1991 Washington Redskins season

60th season in franchise history; Super Bowl champions August 2023 March 2026 Washington Redskins 1991 14–2 1st NFC East Joe Gibbs Charley Casserly Jack Kent Cooke John Kent Cooke Joe Gibbs Richie Petitbon RFK Stadium Won Divisional Playoffs(vs. Falcons) 24–7Won NFC Championship(vs. Lions) 41–10Won Super Bowl XXVI(vs. Bills) 37–24 Redskins seasons 8 QB Mark Rypien RB Earnest Byner WR Gary Clark OT Jim Lachey G Mark Schlereth DE Charles Mann CB Darrell Green K Chip Lohmiller 9 QB Mark Rypien (2nd team) RB Earnest Byner (2nd team) WR Gary Clark (2nd team) OT Jim Lachey (1st team) K Chip Lohmiller (2nd team) KR Brian Mitchell (2nd team) CB Darrell Green (2nd team) LB Wilber Marshall (2nd team) DE Charles Mann (2nd team) The 1991 season was the Washington Redskins' 60th in the National Football League (NFL), their 55th representing Washington, D.C., and the eleventh under head coach Joe Gibbs. The Redskins were coming off two consecutive 10–6 seasons and looking to return to the playoffs for a second straight season. Not only did the Redskins improve their position, but they also put together a season that is considered by some to be one of the best any team has ever played. Washington won a franchise record-tying 14 games, the best record in the league, and their two losses (to two of their division rivals) were by a combined five points. The Redskins ended their campaign as world champions, knocking off the defending AFC Champion Buffalo Bills 37–24, in Super Bowl XXVI. The Redskins led the league in scoring with 485 points and allowed the second-fewest points (224) in the league, which was an average of 14 points per game.1991 Washington Redskins Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/was/1991.htm 2025-03-08 Pro-Football-Reference.com en (As of the 1991 season, this was the third-highest total in NFL history, and still ranks in the top 20 all-time.) They had a +18 turnover ratio, also best in the NFL. Their point differential of +261 was the best in franchise history, and the sixth-highest of all time.Redskins Point Differential In 1991 https://www.statmuse.com/nfl/ask/redskins-point-differential-in-1991 2025-02-15 StatMuse enBest Point Differential By An NFL Team In A Season https://www.statmuse.com/nfl/ask/best-point-differential-by-an-nfl-team-in-a-season 2025-03-19 StatMuse en In 2016, Chris Chase of USA Today ranked the team as the greatest to ever win a Super Bowl.Chase Chris Ranking all 49 Super Bowl champions, from best to worst 27 January 2016 http://ftw.usatoday.com/2016/01/best-super-bowl-team-winner-ranking-best-nfl-team-ever-super-bowl-50-redskins-49ers-cowboys-packers-patriots USA Today 30 January 2016 They would not return to the NFC Championship Game or win more than 10 regular season games again until 2024, which came several years after the team had changed its name. However, as of 2025, this remains the most recent season where Washington appeared in a Super Bowl. Statistics site Football Outsiders ranks the 1991 Redskins as the best team they have measured (from 1986 to present).Football Outsiders: 1991 DVOA Ratings and Commentary https://web.archive.org/web/20120924101231/http://www.footballoutsiders.com/dvoa-ratings/2012/1991-dvoa-ratings-and-commentary September 24, 2012 , published July 16, 2012, spanning 1991–2011 seasons. Team Efficiency Ratings 1991 The team ranked No. 15 on the 100 greatest teams of all time presented by the NFL on its 100th anniversary.NFL Top 100 Teams https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nfl-top-100-teams.htm Pro Football Reference100 Greatest Teams: Numbers 100-1 SUPERCUT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qzU600OwVc NFL.com NFL Films produced a direct-to-home video documentary about the team's season entitled Super Bowl XXVI Champions; it was narrated by Harry Kalas, and produced a documentary about the team's season entitled March to Minneapolis; it was narrated by Jeff Kaye. On January 12, 2007, NFL Network aired America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions, in which they ranked the 1991 Redskins at #14; the film was narrated by Donald Sutherland and featured commentary from head coach Joe Gibbs and players Mark Rypien and Charles Mann. The season 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.Pro-Football-Reference.com: 1991 NFL Leaders and Leaderboards The Redskins had two wide receivers who went over 1,000 yards receiving in 1991: Gary Clark (1,340) and Art Monk (1,049).Pro-Football-Reference: 