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href="/wiki/File:Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png" title="File:Usa edcp relief location map.png">class=notpageimage| </a></div><b> AFC teams: <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/10px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/15px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/20px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> West, <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DeepPink_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/DeepPink_pog.svg/10px-DeepPink_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/DeepPink_pog.svg/15px-DeepPink_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/DeepPink_pog.svg/20px-DeepPink_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> Central, <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Green_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/10px-Green_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/15px-Green_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/20px-Green_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> East</b></div></div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238443738"><div class="locmap noviewer noresize thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:362px"><div 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title="Cowboys"><img alt="Cowboys" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/12px-Green_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/16px-Green_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div><b>Cowboys</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:35.272%;left:85.544%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Giants"><img alt="Giants" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/12px-Green_pog.svg.png 1.5x, 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/></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><b>Bears</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:33.3%;left:70.256%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Lions"><img alt="Lions" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/DeepPink_pog.svg/8px-DeepPink_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/DeepPink_pog.svg/12px-DeepPink_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/DeepPink_pog.svg/16px-DeepPink_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div><b>Lions</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:28.175%;left:62.305%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Packers"><img 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typeof="mw:File"><span title="Rams"><img alt="Rams" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/8px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/12px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/16px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div><b>Rams</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:79.331%;left:61.134%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Saints"><img alt="Saints" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/8px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" 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data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div><b>49ers</b></div></div></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png" title="File:Usa edcp relief location map.png">class=notpageimage| </a></div><b> NFC teams: <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/10px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/15px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/20px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> West, <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DeepPink_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/DeepPink_pog.svg/10px-DeepPink_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/DeepPink_pog.svg/15px-DeepPink_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/DeepPink_pog.svg/20px-DeepPink_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> Central, <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Green_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/10px-Green_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/15px-Green_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/20px-Green_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> East</b></div></div></div> <p>The <b>1991 NFL season</b> was the 72nd <a href="/wiki/Regular_season_(NFL)" class="mw-redirect" title="Regular season (NFL)">regular season</a> of the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> (NFL). It was the final season for coach <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Noll" title="Chuck Noll">Chuck Noll</a>. The season ended with <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXVI" title="Super Bowl XXVI">Super Bowl XXVI</a> when the <a href="/wiki/1991_Washington_Redskins_season" title="1991 Washington Redskins season">Washington Redskins</a> defeated the <a href="/wiki/1991_Buffalo_Bills_season" title="1991 Buffalo Bills season">Buffalo Bills</a>, 37–24, at the <a href="/wiki/Metrodome" class="mw-redirect" title="Metrodome">Metrodome</a> in Minnesota. This was the second of four consecutive Super Bowl losses for Buffalo. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Player_movement">Player movement</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1991_NFL_season&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Player movement"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Transactions">Transactions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1991_NFL_season&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Transactions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>March 26, 1991: <a href="/wiki/Ronnie_Lott" title="Ronnie Lott">Ronnie Lott</a> signs with the Los Angeles Raiders as a Plan B Free Agent.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>April 2, 1991: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Craig_(American_football)" title="Roger Craig (American football)">Roger Craig</a> signs with the Los Angeles Raiders as a Plan B Free Agent.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>August 27: The Green Bay Packers sign punter <a href="/wiki/Rick_Tuten" title="Rick Tuten">Rick Tuten</a>, who appeared in <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXV" title="Super Bowl XXV">Super Bowl XXV</a> with the Buffalo Bills.<sup id="cite_ref-1991nflaugustsignings_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1991nflaugustsignings-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>September 19: The Phoenix Cardinals sign quarterback <a href="/wiki/Stan_Gelbaugh" title="Stan Gelbaugh">Stan Gelbaugh</a>, who led the <a href="/wiki/London_Monarchs" title="London Monarchs">London Monarchs</a> to the <a href="/wiki/World_Bowl_%2791" title="World Bowl '91">World Bowl '91</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1991nflseptembersignings_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1991nflseptembersignings-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>September 19: The Philadelphia Eagles sign Wide Receiver <a href="/wiki/Roy_Green" title="Roy Green">Roy Green</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1991nflseptembersignings_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1991nflseptembersignings-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>September 21: The Pittsburgh Steelers sign quarterback <a href="/wiki/Rick_Strom_(American_football)" title="Rick Strom (American football)">Rick Strom</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1991nflseptembersignings_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1991nflseptembersignings-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>September 21: The San Diego Chargers sign Wide Receiver <a href="/wiki/Yancey_Thigpen" title="Yancey Thigpen">Yancey Thigpen</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1991nflseptembersignings_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1991nflseptembersignings-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>September 26 : The San Francisco 49ers sign Defensive End <a href="/wiki/Jim_Burt_(American_football)" title="Jim Burt (American football)">Jim Burt</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1991nflseptembersignings_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1991nflseptembersignings-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Trades">Trades</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1991_NFL_season&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Trades"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>July 22: The Atlanta Falcons traded Defensive Tackle <a href="/wiki/Tony_Casillas" title="Tony Casillas">Tony Casillas</a> to the Dallas Cowboys.