1991 Washington Redskins season

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1991 Washington Redskins season
Owner Jack Kent Cooke
President John Kent Cooke
General manager Charley Casserly
Head coach Joe Gibbs
Offensive coordinator Joe Gibbs
Defensive coordinator Richie Petitbon
Home stadium RFK Stadium
Results
Record14–2
Division place1st NFC East
PlayoffsWon Divisional Round
(vs. Falcons) 24–7
Won NFC Championship
(vs. Lions) 41–10
Won Super Bowl XXVI
(vs. Bills) 37–24
All-Pros
9
Pro Bowlers
8

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.

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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. [1] (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. [2] [3] In 2016, Chris Chase of USA Today ranked the team as the greatest to ever win a Super Bowl. [4] They would not return to the NFC Championship Game or win more than 10 regular season games again until the 2024 season, which came several years after the team had changed its name. However, as of today, 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). [5] [6] The team ranked No. 15 on the 100 greatest teams of all time presented by the NFL on its 100th anniversary. [7] [8]

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. [9] The Redskins had two wide receivers who went over 1,000 yards receiving in 1991: Gary Clark (1,340) and Art Monk (1,049). [10]

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. [11] With the championship, coach Joe Gibbs also became the first head coach to win three Super Bowls with three different quarterbacks. [12]

In 2007, ESPN.com ranked the 1991 Redskins as the 4th greatest team in NFL history, [13] 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, [14] 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 Washington Redskins draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollege
1 17 Bobby Wilson DTMichigan St.
376 Ricky Ervins RBUSC
6159Dennis RansomTETexas A&M
7188 Keith Cash TETexas
8215 Jimmy Spencer DBFlorida
9243Charles BellDB Baylor
10270Cris ShalePBowling Green
11299 David Gulledge DBJacksonville St.
12326 Keenan McCardell WRUNLV

Personnel

Staff

1991 Washington Commanders staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams – Wayne Sevier

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength – Dan Riley
  • Assistant strength – Steve Wetzel

[15]

Roster

1991 Washington Commanders roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

 Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

 Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

 Practice squad

Reserve

47 active, 12 inactive, 5 practice squad
Rookies in italics

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1August 4at Pittsburgh Steelers L 7–160–1 Three Rivers Stadium Recap
2August 10at New England Patriots W 27–61–1 Foxboro Stadium Recap
3 August 16 Cleveland Browns L 21–24 (OT)1–2 RFK Stadium Recap
4August 24vs. New York Jets L 9–131–3 Williams–Brice Stadium Recap

Preseason Game summaries

Week P3 (Friday, August 16, 1991): vs. Cleveland Browns

Week P3: Cleveland Browns at Washington Redskins – Game summary
Quarter1234OTTotal
Browns (2–1)0777324
Redskins (1–2)7770021

at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.

  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 51,137
  • TV: WTTG-TV

Regular season

Note: Division opponents are bolded

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1September 1 Detroit Lions W 45–01–0 RFK Stadium Recap
2September 9at Dallas Cowboys W 33–312–0 Texas Stadium Recap
3September 15 Phoenix Cardinals W 34–03–0RFK Stadium Recap
4 September 22at Cincinnati Bengals W 34–274–0 Riverfront Stadium Recap
5September 30 Philadelphia Eagles W 23–05–0RFK Stadium Recap
6 October 6at Chicago Bears W 20–76–0 Soldier Field Recap
7October 13 Cleveland Browns W 42–177–0RFK Stadium Recap
8 Bye
9October 27at New York Giants W 17–138–0 Giants Stadium Recap
10November 3 Houston Oilers W 16–13 (OT)9–0RFK Stadium Recap
11 November 10 Atlanta Falcons W 56–1710–0RFK Stadium Recap
12November 17at Pittsburgh Steelers W 41–1411–0 Three Rivers Stadium Recap
13November 24Dallas CowboysL 21–2411–1RFK Stadium Recap
14December 1at Los Angeles Rams W 27–612–1 Anaheim Stadium Recap
15December 8at Phoenix CardinalsW 20–1413–1 Sun Devil Stadium Recap
16December 15New York GiantsW 34–1714–1RFK Stadium Recap
17December 22at Philadelphia EaglesL 22–2414–2 Veterans Stadium Recap

Game summaries

Week 1

Week 1: Detroit Lions at Washington Redskins
Quarter1234Total
Lions00000
Redskins21147345

at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.

