| 2021 Washington Football Team season |
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| Owner | Daniel Snyder |
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| President | Jason Wright |
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| Head coach | Ron Rivera |
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| General manager | Martin Mayhew |
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| Offensive coordinator | Scott Turner |
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| Defensive coordinator | Jack Del Rio |
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| Home field | FedExField |
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| Record | 7–10 |
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| Division place | 3rd NFC East |
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| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
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| Pro Bowlers | OG Brandon Scherff DT Jonathan Allen |
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The 2021 season was the 90th season for the Washington Football Team and their second under head coach Ron Rivera.
Draft
2021 Washington Football Team Draft
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
| 1 | 19 |
Jamin Davis | LB | Kentucky | |
| 2 | 51 |
Sam Cosmi | T | Texas | |
| 3 | 74 |
Benjamin St-Juste | CB | Minnesota | from San Francisco |
| 82 |
Dyami Brown | WR | North Carolina | |
| 4 | 124 |
John Bates | TE | Boise State | |
| 5 | 163 |
Darrick Forrest | SS | Cincinnati | |
| 6 | 225 |
Camaron Cheeseman | LS | Michigan | from Philadelphia |
| 7 | 240 |
William Bradley-King | DE | Baylor |
| 246 |
Shaka Toney | DE | Penn State | |
| 258 |
Dax Milne | WR | BYU | from Miami |
Schedule
Regular season
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
Conference
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| # |
Team |
Division |
W |
L |
T |
PCT |
DIV |
CONF |
SOS |
SOV |
STK |
| Division winners |
| 1[a] |
Green Bay Packers |
North |
13 |
4 |
0 |
.765 |
4–2 |
9–3 |
.479 |
.480 |
L1 |
| 2[a] |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
South |
13 |
4 |
0 |
.765 |
4–2 |
8–4 |
.467 |
.443 |
W3 |
| 3[b] |
Dallas Cowboys |
East |
12 |
5 |
0 |
.706 |
6–0 |
10–2 |
.488 |
.431 |
W1 |
| 4[b] |
Los Angeles Rams |
West |
12 |
5 |
0 |
.706 |
3–3 |
8–4 |
.483 |
.409 |
L1 |
| Wild cards |
| 5 |
Arizona Cardinals |
West |
11 |
6 |
0 |
.647 |
4–2 |
7–5 |
.490 |
.492 |
L1 |
| 6 |
San Francisco 49ers |
West |
10 |
7 |
0 |
.588 |
2–4 |
7–5 |
.500 |
.438 |
W2 |
| 7[c] |
Philadelphia Eagles |
East |
9 |
8 |
0 |
.529 |
3–3 |
7–5 |
.469 |
.350 |
L1 |
| Did not qualify for the postseason |
| 8[c] |
New Orleans Saints |
South |
9 |
8 |
0 |
.529 |
4–2 |
7–5 |
.512 |
.516 |
W2 |
| 9 |
Minnesota Vikings |
North |
8 |
9 |
0 |
.471 |
4–2 |
6–6 |
.507 |
.434 |
W1 |
| 10[d] |
Washington Football Team |
East |
7 |
10 |
0 |
.412 |
2–4 |
6–6 |
.529 |
.420 |
W1 |
| 11[d][e] |
Seattle Seahawks |
West |
7 |
10 |
0 |
.412 |
3–3 |
4–8 |
.519 |
.424 |
W2 |
| 12[d][e] |
Atlanta Falcons |
South |
7 |
10 |
0 |
.412 |
2–4 |
4–8 |
.472 |
.315 |
L2 |
| 13 |
Chicago Bears |
North |
6 |
11 |
0 |
.353 |
2–4 |
4–8 |
.524 |
.373 |
L1 |
| 14 |
Carolina Panthers |
South |
5 |
12 |
0 |
.294 |
2–4 |
3–9 |
.509 |
.412 |
L7 |
| 15 |
New York Giants |
East |
4 |
13 |
0 |
.235 |
1–5 |
3–9 |
.536 |
.485 |
L6 |
| 16 |
Detroit Lions |
North |
3 |
13 |
1 |
.206 |
2–4 |
3–9 |
.528 |
.627 |
W1 |
| Tiebreakers[f] |
- 1 2 Green Bay finished ahead of Tampa Bay based on conference record.
- 1 2 Dallas finished ahead of LA Rams based on conference record.
- 1 2 Philadelphia finished ahead of New Orleans based on head-to-head victory.
- 1 2 3 Washington finished ahead of Atlanta and Seattle based on head-to-head sweep.
- 1 2 Seattle finished ahead of Atlanta based on win percentage in common games.
- ↑ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.
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