Washington Redskins Tickets

Playing at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland, the Washington Redskins are members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the NFL. Valued at more than $1.5 billion, the Redskins are the second most valuable NFL franchise, trailing only behind the Dallas Cowboys. As you can guess, getting Washington Redskins tickets can be a challenge.

The Washington Redskins tickets often sell out. They have won five NFL Championships, three of which have been Super Bowls. Their most recent Super Bowl appearance was Super Bowl XXVI, where they defeated the Buffalo Bills 37-24. Four years earlier in Super Bowl XXII, the Redskins posted the largest come-from-behind victory in Super Bowl history, and beat the Denver Broncos 42-10.

Four of the Redskins five Super Bowl appearances came under the leadership of Coach Joe Gibbs. Out of those four appearances, three resulted in Super Bowl wins for the Redskins. Gibbs coached the Redskins from 1981 to 1992, and then again from 2004 to 2008. Gibbs has been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Quarterback Jason Campbell is a rising star for the team and Washington Redskins tickets are harder to find with him on the roster. He recently surpassed Joe Theismann to take the team record for most consecutive pass attempts without an interception. Another talented young quarterback on the Redskins roster is 2007 Heisman trophy finalist Colt Brennan, who played quarterback for the University of Hawaii.

In addition to playing great football and making big bucks, the Washington Redskins are also in the business of divining the future. That is, if you take stock in the Redskin Rule. The Redskin Rule is the name given to the strong correlation between the Redskins victory on the field and the incumbent partys victory in the Presidential election.

In 17 out of the past 18 Presidential elections in the United States, if the Redskins won their last home game before Election Day, the incumbent party won the election. Maybe that will affect Washington Redskins tickets sales. The only exception so far has been the reelection for George W. Bush despite the Redskins loss to the Packers.

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Burgundy and gold are the teams official colors. Their current uniform design was adopted in 1979. The teams logo, which was updated in 1983, features the profile of a Native American warrior. The teams nickname and mascot have stirred controversy in the past over cultural insensitivity towards Native Americans.

Before moving to Maryland, the Redskins called Bean Town home. In 1932, the team was formed as the Boston Football Braves. The name Redskins was adopted in 1933. While they were the Boston Redskins, the team played in the famous Fenway Park. The team moved to Washington in 1937. Once the Redskins moved to Washington, they shared Griffith Stadium with the Washington Senators. In 1961, the Redskins moved to RFK Stadium until the opening of FedEx Field in 1997.