Question

Washington plays on Monday Night Football tonight. The franchise's original team name was inspired by what current Major League Baseball team?

Answer

The Atlanta Braves (previously the Milwaukee Braves and previously the Boston Braves). When the NFL team began play in 1932, it played in the Boston Braves' stadium and took the same team name. It moved to Fenway Park the next year, changing its name to try to better match with the Boston Red Sox.