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TIL when the Lions visited Griffith Stadium in 1939, the Redskins won 31-7. Each trip to the D.C. area had the same result, a Washington win. The Redskins had a 17-point average margin of victory during their home streak over the Lions, who finally won at Washington in 2013 with a 27-20 victory.

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