The 1991 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 10-6 record from 1990. The Redskins would finish the season 14-2. They went undefeated in the playoffs and beat the Buffalo Bills 37-24 to win Super Bowl XXVI . The 1991 Redskins are the last Super Bowl champion to never trail in any of their playoff victories.
Preseason [ ]
Regular season [ ]
Schedule [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Game site
Record
TV Time
1
September 1, 1991
Detroit Lions
W 45-0
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
1-0
TNT 8:00pm
2
September 9, 1991
at Dallas Cowboys
W 33-31
Texas Stadium
2-0
ABC 9:00pm
3
September 15, 1991
Phoenix Cardinals
W 34-0
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
3-0
CBS 1:00pm
4
September 22, 1991
at Cincinnati Bengals
W 34-27
Riverfront Stadium
4-0
CBS 1:00pm
5
September 30, 1991
Philadelphia Eagles
W 23-0
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
5-0
ABC 9:00pm
6
October 6, 1991
at Chicago Bears
W 20-7
Soldier Field
6-0
CBS 1:00pm
7
October 13, 1991
Cleveland Browns
W 42-17
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
7-0
NBC 1:00pm
8
Bye
9
October 27, 1991
at New York Giants
W 17-13
Giants Stadium
8-0
ESPN 8:00pm
10
November 3, 1991
Houston Oilers
W 16-13
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
9-0
NBC 1:00pm
11
November 10, 1991
Atlanta Falcons
W 56-17
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
10-0
CBS 1:00pm
12
November 17, 1991
at Pittsburgh Steelers
W 41-14
Three Rivers Stadium
11-0
CBS 1:00pm
13
November 24, 1991
Dallas Cowboys
L 24-21
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
11-1
CBS 1:00pm
14
December 1, 1991
at Los Angeles Rams
W 27-6
Anaheim Stadium
12-1
CBS 4:00pm
15
December 8, 1991
at Phoenix Cardinals
W 20-14
Sun Devil Stadium
13-1
CBS 4:00pm
16
December 15, 1991
New York Giants
W 34-17
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
14-1
CBS 4:00pm
17
December 22, 1991
at Philadelphia Eagles
L 24-22
Veterans Stadium
14-2
CBS 4:00pm
Week 1: vs Detroit Lions [ ]
Week 1: Detroit Lions at Washington Redskins
1
2
3
4
Total
Lions
0
0
0
0
0
Redskins
21
14
7
3
45
at RFK Stadium , Washington,D.C
Date : September 1Game time : 8:00 p.m. ESTGame weather : 76° F (Clear/Humid)Game attendance : 52,958TV : TNT
Week 2: at Dallas Cowboys [ ]
Week 2: Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys
1
2
3
4
Total
Redskins
7
13
3
10
33
Cowboys
14
7
3
7
31
at Texas Stadium , Irving,Texas
Date : September 9Game time : 9:00 p.m. ESTGame weather : 81° F (Clear/Humid)Game attendance : 63,025TV : ABC
Week 3: vs Phoenix Cardinals [ ]
Week 3: Phoenix Cardinals at Washington Redskins
1
2
3
4
Total
Cardinals
0
0
0
0
0
Redskins
7
7
14
6
34
at RFK Stadium , Washington,D.C
Date : September 15Game time : 1:00 p.m. ESTGame weather : 76° F (Clear/Humid)Game attendance : 54,662TV : CBS
Week 4: at Cincinnati Bengals [ ]
Week 4: Washington Redskins at Cincinnati Bengals
1
2
3
4
Total
Redskins
3
21
3
7
34
Bengals
7
3
14
3
27
at Riverfront Stadium , Cincinnati,Ohio
Date : September 22Game time : 1:00 p.m. ESTGame weather : 59° F (Partly Cloudy)Game attendance : 52,038TV : CBS
Week 5: vs Philadelphia Eagles [ ]
Week 5: Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins
1
2
3
4
Total
Eagles
0
0
0
0
0
Redskins
0
10
3
10
23
at RFK Stadium , Washington,D.C
Date : September 30Game time : 9:00 p.m. ESTGame weather : 64° F (Clear/Breezy)Game attendance : 55,198TV : ABC
Week 6: at Chicago Bears [ ]
Week 6: Washington Redskins at Chicago Bears
1
2
3
4
Total
Redskins
0
10
0
10
20
Bears
0
0
7
0
7
at Soldier Field , Chicago,IL
Date : October 6Game time : 1:00 p.m. ESTGame weather : 43° F (Partly Cloudy)Game attendance : 64,941TV : CBS
Week 7: vs Cleveland Browns [ ]
Week 7: Cleveland Browns at Washington Redskins
1
2
3
4
Total
Browns
7
0
10
0
17
Redskins
7
14
7
14
42
at RFK Stadium , Washington,D.C
Date : October 13Game time : 1:00 p.m. ESTGame weather : 55° F (Clear)Game attendance : 54,715TV : NBC
Week 9: at New York Giants [ ]
Week 9: Washington Redskins at New York Giants
1
2
3
4
Total
Redskins
0
0
7
10
17
Giants
10
3
0
0
13
at Giants Stadium , East Rutherford,New Jersey
Date : October 27Game time : 8:15 p.m. ESTGame weather : 64° F (Partly Cloudy)Game attendance : 76,627TV : ESPN
