The Redskins won the Super Bowl that was played to determine the NFL champion for the 1987 season. That Super Bowl (XXII) was played January 31, 1988. The Super Bowl played in 1987 (SB XXI played January 25, 1987) was won by the New York Giants.
Because that's the number of Super Bowls the Redskins have won. They have played in 5 Super Bowls, winning XVII, XXII, and XXVI and losing VII and XVIII.
Super Bowl VII: Miami Dolphins 14, Redskins 7 Super Bowl XVII: Redskins 27, Dolphins 17 Super Bowl XVIII: Los Angeles Raiders 38, Redskins 9 Super Bowl XXII: Redskins 42, Denver Broncos 10 Super Bowl XXVI: Redskins 37, Buffalo Bills 24
The Super Bowl for the 1982 season was played on January 30, 1983. The Washington Redskins beat the Miami Dolphins 27-17. The quarter back on the Redskins was Joe Theismann.
On January 26, 1992, the Washington Redskins defeated the Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl XXVI, 37-24. The game was played in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was the third Super Bowl championship for Washington.
The first Super Bowl the Redskins played in was Super Bowl VII. They lost to the Miami Dolphins, 14-7.
The Redskins won Super Bowls in two strike years. In 1982, the players went on strike and seven games were cancelled. The Redskins wound up the regular season at 8-1 and defeated the Dolphins in Super Bowl XVII 27-17. In 1987, the players went on strike and one game was cancelled and three other games were played with replacement players. The Redskins wound up the regular season with an 11-4 record and defeated the Broncos in Super Bowl XXII 42-10.
Monte Coleman has: Played Himself - Washington Redskins Linebacker in "NFL Monday Night Football" in 1970. Played Himself - Washington Redskins Linebacker in "1982 NFC Championship Game" in 1982. Played Himself - Washington Redskins Linebacker in "1983 NFC Championship Game" in 1983. Played Himself - Washington Redskins Linebacker in "Super Bowl XVII" in 1983. Played Himself - Washington Redskins Linebacker in "Super Bowl XVIII" in 1984. Played Himself - Washington Redskins Linebacker in "1986 NFC Championship Game" in 1987. Played Himself - Washington Redskins Right Linebacker in "Super Bowl XXII" in 1988. Played Himself - Washington Redskins Linebacker in "1987 NFC Championship Game" in 1988. Played Himself - Washington Redskins Linebacker in "Super Bowl XXVI" in 1992.
Super Bowl XXII played January 31, 1988 - Redskins 42, Broncos 10.
Jeff Bostic has: Played Himself - Washington Redskins Center in "The NFL on CBS" in 1956. Played Himself - Washington Redskins Center in "NFL Monday Night Football" in 1970. Played Himself - Washington Redskins Center in "1982 NFC Championship Game" in 1982. Played Himself - Washington Redskins Center in "1983 NFC Championship Game" in 1983. Played Himself - Washington Redskins Center in "Super Bowl XVII" in 1983. Played Himself - Washington Redskins Center in "Super Bowl XVIII" in 1984. Played Himself - Washington Redskins Center in "1986 NFC Championship Game" in 1987. Played Himself - Washington Redskins Center in "1987 NFC Championship Game" in 1988. Played Himself - Washington Redskins Center in "Super Bowl XXII" in 1988. Played Himself - Washington Redskins Center in "Super Bowl XXVI" in 1992. Played Himself - Washington Redskins Center in "1991 NFC Championship Game" in 1992. Played himself in "Quite Frankly with Stephen A. Smith" in 2005.
The last Super Bowl the Redskins played in was in 1991 against the buffalo bills. They won by a score of 37-24 Sports Media 101 sportsmedia101.com
The Redskins won the Super Bowl that was played to determine the NFL champion for the 1987 season. That Super Bowl (XXII) was played January 31, 1988. The Super Bowl played in 1987 (SB XXI played January 25, 1987) was won by the New York Giants.
Click on the 'Super Bowl Winners' link on this page to see a list of who played in and won every Super Bowl.
Backup quarterback Gale Gilbert played for the Buffalo Bills the four years they went to the Super Bowl (1991-1994) and played for the San Diego Chargers in 1995 when they went to the Super Bowl.
Mel Kaufman has: Played Himself - Washington Redskins Linebacker in "NFL Monday Night Football" in 1970. Played Himself - Washington Redskins Linebacker in "1982 NFC Championship Game" in 1982. Played Himself - Washington Redskins Left Linebacker in "Super Bowl XVII" in 1983. Played Himself - Washington Redskins Linebacker in "1983 NFC Championship Game" in 1983. Played Himself - Washington Redskins Left Linebacker in "Super Bowl XVIII" in 1984. Played Himself - Washington Redskins Linebacker in "1987 NFC Championship Game" in 1988. Played Himself - Washington Redskins Left Linebacker in "Super Bowl XXII" in 1988.
Rich Milot has: Played Himself - Washington Redskins Linebacker in "The NFL on CBS" in 1956. Played Himself - Washington Redskins Linebacker in "NFL Monday Night Football" in 1970. Played Himself - Washington Redskins Linebacker in "1982 NFC Championship Game" in 1982. Played Himself - Washington Redskins Right Linebacker in "Super Bowl XVII" in 1983. Played Himself - Washington Redskins Linebacker in "1983 NFC Championship Game" in 1983. Played Himself - Washington Redskins Right Linebacker in "Super Bowl XVIII" in 1984. Played Himself - Washington Redskins Linebacker in "1986 NFC Championship Game" in 1987. Played Himself - Washington Redskins Linebacker in "Super Bowl XXII" in 1988.
Joe Jacoby has: Played Himself - Washington Redskins Tackle in "The NFL on CBS" in 1956. Played Himself - Washington Redskins Tackle in "NFL Monday Night Football" in 1970. Played Himself - Washington Redskins Tackle in "1982 NFC Championship Game" in 1982. Played Himself - Washington Redskins Left Tackle in "Super Bowl XVII" in 1983. Played Himself - Washington Redskins Tackle in "1983 NFC Championship Game" in 1983. Played Himself - Washington Redskins Left Tackle in "Super Bowl XVIII" in 1984. Played Himself - Washington Redskins Tackle in "1986 NFC Championship Game" in 1987. Played Himself - Washington Redskins Left Tackle in "Super Bowl XXII" in 1988. Played Himself - Washington Redskins Tackle in "1987 NFC Championship Game" in 1988. Played Himself - Washington Redskins Right Tackle in "Super Bowl XXVI" in 1992. Played Himself - Washington Redskins Tackle in "1991 NFC Championship Game" in 1992. Played himself in "ESPN SportsCentury" in 1999.