The Washington Commanders are a professional American football team based in the Washington metropolitan area. The Commanders compete in the National Football League as a member of the National Footba
Team founder George Preston Marshall with head coach Ray Flaherty, 1937
Marshall talking to players Wayne Millner, Charlie Malone, Vic Carroll, Bill Young, Ed Michaels, and Jim Garber in 1937, their first season in Washington, D.C.
U.S. president Richard Nixon meeting with the team, 1971
Head coach Joe Gibbs won Super Bowls in 1982, 1987, and 1991. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1996.
Following its founding in Canton, Ohio in 1920, the NFL first determined champions through end-of-season standings through the 1932 season, switching to a playoff system in 1933.
1964 NFL Championship ticket
The 1928 Steam Rollers championship team pennant
Rex Bumgardner making a touchdown reception in the 1950 NFL Championship
The Packers defeated the Chiefs in the first AFL–NFL Championship Game (Super Bowl I)