1991 NFL season

1991 National Football League season
Regular season
Duration	September 1 – December 23, 1991
Playoffs
Start date	December 28, 1991
AFC Champions	Buffalo Bills
NFC Champions	Washington Redskins
Super Bowl XXVI
Date	January 26, 1992
Site	Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Champions	Washington Redskins
Pro Bowl
Date	February 2, 1992
Site	Aloha Stadium

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The 1991 NFL season was the 72nd regular season of the National Football League. The season ended with Super Bowl XXVI when the Washington Redskins beat the Buffalo Bills 37–24 at the Metrodome in Minnesota.

Final standings

AFC East
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽¹⁾ Buffalo Bills	13	3	0	.813	7–1	10–2	458	318	L1
⁽⁶⁾ New York Jets	8	8	0	.500	4–4	6–6	314	293	W1
Miami Dolphins	8	8	0	.500	4–4	5–7	343	349	L2
New England Patriots	6	10	0	.375	4–4	5–9	211	305	L1
Indianapolis Colts	1	15	0	.063	1–7	1–11	143	381	L6

AFC Central
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽³⁾ Houston Oilers	11	5	0	.688	5–1	10–2	386	251	L1
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	9	0	.438	4–2	7–5	292	344	W2
Cleveland Browns	6	10	0	.375	2–4	6–6	293	298	L3
Cincinnati Bengals	3	13	0	.188	1–5	2–10	263	435	W1

AFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽²⁾ Denver Broncos	12	4	0	.750	5–3	10–4	304	235	W4
⁽⁴⁾ Kansas City Chiefs	10	6	0	.625	6–2	8–4	316	252	W1
⁽⁵⁾ Los Angeles Raiders	9	7	0	.563	5–3	7–5	298	297	L3
Seattle Seahawks	7	9	0	.438	2–6	6–6	276	261	W1
San Diego Chargers	4	12	0	.250	2–6	3–9	274	342	L1

NFC East
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽¹⁾ Washington Redskins	14	2	0	.875	6–2	10–2	485	224	L1
⁽⁵⁾ Dallas Cowboys	11	5	0	.688	5–3	8–4	342	310	W5
Philadelphia Eagles	10	6	0	.625	5–3	6–6	285	244	W1
New York Giants	8	8	0	.500	3–5	5–7	281	297	W1
Phoenix Cardinals	4	12	0	.250	1–7	3–11	196	344	L8

NFC Central
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽²⁾ Detroit Lions	12	4	0	.750	6–2	8–4	339	295	W6
⁽⁴⁾ Chicago Bears	11	5	0	.688	7–1	9–3	299	269	L1
Minnesota Vikings	8	8	0	.500	3–5	8–6	301	306	L1
Green Bay Packers	4	12	0	.250	3–5	3–9	273	313	W1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	13	0	.188	1–7	2–10	199	365	W1

NFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽³⁾ New Orleans Saints	11	5	0	.688	4–2	8–4	341	211	W2
⁽⁶⁾ Atlanta Falcons	10	6	0	.625	5–1	7–5	361	338	L1
San Francisco 49ers	10	6	0	.625	3–3	7–5	393	239	W6
Los Angeles Rams	3	13	0	.188	0–6	2–10	234	390	L10

Playoffs


	Dec 29 – Soldier Field					Jan 5 – Pontiac Silverdome
	5	Dallas	17
						5	Dallas	6
	4	Chicago	13								Jan 12 – RFK Stadium
						2	Detroit	38

						NFC
	Dec 28 – Louisiana Superdome										2	Detroit	10
						Jan 4 – RFK Stadium
											1	Washington	41

	6	Atlanta	27								NFC Championship
						6	Atlanta	7
	3	New Orleans	20													Jan 26 – Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
						1	Washington	24
	Wild Card playoffs
						Divisional playoffs
	Dec 29 – Astrodome															N1	Washington	37
						Jan 4 – Mile High Stadium
																A1	Buffalo	24

	6	NY Jets	10													Super Bowl XXVI
						3	Houston	24
	3	Houston	17								Jan 12 – Rich Stadium
						2	Denver	26

						AFC
	Dec 28 – Arrowhead Stadium										2	Denver	7
						Jan 5 – Rich Stadium
											1	Buffalo	10

	5	LA Raiders	6								AFC Championship
						4	Kansas City	14
	4	Kansas City	10
						1	Buffalo	37

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