1991 Washington Redskins The Redskins beat the Buffalo Bills 37–24 to win Super Bowl XXVI. The team is also the last Super Bowl champion to never trail in any of their playoff victories. The Redskins' Super Bowl XXVI win was their first in a non-strike season.The Commanders previously won the Super Bowl after the 1982 and 1987 seasons, both shortened by strikes With the championship, coach Joe Gibbs also became the first head coach to win three Super Bowls with three different quarterbacks.Joe Theismann, Doug Williams and Mark Rypien In 2007, ESPN.com ranked the 1991 Redskins as the 4th greatest team in NFL history,ESPN.com, Page 2 – The List: Greatest NFL teams of all time, 2007 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." Statistics site Football Outsiders has ranked the 1991 Redskins as the greatest team in their ratings history,Football Outsiders: 1991 DVOA Ratings and Commentary https://web.archive.org/web/20120924101231/http://www.footballoutsiders.com/dvoa-ratings/2012/1991-dvoa-ratings-and-commentary September 24, 2012 , published July 16, 2012, spanning 1991–2011 seasons. stating that the team "may have been the most well-rounded team in NFL history. [...] A lot of the best teams in NFL history got a little extra boost by picking on an easy schedule, but not Washington. They had an average schedule, and a harder-than-average schedule of opposing defenses. One reason for that: 1991 was not only the year of the best overall team in [their rating system's] history. It was also the year of the best defense in [their system's] history, which showed up on Washington's schedule twice: the 1991 Philadelphia Eagles." Draft 1991 NFL draft 1991 Washington Redskins draft Round Pick Player Position College 1 17 Bobby Wilson DT Michigan St. 3 76 Ricky Ervins RB USC 6 159 Dennis Ransom TE Texas A&M 7 188 Keith Cash TE Texas 8 215 Jimmy Spencer DB Florida 9 243 Charles Bell DB Baylor 10 270 Cris Shale P Bowling Green 11 299 David Gulledge DB Jacksonville St. 12 326 Keenan McCardell WR UNLV Personnel Staff 1991 Washington Commanders Chairman/COO – Jack Kent Cooke Executive vice president – John Kent Cooke General manager – Charley Casserly Assistant general manager – Bobby Mitchell Director of player personnel – Kirk Mee Director of pro scouting – Joe Mack Director of college scouting – George Saimes Scouting administrator – Mel Kaufman Head coach – Joe Gibbs Assistant head coach/defense – Richie Petitbon Quarterbacks/passing game – Rod Dowhower Running backs – Don Breaux Wide receivers – Charley Taylor Offensive line – Jim Hanifan and Rennie Simmons Offensive assistant/receivers – Jack Burns Defensive coordinator – Larry Peccatiello Defensive line – LaVern Torgeson Defensive backs – Emmitt Thomas Defensive line – Bobby DePaul Special teams – Wayne Sevier Strength – Dan Riley Assistant strength – Steve Wetzel Washington Redskins 1991 Press Guide 3–36 Roster 1991 Washington Commanders 16 Stan Humphries 10 Jeff Rutledge 11 Mark Rypien 21 Earnest Byner 32 Ricky Ervins y 30 Brian Mitchell running back 37 Gerald Riggs 84 Gary Clark American football 86 Stephen Hobbs 81 Art Monk 83 Ricky Sanders 88 James Jenkins American football y 87 Ron Middleton American football 89 Terry Orr 85 Don Warren 61 Mark Adickes G 53 Jeff Bostic C 68 Russ Grimm G 66 Joe Jacoby T 79 Jim Lachey T 63 Raleigh McKenzie G 69 Mark Schlereth G 76 Ed Simmons T 99 Jason Buck DE 97 Jumpy Geathers DT 78 Tim Johnson defensive lineman DT 71 Charles Mann DE American football 60 Fred Stokes DE 75 Eric Williams defensive lineman DT 94 Bobby Wilson defensive tackle y DT 50 Ravin Caldwell OLB 51 Monte Coleman OLB 55 Andre Collins OLB 54 Kurt Gouveia MLB 58 Wilber Marshall OLB 57 Matt Millen MLB 26 Danny Copeland SS 27 Brad Edwards American football FS 28 Darrell Green CB 47 A. 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Johnson cornerback CB 45 Sidney Johnson CB 35 Martin Mayhew CB 20 Alvoid Mays CB 40 Alvin Walton SS 82 John Brandes LS  2 Kelly Goodburn P  8 Chip Lohmiller K 24 Carl Harry WR 46 Dennis Ransom tight end y TE 72 Thomas Rayam G 95 Ted Rogers linebacker y LB 23 Jimmy Spencer American football Jimmy Spencer y CB 65 Ray Brown offensive lineman G IR 12 Cary Conklin QB IR 64 Mo Elewonibi G IR 29 David Gulledge y S IR 34 Terry Hoage S IR 88 Jimmie Johnson American football TE IR 80 Joe Johnson wide receiver WR IR 74 Markus Koch DE IR -- Keenan McCardell y WR IR 44 John Settle RB IR -- Cris Shale y P IR 31 Clarence Vaughn S IR 47 active, 12 inactive, 5 