1991 Washington Redskins season

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1991 Washington Redskins season
Head coach Joe Gibbs
Home field Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Results
Record 14-2
Division Place 1st NFC East
Playoff finish Won Divisional Playoffs (Falcons) 24-7
Won Conference Championship (Lions) 41-10
Won Super Bowl XXVI (Bills) 37-24
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The 1991 Washington Redskins season was the team's 60th in the National Football League, and it's 55th in Washington, D.C.. The Redskins dominated the league all season, winning their first eleven games. Their two losses were by margins of 3 and 2 points, respectively.

The Redskins led the league in scoring with 485 points, and allowed the second-fewest points (224) in the league in 1991.[1] (As of the 1991 season, this was the third-highest total in NFL history; it still ranks in the top 20 all-time.)[2] They had a +18 turnover ratio, also best in the NFL.

Quarterback Mark Rypien had an outstanding year. His 8.5 yards per pass attempt was second in the league, and his 3,564 passing yards were best in the NFC and fourth in the league. Running back Earnest Byner's 1,048 rushing yards were 5th best in the NFL.[3] The Redskins had two wide receivers who went over 1,000 yards receiving in 1991: Gary Clark (1,340) and Art Monk (1,049).[4]

The Redskins beat the Buffalo Bills 37-24 to win Super Bowl XXVI. The team is the last Super Bowl champion to never trail in any of their playoff victories.[5] The Redskins' Super Bowl XXVI win was their first in a non-strike season.[6] With the championship, coach Joe Gibbs also became the first head coach to win three Super Bowls with three different quarterbacks.[7]

In 2007, ESPN.com ranked the 1991 Redskins as the fourth-greatest team in NFL history,[8] noting, "you can look at two stats to get a pretty good idea of just how great a team is: yards gained per pass attempt, and yards allowed per pass attempt. The 1991 'Skins topped the NFL in each category, with Mark Rypien averaging 8.5 yards per attempt, while his colleagues on Washington's defense allowed only 6 yards per attempt.... The 'Skins outscored their opponents 485-224, and they had a tough schedule. After going 14-2, they romped through the NFC playoffs, beating the Falcons 24-7 and demolishing the Lions 41-10 on their way to the Super Bowl. In the Big Game, the 'Skins beat the cursed early-1990s Bills 37-24."

Contents

[edit] Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Game site Record
1 Pittsburgh Steelers L 16-7 Three Rivers Stadium 0-1
2 New England Patriots W 27-6 Foxboro Stadium 1-1
3 Cleveland Browns L 24-21 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium 1-2
4 New York Jets L 13-9 Williams-Brice Stadium 1-3

[edit] Regular season

[edit] 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
NFC Divisional Playoffs Atlanta Falcons W 24-7 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium 15-2 CBS 12:30pm
NFC Championship Detroit Lions W 41-10 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium 16-2 CBS 4:15pm
Super Bowl XXVI Buffalo Bills W 37-24 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 17-2 CBS 6:15pm

[edit] Playoffs

Main article: 1991-92 NFL playoffs

[edit] Standings

NFC East
W L T PCT PF PA
Washington Redskins 14 2 0 .875 485 224
Dallas Cowboys 11 5 0 .688 342 310
Philadelphia Eagles 10 6 0 .625 285 244
New York Giants 8 8 0 .500 281 297
Phoenix Cardinals 4 12 0 .250 196 344

[edit] Roster

Defensive Starters
[9]


FS
Brad Edwards
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WLB MLB SLB
Andre Collins Matt Millen Wilber Marshall
⋅ ⋅ ⋅
SS
Danny Copeland
⋅
CB
Martin Mayhew
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DE DT DT DE
Fred Stokes Tim Johnson Eric Williams Charles Mann
Markus Koch ⋅ ⋅ ⋅
CB
Darrell Green
⋅
Offensive Starters
[10]
WR
Gary Clark
⋅
TE
Don Warren
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LT LG C RG RT
Jim Lachey Raleigh McKenzie Jeff Bostic Mark Schlereth Joe Jacoby
⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅
TE
Ron Middleton
⋅
WR
Art Monk
Ricky Sanders
QB
Mark Rypien
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Special Teams
PK Chip Lohmiller
P Kelly Goodburn
KR Brian Mitchell
PR Brian Mitchell


RB
Earnest Byner
⋅


[edit] Statistics

[edit] Passing

Player G Comp. Att. Pct. Yds. TD INT
Mark Rypien 16 249 421 59.1 3,564 28 11
Jeff Rutledge 16 11 22 50.0 189 1 0

[edit] Rushing

Player G Att. Yards Avg. TD
Earnest Byner 16 274 1,048 3.8 5
Ricky Ervins 15 145 680 4.7 3
Gerald Riggs 16 78 248 3.2 11

[edit] 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

[edit] Kicking

Player FGM FGA Pct. XPM XPA Pct.
Chip Lohmiller 31 43 72.1 56 56 100.0

[edit] See also

[edit] Awards and records

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.[11]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com: 1991 Washington Redskins]
  2. ^ As of the 2011 season
  3. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com: 1991 NFL Leaders and Leaderboards
  4. ^ Pro-Football-Reference: 1991 Washington Redskins
  5. ^ As of 2011 season
  6. ^ The Redskins previously won the Super Bowl after the 1982 and 1987 seasons, both shortened by strikes
  7. ^ Joe Theismann, Doug Williams and Mark Rypien
  8. ^ ESPN.com, Page 2 - The List: Greatest NFL teams of all time, 2007
  9. ^
  10. ^
  11. ^ http://promo.espn.go.com/espn/promotions/nfl/superleague/?gameId=121 "Redskins win on dramatic final play"
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2 Kelly Goodburn | 6 Cary Conklin (IR) | 8 Chip Lohmiller | 10 Jeff Rutledge | 11 Mark Rypien (MVP) | 16 Stan Humphries | 20 Alvoid Mays | 21 Earnest Byner | 26 Danny Copeland | 27 Brad Edwards | 28 Darrell Green | 30 Brian Mitchell | 31 Clarence Vaughn | 32 Ricky Ervins | 34 Terry Hoage | 35 Martin Mayhew | 37 Gerald Riggs | 40 Alvin Walton | 45 Sidney Johnson | 47 A. J. Johnson | 50 Ravin Caldwell | 51 Monte Coleman | 53 Jeff Bostic | 54 Kurt Gouveia | 55 Andre Collins | 57 Matt Millen | 58 Wilber Marshall | 60 Fred Stokes | 61 Mark Adickes | 63 Raleigh McKenzie | 64 Ralph Tamm | 65 Mohammed Elewonibi (IR) | 66 Joe Jacoby | 67 Ray Brown | 68 Russ Grimm | 69 Mark Schlereth | 71 Charles Mann | 74 Markus Koch | 75 Eric Williams | 76 Ed Simmons | 78 Tim Johnson | 79 Jim Lachey | 80 Keenan McCardell (IR) | 81 Art Monk | 82 John Brandes | 83 Ricky Sanders | 84 Gary Clark | 85 Don Warren | 86 Stephen Hobbs | 87 Ron Middleton | 88 James Jenkins | 89 Terry Orr | 94 Bobby Wilson | 97 Jumpy Geathers | 99 Jason Buck
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