<P> The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team based in the Washington metropolitan area . The Redskins compete in the National Football League ( NFL ) as a member of the National Football Conference ( NFC ) East division . The team plays its home games at FedExField in Landover , Maryland ; its headquarters and training facility are at Inova Sports Performance Center at Redskins Park in Ashburn , Virginia , and the Redskins Complex in Richmond , Virginia , respectively . The Redskins have played more than 1,000 games since 1932 , and are one of only five franchises in the NFL to record over 600 regular season and postseason wins , reaching that mark in 2015 . The Redskins have won five NFL Championships ( two pre-1966 merger announcement , and three Super Bowls ) . The franchise has captured 14 NFL divisional titles and six NFL conference championships . The Redskins were the first team in the NFL with an official marching band , and also the first team to have a fight song , `` Hail to the Redskins '' . </P>
where are the washington redskins based out of
the Washington metropolitan area