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"I said before the game we need to go out and make history. We did it in the wrong damn way."
-Bills DE Bruce Smith, after becoming the third team to lose consecutive Super Bowls

Super Bowl XXVI

January 26, 1992 - Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome - Minneapolis, MN

Washington Redskins (16-2)		Buffalo Bills (15-3)

	Washington -37 Buffalo -24

Super Bowl XXVI Quick Stats
Date:	January 26, 1992
Location:	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome - Minneapolis, MN
Surface:	Indoors on turf
Game Weather:
Conditions:	Temp: 26 F, Wind Chill: 4 F (Outdoors), 73 F (Indoors)
Attendance:	63,130
Kickoff Time:	5:00 P.M. Central
Commentary:	Pat Summerall and John Madden (CBS)
Officials:	Referee: Jerry Markbreit (9), Umpire: Bob Boylston (101), Line Judge: Ron Blum (83), Side Judge: Dick Creed (61), Head Linesman: Dale Williams (8), Back Judge: Paul Baetz (22), Field Judge: Ed Merrifield (76)
Pre-Game Show:	"Twin Cities Youth on Review" Ftr: Moore by Four, Melissa Muench, Metropolitan Boys Choir, Local youth
National Anthem:	Harry Connick, Jr. Signed: Lori Hilary
Coin Toss:	Chuck Noll
Halftime Show:	"Winter Magic" Ftr: Gloria Estefan, Brian Boitano, Dorothy Hamill Producer: Timberline
Winner Share:	$36,000
Loser Share:	$18,000
Ticket Price:	$150 or $200, depending on seat location
Favorite:	Washington by 7 pts.
TV Rating:	40.3, 61 share (CBS)
Most Valuable Player:	Redskins QB Mark Rypien (18/33, 292 yds, 2 TDs, 1 INT; 6 for -4 yds)

* Denotes Division Champion | † Denotes Overtime
1991 NFL Playoffs
AFC Wildcard		AFC Divisional		AFC Conference		NFC Conference		NFC Divisional		NFC Wildcard
5. L.A. Raiders (9-7) at 4. Kansas City (10-6)	6 10	3. Houston (12-5) at 2. Denver* (12-4)	24 26	2. Denver (13-4) at 1. Buffalo (14-3)	7 10	2. Detroit (13-4) at 1. Washington (15-2)	10 41	6. Atlanta (11-6) at 1. Washington* (14-2)	10 28	6. Atlanta (10-6) at 3. New Orleans* (11-5)	27 20
6. N.Y. Jets (8-8) at 3. Houston* (11-5)	10 17	4. Kansas City (11-6) at 1. Buffalo* (13-3)	14 37					5. Dallas (12-5) at 2. Detroit* (12-4)	6 38	5. Dallas (11-5) at 4. Chicago (11-5)	17 13

* Denotes Wildcard Team | Tiebreakers: N.Y. Jets finished ahead of Miami based on head-to-head sweep (2-0). Chicago was first wildcard based on better conference record than Dallas (9-3 to Cowboys' 8-4). Atlanta finished ahead of San Francisco based on head-to-head sweep (2-0), and was third wildcard ahead of Philadelphia based on better conference record (7-5 to Eagles' 6-6).
1991 NFL Standings
American Football Conference
Eastern			Central			Western
Buffalo Bills New York Jets* Miami Dolphins New England Patriots Indianapolis Colts	13-3-0 8-8-0 8-8-0 6-10-0 1-15-0	0.813 0.500 0.500 0.375 0.063	Houston Oilers Pittsburgh Steelers Cleveland Browns Cincinnati Bengals	11-5-0 7-9-0 6-10-0 3-13-0	0.688 0.438 0.375 0.188	Denver Broncos Kansas City Chiefs* Los Angeles Raiders* Seattle Seahawks San Diego Chargers	12-4-0 10-6-0 9-7-0 7-9-0 4-12-0	0.750 0.625 0.563 0.438 0.250
National Football Conference
Eastern			Central			Western
Washington Redskins Dallas Cowboys* Philadelphia Eagles New York Giants Phoenix Cardinals	14-2-0 11-5-0 10-6-0 8-8-0 4-12-0	0.875 0.688 0.625 0.500 0.250	Detroit Lions Chicago Bears* Minnesota Vikings Green Bay Packers Tampa Bay Buccaneers	12-4-0 11-5-0 8-8-0 4-12-0 3-13-0	0.750 0.688 0.500 0.250 0.188	New Orleans Saints Atlanta Falcons* San Francisco 49ers Los Angeles Rams	11-5-0 10-6-0 10-6-0 3-13-0	0.688 0.625 0.625 0.188