Game information

Week 2

Week 2: Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys
Quarter1234Total
Redskins71331033
Cowboys1473731

at Texas Stadium • Irving, Texas

Game information

Week 3

Week 3: Phoenix Cardinals at Washington Redskins
Quarter1234Total
Cardinals00000
Redskins7714634

at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.

Game information

Week 4 (Sunday, September 22, 1991): at Cincinnati Bengals

[16] Washington would not beat the Bengals again until 2020.

Week 4: Washington Redskins at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Redskins (4–0)3213734
Bengals (0–4)7314327

at Riverfront Stadium • Cincinnati

  • Date: September 22, 1991
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy; 59 °F (15 °C)
  • Game attendance: 52,038
  • Referee: Stan Kemp
  • TV announcers (CBS): Dick Stockton (play-by-play) and Merlin Olsen (color commentator)
  • [17]
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
WSHPassing Mark Rypien 15/23, 217 YDS, 1 INT
Rushing Earnest Byner 18 CAR, 75 YDS
Receiving Gary Clark 6 REC, 53 YDS
CINPassing Boomer Esiason 18/37, 212 YDS, 1 INT
Rushing Craig Taylor 5 CAR, 56 YDS
Receiving Tim McGee 4 REC, 97 YDS
  • Point spread: Redskins –3½
  • Over/Under: 43.0 (over)
  • Time of Game: 3 hours, 10 minutes
RedskinsGame StatisticsBengals
20First downs21
32–132Rushes–yards25–136
217Passing yards212
15–23–1Passes18–37–1
1–5Sacked–yards4–26
212Net passing yards186
344Total yards322
180Return yards63
2–40.0Punts3–46.7
1–1Fumbles–lost0–0
6–100Penalties–yards4–50
32:09Time of possession27:51

Individual stats

Redskins Passing
C/ATT1YdsTDINTSkYdsLG3Rate
Rypien 15/2321701155477.6
Redskins Rushing
Car2YdsTDLG3
Byner 1875012
Riggs 1061320
Rypien 3–200
Monk 1–20–2
Redskins Receiving
Rec4YdsTDLG3
Clark 653017
Byner 556027
Monk 284052
Sanders 114014
Hobbs 1505
Redskins Kicking
FGM–FGAXPM–XPA
Lohmiller 2–24–4
Redskins Punting
PntYdsY/PLngBlck
Goodburn 28040.046
Redskins Kick Returns
RetYdsY/RtTDLng
Mitchell 25427.000
Ervins 13333.000
Redskins Punt Returns
RetYdsY/RtTDLng
Mitchell 29346.510
Redskins Sacks
Sacks
Coleman 1.0
Mann 1.0
Stokes 1.0
Wilson 1.0
Redskins Interceptions
IntYdsTDLGPD
Edwards 1000

Week 5

Week 5: Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins
Quarter1234Total
Eagles00000
Redskins01031023

at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.

Game information

Week 6 (Sunday, October 6, 1991): at Chicago Bears

[18]

Week 6: Washington Redskins at Chicago Bears – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Redskins (6–0)01001020
Bears (4–2)00707

