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Washington Redskins (16-2) |
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Buffalo Bills (15-3) |
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| NFC Wildcard Game: Atlanta 27, New Orleans 20 Wildcard Game: Dallas 17, Chicago 13 Divisional Playoff: Atlanta 7, Washington 24 Divisional Playoff: Dallas 6, Detroit 38 Championship Game: Detroit 10, Washington 41 |
 Metrodome Minneapolis, Minnesota |
AFC Wildcard Game: Los Angeles Raiders 6, Kansas City 10 Wildcard Game: New York Jets 10, Houston 17 Divisional Playoff: Houston 24, Denver 26 Divisional Playoff: Kansas City 14, Buffalo 37 Championship Game: Denver 7, Buffalo 10 |
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| Super Bowl XXVI Quick Facts | |
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| 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) |
| Pre-Game Show: | "Twin Cities Youth on Review" Ftr: Moore by Four, Melissa Muench, Metropolitan Boys Choir, Local youth |
| 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 |
| Most Valuable Player: | Redskins QB Mark Rypien (18/33, 292 yds, 2 TDs, 1 INT; 6 for -4 yds) |
Mark Rypien passed for 292 yards and two touchdowns as the Redskins overwhelmed the Bills to win their third Super Bowl in the past 10 years.
Rypien, the game's most valuable player, completed 18 of 33 passes, including a 10-yard scoring strike to Earnest Byner and a 30-yard touchdown to Gary Clark. The latter came late in the third quarter after Buffalo had trimmed a 24-0 deficit to 24-10, and effectively put the game out of reach.
Washington went on to lead by as much as 37-10 before the Bills made it close wih a pair of touchdowns in the final six minutes.
Though the Redskins struggled early, converting their first three drives inside the Bills' 20-yard line into only three points, they built a 17-0 halftime lead. And they made it 24-0 just 16 seconds into the second half, after Kurt Gouveia intercepted Buffalo quarterback Jim Kelly's pass on the first play of the third quarter and returned it 23 yards to the Bills' 2.
One play later, Gerald Riggs scored his second touchdown of the game to make it 24-0. Kelly, forced to bring Buffalo from behind, completed 28 of a Super Bowl-record 58 passes for 275 yards and two touchdowns, but was intercepted four tlmes.
Bills running back Thurman Thomas, who had an AFC-high 1,407 yards rushing and an NFL-best 2,038 total yards from scrimmage during the regular season, ran for only 13 yards on 10 carries and was limited to 27 yards on four receptions.
Clark had seven catches for 114 yards and Art Monk added seven for 113 for the Redskins, who amassed 417 yards of total offense while limiting the explosive Bills to 283.
Washington's Joe Gibbs became only the third head coach to win three Super Bowls.
Super Bowl XXVI Detailed Play by Play
^ topSuper Bowl XXVI MVP Mark Rypien
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Position: Quarterback Height: 6' 4" Weight: 231 lbs. Birthdate: October 2, 1962 Birthplace: Calgary, Alberta, Canada College: Washington State Team: Washington |
Super Bowl XXVI Scoring Summary
Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | 0 |
17 |
14 |
6 |
37 |
| Buffalo | 0 |
0 |
10 |
14 |
24 |
First Quarter |
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No scoring |
