1993 RetroSkins Highlights: Indianapolis Colts vs Washington Redskins

Let’s go back to the 1993 season… and get depressed.

1993 was the death knell for the Redskins ‘80s glory days. The pride of DC and a team used to double-digit winning seasons crumbled to a 4-12 finish. The reasons were many. Their long-time leader, Joe Gibbs, retired following the exhausting ‘92 campaign, handing off an aging and injury prone squad to defensive guru Richie Pettibon. The absence of should-be HOFer Gary Clark robbed the team of a much needed spark, and the ill-advised transition to a playbook focused on short passes with which Mark Rypien was not adept added to the mess. ’93 was a shock to the system for the team, and us fans, with massive change around the corner.

On this October night, however, the Redskins weren’t half bad. Actually, they were, but Washington somehow managed a 14-10 halftime lead thanks to a couple of lucky bounces despite some remarkable ineptness on offense. The second half was a different story – it almost felt like the good old days as the offense came alive while the defense smacked around foul-mouthed Colts QB Jeff George (do you kiss Mr. Snyder with that mouth, Mr. George?). Washington held on for the win, their only RFK victory on ESPN’s Sunday Night Football (which rarely visited DC for whatever reason in those years).
It’s a national TV curtain call for Mark Rypien, Art Monk, Ricky Sanders, and Ernest Byner in front of the hometown fans… all would be gone after this miserable season ended. A few new soon-to-be familiar new names are mixed in here (Tom Carter, Sterling Palmer, and floperoo Desmond Howard) along with 90’s stalwart Brian Mitchell and, of course, Darrell Green who – as always – makes his presence felt.

Mike Patrick and some guy named Joe on the call from beloved RFK stadium, where any win was a pleasure to watch.

These highlights we made from an HD capture from an original 1993 VHS recording, with no AI remastering or other processing needed. A little tracking issues in the first few seconds, but otherwise a lovely recording. (Still haven't solve the frame dropping issue that folds in when youtube processes the videos, but will keep working on it).

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