Washington Commanders

Washington Commanders
Washington Commanders
Current season
Washington Commanders logo	Washington Commanders wordmark
Logo	Wordmark
	Uniforms
Basic info
Established	July 9, 1932
Stadium	Northwest Stadium (Landover, Maryland)
Headquartered	Ashburn, Virginia
Colors	Burgundy, gold, white, black; ;
Fight song	"Hail to the Commanders"
Mascot	Major Tuddy
Website	commanders.com
Personnel
Owner(s)	Josh Harris
President	Mark Clouse
General manager	Adam Peters
Head coach	Dan Quinn
Nicknames
	The Burgundy and Gold; The 'Skins (as the Redskins); The Over-the-Hill Gang (1970s); The Fun Bunch (1980s receiving group); The Hogs (1980s offensive line);
Team history
	Boston Braves (1932); Boston Redskins (1933–1936); Washington Redskins (1937–2019); Washington Football Team (2020–2021); Washington Commanders (2022–present);
Home fields
	Braves Field (1932); Fenway Park (1933–1936); Griffith Stadium (1937–1960); RFK Stadium (1961–1996); Northwest Stadium (1997–present);
League / conference affiliations
	National Football League (1932–present) Eastern Division (1933–1949); American Conference (1950–1952); Eastern Conference (1953–1969) Capitol Division (1967–1969); ; National Football Conference (1970–present) NFC East (1970–present); ;
Championships
	League championships: 5; NFL championships: 2; 1937, 1942; Super Bowl championships: 3; 1982 (XVII), 1987 (XXII), 1991 (XXVI);
	Conference championships: 5 NFC: 1972, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1991;
	Division championships: 15 NFL Eastern: 1936, 1937, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1945; NFC East: 1972, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1991, 1999, 2012, 2015, 2020;
Playoff appearances (26)
	1936, 1937, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1999, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2015, 2020, 2024;
Owner(s)
	George Preston Marshall (1932–1965); Edward Bennett Williams (1965–1979); Jack Kent Cooke (1979–1997); Cooke estate (1997–1999); Daniel Snyder (1999–2023); Josh Harris (2023–present);

The Washington Commanders are a professional American football team based in the Washington metropolitan area. The Commanders compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) East division. The franchise was founded by George Preston Marshall as the Boston Braves in 1932 and changed its name to the Redskins the following year before moving to Washington, D.C., to become the Washington Redskins in 1937. The usage of the term "redskin" was controversial for decades before it was retired in 2020 as part of a wave of national name changes in the wake of the George Floyd protests, with the franchise playing as the Washington Football Team before rebranding as the Commanders in 2022.

The Commanders plays its home games at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland, with its headquarters and training facility located in Ashburn, Virginia. The Commanders have played more than 1,300 games and have won more than 600. Washington was among the first NFL franchises with a fight song, "Hail to the Commanders",^[a] which is played by their marching band after every home game touchdown. The franchise won the 1937 and 1942 NFL championships and Super Bowls XVII, XXII, and XXVI. The Commanders have finished a season as league runner-up six times, losing the 1936, 1940, 1943, and 1945 title games and Super Bowls VII and XVIII. Washington has 26 playoff appearances and 14 division titles, with their three Super Bowl wins tied with the Denver Broncos and Las Vegas Raiders.

All of Washington's championships were attained during two 10-year spans. From 1936 to 1945, the team went to the NFL Championship six times, winning two of them under general manager Jack Espey and head coach Ray Flaherty. The second period lasted from 1982 to 1991 when they won three of the four Super Bowls they appeared in, under owner Jack Kent Cooke, general managers Bobby Beathard and Charley Casserly, and head coach Joe Gibbs. From 1946 to 1970, Washington posted just four winning seasons and never reached the playoffs. They went without a single winning season from 1956 to 1968, a span that included their worst regular season record: 1–12–1 in 1961. Another period following their last Super Bowl victory in 1991 saw only four NFC East division titles and three playoff wins until 2024.
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