<sup id="cite_ref-1991nfljulytrades_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1991nfljulytrades-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>August 14: The Los Angeles Raiders traded <a href="/wiki/Vencie_Glenn" title="Vencie Glenn">Vencie Glenn</a> to the New Orleans Saints<sup id="cite_ref-1991nflaugusttrades_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1991nflaugusttrades-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>August 19: The New Orleans Saints traded <a href="/wiki/Robert_Massey" title="Robert Massey">Robert Massey</a> to the Phoenix Cardinals <sup id="cite_ref-1991nflaugusttrades_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1991nflaugusttrades-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>August 21: The New Orleans Saints traded wide receiver <a href="/wiki/Brett_Perriman" title="Brett Perriman">Brett Perriman</a> to the Detroit Lions <sup id="cite_ref-1991nflaugusttrades_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1991nflaugusttrades-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>August 27: The Green Bay Packers traded kicker <a href="/wiki/Brad_Daluiso" title="Brad Daluiso">Brad Daluiso</a> to the Atlanta Falcons <sup id="cite_ref-1991nflaugusttrades_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1991nflaugusttrades-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>August 27: The Los Angeles Raiders traded quarterback <a href="/wiki/Steve_Beuerlein" title="Steve Beuerlein">Steve Beuerlein</a> to the Dallas Cowboys<sup id="cite_ref-1991nflaugusttrades_6-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1991nflaugusttrades-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>August 28: The Chargers traded quarterback <a href="/wiki/Billy_Joe_Tolliver" title="Billy Joe Tolliver">Billy Joe Tolliver</a> to the Atlanta Falcons<sup id="cite_ref-1991nflaugusttrades_6-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1991nflaugusttrades-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>September 11: The Seattle Seahawks traded kicker <a href="/wiki/Norm_Johnson" title="Norm Johnson">Norm Johnson</a> to the Atlanta Falcons.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Retirements">Retirements</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1991_NFL_season&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Retirements"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Four-time Super Bowl champion <a href="/wiki/Mike_Webster" title="Mike Webster">Mike Webster</a> announced his retirement on March 11, 1991, after a 17-year career with a total of 245 games played at center.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Draft">Draft</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1991_NFL_season&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Draft"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1991_NFL_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="1991 NFL Draft">1991 NFL Draft</a></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/1991_NFL_draft" title="1991 NFL draft">1991 NFL draft</a> was held from April 21 to 22, 1991 at <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>'s <a href="/wiki/New_York_Marriott_Marquis" title="New York Marriott Marquis">Marriott Marquis</a>. With the first pick, the <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Cowboys" title="Dallas Cowboys">Dallas Cowboys</a> selected defensive tackle <a href="/wiki/Russell_Maryland" title="Russell Maryland">Russell Maryland</a> from the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Miami" title="University of Miami">University of Miami</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Officiating_changes">Officiating changes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1991_NFL_season&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Officiating changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Art_McNally" title="Art McNally">Art McNally</a> resigned as the league's Director of Officiating during the offseason. He had held the position since 1968.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Longtime NFL referee <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Seeman" title="Jerry Seeman">Jerry Seeman</a>, who worked the previous season's <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXV" title="Super Bowl XXV">Super Bowl XXV</a>, was named as McNally's replacement.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Jim_Tunney_(American_football)" title="Jim Tunney (American football)">Jim Tunney</a> retired after 31 years as an NFL official. He remains the only referee to have worked consecutive Super Bowls (<a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XI" title="Super Bowl XI">XI</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XII" title="Super Bowl XII">XII</a>). </p><p><a href="/wiki/Gene_Barth" title="Gene Barth">Gene Barth</a> died on October 11, 1991.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For the remainder of the 1991 season, NFL officials wore a black armband on their left sleeve with the white number 14 to honor him. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Bernie_Kukar" title="Bernie Kukar">Bernie Kukar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Larry_Nemmers" title="Larry Nemmers">Larry Nemmers</a> (the side judge for <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXV" title="Super Bowl XXV">Super Bowl XXV</a>), and Stan Kemp were promoted to referee to replace Barth, Seeman, and Tunney. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Major_rule_changes">Major rule changes</h2><span 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.cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-06-270174-6" title="Special:BookSources/0-06-270174-6">0-06-270174-6</a>). pp 1583–1592.</dd></dl> <ul><li>The definition of a drop kick, field goal, and punt is modified: all three can only be attempted from behind the line of scrimmage.</li> <li>If a foul by a player causes an injury to an opponent, a team time out will not be charged to the penalized team anytime during the game instead of only during the last two minutes of a half/overtime.</li> <li>The game clock will not start until the next snap following any change of possession, even if the player went out of bounds.</li> <li>Officials will immediately blow the play dead when a defensive player is offsides before the snap and clearly rushes beyond the offensive line in such a way that he becomes an unabated threat to the quarterback.</li> <li>A touchback will be ruled when a player fumbles the ball in the field of play and it goes out of bounds in the opponent's end zone.