practice squad Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 August 4 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 7–16 0–1 Three Rivers Stadium Recap 2 August 10, 1991 at New England Patriots W 27–6 1–1 Foxboro Stadium Recap 3 August 16, 1991 Cleveland Browns L 21–24 (OT) 1–2 RFK Stadium Recap 4 August 24, 1991 vs. New York Jets L 9–13 1–3 Williams–Brice Stadium Recap Preseason Game summaries Week P3 (Friday, August 16, 1991): vs. Cleveland Browns Washington Redskins 1991 2; text-align:center collapsed Week P3: Cleveland Browns at Washington Redskins – Game summary 8:00 p.m. EDT Browns (2–1) 0 7 7 7 3 Redskins (1–2) 7 7 7 0 0 RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C. 51,137 WTTG-TV Regular season Note: Division opponents are bolded Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 1 Detroit Lions W 45–0 1–0 RFK Stadium Recap 2 September 9, 1991 at Dallas Cowboys W 33–31 2–0 Texas Stadium Recap 3 September 15 Phoenix Cardinals W 34–0 3–0 RFK Stadium Recap 4 September 22, 1991 at Cincinnati Bengals W 34–27 4–0 Riverfront Stadium Recap 5 September 30, 1991 Philadelphia Eagles W 23–0 5–0 RFK Stadium Recap 6 October 6, 1991 at Chicago Bears W 20–7 6–0 Soldier Field Recap 7 October 13 Cleveland Browns W 42–17 7–0 RFK Stadium Recap 8 Bye 9 October 27 at New York Giants W 17–13 8–0 Giants Stadium Recap 10 November 3 Houston Oilers W 16–13 (OT) 9–0 RFK Stadium Recap 11 November 10, 1991 Atlanta Falcons W 56–17 10–0 RFK Stadium Recap 12 November 17 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 41–14 11–0 Three Rivers Stadium Recap 13 November 24 Dallas Cowboys L 21–24 11–1 RFK Stadium Recap 14 December 1 at Los Angeles Rams W 27–6 12–1 Anaheim Stadium Recap 15 December 8 at Phoenix Cardinals W 20–14 13–1 Sun Devil Stadium Recap 16 December 15 New York Giants W 34–17 14–1 RFK Stadium Recap 17 December 22 at Philadelphia Eagles L 22–24 14–2 Veterans Stadium Recap Game summaries Week 1 1991 Detroit Lions season Washington Redskins 1991 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 1: Detroit Lions at Washington Redskins September 1, 1991 8:00 p.m. EDT Lions 0 0 0 0 Redskins 21 14 7 3 RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C. 52,958 Clear; 76 °F °C on Gordon McCarter TNT Skip Caray (play-by-play) and Pat Haden (color commentator) Pro-Football-Reference.com Lions Rodney Peete8/22, 75 Yds, 3 INT Cedric Jackson10 Rush, 39 Yds Don Overton4 Rec, 38 Yds Redskins Mark Rypien15/19, 183 Yds, 2 TD, INT Earnest Byner16 Rush, 83 Yds, TD Gary Clark6 Rec, 107 Yds, TD DET WSH collapsed 1 5:37 Redskins RushTD Riggs 1 good Lohmiller run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 7 1 3:34 Redskins RecTD Johnson Rypien 4 good Lohmiller run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 14 1 0:55 Redskins — — — Other Mitchell 69-yard punt return, Lohmiller kick good 0 21 2 11:26 Redskins RecTD Sanders Byner 18 good Lohmiller run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 28 2 1:03 Redskins RushTD Byner 6 good Lohmiller run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 35 3 0:14 Redskins RecTD Clark Rypien 38 good Lohmiller run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 42 4 7:45 Redskins FG 26 Lohmiller 0 45 0 45 Week 2 1991 Dallas Cowboys season Washington Commanders 1991 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 2: Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys September 9, 1991 9:00 p.m. EDT Redskins 7 13 3 10 Cowboys 14 7 3 7 Texas Stadium • Irving, Texas 63,025 Clear; 81 °F °C on; wind 11 Jerry Markbreit ABC Al Michaels (play-by-play), Dan Dierdorf and Frank Gifford (color commentators) Pro-Football-Reference.com Redskins Mark Rypien14/26, 203 Yds, 2 TD, INT Earnest Byner22 Rush, 101 Yds Ricky Sanders5 Rec, 85 Yds Cowboys Troy Aikman27/42, 242 Yds, 3 TD Emmitt Smith11 Rush, 112 Yds, TD Emmitt Smith8 Rec, 42 Yds, TD WSH DAL collapsed 1 8:23 Cowboys RecTD Novacek Aikman 3 good Willis run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 7 1 4:47 Redskins RecTD Johnson Rypien 3 good Lohmiller run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 7 1 3:48 Cowboys RushTD Smith 75 good Willis run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 14 2 14:15 Redskins FG 53 Lohmiller 10 14 2 5:42 Cowboys RecTD Smith Aikman 5 good Willis run/pass good/failed/incomplete 10 21 2 4:18 Redskins RecTD Monk Rypien 37 good Lohmiller run/pass good/failed/incomplete 17 21 2 0:08 Redskins FG 52 Lohmiller 20 21 3 11:53 Redskins FG 45 Lohmiller 23 21 3 6:08 