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===== Super Bowl XXVI champions (1991) =====
[[File:Commanders' three Vince Lombardi Trophy, 2023.jpg|thumb|Washington's three [[Vince Lombardi Trophy|Vince Lombardi Trophies]] at the team's [[Ashburn, Virginia]], headquarters]]
{{Main|1991 Washington Redskins season}}
The [[1991 Washington Redskins season|1991 season]] started with a franchise-record 11 straight wins.<ref name="nineties">{{Cite web |title=The 1990s–History by the Decades |url=https://www.commanders.com/team/history/1990-by-the-decade |access-date=May 13, 2022 |website=Commanders.com }}</ref> "[[The Hogs (American football)|The Hogs]]", under the coaching of Redskins offensive line coach [[Joe Bugel]], allowed a franchise-record nine sacks, the third-lowest total in NFL history.<ref name="nineties" /> The offense also dominated under head football coach [[Joe Gibbs]], scoring 485 points, more than any other team [[1991 NFL season|that year]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=1991 NFL Standings & Team Stats |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1991/index.htm |access-date=July 31, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> The defense was also dominant under defensive coordinator [[Richie Petitbon]], giving up 224 total points, second-best of any team that year, while holding opponents scoreless three times.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1991 NFL Opposition & Defensive Statistics |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1991/opp.htm |access-date=July 31, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1991 Washington Redskins Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/was/1991.htm |access-date=July 31, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> After posting a {{Win-loss record|w=14|l=2}} record, the Redskins dominated the [[1991–92 NFL playoffs|playoffs]], beating the [[1991 Atlanta Falcons season|Falcons]] and [[1991 Detroit Lions season|Lions]] by a combined score of 64–17.<ref name="playoffs" /> On January 26, 1992, the Redskins won [[Super Bowl XXVI]] by defeating the [[Buffalo Bills]] 37–24;<ref name="playoffs" /> QB [[Mark Rypien]] won the [[Super Bowl MVP]] award.<ref name="a547">{{cite web | last=Shoot | first=Jason | title='It feels like yesterday': Mark Rypien looks back 30 years to his Super Bowl MVP-winning performance | website=Spokesman.com | date=February 13, 2022 | url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2022/feb/13/it-feels-like-yesterday-mark-rypien-looks-back-30-/ | access-date=July 31, 2024}}</ref> After the Super Bowl, the Redskins set another franchise record by sending eight players to the [[Pro Bowl]].<ref name="nineties" /> The [[1991 Washington Redskins]] are widely considered one of the best teams in NFL history.<ref name="k005">{{cite web | title=Football Outsiders Ranks 1991 Redskins As The Best Team Of Last 30 Years | website=Commanders.com | date=June 22, 2017 | url=https://www.commanders.com/news/football-outsiders-ranks-1991-redskins-as-the-best-team-of-last-30-year-18988677 | access-date=July 31, 2024}}</ref>

In [[1992 Washington Redskins season|1992]], the Redskins reached the playoffs as a wild-card team, but lost in the [[1992–93 NFL playoffs#NFC: San Francisco 49ers 20, Washington Redskins 13|Divisional playoffs]] to the [[1992 San Francisco 49ers season|49ers]], 20–13.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wild Card - Washington Redskins at Minnesota Vikings - January 2nd, 1993 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199301020min.htm |access-date=July 31, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Divisional Round - Washington Redskins at San Francisco 49ers - January 9th, 1993 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199301090sfo.htm |access-date=July 31, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> On October 12, 1992, [[Art Monk]] became the NFL's all-time leading pass receiver by catching his 820th career reception against the [[1992 Denver Broncos season|Denver Broncos]] on ''[[Monday Night Football]]''.<ref name="nineties" /> The era ended on March 5, 1993, when Gibbs retired after 12 years of coaching with the Redskins.<ref name="nineties" /> Gibbs later founded [[Joe Gibbs Racing]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Profile and History |url=http://www.joegibbsracing.com/joegibbs/prhist.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080308060033/http://www.joegibbsracing.com/joegibbs/prhist.php |archive-date=March 8, 2008 |access-date=April 5, 2008 |website=Joe Gibbs Racing}}</ref>