* Denotes night game | † Denotes Overtime
Washington 1991 Schedule
Date		Opponent	Score
Regular Season (14-2)
Sun*	9/1	Detroit	W	45-0
Mon*	9/9	at Dallas	W	33-31
Sun	9/15	Phoenix	W	34-0
Sun	9/22	at Cincinnati	W	34-27
Mon*	9/30	Philadelphia	W	23-0
Sun	10/6	at Chicago	W	20-7
Sun	10/13	Cleveland	W	42-17
Sun	10/20	BYE
Sun*	10/27	at N.Y. Giants	W	17-13
Sun	11/3	Houston	W	16-13†
Sun	11/10	Atlanta	W	56-17
Sun	11/17	at Pittsburgh	W	41-14
Sun	11/24	Dallas	L	21-24
Sun	12/1	at L.A. Rams	W	27-6
Sun	12/8	at Phoenix	W	20-14
Sun	12/15	N.Y. Giants	W	34-17
Sun	12/22	at Philadelphia	L	22-24
Post Season
Sat	1/4	Atlanta	W	24-7
Sun	1/12	Detroit	W	41-10

* Denotes night game | † Denotes Overtime | [m] Played in Milwaukee, WI
Buffalo 1991 Schedule
Date		Opponent	Score
Regular Season (13-3)
Sun	9/1	Miami	W	35-31
Sun	9/8	Pittsburgh	W	52-34
Sun	9/15	at N.Y. Jets	W	23-20
Sun	9/22	at Tampa Bay	W	17-10
Sun	9/29	Chicago	W	35-20
Mon*	10/7	at Kansas City	L	6-33
Sun	10/13	Indianapolis	W	42-6
Mon*	10/21	Cincinnati	W	35-16
Sun	10/27	BYE
Sun	11/3	New England	W	22-17
Sun	11/10	at Green Bay [m]	W	34-24
Mon*	11/18	at Miami	W	41-27
Sun	11/24	at New England	L	13-16
Sun	12/1	N.Y. Jets	W	24-13
Sun	12/8	at L.A. Raiders	W	30-27†
Sun*	12/15	at Indianapolis	W	35-7
Sun	12/22	Detroit	L	14-17†
Post Season
Sat	1/4	Kansas City	W	37-14
Sun	1/12	Denver	W	10-7

Starting Lineups
WASHINGTON				BUFFALO
OFFENSE		DEFENSE		OFFENSE		DEFENSE
G.Clark	WR	C.Mann	LE	J.Lofton	WR	L.Seals	LE
R.Middleton	TE	E.Williams	DT	P.Metzelaars	TE	J.Wright	NT
J.Lachey	LT	T.Johnson	DT	W.Wolford	LT	B.Smith	RE
R.McKenzie	LG	F.Stokes	RE	J.Richter	LG	C.Bennett	LOLB
J.Bostic	C	W.Walker	LLB	K.Hull	C	S.Conlan	LILB
M.Schlereth	RG	K.Gouveia	MLB	G.Parker	RG	C.Bailey	RILB
J.Jacoby	RT	A.Collins	RLB	H.Ballard	RT	D.Talley	ROLB
D.Warren	TE	M.Mayhew	LCB	K.McKeller	TE	K.Jackson	LCB
A.Monk	WR	D.Green	RCB	A.Reed	WR	N.Odomes	RCB
M.Rypien	QB	D.Copeland	SS	J.Kelly	QB	D.Drane	SS
E.Byner	RB	B.Edwards	FS	K.Davis	RB	M.Kelso	FS

