Remember the anticipation of a “Monday Night Football” game when your team is playing and there are postseason implications, such as this Monday when the Steelers (10-3) and 49ers (10-3) meet? Here are five late-season Monday night games that mattered for the Redskins: 5. Redskins 23, Rams 17 (1974) » Visiting Washington (9-4) wrapped up a wild-card berth, rallying from a 10-0 deficit against NFC West champion Los Angeles (9-4) as Billy Kilmer threw three touchdown passes in the second quarter and Joe Theismann returned two punts for 50 yards.
4. Redskins 33, Rams 20 (2000) » Jeff George threw three touchdown passes to rally visiting Washington (7-4) from a 13-3 deficit against Trent Green and playoff-bound St. Louis (8-3).
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3. Redskins 14, 49ers 6 (1986) » Washington (9-2) somehow found a way to keep visiting San Francisco (6-4-1) out of the end zone on a night when Joe Montana threw for 441 yards, including 204 to Jerry Rice.
2. Redskins 23, Giants 21 (1985) » In the famed game in which Lawrence Taylor ended the career of Joe Theismann, Jay Schroeder rallied Washington (6-5) past visiting New York (7-4), throwing for 221 yards and the winning touchdown to Clint Didier.
1. Redskins 38, Rams 24 (1971) » Visiting Washington (9-3-1) clinched a wild-card berth for new coach George Allen in his first game against his former team. Billy Kilmer threw two touchdown passes to Roy Jefferson and Speedy Duncan had a fourth-quarter pick-six against playoff-bound Los Angeles (7-5-1).
– Kevin Dunleavy
