Conference Championships: Detroit Lions travel to face Washington Redskins at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, one win from a Super Bowl berth. Kickoff: Sun January 12, 1992 at 4:00pm. Winner advances to the Super Bowl. Loser carries one of the year's hardest what-ifs into the offseason.[1][2]
Detroit Lions at Washington Redskins in the Conference Championships, with a Super Bowl berth on the line. The conference title round is the one that turns nameplates into legacy. For Washington Redskins, the home crowd at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium is asked to be a player; for Detroit Lions, the road environment is supposed to be the test that breaks lesser teams. Coaches will lean on what worked all year. Players will lean on what their bodies have left in them.
Detroit Lions and Washington Redskins have outlasted everyone else in their conference. One walks out of Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium with the conference title; the other walks out with a brutal what-if. Around the league, coaches are watching tape on both staffs for next year's prep. Every Super Bowl-bound team starts the offseason as the team to beat.
Detroit Lions versus Washington Redskins in the Conference Championships. The teams who reach this round have already proven they survive a long schedule; the stats that matter most now are the ones that compress: scoring differential, red-zone efficiency, turnover margin. At this stage of the year, the simple math is that defenses tighten and the team that protects the ball wins more often than the team that scores the most. Whichever side of Detroit Lions-Washington Redskins cleans up the careless plays first usually walks out with the result. Conservative-game expectations should not surprise the reader; both staffs know exactly what worked all season and will lean hard on what travels. The early answer is the kicking game, where any swing of field position compounds.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | 11-5 | L1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 7-9 | W2 |
| Cleveland Browns | 6-10 | L3 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 3-13 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | 13-3 | L1 |
| Miami Dolphins | 8-8 | L2 |
| New York Jets | 8-8 | W1 |
| New England Patriots | 6-10 | L1 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 1-15 | L6 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | 12-4 | W4 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 10-6 | W1 |
| Los Angeles Raiders | 9-7 | L3 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 7-9 | W1 |
| San Diego Chargers | 4-12 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | 11-5 | W2 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 10-6 | L1 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 10-6 | W6 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 3-13 | L10 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | 12-4 | W6 |
| Chicago Bears | 11-5 | L1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 8-8 | L1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 4-12 | W1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 3-13 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | 14-2 | L1 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 11-5 | W5 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 10-6 | W1 |
| New York Giants | 8-8 | W1 |
| Phoenix Cardinals | 4-12 | L8 |
Detroit Lions None, Washington Redskins None
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 010101010 |
| Washington Redskins | 10 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 1017274141 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Redskins | Gerald Riggs 2 yard rush ( Chip Lohmiller kick) | 0-7 |
| Redskins | Chip Lohmiller 20 yard field goal | 0-10 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Lions | Willie Green 18 yard pass from Erik Kramer ( Eddie Murray kick) | 7-10 |
| Redskins | Gerald Riggs 3 yard rush ( Chip Lohmiller kick) | 7-17 |
| Lions | Eddie Murray 30 yard field goal | 10-17 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Redskins | Chip Lohmiller 28 yard field goal | 10-20 |
| Redskins | Gary Clark 45 yard pass from Mark Rypien ( Chip Lohmiller kick) | 10-27 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Redskins | Art Monk 21 yard pass from Mark Rypien ( Chip Lohmiller kick) | 10-34 |
| Redskins | Darrell Green 32 yard interception return ( Chip Lohmiller kick) | 10-41 |
Washington Redskins defeated Detroit Lions 41-10 at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in the Conference Championships. The final scoring play was Redskins: Darrell Green 32 yard interception return ( Chip Lohmiller kick). The 31-point margin made it a one-sided afternoon. Top line of the day: Erik Kramer: 249 pass yards on 21-of-33, 1 TD, 1 INT. Washington Redskins advance to the Super Bowl.[1][2]
Washington Redskins walked out of Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium as the team that survived a Conference Championships Detroit Lions will replay in its head for the entire offseason. The scoreboard says 41-10. This was a 31-point margin, which is unusual for this round of the postseason and tells a story about which staff out-prepared the other from the opening series. The final scoring play came from Redskins: Darrell Green 32 yard interception return ( Chip Lohmiller kick). Whether it was the game-decider or just the period at the end of the sentence depends on what the camera caught earlier. Washington Redskins are bound for the Super Bowl.