Substitutions
WASHINGTON		BUFFALO
OFFENSE	DEFENSE	OFFENSE	DEFENSE
J.Rutledge (QB)	A.Mays (CB)	F.Reich (QB)	H.Jones (S)
G.Riggs (RB)	A.Johnson (CB)	M.Frerotte (G/C)	J.Williams (CB)
E.Simmons (T)	B.Wilson (DT)	D.Beebe (WR)	M.Lodish (NT)
S.Hobbs (WR)	T.Hoage (S)	S.Tasker (WR)	H.Garner (LB)
B.Mitchell (RB)	R.Caldwell (LB)	T.Thomas (RB)	C.Hale (CB)
M.Adickes (G)	J.Geathers (DT)	A.Lingner (C)	R.Bentley (LB)
H.Brandes (TE)	S.Johnson (CB)	A.Edwards (WR)	P.Hansen (DE)
J.Jenkins (TE)	M.Coleman (LB)	C.Gardner (RB)	C.Hicks (CB)
R.Ervins (RB)	J.Buck (DE)	J.Staysniak (G/T)	M.Patton (LB)
R.Grimm (G)		B.Rolle (TE)	M.Pike (DE)
R.Sanders (WR)		B.Daluiso (K)
T.Orr (TE)
KICKERS		KICKERS
C.Lohmiller (K)	K.Goodburn (P)	S.Norwood (K)	C.Mohr (P)
DID NOT PLAY		DID NOT PLAY

Team Statistics
	WAS	BUF
FIRST DOWNS-Total Rushing Passing Penalty	24 10 12 2	25 4 18 3
3rd DOWN EFF.	6/16-38%	7/17-41%
4th DOWN EFF.	0/2-0%	2/2-100%
TOTAL NET YARDS Total Offensive Plays Average Gain	417 73 5.7	283 82 3.5
NET RUSH YARDS Rushing Plays Average Gain	125 40 3.1	43 18 2.4
NET PASS YARDS Pass Att-Comp-INT Tackled-Yds Lost Gross Yards Passing	292 33-18-1 0-0 292	240 59-29-4 5-46 286
PUNTS-Yards Average Dist. Blocked	4-162 37.5 0	6-210 35.0 0
RETURN YARDS-Total Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Interception Returns	95 0-0 1-16 4-79	90 3-9 4-77 1-4
PENALTIES-yards	5-82	6-50
TOTAL TURNOVERS Fumbles-Lost Had Intercepted	1 1-0 1	5 6-1 4
TOUCHDOWNS-Total Rushing Passing Returns	4 2 2 0	3 1 2 0
EXTRA POINTS-Made Kicking-Made/Att Blocked	4 4/4 0	3 3/3 0
FIELD GOALS-Made/Att Blocked	3/3 0	1/1 0
SAFETIES	0	0
TOTAL POINTS	37	24
T.O.P.	33:43	26:17

Scoring Summary
Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
WASHINGTON	0	17	14	6	37
BUFFALO	0	0	10	14	24

2nd Quarter

WAS - C.Lohmiller, 34 yard FG. 6-64, TOP 2:40 (1:58)
WAS - E.Byner, 10 yard pass from M.Rypien. C.Lohmiller kick. 5-51, TOP 2:12 (5:06)
WAS - G.Riggs, 1 yard rush. C.Lohmiller kick. 5-55, TOP 2:18 (7:43)

3rd Quarter

WAS - G.Riggs, 2 yard rush. C.Lohmiller kick. 1-2, TOP 0:03 (0:16)
BUF - S.Norwood, 21 yard FG. 10-77, TOP 2:45 (3:01)
BUF - T.Thomas, 1 yard rush. S.Norwood kick. 6-56, TOP 2:19 (9:02)
WAS - G.Clark, 30 yard pass from M.Rypien. C.Lohmiller kick 11-79, TOP 4:34 (13:36)

4th Quarter

WAS - C.Lohmiller, 25 yard FG. 3-7, TOP 0:57 (0:06)
WAS - C.Lohmiller, 39 yard FG. 4-11, TOP 2:30 (3:24)
BUF - P.Metzelaars, 2 yard pass from J.Kelly. S.Norwood kick. 15-79, TOP 5:37 (9:01)
BUF - D.Beebe, 4 yard pass from J.Kelly. S.Norwood kick. 9-50, TOP 2:04 (11:05)

Redskins QB Mark Rypien celebrates. (Mike Powell/Allsport)

Individual Statistics

WASHINGTON REDSKINS

BUFFALO BILLS

PASSING

	AT	CMP	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YDS/CMP	SK/YD
M.Rypien	33	18	54.5	292	2	1	16.2	0/0

PASSING

	AT	CMP	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YDS/CMP	SK/YD
J.Kelly	58	28	48.3	275	2	4	9.8	5/46
F.Reich	1	1	100.0	11	0	0	11.0	0/0
TOTAL	59	29	49.2	286	2	4	9.9	5/46

