In other words, Mike Tirico wasn’t intentionally avoiding “Redskins.”

Update - Sept. 17, 12:45 a.m., EDT: An ESPN spokesman tells BuzzFeed that Mike Tirico informed him that the line described below "was an unintentional error" and that after saying "the Giants," Tirico "needed to make Washington plural and misspoke."

Tirico also just tweeted out something to that effect:

With numerous media organizations choosing not to call Washington's football team by its longtime name, it didn't go unnoticed tonight on Monday Night Football when ESPN's Mike Tirico referred to them as the "Washingtons."

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ESPN Announcer Refers To D.C. Football Team As “The Washingtons” (UPDATE: ESPN Says It Was Inadvertent)

With numerous media organizations choosing not to call Washington's football team by its longtime name, it didn't go unnoticed tonight on Monday Night Football when ESPN's Mike Tirico referred to them as the "Washingtons."

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