</li> <li>A touchback, not a safety, will also be ruled when a player fumbles the ball in his own end zone and the opponent is the one that knocks the fumble out of bounds in the end zone.</li> <li>An offensive player cannot deliberately bat a backward pass forward.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1991_deaths">1991 deaths</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1991_NFL_season&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 1991 deaths"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ollie_Spencer" title="Ollie Spencer">Ollie Spencer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Strausbaugh" title="Jimmy Strausbaugh">Jimmy Strausbaugh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sid_Youngelman" title="Sid Youngelman">Sid Youngelman</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Members_of_the_Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame">Members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1991_NFL_season&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Brown" title="Paul Brown">Paul Brown</a>: Brown died on August 5, 1991, at home of complications from pneumonia. A longtime coach of the Cleveland Browns and co-founder of the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Bengals" title="Cincinnati Bengals">Cincinnati Bengals</a> in 1968, also serving as their first coach, Brown was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="Pro Football Hall of Fame">Pro Football Hall of Fame</a> in 1967.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Grange" title="Red Grange">Red Grange</a>: Grange developed <a href="/wiki/Parkinson%27s_disease" title="Parkinson's disease">Parkinson's disease</a> and died on January 28, 1991, in <a href="/wiki/Lake_Wales,_Florida" title="Lake Wales, Florida">Lake Wales, Florida</a>. Joining the Chicago Bears in 1925, Grange, a charter member of both the <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="College Football Hall of Fame">College</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="Pro Football Hall of Fame">Pro Football</a> Halls of Fame, also became the first person other than the <a href="/wiki/Official_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Official (American football)">game referee</a> to <a href="/wiki/Coin_flipping" title="Coin flipping">toss the coin</a> at a <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl" title="Super Bowl">Super Bowl</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Preseason">Preseason</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1991_NFL_season&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Preseason"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="American_Bowl">American Bowl</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1991_NFL_season&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: American Bowl"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A series of <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_exhibition_season" class="mw-redirect" title="National Football League exhibition season">pre-season exhibition games</a> that were held at sites outside the United States, a total of three games were contested. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#efefef"> <th>Date</th> <th>Winning Team</th> <th>Score</th> <th>Losing Team</th> <th>Score</th> <th>Stadium</th> <th>City </th></tr> <tr> <td>July 28, 1991</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Bills" title="Buffalo Bills">Buffalo Bills</a></td> <td>17</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Eagles" title="Philadelphia Eagles">Philadelphia Eagles</a></td> <td>13</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wembley_Stadium_(1923)" title="Wembley Stadium (1923)">Wembley Stadium</a></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom"><img alt="United Kingdom" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> London </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 3, 1991</td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_49ers" title="San Francisco 49ers">San Francisco 49ers</a></td> <td>21</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bears" title="Chicago Bears">Chicago Bears</a></td> <td>7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Olympic_Stadium_(Berlin)" class="mw-redirect" title="Olympic Stadium (Berlin)">Olympiastadion</a></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany"><img alt="Germany" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> Berlin </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 4, 1991</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Miami_Dolphins" title="Miami Dolphins">Miami Dolphins</a></td> <td>19</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Raiders" title="Los Angeles Raiders">Los Angeles Raiders</a></td> <td>17</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tokyo_Dome" title="Tokyo Dome">Tokyo Dome</a></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> Tokyo </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Regular_season">Regular season</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1991_NFL_season&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Regular season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Scheduling_formula">Scheduling formula</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1991_NFL_season&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Scheduling formula"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table border="0" style="margin: 0 0 0 1.5;"> <tbody><tr valign="top"> <td> <p>    <b>Inter-conference</b><br /> <a href="/wiki/AFC_East" title="AFC East">AFC East</a> vs <a href="/wiki/NFC_Central" class="mw-redirect" title="NFC Central">NFC Central</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/AFC_Central" class="mw-redirect" title="AFC Central">AFC Central</a> vs <a href="/wiki/NFC_East" title="NFC East">NFC East</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/AFC_West" title="AFC West">AFC West</a> vs <a href="/wiki/NFC_West" title="NFC West">NFC West</a><br /> </p> </td> <td style="padding-left:40px;"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Highlights of the 1991 season included: </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/NFL_on_Thanksgiving_Day" title="NFL on Thanksgiving Day">Thanksgiving</a></b>: Two games were played on Thursday, November 28, featuring Chicago at <a href="/wiki/1991_Detroit_Lions_season" title="1991 Detroit Lions season">Detroit</a> and Pittsburgh at <a href="/wiki/1991_Dallas_Cowboys_season" title="1991 Dallas Cowboys season">Dallas</a>, with Detroit and Dallas winning.