Redskins Steal the Show, 37-24
By Richard Justice
Washington Post Staff Writers
Monday, Jan. 27, 1992; Page C1

All Aboard! After a 45-0 rout of the Detroit Lions in Week 1 of the 1991 season, Post columnist Tony Kornheiser literally rode the momentum of the Redskins' success into Minneapolis aboard the Redskins Bandwagon.

MINNEAPOLIS, JAN. 26 — Had the Washington Redskins dreamed of a way to finish this remarkable season it would have included a composed, big-time effort from quarterback Mark Rypien and a defense that swarmed the Buffalo Bills from beginning to end. The Redskins got all of that and more and rolled over the Bills, 37-24, to win Super Bowl XXVI.
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Redskin Starters
Offense		Defense
Pos.	Player	Pos.	Player
WR	Clark	LE	Mann
TE	Middleton	LT	Williams
LT	Lachey	RT	Johnson
LG	McKenzie	RE	Stokes
C	Bostic	LLB	Marshall
RG	Schlereth	MLB	Gouveia
RT	Jacoby	RLB	Collins
TE	Warren	LCB	Mayhew
WR	Monk	RCB	Green
QB	Rypien	SS	Copeland
RB	Byner	FS	Edwards

Bills Starters
Offense		Defense
Pos.	Player	Pos.	Player
WR	Lofton	LE	Seals
TE	Metzelaars	NT	Wright
LT	Wolford	RE	B. Smith
LG	Richter	LOLB	Bennett
C	Hull	LILB	Conlan
RG	Parker	RILB	Bailey
RT	Ballard	ROLB	Talley
TE	McKellar	LCB	Jackson
WR	Reed	RCB	Odomes
QB	Kelly	SS	Drane
RB	K. Davis	FS	Kelso

Scoring

	1	2	3	4	Tot.
Washington	0	17	14	6	37
Buffalo	0	0	10	14	24

First Quarter:
Washington: Lohmiller, 34 yard field goal
Washington: Byner, 10 yard pass from Rypien (Lohmiller kick)
Washington: Riggs, 1 yard run (Lohmiller kick)

Third Quarter:
Washington: Riggs, 2 yard run (Lohmiller kick)
Buffalo: Norwood, 21 yard field goal
Buffalo: Thomas, 1 yard run (Norwood kick)
Washington: Clark, 30 yard pass from Rypien (Lohmiller kick)

Fourth Quarter:
Washington: Lohmiller, 25 yard field goal
Washington: Lohmiller, 39 yard field goal
Buffalo: Metzelaars, 2 yard pass from Kelly (Norwood kick)
Buffalo: Beebe, 4 yard pass from Kelly (Norwood kick)

Team Statistics

	Was.	Buf.
First Downs (Tot.)	24	25
First Downs (Rush)	10	4
First Downs (Pass)	12	18
First Downs (Penalty)	2	3
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	6/1
Penalties/Yards	5/82	6/50
Total Off. Plays	73	82
Total Net Yards	417	283
Avg. Yards Per Play	5.7	3.5
Missed Field Goals	0	0
Giveaways	1	5

Individual Statistics

Passing:
Washington: Rypien, 18-33, 292 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT, 54.5%
Buffalo: Kelly, 28-58, 275 yards, 2 TD, 4 INT, 48.3%; Reich, 1-1, 11 yards, 0 TD, O INT, 100%

Rushing:
Washington: Ervins, 13-72; Byner, 14-49; Riggs, 5-7, TD; Sanders, 1-1; Rutledge, 1-0; Rypien, 6- (-4)
Buffalo: K. Davis, 4-17; Kelly, 3-16; Thomas, 10-13, TD; Lofton, 1- (-3)

Receiving:
Washington: Clark, 7-114, TD; Monk, 7-113; Byner, 3-24; Sanders, 1-41
Buffalo: Lofton, 7-92; Reed, 5-34; Beebw, 4-61, TD; Davis, 4-38; Thomas, 4-27; McKellar, 2-29; Edwards, 1-11; Metzelaars, 1-2, TD; Kelly, 1- (-8)

Punting:
Washington: Goodburn, 4, avg. 37.5
Buffalo: Mohn, 6, avg. 35.0

Punt Returns:
Washington: Mitchell, 2 FC
Buffalo: Hicks, 3, 9 yards

Kickoff Returns:
Washington: Mitchell, 1-16
Buffalo: Edwards, 4-77

Interception Returns:
Washington: Edwards, 2-56; Gouveia, 1-23; Green, 1-0
Buffalo: Jackson, 1-4

How They Got There: 1991

Buffalo: 13-3
Opponent	Res.	Score
Miami	W	35-31
Pittsburgh	W	52-34
at N.Y. Jets	W	23-20
at Tampa Bay	W	17-10
Chicago	W	35-20
at Kansas City	L	33-6
Indianapolis	W	42-6
Cincinnati	W	35-16
New England	W	22-17
at Green Bay	W	34-24
at Miami	W	41-27
at New England	L	16-13
N.Y. Jets	W	24-13
at L.A. Raiders	W	30-27
at Indianapolis	W	35-7
Detroit	L	17-14
Kansas City*	W	37-14
Denver*	W	10-7
* AFC Playoffs

Washington: 14-2
Opponent	Res.	Score
Detroit	W	45-0
at Dallas	W	33-31
Phoenix	W	34-0
at Cincinnati	W	34-27
Philadelphia	W	23-0
at Chicago	W	20-7
Cleveland	W	42-17
at N.Y. Giants	W	17-13
Houston	W	16-13
Atlanta	W	56-17
at Pittsburgh	W	41-14
Dallas	L	24-21
at L.A. Rams	W	27-6
at Phoenix	W	20-14
N.Y. Giants	W	34-17
at Philadelphia	L	24-22
Atlanta*	W	24-7
Detroit*	W	41-10
* NFC Playoffs