The 2007 Washington Redskins season was the team's 75th season, and saw the team achieve a record of 9-7 and a playoff appearance. This was an improvement over the 2006 season in which they went 5-11 and finished last in the NFC East.
Over the course of the season, Washington went 5-3 in home games at FedExField, and 4-4 on the road. After losing to the Seattle Seahawks in the wild card round, Coach Joe Gibbs announced his retirement, thus ending his second stint as head coach of the Redskins. Also, they lost 6 of their 7 games by one touchdown or less.
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