The 2006 Washington Redskins season was the team's 74th in the National Football League. It was the third season for coach Joe Gibbs since his return to the team in 2004.
The team had posted a 10-6 record and a postseason berth the previous season (up from 6-10 in 2004). In 2006, however, the Redskins posted only five wins and finished last in the division.
The 2007 Pro Football Prospectus (later Football Outsiders) explained that the 2006 Redskins had "not a few injuries, but an astonishing cascade of injuries, affecting nearly avery unit on the field. ... The injuries started in the the preseason and never ended. Combine that with bickering between coaches and players, coaches and coaches, and between the team and the media, and the Redskins crumbled." Pro Football Prospectus goes on to explain that the Redskins had a terrible defense on third down: "Washington wasn't the worst third-down defense overall, since they were reasonable against the run, but 'second-worst third-down defense of the decade" is not something Gregg Williams wants to put on his business cards."
The 2006 Redskins set an NFL record for fewest takeaways in a (non-strike) NFL season, with only twelve.
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