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Bryan Manning

Doug Williams made history 34 years ago on this day

Last week, we celebrated the 30th anniversary of the greatest Washington NFL team of all time. Washington went 14-2 in the regular season and stormed through the postseason en route to a win over the Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl XXVI.

Four years before that magical 1991 season was the 1987 Washington team. Washington finished that season with an 11-4 record and a win over the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXII in a strike-shortened season.

It was a memorable postseason for Washington. There was future Hall-of-Fame cornerback Darrell Green’s electrifying punt return for a touchdown against the Chicago Bears in the NFC divisional round.

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