Peterson's career milestones have added incentives to the 2018 campaign. After passing Jim Brown Westwood One Sports for No. 10 on the NFL's all-time list for rushing yards in Week 1, Peter- Kevin Harlan (play-by-play) son recorded two rushing touchdowns against the Packers to take sole Kurt Warner (color) position of seventh on the NFL's all-time list. Ross Tucker (sidelines) MEDIA CENTER REDSKINS 2018 SCHEDULE/RESULTS REDSKINS PR: PRESEASON Tony Wyllie Senior Vice President [email protected] DATE OPPONENT TV TIME/RESULT Zena Lewis Director of Communications [email protected] Aug. 9 (Thu.) at New England Patriots NBC4/NBCSN 26-17 L Sean DeBarbieri Media Services Coordinator [email protected] Aug. 16 (Thu.) vs. NEW YORK JETS # ESPN/ABC7 15-13 W Tish Carmona Corporate Communications [email protected] Aug. 24 (Fri.) vs. DENVER BRONCOS NBC4/NBCSN 29-17 L MEDIA INFORMATION: Aug. 30 (Thu.) at Baltimore Ravens NBC4/NBCSN 30-20 L Media Guide and Online Media Portal: redskins.1stroundmediagroup.com REGULAR SEASON MEDIA AVAILABILITY: DATE OPPONENT TV TIME/RESULT Tuesday (10/2): No availability Sept. 9 at Arizona Cardinals FOX 24-6 W Wednesday (10/3): 1 p.m.: Practice Sept. 16 vs. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS CBS 21-9 L Jay Gruden press conference following practice Sept. 23 vs. GREEN BAY PACKERS FOX 31-17 W Alex Smith press conference before practice at noon Sept. 30 BYE Open Locker Room following practice Oct. 8 (Mon.) at New Orleans Saints # ESPN 8:15 p.m. Saints Conference Call: Oct. 14 vs. CAROLINA PANTHERS FOX 1:00 p.m.* 3:30 p.m. Head Coach Sean Payton Oct. 21 vs. DALLAS COWBOYS CBS 4:25 p.m.* Oct. 28 at New York Giants FOX 1:00 p.m.* Thursday (10/4): 1 p.m.: Practice Nov. 4 vs. ATLANTA FALCONS FOX 1:00 p.m.* Jay Gruden press conference following practice Nov. 11 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers FOX 1:00 p.m.* Greg Manusky press conference following practice Nov. 18 vs. HOUSTON TEXANS CBS 1:00 p.m.* Open Locker Room following practice Nov. 22 (Thu.) at Dallas Cowboys # FOX 4:30 p.m. Friday (10/5): 12:15 p.m.: Practice Dec. 3 (Mon.) at Philadelphia Eagles # ESPN 8:15 p.m. Jay Gruden press conference following practice Dec. 9 vs. NEW YORK GIANTS FOX 1:00 p.m.* Open Locker Room following practice Dec. 16 at Jacksonville Jaguars FOX 1:00 p.m.* Saturday (10/6): No availability TBD at Tennessee Titans TBD TBD Dec. 30 vs. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES FOX 1:00 p.m.* Sunday (10/7): No availability Monday (10/8): 1 p.m.: Washington Redskins at New Orleans Saints All times Eastern * Subject to Flexible Scheduling Home games bolded # Nationally televised Alumni Homecoming Weekend 2018 WASHINGTON REDSKINS GAME INFORMATION 1 GAME RELEASE CLASS OF 2018: BOBBY BEATHARD ENSHRINED IN THE PRO FOOTBALL FAME RICHMOND, Va. (Aug. 4, 2018) — Former Washington Redskins General Manager Bobby Beathard was enshrined in Canton, Ohio at the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2018. Beathard, the architect behind some of the most legendary teams in Redskins lore, was presented by former Washington Redskins head coach and Pro Football Hall of Famer Joe Gibbs. Beathard’s illustrious career as an NFL executive included 11 sea- sons as General Manager of the Redskins from 1978-88. After taking the job on Feb. 24, 1978, Beathard guided the organization to three Su- per Bowl appearances, including victories in Super Bowls XVII and XXII. Many of the players he acquired remained on the roster for the team’s Super Bowl XXVI victory as well. In Beathard’s 11 seasons as General Manager, the Redskins av- eraged 9.5 wins a year. The team posted a regular season winning percentage of .625 (105-63) in that time frame, best in the