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Final_standings">Final standings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1991_NFL_season&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Final standings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output 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style="text-align:center;">.375 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2–4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6–6 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">293 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">298 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1991_Cincinnati_Bengals_season" title="1991 Cincinnati Bengals season">Cincinnati Bengals</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">13 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.188 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1–5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2–10 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">263 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">435 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W1 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="10" style="background-color: #FFCCCC;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/wiki/AFC_West" title="AFC West">AFC West</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th 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width="30"><abbr title="Win–Loss record within their division">DIV</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Win–Loss record within their conference">CONF</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Points For (Total points scored)">PF</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Points Against (Total points allowed)">PA</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Current Winning or Losing Streak">STK</abbr> </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#ccffcc"> <td><sup>(2)</sup> <a href="/wiki/1991_Denver_Broncos_season" title="1991 Denver Broncos season">Denver Broncos</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">12 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.750 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5–3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">10–4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">304 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">235 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W4 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#ccffcc"> <td><sup>(4)</sup> <a href="/wiki/1991_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="1991 Kansas City Chiefs season">Kansas City Chiefs</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">10 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.625 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6–2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8–4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">316 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">252 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W1 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#ccffcc"> <td><sup>(5)</sup> <a href="/wiki/1991_Los_Angeles_Raiders_season" title="1991 Los Angeles Raiders season">Los Angeles Raiders</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">9 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">7 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.563 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5–3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">7–5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">298 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">297 </td> <td 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style="text-align:center;">2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.875 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6–2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">10–2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">485 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">224 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L1 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#ccffcc"> <td><sup>(5)</sup> <a href="/wiki/1991_Dallas_Cowboys_season" title="1991 Dallas Cowboys season">Dallas Cowboys</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">11 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.688 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5–3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8–4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">342 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">310 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W5 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1991_Philadelphia_Eagles_season" title="1991 Philadelphia Eagles season">Philadelphia Eagles</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">10 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.625 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5–3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6–6 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">285 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">244 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1991_New_York_Giants_season" title="1991 New York Giants season">New York Giants</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.500 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3–5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5–7 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">281 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">297 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1991_Phoenix_Cardinals_season" title="1991 Phoenix Cardinals season">Phoenix Cardinals</a> </td> <td 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title="Current Winning or Losing Streak">STK</abbr> </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#ccffcc"> <td><sup>(2)</sup> <a href="/wiki/1991_Detroit_Lions_season" title="1991 Detroit Lions season">Detroit Lions</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">12 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.750 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6–2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8–4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">339 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">295 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W6 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#ccffcc"> <td><sup>(4)</sup> <a href="/wiki/1991_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1991 Chicago Bears season">Chicago Bears</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">11 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.688 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">7–1 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">9–3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">299 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">269 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1991_Minnesota_Vikings_season" title="1991 Minnesota Vikings season">Minnesota Vikings</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.500 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3–5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8–6 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">301 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">306 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1991_Green_Bay_Packers_season" title="1991 Green Bay Packers season">Green Bay Packers</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">12 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.250 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3–5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3–9 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">273 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">313 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1991_Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers_season" title="1991 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season">Tampa Bay Buccaneers</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">13 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.188 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1–7 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2–10 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">199 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">365 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W1 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="10" style="background-color: #D0E7FF;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/wiki/NFC_West" title="NFC West">NFC West</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th width="150"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link 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title="Win–Loss