Cowboys FG 51 Willis 23 24 4 12:48 Redskins RushTD Riggs 1 good Lohmiller run/pass good/failed/incomplete 30 24 4 5:39 Redskins FG 46 Lohmiller 33 24 4 0:02 Cowboys RecTD Irvin Aikman 6 good Willis run/pass good/failed/incomplete 33 31 33 31 Week 3 1991 Phoenix Cardinals season Washington Redskins 1991 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 3: Phoenix Cardinals at Washington Redskins September 15, 1991 1:00 p.m. EDT Cardinals 0 0 0 0 Redskins 7 7 14 6 RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C. 54,662 Clear; 76 °F °C on Tom White CBS James Brown (play-by-play) and Randy Cross (color commentator) Pro-Football-Reference.com Cardinals Tom Tupa13/24, 120 Yds, 3 INT Johnny Johnson8 Rush, 27 Yds Tim Jorden5 Rec, 36 Yds Redskins Mark Rypien15/23, 181 Yds, TD Earnest Byner23 Rush, 109 Yds, TD Gary Clark5 Rec, 72 Yds PHO WSH collapsed 1 8:37 Redskins RushTD Byner 2 good Lohmiller run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 7 2 14:07 Redskins RushTD Sanders 10 good Lohmiller run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 14 3 9:52 Redskins RecTD Clark Rypien 28 good Lohmiller run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 21 3 7:06 Redskins — — — IntTD Marshall 55 good Lohmiller run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 28 4 14:09 Redskins FG 49 Lohmiller 0 31 4 6:29 Redskins FG 48 Lohmiller 0 34 0 34 Week 4 (Sunday, September 22, 1991): at Cincinnati Bengals The Football Database. Retrieved 2026-Jan-28. Washington would not beat the Bengals again until 2020. Washington Redskins 1991 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 4: Washington Redskins at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary September 22, 1991 1:00 p.m. EDT Redskins (4–0) 3 21 3 7 Bengals (0–4) 7 3 14 3 Riverfront Stadium • Cincinnati 52,038 Partly cloudy; 59 °F °C on Stan Kemp CBS Dick Stockton (play-by-play) and Merlin Olsen (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; Washington Redskins at Cincinnati Bengals – September 22, 1991 right Washington Redskins WSH Cincinnati Bengals CIN Mark Rypien 15/23, 217 YDS, 1 INT Earnest Byner 18 CAR, 75 YDS Gary Clark 6 REC, 53 YDS Boomer Esiason 18/37, 212 YDS, 1 INT Craig Taylor 5 CAR, 56 YDS Tim McGee 4 REC, 97 YDS WSH CIN collapsed 1 10:20 Redskins FG 40 Lohmiller 3 0 1 0:58 Bengals RushTD Brooks 5 good Breech 3 7 2 9:08 Redskins RushTD Riggs 1 good Lohmiller 10 7 2 5:38 Bengals FG 46 Breech 10 10 2 3:48 Redskins RushTD Riggs 1 good Lohmiller 17 10 2 2:13 Redskins — — — Other Mitchell 66-yard punt return for a touchdown, Lohmiller kick good 24 10 3 12:01 Redskins FG 26 Lohmiller 27 10 3 6:12 Bengals RushTD Taylor 1 good Breech 27 17 3 1:37 Bengals RushTD Taylor 34 good Breech 27 24 4 9:48 Bengals FG 25 Breech 27 27 4 2:02 Redskins RushTD Riggs 7 good Lohmiller 34 27 34 27 Point spread: Redskins –3½ Over/under: 43.0 (over) Time of game: 3 hours, 10 minutes RedskinsGame statisticsBengals20 First downs 2132–132 Rushes–yards 25–136217 Passing yards 21215–23–1 Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions 18–37–11–5 Sacked–yards 4–26212 Net passing yards 186344 Total yards 322180 Return yards 632–40.0 Punts Number–Average yardage 3–46.71–1 Fumbles–lost 0–06–100 Penalties–yards 4–5032:09 Time of possession 27:51 Individual stats Redskins Passing C/ATT1YdsTDINTSkYdsLG3RateRypien15/2321701155477.6 Redskins Rushing Car2YdsTDLG3Byner1875012Riggs1061320Rypien3–200Monk1–20–2 Redskins ReceivingRec4YdsTDLG3Clark653017Byner556027Monk284052Sanders114014Hobbs1505 Redskins KickingFGM–FGAXPM–XPALohmiller2–24–4 Redskins PuntingPntYdsY/PLngBlckGoodburn28040.046 Redskins Kick ReturnsRetYdsY/RtTDLngMitchell25427.000Ervins13333.000 Redskins Punt ReturnsRetYdsY/RtTDLngMitchell29346.510 Redskins SacksSacksColeman1.0Mann1.0Stokes1.0Wilson1.0 Redskins InterceptionsIntYdsTDLGPDEdwards1000 Week 5 1991 Philadelphia Eagles season Washington Redskins 1991 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 5: Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins September 30, 1991 9:00 p.m. EDT Eagles 0 0 0 0 Redskins 0 10 3 10 RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C. 55,198 Clear; 64 °F °C on Bob McElwee ABC Al Michaels (play-by-play), Dan Dierdorf and Frank Gifford (color commentators) Pro-Football-Reference.com Eagles Jim McMahon4/6, 32 Yds Heath Sherman12 Rush, 38 Yds Fred Barnett2 Rec, 19 Yds Redskins Mark Rypien13/23, 204 Yds, TD, 2 INT Earnest Byner29 Rush, 95 Yds, TD Art Monk3 Rec, 33 Yds, TD PHI WSH collapsed 2 7:56 Redskins RecTD Monk Rypien 19 good Lohmiller run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 7 2 3:26 Redskins FG 37 Lohmiller 0 10 3 4:38 Redskins FG 35 Lohmiller 0 13 4 11:21 Redskins RushTD Byner 7 good Lohmiller run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 20 4 0:11 Redskins FG 27 Lohmiller 0 23 0 23 Week 6 (Sunday, October 6, 1991): at Chicago Bears The Football Database. 