NFC and second-best in the NFL. No team in that time frame posted a better postseason winning percentage than the Redskins, who went 11-3 in postseason play in his tenure for a winning percentage of .786. Draft classes during Beathard's tenure featured three members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, including wide receiver Art Monk (1980, Bobby Beathard (L) and Joe Gibbs (R) unveil Beathard's Pro Football Hall of Fame No. 18 overall), guard Russ Grimm (1981, No. 69) and cornerback Dar- bust during the enshrinement ceremony in Canton, Ohio. rell Green (1983, No. 28). - photo courtesy of the Pro Football Hall of Fame The classes also featured four additional members of the Redskins Ring of Fame, including linebacker Monte Coleman (1979, No. 289), de- fensive end Dexter Manley (1981, No. 119), defensive end Charles Mann (1983, No. 84) and quarterback Mark Rypien (1986, No. 146). Additionally, Beathard oversaw the college free agent additions of Redskins Ring of Famers Jeff Bostic and Joe Jacoby and supplement- ed the team with a number of former USFL stars, including quarter- back Doug Williams and wide receivers Gary Clark and Ricky Sanders. All of the players listed were led on the fi eld by Coach Gibbs, the former San Diego Chargers offensive coordinator whom Beathard hired prior to the 1981 season. Beathard began his career as a part-time scout for the American Football League’s Kansas City Chiefs in 1963. He earned an AFL cham- pionship ring with the organization in 1966 en route to the team’s berth in Super Bowl I. He would later serve as a scout for the Atlanta Falcons from 1968-71 and as Director of Player Personnel for the Miami Dol- phins from 1972-77 prior to joining the Redskins. He fi nished his ca- reer as General Manager of the San Diego Chargers, serving in that capacity from 1990-2000. In all, Beathard’s teams made seven Super Bowl appearances, including one by Kansas City (1966), two by Miami (1972-73), three by Washington (1982-83 and 1987) and one by San Diego (1994). Beathard was born in Zanesville, Ohio, on Jan. 24, 1937. He grew up in the Los Angeles area and attended El Segundo H.S. before play- ing quarterback at Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo, where he helped lead the 1957 and 1958 teams to consecutive 9-1 records. NFL WINNING PERCENTAGES (1978-88) Under Beathard's guidance from 1978-88, the Redskins com- piled a 105-63 regular season record (.625, No. 2 in the NFL) and an 11-3 postseason record (.786, No. 1) for a combined winning per- centage of .637, the highest mark in the NFL in that timeframe. COMBINED REGULAR SEASON & POSTSEASON WINNING PCT. (BEATHARD'S TENURE IN WASHINGTON, 1978-88) Team W L T Pct. 1. Washington Redskins 116 66 0 0.637 2. Miami Dolphins 113 67 1 0.627 3. Chicago Bears 108 70 0 0.607 4t. Denver Broncos 106 71 1 0.598 4t. Los Angeles Raiders 107 72 0 0.598 2 2018 WASHINGTON REDSKINS GAME INFORMATION GAME RELEASE WHAT TO WATCH FOR THIS WEEK » Redskins recording 300 or more net yards in a game for a fourth » Davis (1,317) recording 105 receiving yards to move into 9th all- consecutive week and 400 or more yards for the second time this sea- time for a tight end in Redskins history, passing Jamie Asher (1,421). son. » Cornerback Quinton Dunbar recording his second interception » Redskins scoring 20 or more points in the fi rst half for the third of the season giving him a career single season high in interceptions time this season and the fi rst time since scoring that many points in with two. the fi rst half in three games since 2016. » Linebacker Zach Brown recording three tackles for loss to cap- » Alex Smith (2,943) completing 27 passes to pass Boomer Esia- ture 50 for his career.