at Soldier Field • Chicago

  • Date: October 6, 1991
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy; 43 °F (6 °C), relative humidity 64%, wind 16 miles per hour (26 km/h; 14 kn)
  • Game attendance: 64,961
  • Referee: Bernie Kukar
  • TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall (play-by-play) and John Madden (color commentator)
  • [19]
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
WSHPassing Mark Rypien 18/31, 168 YDS, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Earnest Byner 21 CAR, 63 YDS
Receiving Art Monk 6 REC, 69 YDS, 2 TDs
CHIPassing Jim Harbaugh 17/41, 206 YDS, 3 INTs
Rushing Neal Anderson 18 CAR, 73 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving Ron Morris 5 REC, 106 YDS
  • Point spread: Redskins –3
  • Over/Under: 37.0 (under)
  • Time of Game: 2 hours, 58 minutes
RedskinsGame StatisticsBears
12First downs19
26–75Rushes–yards28–120
168Passing yards206
18–31–1Passes17–41–3
0–0Sacked–yards1–7
68Net passing yards199
243Total yards319
114Return yards98
5–44.2Punts5–40.2
1–0Fumbles–lost1–0
9–60Penalties–yards6–32
27:37Time of possession32:23

Individual stats

Redskins Passing
C/ATT1YdsTDINTSkYdsLG3Rate
Rypien 18/3116821002681.1
Redskins Rushing
Car2YdsTDLG3
Byner 2163015
Monk 1505
Riggs 2404
Sanders 1202
Rypien 1101
Redskins Receiving
Rec4YdsTDLG3
Monk 669226
Clark 544015
Sanders 438013
Byner 31706
Redskins Kicking
FGM–FGAXPM–XPA
Lohmiller 2–32–2
Redskins Punting
PntYdsY/PLngBlck
Goodburn 522144.261
Redskins Kick Returns
RetYdsY/RtTDLng
Mitchell 24321.500
Redskins Punt Returns
RetYdsY/RtTDLng
Mitchell 4399.800
Hobbs 11010.000
Redskins Sacks
Sacks
Collins 1.0
Redskins Interceptions
IntYdsTDLGPD
Gouveia 122022
Marshall 1000
Stokes 1000

Week 7

Week 7: Cleveland Browns at Washington Redskins
Quarter1234Total
Browns7010017
Redskins71471442

at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.

Game information

Week 9

Week 9: Washington Redskins at New York Giants
Quarter1234Total
Redskins0071017
Giants1030013

at Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game information

Week 10

Week 10: Houston Oilers at Washington Redskins
Quarter1234OTTotal
Oilers0607013
Redskins0337316

at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.

Game information

Week 11 (Sunday, November 10, 1991): vs. Atlanta Falcons

[20]

Week 11: Atlanta Falcons at Washington Redskins – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Falcons (5–5)3014017
Redskins (10–0)72172156

at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.

  • Date: November 10, 1991
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Cloudy; 40 °F (4 °C), relative humidity 75%, wind 17 miles per hour (27 km/h; 15 kn)
  • Game attendance: 52,641
  • Referee: Dale Hamer
  • TV announcers (CBS): James Brown (play-by-play), Randy Cross (color commentator) and Lesley Visser (sideline reporter)
  • [21]
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
ATLPassing Billy Joe Tolliver 14/31, 243 YDS, 2 TDs, INT
Rushing Mike Rozier 11 CAR, 45 YDS
Receiving Andre Rison 7 REC, 72 YDS, TD
WSHPassing Mark Rypien 16/31, 442 YDS, 6 TDs
Rushing Ricky Ervins 16 CAR, 39 YDS
Receiving Art Monk 7 REC, 164 YDS, 2 TDs
  • Point spread: Redskins –12
  • Over/Under: 35.0 (over)
  • Time of Game: 3 hours, 30 minutes
FalconsGame StatisticsRedskins
12First downs20
18–62Rushes–yards36–108
243Passing yards451
14–35–3Passes17–32–0
6–34Sacked–yards0–0
209Net passing yards451
271Total yards559
164Return yards134
7–40.0Punts5–36.0
3–3Fumbles–lost0–0
6–40Penalties–yards6–56
25:44Time of possession34:16