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Washington Redskins 1991 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 6: Washington Redskins at Chicago Bears – Game summary October 6, 1991 1:00 p.m. EDT Redskins (6–0) 0 10 0 10 Bears (4–2) 0 0 7 0 Soldier Field • Chicago 64,961 Partly cloudy; 43 °F °C on, relative humidity 64%, wind 16 mph km/h knots Bernie Kukar CBS Pat Summerall (play-by-play) and John Madden (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; Washington Redskins at Chicago Bears – October 6, 1991 right Washington Redskins WSH Chicago Bears CHI Mark Rypien 18/31, 168 YDS, 2 TDs, 1 INT Earnest Byner 21 CAR, 63 YDS Art Monk 6 REC, 69 YDS, 2 TDs Jim Harbaugh 17/41, 206 YDS, 3 INTs Neal Anderson 18 CAR, 73 YDS, 1 TD Ron Morris 5 REC, 106 YDS WSH CHI collapsed 2 10:25 Redskins FG 47 Lohmiller 3 0 2 1:53 Redskins RecTD Monk Rypien 26 good Lohmiller 10 0 3 1:42 Bears RushTD Anderson 1 good Butler 10 7 4 6:20 Redskins RecTD Monk Rypien 5 good Lohmiller 17 7 4 4:26 Redskins FG 23 Lohmiller 20 7 20 7 Point spread: Redskins –3 Over/under: 37.0 (under) Time of game: 2 hours, 58 minutes RedskinsGame statisticsBears12 First downs 1926–75 Rushes–yards 28–120168 Passing yards 20618–31–1 Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions 17–41–30–0 Sacked–yards 1–768 Net passing yards 199243 Total yards 319114 Return yards 985–44.2 Punts Number–Average yardage 5–40.21–0 Fumbles–lost 1–09–60 Penalties–yards 6–3227:37 Time of possession 32:23 Individual stats Redskins Passing C/ATT1YdsTDINTSkYdsLG3RateRypien18/3116821002681.1 Redskins Rushing Car2YdsTDLG3Byner2163015Monk1505Riggs2404Sanders1202Rypien1101 Redskins ReceivingRec4YdsTDLG3Monk669226Clark544015Sanders438013Byner31706 Redskins KickingFGM–FGAXPM–XPALohmiller2–32–2 Missed Field Goals: Lohmiller 54 Redskins PuntingPntYdsY/PLngBlckGoodburn522144.261 Redskins Kick ReturnsRetYdsY/RtTDLngMitchell24321.500 Redskins Punt ReturnsRetYdsY/RtTDLngMitchell4399.800Hobbs11010.000 Redskins SacksSacksCollins1.0 Redskins InterceptionsIntYdsTDLGPDGouveia122022Marshall1000Stokes1000 Week 7 1991 Cleveland Browns season Washington Redskins 1991 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 7: Cleveland Browns at Washington Redskins October 13, 1991 1:00 p.m. EDT Browns 7 0 10 0 Redskins 7 14 7 14 RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C. 54,715 Clear; 55 °F °C on Tom Dooley NBC Charlie Jones (play-by-play) and Todd Christensen (color commentator) Pro-Football-Reference.com Browns Bernie Kosar21/29, 266 Yds Kevin Mack14 Rush, 70 Yds Kevin Mack6 Rec, 53 Yds Redskins Mark Rypien16/22, 190 Yds, TD Ricky Ervins13 Rush, 133 Yds, 2 TD Art Monk7 Rec, 106 Yds, TD CLE WSH collapsed 1 3:33 Redskins RecTD Monk Rypien 14 good Lohmiller run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 7 1 0:25 Browns RecTD Slaughter Hansen 11 good Stover run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 7 2 11:29 Redskins RushTD Riggs 1 good Lohmiller run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 14 2 4:14 Redskins RushTD Byner 21 good Lohmiller run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 21 3 8:25 Browns FG 26 Stover 10 21 3 8:07 Browns — — — FumbleTD Newsome 37 good Stover run/pass good/failed/incomplete 17 21 3 5:09 Redskins RushTD Ervins 12 good Lohmiller run/pass good/failed/incomplete 17 28 4 8:10 Redskins RushTD Riggs 1 good Lohmiller run/pass good/failed/incomplete 17 35 4 6:48 Redskins RushTD Ervins 65 good Lohmiller run/pass good/failed/incomplete 17 42 17 42 Week 9 1991 New York Giants season Washington Redskins 1991 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 9: Washington Redskins at New York Giants October 27, 1991 7:30 p.m. EST Redskins 0 0 7 10 Giants 10 3 0 0 Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, New Jersey 76,627 Partly cloudy; 64 °F °C on; wind 9 Jerry Markbreit ESPN Mike Patrick (play-by-play) and Joe Theismann (color commentator) Pro-Football-Reference.com Redskins Mark Rypien12/25, 159 Yds, 2 TD, INT Ricky Ervins20 Rush, 82 Yds Gary Clark3 Rec, 70 Yds, 2 TD Giants Jeff Hostetler14/21, 137 Yds, INT Rodney Hampton21 