Tags: National Football League Season.
The 1985 Washington Redskins began the season with the team trying to improve on their 11–5 record from 1984. The biggest moment of the year occurred on a November 18 Monday Night Football game which witnessed Joe Theismann’s career-ending injury after a sack by New York Giants outside linebacker Lawrence Taylor. The tackle resulted in a serious leg injury and Theismann never played in the NFL again.