record within their conference">CONF</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Points For (Total points scored)">PF</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Points Against (Total points allowed)">PA</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Current Winning or Losing Streak">STK</abbr> </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#ccffcc"> <td><sup>(3)</sup> <a href="/wiki/1991_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="1991 New Orleans Saints season">New Orleans Saints</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">11 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.688 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4–2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8–4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">341 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">211 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W2 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#ccffcc"> <td><sup>(6)</sup> <a href="/wiki/1991_Atlanta_Falcons_season" title="1991 Atlanta Falcons season">Atlanta Falcons</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">10 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.625 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5–1 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">7–5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">361 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">338 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1991_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1991 San Francisco 49ers season">San Francisco 49ers</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">10 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.625 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3–3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">7–5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">393 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">239 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">W6 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1991_Los_Angeles_Rams_season" title="1991 Los Angeles Rams season">Los Angeles Rams</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">13 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">.188 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0–6 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2–10 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">234 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">390 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L10 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tiebreakers">Tiebreakers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1991_NFL_season&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Tiebreakers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>N.Y. Jets finished ahead of Miami in the AFC East based on head-to-head sweep (2–0).</li> <li>Chicago was the first NFC Wild Card based on better conference record than Dallas (9–3 to Cowboys' 8–4).</li> <li>Atlanta finished ahead of San Francisco in the NFC West based on head-to-head sweep (2–0), and was the third NFC Wild Card ahead of Philadelphia based on better conference record (7–5 to Eagles' 6–6).</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Playoffs">Playoffs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1991_NFL_season&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Playoffs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1991%E2%80%9392_NFL_playoffs" title="1991–92 NFL playoffs">1991–92 NFL playoffs</a></div> <table style="font-size:90%; margin:1em 2em 1em 1em; border-collabpse:collapse; border-spacing:0px;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="height:1px;"> </td> <td style="width:1.7em;"></td> <td style="width:10em;"></td> <td style="width:2.6em;"> </td> <td style="width:.5em;"></td> <td style="width:.9em;"> </td> <td style="width:1.7em;"></td> <td style="width:10em;"></td> <td style="width:2.6em;"> </td> <td style="width:.7em;"></td> <td style="width:.7em;"> </td> <td style="width:1.7em;"></td> <td style="width:10em;"></td> <td style="width:2.6em;"> </td> <td style="width:.7em;"></td> <td style="width:.7em;"> </td> <td style="width:2em;"></td> <td style="width:10em;"></td> <td style="width:2.6em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:4.8ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Dec 29 – <a href="/wiki/Soldier_Field" title="Soldier Field">Soldier Field</a> </td> <td rowspan="3" style="border-bottom:2px solid"> </td> <td rowspan="3" style="border-bottom:2px solid"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Jan 5 – <a href="/wiki/Pontiac_Silverdome" title="Pontiac Silverdome">Pontiac Silverdome</a> </td> <td rowspan="4" style="border-bottom:2px solid"> </td> <td rowspan="9" style="border-bottom:2px solid"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="3"> </td> <td rowspan="9" style="border-bottom:2px solid"> </td> <td rowspan="19" style="border-bottom:2px solid"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="13"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #013369 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;font-weight:bold;">5 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/1991_Dallas_Cowboys_season" title="1991 Dallas Cowboys season">Dallas</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;font-weight:bold;">17 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #013369 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;">5 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;">Dallas </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;">6 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #013369 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;">4 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:0 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;"><a href="/wiki/1991_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1991 Chicago Bears season">Chicago</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;">13 </td> <td rowspan="10" style="border-width:1px 0 2px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000;"> </td> <td rowspan="10" style="border-width:1px 0 2px 0; border-style:solid;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Jan 12 – RFK Stadium </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #013369 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;font-weight:bold;">2 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:0 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/1991_Detroit_Lions_season" title="1991 Detroit Lions season">Detroit</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;font-weight:bold;">38 </td> <td rowspan="10" style="border-width:1px 3px 2px 0; border-style:solid;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="text-align:right;font-size:80%"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"><b>NFC</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Dec 28 – <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Superdome" class="mw-redirect" title="Louisiana Superdome">Louisiana Superdome</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #013369 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;">2 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;">Detroit </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;">10 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Jan 4 – <a href="/wiki/Robert_F._Kennedy_Memorial_Stadium" title="Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium">RFK Stadium</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="20" style="border-width:1px 0 2px 0; border-style:solid;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #013369 