Individual stats

Redskins Passing
C/ATT1YdsTDINTSkYdsLG3Rate
Rypien 16/31442600082136.8
Rutledge 1/1900009104.2
Redskins Rushing
Car2YdsTDLG3
Ervins 1639012
Byner 123305
Riggs 629029
Rypien 1404
Monk 1303
Redskins Receiving
Rec4YdsTDLG3
Monk 7164264
Clark 4203382
Sanders 329011
Orr 246137
Hobbs 1909
Redskins Kicking
FGM–FGAXPM–XPA
Lohmiller 0–18–8
Redskins Punting
PntYdsY/PLngBlck
Goodburn 518036.039
Redskins Kick Returns
RetYdsY/RtTDLng
Mitchell 49724.300
Redskins Punt Returns
RetYdsY/RtTDLng
Mitchell 2178.50
Redskins Sacks
Sacks
Geathers 1.5
Johnson 1.5
Wilson 1.5
Marshall 1.0
Stokes 0.5
Redskins Interceptions
IntYdsTDLGPD
Collins 115115
Johnson 1505
Mays 1000

Week 12

Team1234Total
• Redskins710101441
Steelers0001414

Week 13

Team1234Total
• Cowboys01401024
Redskins7001421

Week 14

Team1234Total
• Redskins7014627
Rams33006

Week 15

Team1234Total
• Redskins0014620
Cardinals0140014

Week 16

Team1234Total
Giants377017
• Redskins7173734

Week 17

Team1234Total
Redskins3103622
• Eagles7001724

Regular season game officials

Regular Season Game Officials
WeekOpponentRefereeUmpireHead LinesmanLine JudgeBack JudgeSide JudgeField JudgeReplay
4 at Cincinnati#108 Stan Kemp#78 Art Demmas#26 Mark Baltz#116 Chuck McCallum#92 Jim Poole#90 Mike Bogard#113 Don DorkowskiJeck Fette
6 at Chicago#86 Bernie Kukar #89 Gordon Wells#79 Aaron Pointer#65 Walt Coleman #24 Roy Clymer#4 Doug Toole#82 Pat MalletteGeorge Sladky
11 Atlanta#104 Dale Hamer #67 John Keck#87 Paul Weidner#32 Jeff Bergman#68 Louis Richard$58 Bill Quinby#73 Bobby Skelton Chuck Heberling

Standings

NFC East
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
(1) Washington Redskins 1420.8756–210–2485224L1
(5) Dallas Cowboys 1150.6885–38–4342310W5
Philadelphia Eagles 1060.6255–36–6285244W1
New York Giants 880.5003–55–7281297W1
Phoenix Cardinals 4120.2501–73–11196344L8

Playoffs

Schedule

WeekDateOpponent (seed)ResultRecordVenueRecap
Divisional January 4 Atlanta Falcons (6)W 24–71–0 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Recap
ChampionshipJanuary 12 Detroit Lions (2)W 41–102–0 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Recap
Super Bowl XXVI January 26 Buffalo Bills (A1)W 37–243–0 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Recap

Game summaries

NFC Divisional Playoffs (January 4, 1992): vs. (6) Atlanta Falcons

[22]

NFC Divisional Playoffs: Atlanta Falcons at Washington Redskins – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Falcons (1–1)07007
Redskins (1–0)0143724

at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.

  • Date: January 4, 1992 (Sat)
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Heavy rain with strong winds; 49 °F (9 °C), relative humidity 94%, wind 25 miles per hour (40 km/h; 22 kn)
  • Game attendance: 55,181
  • Referee: Red Cashion
  • TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Dan Fouts (color commentator) and Lesley Visser (sideline reporter)
  • [23]
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
ATLPassing Chris Miller 17/32, 178 YDS, 4 INTs
Rushing Tracy Johnson 8 CAR, 33 YDS, TD
Receiving Andre Rison 7 REC, 62 YDS
WSHPassing Mark Rypien 14/29, 170 YDS, INT
Rushing Ricky Ervins 23 CAR, 104 YDSds, TD
Receiving Gary Clark 6 REC, 64 YDS
  • Point spread: Redskins –11½
  • Over/Under: 43.0 (under)
  • Time of Game: 3 hours, 5 minutes
FalconsGame StatisticsRedskins
12First downs22
14–43Rushes–yards45–162
178Passing yards170
17–32–4Passes14–29–1
4–28Sacked–yards0–0
150Net passing yards170
193Total yards332
107Return yards106
4–42.2Punts4–38.8
3–2Fumbles–lost0–0
3–19Penalties–yards4–23
23:52Time of possession36:08