Second Quarter |
WAS: FG Lohmiller 34, 1:58 WAS: Byner 10 pass from Rypien (Lohmiller kick), 5:06 WAS: Riggs 1 run (Lohmiller kick), 7:43 |
Third Quarter |
WAS: Riggs 2 run (Lohmiller kick),
0:16 BUF: FG Norwood 21, 3:01 BUF: Thomas 1 run (Norwood kick), 9:02 WAS: Clark 30 pass from Rypien (Lohmiller kick), 13:36 |
Fourth Quarter |
WAS: FG Lohmiller 25, 0:06 WAS: FG Lohmiller 39, 3:24 BUF: Metzelaars 2 pass from Kelly (Norwood kick), 9:01 BUF: Beebe 4 pass from Kelly (Norwood kick), 11:05 |
Super Bowl XXVI Team Statistics
Washington |
Team Statistics |
Buffalo |
|---|---|---|
24 |
Total First Downs |
25 |
10 |
Rushing |
4 |
12 |
Passing |
18 |
2 |
Penalty |
3 |
417 |
Total Net Yardage |
283 |
73 |
Total Offensive Plays |
82 |
5.7 |
Average Gain |
3.5 |
40 |
Rushes |
18 |
125 |
Yards Rushing |
43 |
3.1 |
Average Yards |
2.4 |
33 |
Passes Attempted |
59 |
18 |
Passes Completed |
29 |
1 |
Had Intercepted |
4 |
0 |
Times Sacked |
5 |
0 |
Yards Lost |
46 |
292 |
Net Yards Passing |
240 |
4 |
Punts |
6 |
37.5 |
Average Distance |
35.0 |
0 |
Punt Returns |
3 |
0 |
Punt Return Yardage |
9 |
1 |
Kickoff Returns |
4 |
16 |
Kickoff Return Yardage |
77 |
79 |
Interception Return Yardage |
4 |
1 |
Fumbles |
6 |
1 |
Own Recovered |
5 |
1 |
Opponents' Recovered |
0 |
5 |
Penalties |
6 |
82 |
Yards Penalized |
50 |
37 |
Points Scored |
24 |
4 |
Touchdowns |
3 |
2 |
Rushing |
1 |
2 |
Passing |
2 |
0 |
Returns |
0 |
4 |
Extra Points |
3 |
3 |
Field Goals |
1 |
3 |
Field Goals Attempted |
1 |
0 |
Safeties |
0 |
6/16 |
Third-Down Efficiency |
7/17 |
0/2 |
Fourth-Down Efficiency |
2/2 |
33:43 |
Time of Possession |
26:17 |
Super Bowl XXVI Individual Statistics - Rushing
Washington |
No. |
Yds |
Lg |
TD |
Buffalo |
No. |
Yds |
Lg |
TD |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ervins | 13 |
72 |
21 |
0 |
K. Davis | 4 |
17 |
13 |
0 |
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| Byner | 14 |
49 |
19 |
0 |
Kelly | 3 |
16 |
9 |
0 |
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| Riggs | 5 |
7 |
4 |
2 |
Thomas | 10 |
13 |
6 |
1 |
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| Sanders | 1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
Lofton | 1 |
-3 |
3 |
0 |
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| Rutledge | 1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Rypien | 6 |
-4 |
2 |
0 |
Super Bowl XXVI Individual Statistics - Passing
Washington |
Att |
Com |
Yds |
TD |
Int |
Buffalo |
Att |
Com |
Yds |
TD |
Int |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rypien | 33 |
18 |
292 |
2 |
1 |
Kelly | 58 |
28 |
275 |
2 |
4 |
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| Reich | 1 |
1 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
Super Bowl XXVI Individual Statistics - Receiving
Washington |
No. |
Yds |
Lg |
TD |
Buffalo |
No. |
Yds |
Lg |
TD |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark | 7 |
114 |
34 |
1 |
Lofton | 7 |
92 |
18 |
0 |
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| Monk | 7 |
113 |
31 |
0 |
Reed | 5 |
34 |
12 |
0 |
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| Byner | 3 |
24 |
10t |
1 |
Beebe | 4 |
61 |
43 |
1 |
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| Sanders | 1 |
41 |
41 |
0 |
K. Davis | 4 |
38 |
12 |
0 |
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| Thomas | 4 |