RUSHING

	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
R.Ervins	13	72	5.5	21	0
E.Byner	14	49	3.5	19	0
G.Riggs	5	7	1.4	4	2
R.Sanders	1	1	1.0	1	0
J.Rutledge	1	0	0.0	0	0
M.Rypien	6	-4	-0.7	2	0
TOTAL	29	137	4.7	21	2

RUSHING

	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
K.Davis	4	17	4.3	13	0
J.Kelly	3	16	5.3	9	0
T.Thomas	10	13	1.3	6	1
J.Lofton	1	-3	-3.0	-3	0
TOTAL	18	43	2.4	13	1

RECEIVING

	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
G.Clark	7	114	16.3	34	1
A.Monk	7	113	16.1	31	0
E.Byner	3	24	8.0	10t	1
R.Sanders	1	41	41.0	41	0
TOTAL	18	292	16.2	41	2

RECEIVING

	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
J.Lofton	7	92	13.1	18	0
A.Reed	5	34	6.8	12	0
D.Beebe	4	61	15.3	43	1
K.Davis	4	38	9.5	12	0
T.Thomas	4	27	6.8	8	0
K.McKeller	2	29	14.5	21	0
A.Edwards	1	11	11.0	11	0
P.Metzelaars	1	2	2.0	2	1
J.Kelly	1	-8	-8.0	-8	0
TOTAL	29	286	9.9	43	2

PUNTING

	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	IN20	LG
K.Goodburn	4	150	37.5	0	0	45

PUNTING

	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	IN20	LG
C.Mohr	6	210	35.0	0	4	53

PUNT RETURNS

	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
B.Mitchell	0	2	0	0.0	0	0

PUNT RETURNS

	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
C.Hicks	3	0	9	3.0	7	0

KICKOFF RETURNS

	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
B.Mitchell	1	0	16	16.0	16	0

KICKOFF RETURNS

	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
A.Edwards	4	0	77	19.3	24	0

INTERCEPTIONS BY

	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
B.Edwards	2	56	28.0	35
K.Gouveia	1	23	23.0	23
D.Green	1	0	0.0	0
TOTAL	4	79	19.8	35

INTERCEPTIONS BY

	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
K.Jackson	1	4	4.0	4	0

FUMBLES

WASHINGTON	FUM	OWN-REC	YDS	TD	FRCD	OPP-REC	YDS	TD	OOB
J.Rutledge	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
F.Stokes	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
W.Marshall	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
A.Mays	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	0
BUFFALO	FUM	OWN-REC	YDS	TD	FRCD	OPP-REC	YDS	TD	OOB
C.Hicks	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
J.Lofton	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
A.Reed	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
J.Kelly	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
H.Ballard	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3

Defensive Statistics

WASHINGTON REDSKINS

REGULAR DEFENSIVE PLAYS

SPECIAL TEAMS

MISC

TKL

AST

COM

SCK/

YDS

INT

TKL

AST

TKL

AST

W.Marshall

1.0

8.0

F.Stokes

1.0

9.0

M.Mayhew

0.0

A.Collins

0.0

T.Johnson

0.0

K.Gouveia

0.0

J.Geathers

1.0

10.0

B.Edwards

0.0

A.Mays

1.0

8.0

T.Hoage

0.0

M.Coleman

0.0

D.Green

0.0

E.Williams

0.0

S.Johnson

0.0

J.Buck

1.0

11.0

R.Caldwell

0.0

C.Mann

0.0

C.Lohmiller

0.0

S.Hobbs

0.0

B.Mitchell

0.0

J.Jacoby

0.0

J.Rutledge

0.0

TOTAL

5.0

46.0

TKL = Tackle
PD = Pass Defense

AST = Assist
FF = Forced Fumble

COM = Combined
FR = Fumble Recovery

INT = Interception
BL = Blocked

BUFFALO BILLS

REGULAR DEFENSIVE PLAYS

SPECIAL TEAMS

MISC

TKL

AST

COM

SCK/

YDS

INT

TKL

AST

TKL

AST

C.Bailey

0.0

C.Bennett

0.0

M.Kelso

0.0

D.Talley

0.0

L.Seals

0.0

K.Jackson

0.0

N.Odomes

0.0

D.Drane

0.0

B.Smith

0.0

R.Bentley

0.0

J.Wright

0.0

H.Garner

0.0

J.Williams

0.0

M.Lodish

0.0

C.Hale

0.0

M.Patton

0.0

J.Lofton

0.0

J.Richter

0.0

T.Thomas

0.0

H.Ballard

0.0

J.Kelly

0.0

TOTAL

0.0

00.0

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