nd ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C .. ▁The ▁team ▁failed ▁to ▁improve ▁on ▁their ▁ 9 – 7 ▁record ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁and ▁finished ▁ 8 – 7 – 1 , ▁knock ing ▁them ▁out ▁of ▁play off ▁cont ention ▁for ▁the ▁fifth ▁straight ▁year . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁Red sk ins ' ▁first ▁season ▁playing ▁in ▁their ▁new ▁stad ium , ▁Jack ▁Kent ▁Co oke ▁Stadium , ▁that ▁would ▁be ▁later ▁called ▁Fed Ex Field . ▁In ▁an ▁inf am ous ▁game ▁with ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Gi ants ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁The ▁Red sk ins ▁missed ▁the ▁potential ▁game - win ning ▁ 5 4 - yard ▁field ▁goal ▁when ▁Scott ▁Bl anton ▁sh ank ed ▁the ▁ball ▁wide ▁right , ▁it ▁what ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁ 3 7 - yard ▁field ▁goal . ▁ ▁However , ▁Michael ▁West bro ok ▁was ▁called ▁for ▁uns ports man like ▁conduct ▁and ▁cra zy ▁sequences ▁lead ▁the ▁red sk ins ▁to ▁their ▁first ▁tie ▁since ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁ ▁Off season ▁ ▁NFL ▁D raft ▁ ▁Person nel ▁ ▁Staff ▁ ▁R oster ▁ ▁Reg ular ▁season ▁ ▁Sch edule ▁ ▁Stand ings ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Washington ▁Category : W ashington ▁Red sk ins ▁seasons ▁Red <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Moh awk , ▁Ad ir ond ack ▁and ▁Northern ▁Rail road ▁( MA & N ) ▁is ▁a ▁class ▁III ▁rail road ▁operating ▁in ▁Central ▁and ▁Northern