27 |
8 |
0 |
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| McKeller | 2 |
29 |
21 |
0 |
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| Edwards | 1 |
11 |
11 |
0 |
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| Metzelaars | 1 |
2 |
2t |
1 |
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| Kelly | 1 |
-8 |
8 |
0 |
Super Bowl XXVI Individual Statistics - Punting
Washington |
No. |
Ave |
Lg |
Blk |
Buffalo |
No. |
Ave |
Lg |
Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodburn | 4 |
37.5 |
45 |
0 |
Mohr | 6 |
35.0 |
53 |
0 |
Super Bowl XXVI Individual Statistics - Punt Returns
Washington |
No. |
FC |
Yds |
Lg |
TD | Buffalo |
No. |
FC |
Yds |
Lg |
TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell | 0 |
2 |
0 |
-- |
0 | Hicks | 3 |
0 |
9 |
7 |
0 |
Super Bowl XXVI Individual Statistics - Kickoff Returns
Washington |
No. |
Yds |
Lg |
TD |
Buffalo |
No. |
Yds |
Lg |
TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell | 1 |
16 |
16 |
0 |
Edwards | 4 |
77 |
24 |
0 |
Super Bowl XXVI Individual Statistics - Interceptions
Washington |
No. |
Yds |
Lg |
TD |
Buffalo |
No. |
Yds |
Lg |
TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards | 2 |
56 |
35 |
0 |
Jackson | 1 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
| Gouveia | 1 |
23 |
23 |
0 |
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| Green | 1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Super Bowl XXVI Starting Lineups
Washington Redskins |
Offense |
Buffalo Bills |
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Bostic, Jeff |
C |
Hull, Kent |
McKenzie, Raleigh |
G |
Parker, Glenn |
Schlereth, Mark |
G |
Ritcher, Jim |
Jacoby, Joe |
T |
Ballard, Howard |
Lachey, Jim |
T |
Wolford, Will |
Middleton, Ron |
TE |
McKeller, Keith |
Warren, Don |
TE |
Metzelaars, Pete |
Clark, Gary |
WR |
Lofton, James |
Monk, Art |
WR |
Reed, Andre |
Byner, Earnest |
RB |
Davis, Kenneth |
Rypien, Mark |
QB |
Kelly, Jim |
Defense |
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Johnson, Tim |
DT |
Wright, Jeff |
Williams, Eric |
DT |
Seals, Leon |
Mann, Charles |
DE |
Smith, Bruce |
Stokes, Fred |
DE |
Bennett, Cornelius |
Collins, Andre |
OLB |
Talley, Darryl |
Marshall, Wilber |
OLB |
Bailey, Carlton |
Gouveia, Kurt |
MLB |
Conlan, Shane |
Green, Darrell |
CB |
Jackson, Kirby |
Mayhew, Martin |
CB |
Odomes, Nate |
Edwards, Brad |
FS |
Kelso, Mark |
Copeland, Danny |
SS |
Drane, Dwight |
Super Bowl XXVI Substitutes
Washington |
Buffalo |
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Adickes, Mark |
Beebe, Don |
Brandes, John |
Bentley, Ray |
Buck, Jason |
Daluiso, Brad |
Caldwell, Ravin |
Edwards, Al |
Coleman, Monte |
Frerotte, Mitch |
Ervins, Ricky |
Gardner, Carwell |
Geathers, Jumpy |
Garner, Hal |
Goodburn, Kelly |
Hale, Chris |
Grimm, Russ |
Hansen, Phil |
Hoage, Terry |
Hicks, Cliff |
Hobbs, Stephen |
Jones, Henry |
Jenkins, James |
Lingner, Adam |
Johnson, A. J. |
Lodish, Mike |
Johnson, Sidney |
Mohr, Chris |
Lohmiller, Chip |
Norwood, Scott |
Mays, Alvoid |
Patton, Marvcus |
Mitchell, Brian |
Pike, Mark |
Orr, Terry |
Reich, Frank |
Riggs, Gerald |
Rolle, Butch |
Rutledge, Jeff |
Staysniak, Joe |
Sanders, Ricky |
Tasker, Steve |
Simmons, Ed |
Thomas, Thurman |
Wilson, Bobby |
Williams, James |
Super Bowl XXVI 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) |