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;font-weight:bold;">1 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:0 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;font-weight:bold;">Washington </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;font-weight:bold;">41 </td> <td rowspan="20" style="border-width:1px 3px 2px 0; border-style: solid;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #013369 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;font-weight:bold;">6 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/1991_Atlanta_Falcons_season" title="1991 Atlanta Falcons season">Atlanta</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;font-weight:bold;">27 </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"><b>NFC Championship</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #013369 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;">6 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;">Atlanta </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;">7 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #013369 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;">3 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:0 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;"><a href="/wiki/1991_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="1991 New Orleans Saints season">New Orleans</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;">20 </td> <td rowspan="10" style="border-width:1px 0 2px 0; border-style:solid;"> </td> <td rowspan="10" style="border-top:1px solid;border-bottom:2px solid;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Jan 26 – <a href="/wiki/Hubert_H._Humphrey_Metrodome" title="Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome">Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #013369 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;font-weight:bold;">1 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:0 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/1991_Washington_Redskins_season" title="1991 Washington Redskins season">Washington</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;font-weight:bold;">24 </td> <td rowspan="10" style="border-width:1px 0 2px 0; border-style:solid;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"><b>Wild Card playoffs</b> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="8"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"><b>Divisional playoffs</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Dec 29 – <a href="/wiki/Astrodome" title="Astrodome">Astrodome</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #013369 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;font-weight:bold;">N1 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;font-weight:bold;">Washington </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;font-weight:bold;">37 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Jan 4 – <a href="/wiki/Mile_High_Stadium" title="Mile High Stadium">Mile High Stadium</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="17" style="border-top:1px solid;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #D50A0A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;">A1 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:0 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;">Buffalo </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;">24 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #D50A0A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;">6 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;"><a href="/wiki/1991_New_York_Jets_season" title="1991 New York Jets season">NY Jets</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;">10 </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"><b><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXVI" title="Super Bowl XXVI">Super Bowl XXVI</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #D50A0A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;">3 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;">Houston </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;">24 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #D50A0A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;font-weight:bold;">3 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:0 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/1991_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1991 Houston Oilers season">Houston</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;font-weight:bold;">17 </td> <td rowspan="10" style="border-width:1px 0 2px 0; border-style:solid;"> </td> <td rowspan="10" style="border-width:1px 0 2px 0; border-style:solid;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Jan 12 – Rich Stadium </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #D50A0A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;font-weight:bold;">2 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:0 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/1991_Denver_Broncos_season" title="1991 Denver Broncos season">Denver</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;font-weight:bold;">26 </td> <td rowspan="10" style="border-width:1px 3px 2px 0; border-style:solid;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="text-align:right; font-size:80%"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"><b>AFC</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Dec 28 – <a href="/wiki/Arrowhead_Stadium" title="Arrowhead Stadium">Arrowhead Stadium</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #D50A0A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;">2 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;">Denver </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;">7 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Jan 5 – <a href="/wiki/New_Era_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="New Era Field">Rich Stadium</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="7" style="border-top:1px solid;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #D50A0A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;font-weight:bold;">1 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:0 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;font-weight:bold;">Buffalo </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;font-weight:bold;">10 </td> <td rowspan="7" style="border-top:1px solid;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #D50A0A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;">5 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;"><a href="/wiki/1991_Los_Angeles_Raiders_season" title="1991 Los Angeles Raiders season">LA Raiders</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;">6 </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"><b>AFC Championship</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #D50A0A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;">4 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;">Kansas City </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;">14 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 0 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background-color: #D50A0A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;font-weight:bold;">4 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; 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</td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;font-weight:bold;">37 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="border-top:1px solid;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist"><span>This box: </span><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:1991%E2%80%9392_NFL_playoffs" title="Template:1991–92 NFL playoffs"><span title="View this