1991 · Super Bowl XXVI · Game 1

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Super Bowl XXVI

Buffalo Bills at Washington Redskins

Sun January 26, 1992 · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, kickoff 6:30pm

Pregame

Pregame: Super Bowl XXVI
AI summary based on verified facts

Super Bowl XXVI: Buffalo Bills face Washington Redskins at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. Kickoff: Sun January 26, 1992 at 6:30pm. Winner takes home the Lombardi Trophy. There is no next week for the loser.[1][2]

Columnist
AI summary based on verified facts

Super Bowl XXVI is the season's final accounting for 1991. Buffalo Bills and Washington Redskins arrive at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome carrying every snap they have played since training camp. Championship games strip the rest of the schedule away; what is left is whichever team executes its identity longest under the brightest light. The narrative that wins is the one with the trophy attached. Lose, and the season collapses into a footnote no matter how it was played.

Around the league
AI summary based on verified facts

The whole league is watching Buffalo Bills and Washington Redskins. Two conferences have produced their finalists; the rest of the 1991 season is already in the books. The Lombardi is decided here. Every other team's offseason calendar starts the morning after this kickoff.

Trend analyst
AI summary based on verified facts

Buffalo Bills versus Washington Redskins in the Super Bowl XXVI. 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 Buffalo Bills-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.

League standings entering Week 18

Standings as of kickoff, Week 18 (no future-game spoilers)

Around the league

  • Best record league-wide: Washington Redskins (14-2).

AFC

AFC Central

TeamRecStrk
Houston Oilers11-5L1
Pittsburgh Steelers7-9W2
Cleveland Browns6-10L3
Cincinnati Bengals3-13W1

AFC East

TeamRecStrk
Buffalo Bills13-3L1
Miami Dolphins8-8L2
New York Jets8-8W1
New England Patriots6-10L1
Indianapolis Colts1-15L6

AFC West

TeamRecStrk
Denver Broncos12-4W4
Kansas City Chiefs10-6W1
Los Angeles Raiders9-7L3
Seattle Seahawks7-9W1
San Diego Chargers4-12L1

NFC

NFC West

TeamRecStrk
New Orleans Saints11-5W2
Atlanta Falcons10-6L1
San Francisco 49ers10-6W6
Los Angeles Rams3-13L10

NFC Central

TeamRecStrk
Detroit Lions12-4W6
Chicago Bears11-5L1
Minnesota Vikings8-8L1
Green Bay Packers4-12W1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers3-13W1

NFC East

TeamRecStrk
Washington Redskins14-2L1
Dallas Cowboys11-5W5
Philadelphia Eagles10-6W1
New York Giants8-8W1
Phoenix Cardinals4-12L8

Game video

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Game info

Roof
dome
Surface
astroturf
Vegas line
Washington Redskins -7
Over/Under
48 (over)

Score

Reveal through:

Buffalo Bills None, Washington Redskins None

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Washington Redskins017146017313737
Buffalo Bills00101400102424

Scoring plays

Q1

TeamPlayScore
No scoring this quarter.

Q2

TeamPlayScore
RedskinsChip Lohmiller 34 yard field goal3-0
RedskinsEarnest Byner 10 yard pass from Mark Rypien ( Chip Lohmiller kick)10-0
RedskinsGerald Riggs 1 yard rush ( Chip Lohmiller kick)17-0

Q3

TeamPlayScore
RedskinsGerald Riggs 2 yard rush ( Chip Lohmiller kick)24-0
BillsScott Norwood 21 yard field goal24-3
BillsThurman Thomas 1 yard rush ( Scott Norwood kick)24-10
RedskinsGary Clark 30 yard pass from Mark Rypien ( Chip Lohmiller kick)31-10

Q4

TeamPlayScore
RedskinsChip Lohmiller 25 yard field goal34-10
RedskinsChip Lohmiller 39 yard field goal37-10
BillsPete Metzelaars 2 yard pass from Jim Kelly ( Scott Norwood kick)37-17
BillsDon Beebe 4 yard pass from Jim Kelly ( Scott Norwood kick)37-24

