2004 Washington Redskins season

2004 Washington Redskins season
Head Coach	Joe Gibbs
Home Field	FedExField
Results
Record	6-10
Place	4th NFC East
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
2003	2005

The 2004 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 5-11 record from 2003. It was also the season of Joe Gibbs's return as Head Coach after coming out of retirement.

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Record	Attendance
1	September 12, 2004	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 16-10	FedEx Field	1-0	90,098
2	September 19, 2004	at New York Giants	L 20-14	Giants Stadium	1-1	78,767
3	September 27, 2004	Dallas Cowboys	L 21-18	FedExField	1-2	90,367
4	October 3, 2004	at Cleveland Browns	L 17-13	Cleveland Browns Stadium	1-3	73,348
5	October 10, 2004	Baltimore Ravens	L 17-10	FedEx Field	1-4	90,287
6	October 17, 2004	at Chicago Bears	W 13-10	Soldier Field	2-4	61,985
7	Bye
8	October 31, 2004	Green Bay Packers	L 28-14	FedEx Field	2-5	89,295
9	November 7, 2004	at Detroit Lions	W 17-10	Ford Field	3-5	62,657
10	November 14, 2004	Cincinnati Bengals	L 17-10	FedEx Field	3-6	87,786
11	November 21, 2004	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 28-6	Lincoln Financial Field	3-7	67,720
12	November 28, 2004	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 16-7	Heinz Field	3-8	63,707
13	December 5, 2004	New York Giants	W 31-7	FedEx Field	4-8	87,872
14	December 12, 2004	Philadelphia Eagles	L 17-14	FedEx Field	4-9	90,089
15	December 18, 2004	at San Francisco 49ers	W 26-16	Monster Park	5-9	65,710
16	December 26, 2004	at Dallas Cowboys	L 13-10	Texas Stadium	5-10	63,705
17	January 2, 2005	Minnesota Vikings	W 21-18	FedEx Field	6-10	78,876

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Philadelphia Eagles	13	3	0	.813	6–0	11–1	386	260	L2
Dallas Cowboys	6	10	0	.375	2–4	5–7	293	405	L1
New York Giants	6	10	0	.375	3–3	5–7	303	347	W1
Washington Redskins	6	10	0	.375	1–5	6–6	240	265	W1