template">view</span></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:1991%E2%80%9392_NFL_playoffs" title="Template talk:1991–92 NFL playoffs"><span title="Discuss this template">talk</span></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:1991%E2%80%9392_NFL_playoffs" 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class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1991_NFL_season&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"> <tbody><tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/NFL_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Most Valuable Player Award">Most Valuable Player</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thurman_Thomas" title="Thurman Thomas">Thurman Thomas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">running back</a>, Buffalo </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/NFL_Coach_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Coach of the Year Award">Coach of the Year</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wayne_Fontes" title="Wayne Fontes">Wayne Fontes</a>, Detroit </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/NFL_Offensive_Player_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award">Offensive Player of the Year</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thurman_Thomas" title="Thurman Thomas">Thurman Thomas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">running back</a>, Buffalo </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/NFL_Defensive_Player_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award">Defensive Player of the Year</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pat_Swilling" title="Pat Swilling">Pat Swilling</a>, <a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">linebacker</a>, New Orleans </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/NFL_Offensive_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Award">Offensive Rookie of the Year</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leonard_Russell_(American_football)" title="Leonard Russell (American football)">Leonard Russell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">running back</a>, New England </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/NFL_Defensive_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Award">Defensive Rookie of the Year</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Croel" title="Mike Croel">Mike Croel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">linebacker</a>, Denver </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/NFL_Comeback_Player_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award">NFL Comeback Player of the Year</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_McMahon" title="Jim McMahon">Jim McMahon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">quarterback</a>, Philadelphia </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Walter_Payton_NFL_Man_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year">NFL Man of the Year</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Mu%C3%B1oz" title="Anthony Muñoz">Anthony Muñoz</a>, <a href="/wiki/Offensive_tackle" class="mw-redirect" title="Offensive tackle">offensive tackle</a>, Cincinnati </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" title="Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award">Super Bowl Most Valuable Player</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Rypien" title="Mark Rypien">Mark Rypien</a>, <a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">quarterback</a>, Washington </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Coaching_changes">Coaching changes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1991_NFL_season&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Coaching changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Offseason">Offseason</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1991_NFL_season&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Offseason"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Browns" title="Cleveland Browns">Cleveland Browns</a>: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Belichick" title="Bill Belichick">Bill Belichick</a> was named the permanent replacement, after <a href="/wiki/Bud_Carson" title="Bud Carson">Bud Carson</a> was fired after the first nine games of 1990, and <a href="/wiki/Jim_Shofner" title="Jim Shofner">Jim Shofner</a> served as interim for the final seven games.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_England_Patriots" title="New England Patriots">New England Patriots</a>: <a href="/wiki/Dick_MacPherson" title="Dick MacPherson">Dick MacPherson</a> replaced the fired <a href="/wiki/Rod_Rust" title="Rod Rust">Rod Rust</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants" title="New York Giants">New York Giants</a>: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Parcells" title="Bill Parcells">Bill Parcells</a> resigned following the team's <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXV" title="Super Bowl XXV">Super Bowl XXV</a> victory and was replaced by <a href="/wiki/Ray_Handley" title="Ray Handley">Ray Handley</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Eagles" title="Philadelphia Eagles">Philadelphia Eagles</a>: <a href="/wiki/Rich_Kotite" title="Rich Kotite">Rich Kotite</a> was hired after the team opted to not renew <a href="/wiki/Buddy_Ryan" title="Buddy Ryan">Buddy Ryan</a>'s contract.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers" title="Tampa Bay Buccaneers">Tampa Bay Buccaneers</a>: <a href="/wiki/Richard_Williamson_(American_football)" title="Richard Williamson (American football)">Richard Williamson</a> became the permanent head coach, after serving as interim for the final three games of 1990 following the firing of <a href="/wiki/Ray_Perkins" title="Ray Perkins">Ray Perkins</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="In-season">In-season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1991_NFL_season&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: In-season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Indianapolis_Colts" title="Indianapolis Colts">Indianapolis Colts</a>: <a href="/wiki/Ron_Meyer" title="Ron Meyer">Ron Meyer</a> was fired after five games, and <a href="/wiki/Rick_Venturi" title="Rick Venturi">Rick Venturi</a> then served as interim for the final 11 games.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Uniform_changes">Uniform changes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1991_NFL_season&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Uniform changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The NFL shield was added to the yoke of the jerseys and the left thigh of the pants. The NFL shield was also added to the right breast of the officiating uniforms.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/New_England_Patriots" title="New England Patriots">New England Patriots</a> switched from white face masks to red.</li> <li>The Washington Redskins switched from big block numbers to skinnier font size numbers.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_49ers" title="San Francisco 49ers">San Francisco 49ers</a> removed the white stripes on its red socks, making them solid red. <ul><li>Just before the start of training camp, owner <a href="/wiki/Edward_J._DeBartolo_Jr." title="Edward J. DeBartolo Jr.">Eddie DeBartolo</a> unveiled a new helmet logo with "49ers" in a modern font, replacing the interlocking "SF" which had been on the team's helmets since 1962. After severe fan backlash, DeBartolo reversed course two days later.