Individual stats

Redskins Passing
C/ATT1YdsTDINTSkYdsLG3Rate
Rypien 14/2917001002652.4
Redskins Rushing
Car2YdsTDLG3
Ervins 23104117
Byner 1457013
Riggs 4722
Monk 1–20–2
Rypien 3–40–1
Redskins Receiving
Rec4YdsTDLG3
Clark 664019
Monk 345019
Ervins 324011
Sanders 126026
Byner 111011
Redskins Kicking
FGM–FGAXPM–XPA
Lohmiller 1–43–3
Redskins Punting
PntYdsY/PLngBlck
Goodburn 415538.844
Redskins Kick Returns
RetYdsY/RtTDLng
Mitchell 25125.5035
Redskins Punt Returns
RetYdsY/RtTDLng
Mitchell 3289.3026
Redskins Sacks
Sacks
Stokes 2.0
Coleman 1.0
Johnson 1.0
Redskins Interceptions
IntYdsTDLGPD
Copeland 119019
Gouveia 1606
Mayhew 1202
Coleman 1000

NFC Championship Game: vs Detroit Lions

NFC Championship Game: Detroit Lions vs Washington Redskins
Quarter1234Total
Lions0100010
Redskins107101441

at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.

Super Bowl XXVI (Sunday, January 26, 1992): vs. (A1) Buffalo Bills

[24]

Super Bowl XXVI: Washington Redskins vs. Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Redskins (3–0)01714637
Bills (2–1)00101424

at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, Minnesota

TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
WSHPassing Mark Rypien 18/33, 292 YDS, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Ricky Ervins 13 CAR, 72 YDS
Receiving Gary Clark
Art Monk 		7 Rec, 114 YDS, 1 TD
7 Rec, 113 YDS
BUFPassing Jim Kelly 28/58, 275 YDS, 2 TDs, 4 INTs
Rushing Kenneth Davis 4 CAR, 17 YDS
Receiving James Lofton 7 REC, 92 YDS
  • Point spread: Redskins –7
  • Over/Under: 48.0 (over)
  • Time of Game: 3 hours, 42 minutes
RedskinsGame StatisticsBills
24First downs25
40–125Rushes–yards18–43
292Passing yards286
17–32–4Passes14–29–1
0–0Sacked–yards5–46
292Net passing yards240
417Total yards283
95Return yards90
4–37.5Punts6–35.0
1–0Fumbles–lost6–1
5–82Penalties–yards6–50
33:43Time of possession26:17

Individual stats

Redskins Passing
C/ATT1YdsTDINTSkYdsLG3Rate
Rypien 18/3329221004192.0
Redskins Rushing
Car2YdsTDLG3
Ervins 1372021
Byner 1449019
Riggs 5724
Sanders 1101
Rutledge 1000
Rypien 6–402
Redskins Receiving
Rec4YdsTDLG3
Clark 7114134
Monk 7113031
Byner 324110
Sanders 141041
Redskins Kicking
FGM–FGAXPM–XPA
Lohmiller 3–34–4
Redskins Punting
PntYdsY/PLngBlck
Goodburn 415037.545
Redskins Kick Returns
RetYdsY/RtTDLng
Mitchell 11616.0016
Redskins Sacks
Sacks
Buck 1.0
Geathers 1.0
Marshall 1.0
Mays 1.0
Stokes 1.0
Redskins Interceptions
IntYdsTDLGPD
Edwards 256035
Gouveia 123023
Green 1000

