The Washington Redskins are based in Washington D.C, They are a professional American football team. The Redskins have won five professional American football championships which include two National Football Championships and three Superbowls. The Redskins franchise have captured ten NFL divisional titles and six NFL conference championships. The Washington Redskins have won Superbowl V11, and XVII.
They have an overall record or 23 wins and 17 losses. There have been only four other teams that have appeared in more Super Bowls than the Redskins, they The Dallas Cowboys appeared eight Super Bowls, the Pittsburgh Steelers appeared in six Super Bowls, the Denver Broncho's who also appeared in six Super Bowls, and the New England Patriots who also appeared in six Super Bowls. The Redskins who have appeared in five Super Bowls and are are tied with the San Francisco Forty Niners, the Miami Dolphins and the Oakland Raiders.
The 1999 to 2003 is known as the beginning of the Snyder Era. The Redskins went 10 - 5 in the Snyder's first season which included a four game winning streak. With the death of Sean Taylor in 2006, it was known as one of the most emotional seasons that the team had ever faced. The 2007 season began with the posting of a 5 - 3 record. Two days after a Buccaneers game, Sean Taylor was shot in the upper leg by an intruder at his home while he was recovering from an injury. The shot severed his femoral artery. On November 27th at 3:30 am Taylor died in the hospital.