Week 10: vs Houston Oilers [ ]
Week 10: Houston Oilers at Washington Redskins
1
2
3
4
Total
Oilers
0
6
0
7
13
Redskins
0
3
3
10
16
at RFK Stadium , Washington,D.C
Date : November 3Game time : 1:00 p.m. ESTGame weather : 48° F (Cloudy)Game attendance : 55,096TV : NBC
Week 11: vs Atlanta Falcons [ ]
Week 11: Atlanta Falcons at Washington Redskins
1
2
3
4
Total
Falcons
3
0
14
0
17
Redskins
7
21
7
21
56
at RFK Stadium , Washington,D.C
Date : November 10Game time : 1:00 p.m. ESTGame weather : 39° F (Cloudy/Light Fog)Game attendance : 52,461TV : CBS
Week 12: at Pittsburgh Steelers [ ]
Week 12: Washington Redskins at Pittsburgh Steelers
1
2
3
4
Total
Redskins
7
10
10
14
41
Steelers
0
0
0
14
14
at Three Rivers Stadium , Pittsburgh,PA
Date : November 17Game time : 1:00 p.m. ESTGame weather : 47° F (Clear)Game attendance : 56,813Referee : Tom White TV announcers (CBS) : Dick Stockton (play by play), Merlin Olsen (color commentator)
Week 13: vs Dallas Cowboys [ ]
Week 13: Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins
1
2
3
4
Total
Cowboys
0
14
0
10
24
Redskins
7
0
0
14
21
at RFK Stadium , Washington,D.C
Date : November 24Game time : 1:00 p.m. ESTGame weather : 52° F (Clear)Game attendance : 55,561TV : CBS
Week 14: vs Los Angeles Rams [ ]
Week 14: Washington Redskins at Los Angeles Rams
1
2
3
4
Total
Redskins
7
0
14
6
27
Rams
3
3
0
0
6
at Anaheim Stadium , Anaheim, California
Date : December 1Game time : 4:00 p.m. ESTGame weather : 55° F (Clear)Game attendance : 55,027TV : CBS
Week 15: at Phoenix Cardinals [ ]
Week 15: Washington Redskins at Phoenix Cardinals
1
2
3
4
Total
Redskins
0
0
14
6
20
Cardinals
0
14
0
0
14
at Sun Devil Stadium , Tempe,Arizona
Date : December 8Game time : 4:00 p.m. ESTGame weather : 60° F (Partly Cloudy)Game attendance : 48,373TV : CBS
Week 16: vs New York Giants [ ]
Week 16: New York Giants at Washington Redskins
1
2
3
4
Total
Giants
3
7
7
0
17
Redskins
7
17
3
7
34
at RFK Stadium , Washington,D.C
Date : December 15Game time : 4:00 p.m. ESTGame weather : 40° F (Partly Cloudy)Game attendance : 54,722TV : CBS
Week 17: at Philadelphia Eagles [ ]
Week 17: Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles
1
2
3
4
Total
Redskins
3
10
3
6
22
Eagles
7
0
0
17
24
at Veterans Stadium , Philadelphia,PA
Date : December 22Game time : 4:00 p.m. ESTGame weather : 37° F (Clear)Game attendance : 58,988TV : CBS
Divisonal Playoffs: vs Atlanta Falcons [ ]
Divisional Playoffs: Atlanta Falcons at Washington Redskins
1
2
3
4
Total
Falcons
0
7
0
0
7
Redskins
0
14
3
7
24
at RFK Stadium , Washington,D.C
Date : January 4Game time : 12:30 p.m. ESTGame weather : 49° F (Heavy Rain/Windy)Game attendance : 55,181TV : CBS
NFC Championship: vs Detroit Lions [ ]
NFC Championship: Detroit Lions at Washington Redskins
1
2
3
4
Total
Lions
0
10
0
0
10
Redskins
10
7
10
14
41
at RFK Stadium , Washington,D.C
Date : January 12Game time : 4:15 p.m. ESTGame weather : 40° F (Clear)Game attendance : 55,585TV : CBS
SuperBowl XXVI: vs Buffalo Bills [ ]
Superbowl XXVI: Washington Redskins vs Buffalo Bills
1
2
3
4
Total
Redskins
0
17
14
6
37
Bills
0
0
10
14
24
at Metrodome , Minneapolis,Minnesota
Date : January 26Game time : 6:15 p.m. ESTGame weather : IndoorsGame attendance : 63,130TV : CBS
Standings [ ]
Roster [ ]
Defensive Starters
[1]
Offensive Starters
[2]
Statistics [ ]
Passing [ ]
Rushing [ ]
Receiving [ ]
Player
G
Rec.
Yards
Y/G
Avg.
TD
Art Monk
16
71
1,049
65.6
14.8
8
Gary Clark
16
70
1,340
83.8
19.1
10
Ricky Sanders
16
45
580
36.3
12.9
5
Earnest Byner
16
34
308
19.3
9.1
0
Ricky Ervins
16
16
181
11.3
11.3
1
Terry Orr
16
10
201
12.6
20.1
4
Kicking [ ]
Player
FGM
FGA
Pct.
XPM
XPA
Pct.
Chip Lohmiller
31
43
72.1
56
56
100.0
See also [ ]
Awards and records [ ]
Milestones [ ]
November 10, 1991 – Mark Rypien threw for 442 yards against the Atlanta Falcons. On that same day, Warren Moon of the Houston Oilers threw for over 400 yards as well.
Best team ever? [ ]
In 2010, ESPN conducted a "super league," consisting of the best Super Bowl winning teams of all time; the 1991 Redskins finished the regular season in first place with record of 14-2 and beat the 1992 Dallas Cowboys in the league finals to be named the greatest team of all time[3] .
References [ ]
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