PHILADELPHIA, PA - JANUARY 05: A general view of the NFL 100 logo prior to the NFC Wild Card game between the Seattle Seahawks and Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field on January 5, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
In 1975, the Washington Football Team stumbled its way to an 8-6 record and third place in the NFC East. It was the first time since head coach George Allen arrived in 1971 that the team failed to make the playoffs.
Allen was not about to take this lying down. Though he had traded away virtually every draft pick the Washington Football Team had, he still had owner Edward Bennett Williams’ promise of an unlimited payroll.