Playoff game officials

Playoff Game Officials
RoundOpponent (seed)RefereeUmpireHead LinesmanLine JudgeBack JudgeSide JudgeField JudgeReplayAlternates
NFC Divisional Playoffs Atlanta (6)#43 Red Cashion #100 Bob Wagner#114 Tom Johnson#65 Walt Coleman #68 Louis Richard#49 Dean Look#18 Bob LewisCal Lepore
Super Bowl XXVI vs. Buffalo (A1)#9 Jerry Markbreit #101 Bob Boylston#8 Dale Williams#83 Ron Blum#22 Paul Baetz#61 Dick Creed #76 Ed Merrifield Cal Lepore

Statistics

Passing

PlayerGComp.Att.Pct.Yds.TDINT
Mark Rypien 1624942159.13,5642811
Jeff Rutledge 16112250.018910

Rushing

PlayerGAtt.YardsAvg.TD
Earnest Byner 162741,0483.85
Ricky Ervins 151456804.73
Gerald Riggs 16782483.211

Receiving

PlayerGRec.YardsY/GAvg.TD
Art Monk 16711,04965.614.88
Gary Clark 16701,34083.819.110
Ricky Sanders 164558036.312.95
Earnest Byner163430819.39.10
Ricky Ervins161618111.311.31
Terry Orr 161020112.620.14

Kicking

PlayerFGMFGAPct.XPMXPAPct.
Chip Lohmiller 314372.15656100.0

Awards and records

Milestones

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. [27] Football Outsiders also has them ranked as the best Super Bowl-winning team in NFL history based on their advanced analysis. [28]

References

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  2. ↑ "Redskins Point Differential In 1991". StatMuse. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Best Point Differential By An NFL Team In A Season". StatMuse. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  4. ↑ Chase, Chris (January 27, 2016). "Ranking all 49 Super Bowl champions, from best to worst". USA Today. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  5. ↑ Football Outsiders: 1991 DVOA Ratings and Commentary Archived September 24, 2012, at the Wayback Machine , published July 16, 2012, spanning 1991–2011 seasons.
  6. ↑ Team Efficiency Ratings 1991
  7. ↑ "NFL Top 100 Teams". Pro Football Reference.
  8. ↑ "100 Greatest Teams: Numbers 100-1 SUPERCUT". NFL.com.
  9. ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com: 1991 NFL Leaders and Leaderboards
  10. ↑ Pro-Football-Reference: 1991 Washington Redskins
  11. ↑ The Commanders previously won the Super Bowl after the 1982 and 1987 seasons, both shortened by strikes
  12. ↑ Joe Theismann, Doug Williams and Mark Rypien
  13. ↑ ESPN.com, Page 2 – The List: Greatest NFL teams of all time, 2007
  14. ↑ Football Outsiders: 1991 DVOA Ratings and Commentary Archived September 24, 2012, at the Wayback Machine , published July 16, 2012, spanning 1991–2011 seasons.
  15. ↑ Washington Redskins 1991 Press Guide. pp. 3–36.
  16. ↑ The Football Database. Retrieved 2026-Jan-28.
  17. ↑ Pro Football Reference ; Washington Redskins at Cincinnati Bengals – September 22, 1991
  18. ↑ The Football Database. Retrieved 2026-Jan-24.
  19. ↑ Pro Football Reference ; Washington Redskins at Chicago Bears – October 6, 1991
  20. ↑ The Football Database. Retrieved 2026-Jan-21.
  21. ↑ Pro Football Reference ; Atlanta Falcons at Washington Redskins – November 10, 1991
  22. ↑ The Football Database. Retrieved 2026-Jan-21.
  23. ↑ Pro Football Reference ; NFC Divisional Playoffs – Atlanta Falcons at Washington Redskins – January 4, 1992
  24. ↑ The Football Database. Retrieved 2026-Jan-23.
  25. ↑ Pro Football Reference ; Super Bowl XXVI – Washington Redskins vs. Buffalo Bills – January 26, 1992
  26. ↑ "YouTube". YouTube . Archived from the original on April 7, 2017. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  27. ↑ https://promo.espn.com/espn/promotions/nfl/superleague/?gameId=121 "Redskins win on dramatic final play"
  28. ↑ "Historical DVOA Estimates | Football Outsiders". www.footballoutsiders.com. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
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