Super Bowl XXVI

Super Bowl XXVI was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Washington Redskins and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Buffalo Bills to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1991 season. The Redskins beat the Bills by a score of 37–24, bringing the number of Super Bowls they won to three. The Bills lost two Super Bowls in a row. The game was played on January 26, 1992, at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Playoffs

Starting lineups

 Washington  Position  Buffalo Offense Gary Clark  WR  James Lofton‡ Ron Middleton  TE  Pete Metzelaars Jim Lachey  LT  Will Wolford Raleigh McKenzie  LG  Jim Ritcher Jeff Bostic  C  Kent Hull Mark Schlereth  RG  Glenn Parker Joe Jacoby  RT  Howard Ballard Don Warren  TE  Keith McKeller Art Monk‡  WR  Andre Reed‡ Mark Rypien  QB  Jim Kelly‡ Earnest Byner  RB Thurman Thomas‡ Defense Charles Mann  LE  Leon Seals Eric Williams  LT  NT  Jeff Wright Tim Johnson  RT  RE  Bruce Smith‡ Fred Stokes  RE  LOLB  Cornelius Bennett Wilber Marshall  LLB  LILB  Shane Conlan Kurt Gouveia  MLB  RILB  Carlton Bailey Andre Collins  RLB  ROLB  Darryl Talley Martin Mayhew  LCB  Kirby Jackson Darrell Green‡  RCB  Nate Odomes Danny Copeland  SS  Dwight Drane Brad Edwards  FS  Mark Kelso

Game statistics
Washington RedskinsBuffalo BillsFirst downs2425First downs rushing104First downs passing1218First downs penalty23Third down efficiency6/167/17Fourth down efficiency0/22/2Net yards rushing12543Rushing attempts4018Yards per rush3.12.4Passing – Completions/attempts18/3329/59Times sacked–total yards0–05–46Interceptions thrown14Net yards passing292240Total net yards417283Punt returns–total yards0–03–9Kickoff returns–total yards1–164–77Interceptions–total return yards4–791–4Punts–average yardage4–37.56–35.0Fumbles–lost1–06–1Penalties–total yards5–826–50Time of possession33:4326:17Turnovers15

References

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Category:1992 in sports
Category:1992 in the United States
Category:1992 in American television