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1940 Washington Redskins
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Record: 9-2-0, Finished 1st in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 245 points (22.3/g), 1st of 10 in the NFL.
Allowed 142 points (12.9/g), 3rd.
Differential of 103 points (9.4/g), 1st.
Expected W-L: 8.6-2.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +5 (0.5/g), 8th.
Coached by Ray Flaherty (9-2-0)
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1940 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Team Games & Schedule
Glossary · CSV · PRE| Score | Offense | Defense | |||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Date | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | ||||
| 1 | Sun | September 15 | box | W | 1-0 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 24 | 17 | 15 | 369 | 174 | 195 | 2 | 10 | 276 | 156 | 120 | 3 | |
| 2 | Sun | September 22 | box | W | 2-0 | New York Giants | 21 | 7 | 8 | 173 | 99 | 74 | 2 | 15 | 285 | 140 | 145 | 5 | |
| 3 | Sun | October 6 | box | W | 3-0 | @ | Pittsburgh Pirates | 40 | 10 | 14 | 333 | 186 | 147 | 1 | 15 | 188 | 93 | 95 | 4 |
| 4 | Sun | October 13 | box | W | 4-0 | Chicago Cardinals | 28 | 21 | 20 | 440 | 325 | 115 | 5 | 5 | 209 | 127 | 82 | 2 | |
| 5 | Sun | October 20 | box | W | 5-0 | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | 34 | 17 | 14 | 380 | 283 | 97 | 4 | 10 | 276 | 238 | 38 | 4 |
| 6 | Sun | October 27 | box | W | 6-0 | @ | Detroit Lions | 20 | 14 | 8 | 271 | 65 | 206 | 7 | 18 | 330 | 193 | 137 | 7 |
| 7 | Sun | November 3 | box | W | 7-0 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 37 | 10 | 11 | 371 | 204 | 167 | 10 | 289 | 194 | 95 | 1 | ||
| 8 | Sun | November 10 | box | L | 7-1 | @ | Brooklyn Dodgers | 14 | 16 | 20 | 331 | 312 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 167 | 94 | 73 | 1 |
| 9 | Sun | November 17 | box | W | 8-1 | Chicago Bears | 7 | 3 | 11 | 169 | 125 | 44 | 2 | 16 | 297 | 148 | 149 | 3 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 24 | box | L | 8-2 | @ | New York Giants | 7 | 21 | 12 | 194 | 78 | 116 | 6 | 6 | 221 | 80 | 141 | |
| 11 | Sun | December 1 | box | W | 9-2 | Philadelphia Eagles | 13 | 6 | 12 | 256 | 36 | 220 | 3 | 19 | 332 | 316 | 16 | 1 | |
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
| Championship | December 8 | box | L | 9-3 | Chicago Bears | 0 | 73 | ||||||||||||