</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Television">Television</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1991_NFL_season&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Television"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This was the second year under the league's four-year broadcast contracts with <a href="/wiki/NFL_on_ABC" title="NFL on ABC">ABC</a>, <a href="/wiki/NFL_on_CBS" title="NFL on CBS">CBS</a>, <a href="/wiki/NFL_on_NBC" title="NFL on NBC">NBC</a>, <a href="/wiki/NFL_on_TNT" title="NFL on TNT">TNT</a>, and <a href="/wiki/ESPN_Sunday_Night_Football" title="ESPN Sunday Night Football">ESPN</a>. ABC, CBS, and NBC continued to televise <i><a href="/wiki/Monday_Night_Football" title="Monday Night Football">Monday Night Football</a></i>, the NFC package, the AFC package, respectively. Sunday night games aired on TNT during the first half of the season, and ESPN during the second half of the season.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1991_NFL_season&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.footballoutsiders.com/dvoa-ratings/2012/1991-dvoa-ratings-and-commentary">Football Outsiders: DVOA 1991</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1991_NFL_season&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1991-03-26-1991085083-story.html">"Raiders sign Lott on Plan B"</a>. <i>THE BALTIMORE SUN</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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title="1965 NFL season">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_NFL_season" title="1966 NFL season">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_NFL_season" title="1967 NFL season">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_NFL_season" title="1968 NFL season">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_NFL_season" title="1969 NFL season">1969</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/All-America_Football_Conference" title="All-America Football Conference">AAFC seasons</a> (1946–1949)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1946_AAFC_season" title="1946 AAFC season">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_AAFC_season" title="1947 AAFC season">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_AAFC_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1948 AAFC season">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_AAFC_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1949 AAFC season">1949</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_Football_League_seasons" title="List of American Football League seasons">AFL seasons</a> (1960–1969)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1960_American_Football_League_season" title="1960 American Football League season">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_American_Football_League_season" title="1961 American Football League season">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_American_Football_League_season" title="1962 American Football League season">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_American_Football_League_season" title="1963 American Football League season">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_American_Football_League_season" title="1964 American Football League season">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_American_Football_League_season" title="1965 American Football League season">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_American_Football_League_season" title="1966 American Football League season">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_American_Football_League_season" title="1967 American Football League season">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_American_Football_League_season" title="1968 American Football League season">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_American_Football_League_season" title="1969 American Football League season">1969</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/AFL%E2%80%93NFL_merger" title="AFL–NFL merger">Modern era</a><br />(1970–present)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1970_NFL_season" title="1970 NFL season">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_NFL_season" title="1971 NFL season">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_NFL_season" title="1972 NFL season">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_NFL_season" title="1973 NFL season">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_NFL_season" title="1974 NFL season">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_NFL_season" title="1975 NFL season">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_NFL_season" title="1976 NFL season">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_NFL_season" title="1977 NFL season">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_NFL_season" title="1978 NFL season">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_NFL_season" title="1979 NFL season">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_NFL_season" title="1980 NFL season">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_NFL_season" title="1981 NFL season">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_NFL_season" title="1982 NFL season">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_NFL_season" title="1983 NFL season">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_NFL_season" title="1984 NFL season">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_NFL_season" title="1985 NFL season">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_NFL_season" title="1986 NFL season">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_NFL_season" title="1987 NFL season">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_NFL_season" title="1988 NFL season">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_NFL_season" title="1989 NFL season">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_NFL_season" title="1990 NFL season">1990</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_NFL_season" title="1992 NFL season">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_NFL_season" title="1993 NFL season">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_NFL_season" title="1994 NFL season">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_NFL_season" title="1995 NFL season">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_NFL_season" title="1996 NFL season">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_NFL_season" title="1997 NFL season">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_NFL_season" title="1998 NFL season">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_NFL_season" title="1999 NFL season">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_NFL_season" title="2000 NFL season">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_NFL_season" title="2001 NFL season">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_NFL_season" title="2002 NFL season">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_NFL_season" title="2003 NFL season">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_NFL_season" title="2004 NFL season">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_NFL_season" title="2005 NFL season">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_NFL_season" title="2006 NFL season">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_NFL_season" title="2007 NFL season">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_NFL_season" title="2008 NFL season">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_NFL_season" title="2009 NFL season">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_NFL_season" title="2010 NFL season">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_NFL_season" title="2011 NFL season">2011</a></li> <li><a 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