Recap

Recap
AI summary based on verified facts

Washington Redskins defeated Buffalo Bills 37-24 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in the Super Bowl XXVI. The final scoring play was Bills: Don Beebe 4 yard pass from Jim Kelly ( Scott Norwood kick). Top line of the day: Mark Rypien: 292 pass yards on 18-of-33, 2 TD, 1 INT. Washington Redskins take home the Lombardi Trophy.[1][2]

Columnist recap
AI summary based on verified facts

Washington Redskins walked out of Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome as the team that survived a Super Bowl XXVI Buffalo Bills will replay in its head for the entire offseason. The scoreboard says 37-24. The final scoring play came from Bills: Don Beebe 4 yard pass from Jim Kelly ( Scott Norwood 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 hoist the Lombardi.

By the numbers
AI summary based on verified facts

Washington Redskins 37, Buffalo Bills 24. Round: Super Bowl XXVI. Q2: 3 scoring plays. Q3: 4 scoring plays. Q4: 4 scoring plays. Top performers:
- Mark Rypien: 292 pass yards on 18-of-33, 2 TD, 1 INT
- Ricky Ervins: 72 rush yards on 13 carries
- Gary Clark: 7 catches for 114 yards

Film room
AI summary based on verified facts

Super Bowl XXVI, played at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. Final: Buffalo Bills 24, Washington Redskins 37, with Washington Redskins taking the result by 13. **Second quarter**

- Redskins: Chip Lohmiller 34 yard field goal
- Redskins: Earnest Byner 10 yard pass from Mark Rypien ( Chip Lohmiller kick)
- Redskins: Gerald Riggs 1 yard rush ( Chip Lohmiller kick)

Third quarter

- Redskins: Gerald Riggs 2 yard rush ( Chip Lohmiller kick)
- Bills: Scott Norwood 21 yard field goal
- Bills: Thurman Thomas 1 yard rush ( Scott Norwood kick)
- Redskins: Gary Clark 30 yard pass from Mark Rypien ( Chip Lohmiller kick)

Fourth quarter

- Redskins: Chip Lohmiller 25 yard field goal
- Redskins: Chip Lohmiller 39 yard field goal
- Bills: Pete Metzelaars 2 yard pass from Jim Kelly ( Scott Norwood kick)
- Bills: Don Beebe 4 yard pass from Jim Kelly ( Scott Norwood kick)

Top performers

- Mark Rypien: 292 pass yards on 18-of-33, 2 TD, 1 INT
- Ricky Ervins: 72 rush yards on 13 carries
- Gary Clark: 7 catches for 114 yards

Box score

BillsRedskins
Team totals
First Downs2425
Total Yards417283
Turnovers15
Passing
Comp/Att18/3329/59
Pass yards292286
Pass TD22
Interceptions14
Sacks taken05
Sack yards lost046
Net pass yards292240
Rushing
Rushes4018
Rush yards12543
Rush TD21
Discipline
Fumbles16
Fumbles lost01
Penalties56
Penalty yards8250

Passing

PlayerC/AYdsTDIntRate
WAS
Mark Rypien18/3329221
BUF
Jim Kelly28/5827524
Frank Reich1/11100

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsTDLong
WAS
Ricky Ervins1372021
Earnest Byner1449019
Gerald Riggs5724
Ricky Sanders1101
Jeff Rutledge1000
Mark Rypien6-402
BUF
Kenneth Davis417013
Jim Kelly31609
Thurman Thomas101316
James Lofton1-30-3

Receiving

PlayerRecYdsTDLong
WAS
Gary Clark7114134
Art Monk7113031
Ricky Sanders141041
Earnest Byner324110
BUF
James Lofton792018
Don Beebe461143
Kenneth Davis438012
Andre Reed534012
Keith McKeller229021
Thurman Thomas42708
Al Edwards111011
Pete Metzelaars1212
Jim Kelly1-80-8

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