Rush, 83 Yds, TD Rodney Hampton6 Red, 39 Yds WSH NYG collapsed 1 8:35 Giants FG 26 Allegre 0 3 1 1:20 Giants RushTD Hampton 1 good Allegre run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 10 2 1:40 Giants FG 36 Allegre 0 13 3 0:42 Redskins RecTD Clark Rypien 7 good Lohmiller run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 13 4 12:50 Redskins RecTD Clark Rypien 54 good Lohmiller run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 13 4 0:51 Redskins FG 35 Lohmiller 17 13 17 13 Week 10 1991 Houston Oilers season Washington Redskins 1991 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 10: Houston Oilers at Washington Redskins November 3, 1991 1:00 p.m. EST Oilers 0 6 0 7 0 Redskins 0 3 3 7 3 RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C. 55,096 Cloudy; 48 °F °C on Gerry Austin NBC Marv Albert (play-by-play) and Paul Maguire (color commentator) Pro-Football-Reference.com Oilers Warren Moon25/44, 250 Yds, 2 INT Lorenzo White11 Rush, 14 Yds, TD Drew Hill9 Rec, 83 Yds Redskins Mark Rypien21/34, 195 Yds, INT Earnest Byner21 Rush, 112 Yds, TD Art Monk8 Rec, 62 Yds HOU WSH collapsed 2 14:12 Redskins FG 21 Lohmiller 0 3 2 2:00 Oilers FG 24 Howfield 3 3 2 0:03 Oilers FG 23 Howfield 6 3 3 0:20 Redskins FG 20 Lohmiller 6 6 4 14:10 Redskins RushTD Byner 23 good Lohmiller 6 13 4 1:42 Oilers RushTD White 1 good Howfield 13 13 OT 10:59 Redskins FG 41 Lohmiller 13 16 13 16 Week 11 (Sunday, November 10, 1991): vs. Atlanta Falcons The Football Database. 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Washington Redskins 1991 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 11: Atlanta Falcons at Washington Redskins – Game summary November 10, 1991 1:00 p.m. EST Falcons (5–5) 3 0 14 0 Redskins (10–0) 7 21 7 21 RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C. 52,641 Cloudy; 40 F C, relative humidity 75%, wind 17 mph km/h knots Dale Hamer CBS James Brown (play-by-play), Randy Cross (color commentator) and Lesley Visser (sideline reporter) Pro Football Reference; Atlanta Falcons at Washington Redskins – November 10, 1991 right Atlanta Falcons ATL Washington Redskins WSH Billy Joe Tolliver 14/31, 243 YDS, 2 TDs, INT Mike Rozier 11 CAR, 45 YDS Andre Rison 7 REC, 72 YDS, TD Mark Rypien 16/31, 442 YDS, 6 TDs Ricky Ervins 16 CAR, 39 YDS Art Monk 7 REC, 164 YDS, 2 TDs ATL WSH collapsed 1 9:52 Falcons FG 31 Johnson 3 0 1 5:43 Redskins RecTD Orr Rypien 9 good Lohmiller 3 7 2 7:28 Redskins RecTD Clark Rypien 61 good Lohmiller 3 14 2 1:55 Redskins RushTD Rypien 4 good Lohmiller 3 21 2 0:37 Redskins RecTD Clark Rypien 19 good Lohmiller 3 28 3 14:41 Falcons RecTD Haynes Tolliver 75 good Johnson 10 28 3 12:18 Falcons RecTD Rison Tolliver 15 good Johnson 17 28 3 10:13 Redskins RecTD Monk Rypien 19 good Lohmiller 17 35 4 12:12 Redskins RecTD Clark Rypien 82 good Lohmiller 17 42 4 10:00 Redskins RecTD Monk Rypien 64 good Lohmiller 17 49 4 0:52 Redskins IntTD Collins 15 good Lohmiller 17 56 17 56 Point spread: Redskins –12 Over/under: 35.0 (over) Time of game: 3 hours, 30 minutes FalconsGame statisticsRedskins12 First downs 2018–62 Rushes–yards 36–108243 Passing yards 45114–35–3 Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions 17–32–06–34 Sacked–yards 0–0209 Net passing yards 451271 Total yards 559164 Return yards 1347–40.0 Punts Number–Average yardage 5–36.03–3 Fumbles–lost 0–06–40 Penalties–yards 6–5625:44 Time of possession 34:16 Individual stats Redskins Passing C/ATT1YdsTDINTSkYdsLG3RateRypien16/31442600082136.8Rutledge1/1900009104.2 Redskins Rushing Car2YdsTDLG3Ervins1639012Byner123305Riggs629029Rypien1404Monk1303 Redskins ReceivingRec4YdsTDLG3Monk7164264Clark4203382Sanders329011Orr246137Hobbs1909 Redskins KickingFGM–FGAXPM–XPALohmiller0–18–8 Missed Field Goals: Lohmiller 48 Redskins PuntingPntYdsY/PLngBlckGoodburn518036.039 Redskins Kick ReturnsRetYdsY/RtTDLngMitchell49724.300 Redskins Punt ReturnsRetYdsY/RtTDLngMitchell2178.50 Redskins SacksSacksGeathers1.5Johnson1.5Wilson1.5Marshall1.0Stokes0.5 Redskins InterceptionsIntYdsTDLGPDCollins115115Johnson1505Mays1000 Week 12 Redskins 7 10 10 14 Steelers 0 0 0 14 November 17 Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. EST 56,813 Clear; 47 °F °C on Tom White Dick Stockton and Merlin Olsen CBS Week 13 Cowboys 0 14 0 10 Redskins 7 0 0 14 November 24 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium 1:00 p.m. EST 55,561 Clear; 52 °F °C on Bob McElwee Pat Summerall and John Madden CBS Week 14 Redskins 7 0 14 6 Rams 3 3 0 0 December 1 Anaheim Stadium 4:00 