After the end of Gibbs' first tenure, the Redskins hired former Redskins player [[Richie Petitbon]] for the [[1993 Washington Redskins season|1993 season]]. However, his first and only year as head coach, the [[1993 Washington Redskins season|Redskins]] finished with a record of {{Win-loss record|w=4|l=12}}.<ref name="seasonresults" /> Petitbon was fired at the end of the season and on February 2, 1994, [[Norv Turner]] was hired as head coach after being the [[offensive coordinator]] of the [[Dallas Cowboys]].<ref name="nineties" /> [[1994 Washington Redskins season|1994]] was even worse as they finished {{Win-loss record|w=3|l=13}}, their worst season in over 30 years. Their sole bright spot that year came on October 9, 1994, linebacker [[Monte Coleman]] played in his 206th career game with the Redskins, which broke Art Monk's team record for games played (Coleman retired at season's end with 216 games played).<ref name="nineties" /> They improved to {{Win-loss record|w=6|l=10}} in [[1995 Washington Redskins season|1995]] where they were able to get a season sweep on the eventual [[Super Bowl XXX]] Champions the Dallas Cowboys. On March 13, 1996, Redskins owner [[Jack Kent Cooke]], [[Maryland Governor]] [[Parris Glendening]], and [[List of Prince George's County Executives#County executive and council|Prince George's County Executive]] [[Wayne K. Curry]] signed a contract that paved the way for the immediate start of construction for the new home of the Redskins (now Northwest Stadium).<ref name="nineties" /> The [[1996 Washington Redskins season|1996 season]] saw Washington post their first winning record in 4 years by finishing {{Win-loss record|w=9|l=7}}. On December 22, 1996, the Redskins played their final game at [[RFK Stadium]], a victory over the [[1996 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]] 37–10, and finished their tenure at the stadium with a {{Win-loss record|w=173|l=102|t=3}} record, including {{Win-loss record|w=11|l=1}} in the playoffs.<ref name="nineties" />

On April 6, 1997, Redskins owner Jack Kent Cooke died of [[congestive heart failure]] at the age of 84.<ref name="nineties" /> In his will, Cooke left the Redskins to the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, with instructions to sell the team. In the meantime, management of the team was given to son and executive vice president John Kent Cooke.<ref name="nineties" /><ref>{{cite web |title=1998 Redskins Media Guide |url=https://archive.org/details/redskins-1998-media-guide-washington-c/page/6/mode/2up |website=[[Internet Archive]] |publisher=Washington Redskins |access-date=June 17, 2024 |page=6 |format=PDF |date=1998}}</ref> On September 14, 1997, the Redskins played in their new stadium for the first time and beat the [[1997 Arizona Cardinals season|Arizona Cardinals]], 19–13 in overtime.<ref name="nineties" /> On November 23, 1997, they played the [[1997 New York Giants season|New York Giants]] and the result was a 7–7 tie, the Redskins first tie game since the [[1971 Washington Redskins season|1971 season]]. They would finish [[1997 Washington Redskins season|1997]] {{Win-loss record|w=8|l=7|t=1}} and would miss the [[1997–98 NFL playoffs|playoffs]] for the fifth season in a row. Cornerback [[Darrell Green]] would break Monte Coleman's record for games played with the team during the season.<ref name="nineties" /> The [[1998 Washington Redskins season|1998 season]] started with a seven-game losing streak,<ref>{{Cite web |title=1998 Washington Redskins |url=http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/results.nsf/Teams/1998-was |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516043224/http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/results.nsf/Teams/1998-was |archive-date=May 16, 2008 |access-date=April 8, 2008 |publisher=Football @ JT-SW}}</ref> and the Redskins finished with a {{Win-loss record|w=6|l=10}} record.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Washington Redskins 1998 Season Recap |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/redskins/longterm/1998/98recap.htm}}</ref>