The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team based in the Washington, D.C. area. The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, which is in Prince George's County, Maryland. The team's headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn, Virginia, a community in Loudoun County, Virginia near Dulles International Airport. They are members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL).
According to Forbes Magazine, the Redskins are the second most valuable sports franchise in the United States, valued at approximately $1.467 billion, having this year been surpassed by the Dallas Cowboys. Last year they generated over $300 million in revenue and netted over $60 million. They have also broken the NFL's mark for single-season attendance six years in a row due to having the NFL's largest stadium capacity.
Overall, the Redskins have played for eleven NFL Championships and have won five, including three of the five Super Bowls (Lost Super Bowl VII (Miami Dolphins) 14-7, Won Super Bowl XVII (Miami Dolphins) 27-17, Lost Super Bowl XVIII (L.A. Raiders) 38-9,
Won Super Bowl XXII (Denver Broncos) 42-10, Won Super Bowl XXVI (Buffalo Bills) 37-24) in which they have played.
The Redskins are one of only two teams in the NFL with an official marching band. The other is the Baltimore Ravens. The Redskins were also one of the first teams to have a fight song, "Hail to the Redskins."
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