p.m. EST 55,027 Clear; 55 °F °C on Dick Hantak Dick Stockton and Merlin Olsen CBS Week 15 Redskins 0 0 14 6 Cardinals 0 14 0 0 December 8 Sun Devil Stadium 4:00 p.m. EST 48,373 Partly cloudy; 60 °F °C on Bernie Kukar Verne Lundquist and Dan Fouts CBS Week 16 Giants 3 7 7 0 Redskins 7 17 3 7 December 15 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium 4:00 p.m. EST 54,722 Partly cloudy; 40 °F °C on Pat Haggerty Pat Summerall and John Madden CBS Week 17 Redskins 3 10 3 6 Eagles 7 0 0 17 December 22 Veterans Stadium 4:00 p.m. EST 58,988 Clear; 37 °F °C on Dale Hamer Verne Lundquist and Dan Fouts CBS Standings Playoffs 1991–92 NFL playoffs Schedule Week Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Recap Divisional January 4, 1992 Atlanta Falcons (6) W 24–7 1–0 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Recap Championship January 12 Detroit Lions (2) W 41–10 2–0 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Recap Super Bowl XXVI January 26, 1992 Buffalo Bills (A1) W 37–24 3–0 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Recap Game summaries NFC Divisional Playoffs (January 4, 1992): vs. (6) Atlanta Falcons The Football Database. Retrieved 2026-Jan-21. Washington Redskins 1991 2; text-align:center collapsed NFC Divisional Playoffs: Atlanta Falcons at Washington Redskins – Game summary January 4, 1992 (Sat) 12:30 p.m. EST Falcons (1–1) 0 7 0 0 Redskins (1–0) 0 14 3 7 RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C. 55,181 Heavy rain with strong winds; 49 F C, relative humidity 94%, wind 25 mph km/h knots Red Cashion CBS Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Dan Fouts (color commentator) and Lesley Visser (sideline reporter) Pro Football Reference; NFC Divisional Playoffs – Atlanta Falcons at Washington Redskins – January 4, 1992 right Atlanta Falcons ATL Washington Redskins WSH Chris Miller 17/32, 178 YDS, 4 INTs Tracy Johnson 8 CAR, 33 YDS, TD Andre Rison 7 REC, 62 YDS Mark Rypien 14/29, 170 YDS, INT Ricky Ervins 23 CAR, 104 YDSds, TD Gary Clark 6 REC, 64 YDS ATL WSH collapsed 2 12:36 Redskins RushTD Ervins 17 good Lohmiller 0 7 2 9:25 Redskins RushTD Riggs 2 good Lohmiller 0 14 2 0:57 Falcons RushTD Johnson 1 good Johnson 7 14 3 6:54 Redskins FG 24 Lohmiller 7 17 4 6:32 Redskins RushTD Riggs 1 good Lohmiller 7 24 7 24 Point spread: Redskins –11½ Over/under: 43.0 (under) Time of game: 3 hours, 5 minutes FalconsGame statisticsRedskins12 First downs 2214–43 Rushes–yards 45–162178 Passing yards 17017–32–4 Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions 14–29–14–28 Sacked–yards 0–0150 Net passing yards 170193 Total yards 332107 Return yards 1064–42.2 Punts Number–Average yardage 4–38.83–2 Fumbles–lost 0–03–19 Penalties–yards 4–2323:52 Time of possession 36:08 Individual stats Redskins Passing C/ATT1YdsTDINTSkYdsLG3RateRypien14/2917001002652.4 Redskins Rushing Car2YdsTDLG3Ervins23104117Byner1457013Riggs4722Monk1–20–2Rypien3–40–1 Redskins ReceivingRec4YdsTDLG3Clark664019Monk345019Ervins324011Sanders126026Byner111011 Redskins KickingFGM–FGAXPM–XPALohmiller1–43–3 Missed Field Goals: Lohmiller 47, 37, 44 Redskins PuntingPntYdsY/PLngBlckGoodburn415538.844 Redskins Kick ReturnsRetYdsY/RtTDLngMitchell25125.5035 Redskins Punt ReturnsRetYdsY/RtTDLngMitchell3289.3026 Redskins SacksSacksStokes2.0Coleman1.0Johnson1.0 Redskins InterceptionsIntYdsTDLGPDCopeland119019Gouveia1606Mayhew1202Coleman1000 NFC Championship Game: vs Detroit Lions Washington Redskins; Washington Redskins;text-align:center; autocollapse NFC Championship Game: Detroit Lions vs Washington Redskins January 12 (Sun) 4 p.m. EST Lions 0 10 0 0 Redskins 10 7 10 14 RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C. 55,858 Clear skies; 40 °F °C on Bob McElwee Pat Summerall (play-by-play), John Madden (color commentator) Box Score DET WSH collapsed 1 13:54 WSH RushTD Gerald Riggs 2 good Chip Lohmiller 0 7 1 11:58 WSH FG 20 good Chip Lohmiller 0 10 2 12:35 DET RecTD Willie Green Erik Kramer 18 good Eddie Murray 7 10 2 7:44 WSH RushTD Gerald Riggs 3 good Chip Lohmiller 7 17 2 0:37 DET FG 30 Eddie Murray 10 17 3 11:52 WAS FG 28 Chip Lohmiller 10 20 3 2:23 WSH RecTD Gary Clark Mark Rypien 45 good Chip Lohmiller 10 27 4 10:45 WSH RecTD Art Monk Mark Rypien 21 good Chip Lohmiller 10 34 4 10:11 WSH IntTD Darrell Green 32 good Chip Lohmiller 10 41 10 41 Super Bowl XXVI (Sunday, January 26, 1992): vs. (A1) Buffalo Bills The Football Database. Retrieved 2026-Jan-23. Washington Redskins 1991 2; text-align:center Super Bowl XXVI: Washington