Washington Redskins 41, Detroit Lions 10. Round: Conference Championships. Q1: 2 scoring plays. Q2: 3 scoring plays. Q3: 2 scoring plays. Q4: 2 scoring plays. Top performers:
- Erik Kramer: 249 pass yards on 21-of-33, 1 TD, 1 INT
- Earnest Byner: 62 rush yards on 17 carries
- Art Monk: 5 catches for 94 yards
Conference Championships, played at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium. Final: Detroit Lions 10, Washington Redskins 41, with Washington Redskins taking the result by 31. **First quarter**
- Redskins: Gerald Riggs 2 yard rush ( Chip Lohmiller kick)
- Redskins: Chip Lohmiller 20 yard field goal
Second quarter
- Lions: Willie Green 18 yard pass from Erik Kramer ( Eddie Murray kick)
- Redskins: Gerald Riggs 3 yard rush ( Chip Lohmiller kick)
- Lions: Eddie Murray 30 yard field goal
Third quarter
- Redskins: Chip Lohmiller 28 yard field goal
- Redskins: Gary Clark 45 yard pass from Mark Rypien ( Chip Lohmiller kick)
Fourth quarter
- Redskins: Art Monk 21 yard pass from Mark Rypien ( Chip Lohmiller kick)
- Redskins: Darrell Green 32 yard interception return ( Chip Lohmiller kick)
Top performers
- Erik Kramer: 249 pass yards on 21-of-33, 1 TD, 1 INT
- Earnest Byner: 62 rush yards on 17 carries
- Art Monk: 5 catches for 94 yards
The 31-point margin says most of what needs saying about how the day went; the box score is the rest.
| Lions | Redskins | |
|---|---|---|
| Team totals | ||
| First Downs | 20 | 17 |
| Total Yards | 304 | 345 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp/Att | 25/42 | 12/17 |
| Pass yards | 264 | 228 |
| Pass TD | 1 | 2 |
| Interceptions | 2 | 0 |
| Sacks taken | 5 | 0 |
| Sack yards lost | 32 | 0 |
| Net pass yards | 232 | 228 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes | 18 | 35 |
| Rush yards | 72 | 117 |
| Rush TD | 0 | 2 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fumbles | 3 | 0 |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
| Penalties | 7 | 4 |
| Penalty yards | 46 | 46 |
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | |||||
| Erik Kramer | 21/33 | 249 | 1 | 1 | |
| Andre Ware | 4/9 | 15 | 0 | 1 | |
| WAS | |||||
| Mark Rypien | 12/17 | 228 | 2 | 0 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | ||||
| Barry Sanders | 11 | 44 | 0 | 23 |
| Andre Ware | 2 | 25 | 0 | 14 |
| Erik Kramer | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Chuck Long | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
| WAS | ||||
| Earnest Byner | 17 | 62 | 0 | 9 |
| Ricky Ervins | 13 | 53 | 0 | 11 |
| Gerald Riggs | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Jeff Rutledge | 3 | -3 | 0 | -1 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | ||||
| Mike Farr | 6 | 73 | 0 | 26 |
| Herman Moore | 4 | 69 | 0 | 21 |
| Willie Green | 4 | 54 | 1 | 18 |
| Brett Perriman | 5 | 43 | 0 | 14 |
| Barry Sanders | 4 | 15 | 0 | 10 |
| Don Overton | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6 |
| WAS | ||||
| Art Monk | 5 | 94 | 1 | 45 |
| Gary Clark | 4 | 77 | 1 | 45 |
| Terry Orr | 1 | 45 | 0 | 45 |
| Ricky Sanders | 2 | 12 | 0 | 7 |
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