1991 Buffalo Bills season The 1991 Buffalo Bills season was the 32nd season for the team in the National Football League . The Buffalo Bills finished the National Football League ' s 1991 season with a record of 13 wins and 3 losses , and finished first in the AFC East division . The Bills qualified for their second Super Bowl appearance . The Bills No Huddle " K - Gun " offense once again dominated the league by gaining an NFL leading 6 , 525 yards and scoring 458 points , second only to Washington . The leaders of the offense , quarterback Jim Kelly and running back Thurman Thomas , both had the best seasons of their careers . Kelly completed 64 . 1 percent of his passes for 3 , 844 yards and a league leading 33 touchdowns , with only 17 interceptions , to give him a 97 . 6 passer rating . Thomas rushed for 1 , 407 yards , caught 62 passes for 620 yards , and scored 12 touchdowns to earn him both the NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award and the NFL Most Valuable Player Award . Just like Washington , Buffalo had more than one threat in their backfield . Running back Kenneth Davis emerged as a big threat , rushing for 624 yards , catching 20 passes for 118 yards , and scoring 5 touchdowns . The Bills also had several major weapons in their passing game . Wide receiver Andre Reed led the team with 81 receptions for 1 , 113 yards and 10 touchdowns , and also rushed 12 times for 136 yards . On the other side of the field , veteran wide receiver James Lofton recorded 57 receptions for 1 , 072 yards and 8 touchdowns to earn his 8th Pro Bowl appearance and finish the year just 55 yards short of the all time receiving record held by Steve Largent ( 13 , 089 yards ) . Pro Bowl tight end Keith McKeller was also a big contributor with 44 receptions for 434 yards , while receiver Don Beebe had 32 catches , 414 yards , and 6 touchdowns . Once again , the Bills offensive line was led by center Kent Hull along with Pro Bowl guard Jim Ritcher . Playoffs . Super Bowl XXVI . The Bills became the 8th team to go scoreless in the 1st half , after the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III ; the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowls IV , VIII , IX , and XI ; the Redskins in Super Bowl VII ; and the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XII . The Redskins then increased their lead 24 – 0 just 16 seconds into the second half after linebacker Kurt Gouveia intercepted Kelly ' s pass on the first play of the third quarter and returned it 23 yards to the Bills ' 2 - yard line . One play later , Riggs scored his second touchdown of the game . The Redskins ' 24 – 0 lead midway through the 3rd quarter is the largest shutout lead in Super Bowl history . The San Francisco 49ers had led the Cincinnati Bengals 20 – 0 at halftime in Super Bowl XVI . The Bills finally got some momentum going with their next few drives . First , they drove 77 yards to the Redskins 3 yard - line , aided by a 43 - yard completion from Kelly to receiver Don Beebe . Washington kept Buffalo out of the end zone , but kicker Scott Norwood kicked a 21 - yard field goal to cut their deficit to 24 – 3 . Then aided by a 29 - yard pass interference penalty on Redskins cornerback Martin Mayhew in the end zone , the Bills finally scored a touchdown on their next drive with a 1 - yard run by Thomas to make the score 24 – 10 . The two teams combined for the most points in a 3rd quarter in a Super Bowl history ( 24 total points : 14 for Washington and 10 for Buffalo ) and the most combined in a second half ( 44 total points : 24 for Buffalo and 20 for Washington ) . But Buffalo ' s hopes of a comeback faded when Washington advanced 79 yards in 11 plays on their ensuing drive , scoring on Clark ' s 30 - yard touchdown reception to give the Redskins a 31 – 10 lead with 1 : 24 left in the third period . Then 3 plays after receiving the ensuing kickoff , Kelly fumbled the ball while being sacked by defensive back Alvoid Mays , and it was recovered by defensive end Fred Stokes . After the turnover , Washington drove to the Bills 7 - yard line and increased their lead to 34 – 10 with Lohmiller ' s 25 - yard field goal on the second play of the fourth quarter . Then on the Bills ensuing drive , Kelly was sacked for a 9 - yard loss by Stokes , threw an incomplete pass , and then threw his second interception of the game to Edwards , who returned it 35 yards to Buffalo ' s 33 - yard line . Five plays later , Lohmiller kicked his second field goal with 11 : 36 left in the game to increase Washington ' s lead to 37 – 10 . With the game almost completely out of reach , the Bills managed to respond with a 15 play , 79 - yard drive to cut the score to 37 – 17 on a 2 - yard touchdown pass from Kelly to Metzelaars . Then , after recovering an onside kick , the Bills drove 50 yards and scored another touchdown with Beebe ' s 4 - yard reception to make the score 37 – 24 . But the Bills ' second onside kick attempt was unsuccessful and the Redskins were able to run out the clock . From there , the Bills attempted one final pass play before time expired . Kelly , completed 28 of a Super Bowl - record 58 passes for 275 yards and two touchdowns , but was sacked 4 times , intercepted four times , and lost a fumble . Thomas ran for only 13 yards on 10 carries and was limited to 27 yards on four receptions . James Lofton was the top receiver for the Bills with 7 catches for 92 yards . But Reed was limited to just 5 catches for 31 yards . Clark had seven catches for 114 yards and a touchdown and Monk added seven for 113 yards . ( Clark and Monk became the third pair of teammates to each have 100 yards receiving in a Super Bowl ; they joined the Steelers ' John Stallworth and Lynn Swann who did it in Super Bowl XIII and the Bengals ' Cris Collinsworth and Dan Ross who did it in Super Bowl XVI ) .