Redskins vs. Buffalo Bills – Game summary collapsed January 26, 1992 6:18 pm. EST Redskins (3–0) 0 17 14 6 Bills (2–1) 0 0 10 14 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, Minnesota Played indoors, domed stadium Jerry Markbreit CBS Pat Summerall (play-by-play), John Madden (color commentator), and Lesley Visser (sideline reporter) Pro Football Reference; Super Bowl XXVI – Washington Redskins vs. Buffalo Bills – January 26, 1992 right Washington Redskins WSH Buffalo Bills BUF Mark Rypien 18/33, 292 YDS, 2 TDs, 1 INT Ricky Ervins 13 CAR, 72 YDS Gary ClarkArt Monk 7 Rec, 114 YDS, 1 TD7 Rec, 113 YDS Jim Kelly 28/58, 275 YDS, 2 TDs, 4 INTs Kenneth Davis 4 CAR, 17 YDS James Lofton 7 REC, 92 YDS WSH BUF collapsed 2 13:02 Redskins 7 64 2:40 FG 34 Chip Lohmiller 3 0 2 9:54 Redskins 5 51 2:12 RecTD Earnest Byner Mark Rypien 10 good Chip Lohmiller 10 0 2 7:17 Redskins 5 55 2:18 RushTD Gerald Riggs 1 good Chip Lohmiller 17 0 3 14:44 Redskins 1 2 0:03 RushTD Gerald Riggs 2 good Chip Lohmiller 24 0 3 11:59 Bills 11 77 2:45 FG 21 Scott Norwood 24 3 3 5:58 Bills 6 56 2:19 RushTD 1 Thurman Thomas good Scott Norwood 24 10 3 1:24 Redskins 11 79 4:34 RecTD Gary Clark Mark Rypien 30 good Chip Lohmiller 31 10 4 14:54 Redskins 4 7 0:57 FG 25 Chip Lohmiller 34 10 4 11:36 Redskins 5 11 2:30 FG 39 Chip Lohmiller 37 10 4 5:59 Bills 15 79 5:37 RecTD Pete Metzelaars Jim Kelly 2 good Scott Norwood 37 17 4 3:55 Bills 9 50 2:04 RecTD Don Beebe Jim Kelly 4 good Scott Norwood 37 24 37 24 Point spread: Redskins –7 Over/under: 48.0 (over) Time of game: 3 hours, 42 minutes RedskinsGame statisticsBills24 First downs 2540–125 Rushes–yards 18–43292 Passing yards 28617–32–4 Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions 14–29–10–0 Sacked–yards 5–46292 Net passing yards 240417 Total yards 28395 Return yards 904–37.5 Punts Number–Average yardage 6–35.01–0 Fumbles–lost 6–15–82 Penalties–yards 6–5033:43 Time of possession 26:17 Individual stats Redskins Passing C/ATT1YdsTDINTSkYdsLG3RateRypien18/3329221004192.0 Redskins Rushing Car2YdsTDLG3Ervins1372021Byner1449019Riggs5724Sanders1101Rutledge1000Rypien6–402 Redskins ReceivingRec4YdsTDLG3Clark7114134Monk7113031Byner324110Sanders141041 Redskins KickingFGM–FGAXPM–XPALohmiller3–34–4 Redskins PuntingPntYdsY/PLngBlckGoodburn415037.545 Redskins Kick ReturnsRetYdsY/RtTDLngMitchell11616.0016 Redskins SacksSacksBuck1.0Geathers1.0Marshall1.0Mays1.0Stokes1.0 Redskins InterceptionsIntYdsTDLGPDEdwards256035Gouveia123023Green1000 Statistics 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 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 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 Awards and records Mark Rypien, Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Mark Rypien, UPI NFC Player of the Year Mark Rypien, Pro Bowl Selection Milestones November 10, 1991 – Mark Rypien threw for 442 yards and 6 touchdowns against the Atlanta Falcons, despite being taken out of the game in the middle of the 4th quarter;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKc36GyGS0E YouTube YouTube 2016-11-28 2017-04-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20170407013106/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKc36GyGS0E dead when Atlanta did the same, their third-string quarterback, a rookie named Brett Favre, made his NFL debut – and his first pass was intercepted and returned for a touchdown. On that same day, Warren Moon of the Houston Oilers threw for over 400 yards as well in an overtime win over the Dallas Cowboys. Legacy 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 a record of 14-2 and beat the 1992 Dallas Cowboys in the "Super Bowl" to be named the greatest team of all time.https://promo.espn.com/espn/promotions/nfl/superleague/?gameId=121 "Redskins win on dramatic final play" Football Outsiders also has them ranked as the best Super Bowl-winning team in NFL history based on their advanced analysis.Historical DVOA Estimates Football Outsiders https://www.footballoutsiders.com/dvoa-ratings/2014/historical-dvoa-estimates 2020-09-26 www.footballoutsiders.com en August 27, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190827125958/https://www.footballoutsiders.com/dvoa-ratings/2014/historical-dvoa-estimates dead References 30em External links 1991 Washington Redskins at Pro Football Reference Washington Category:Washington Redskins seasons Category:NFC East championship seasons Category:National Football Conference championship seasons Category:Super Bowl champion seasons Red