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1989</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Site</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Robbie_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Joe Robbie Stadium">Joe Robbie Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miami" title="Miami">Miami</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Champions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_49ers" title="San Francisco 49ers">San Francisco 49ers</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #eee;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><a href="/wiki/1989_Pro_Bowl" title="1989 Pro Bowl">Pro Bowl</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Date</th><td class="infobox-data">January 29, 1989</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Site</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Aloha_Stadium" title="Aloha Stadium">Aloha Stadium</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th 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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 style="position:relative;width:360px;border:1px solid lightgray"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png" class="mw-file-description" title="1988 NFL season is located in the United States"><img alt="1988 NFL season is located in the United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png/360px-Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png" decoding="async" width="360" height="223" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png/540px-Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png/720px-Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png 2x" data-file-width="1181" data-file-height="731" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:69.773%;left:48.345%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span 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, //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="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><b>Giants</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:39.005%;left:84.224%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Eagles"><img alt="Eagles" 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="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><b>Eagles</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" 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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="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><b>Redskins</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:37.273%;left:63.495%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Bears"><img alt="Bears" 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="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 alt="Packers" 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;bottom:5px;left:-3em"><div><b>Packers</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:27.25%;left:54.225%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Vikings"><img alt="Vikings" 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="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><b>Vikings</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:83.817%;left:75.922%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Buccaneers"><img alt="Buccaneers" 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;bottom:5px;left:-3em"><div><b>Buccaneers</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:64.592%;left:70.806%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Falcons"><img alt="Falcons" 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>Falcons</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:59.176%;left:11.065%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" 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" 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>Saints</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:42.738%;left:5.557%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="49ers"><img alt="49ers" 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>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> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Warren_Moon_and_Mike_Rozier_1987.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Warren_Moon_and_Mike_Rozier_1987.jpg/310px-Warren_Moon_and_Mike_Rozier_1987.jpg" decoding="async" width="310" height="229" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Warren_Moon_and_Mike_Rozier_1987.jpg/465px-Warren_Moon_and_Mike_Rozier_1987.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/Warren_Moon_and_Mike_Rozier_1987.jpg 2x" data-file-width="610" data-file-height="450" /></a><figcaption>Quarterback <a href="/wiki/Warren_Moon" title="Warren Moon">Warren Moon</a> (<i>left</i>) and running back <a href="/wiki/Mike_Rozier" title="Mike Rozier">Mike Rozier</a> (<i>right</i>) of the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Oilers" title="Houston Oilers">Houston Oilers</a> were among the league's top passers and rushers, respectively.</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>1988 NFL season</b> was the 69th <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>. The <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Cardinals" title="Arizona Cardinals">Cardinals</a> relocated from <a href="/wiki/St._Louis,_Missouri" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Louis, Missouri">St. Louis, Missouri</a>, to the <a href="/wiki/Phoenix,_Arizona" title="Phoenix, Arizona">Phoenix, Arizona</a>, area becoming the <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Cardinals" class="mw-redirect" title="Phoenix Cardinals">Phoenix Cardinals</a> but remained in the NFC East division. The playoff races came down to the regular season's final week, with the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Seahawks" title="Seattle Seahawks">Seattle Seahawks</a> winning the AFC West by one game, and the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Eagles" title="Philadelphia Eagles">Philadelphia Eagles</a> and <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_49ers" title="San Francisco 49ers">San Francisco 49ers</a> winning their respective divisions in a five-way tie, with the <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Saints" title="New Orleans Saints">New Orleans Saints</a> and <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants" title="New York Giants">New York Giants</a> losing the NFC Wild Card berth to the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Rams" title="Los Angeles Rams">Los Angeles Rams</a> on tiebreakers. </p><p>1988 marked the final seasons for legendary head coaches <a href="/wiki/Tom_Landry" title="Tom Landry">Tom Landry</a> of <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Cowboys" title="Dallas Cowboys">Dallas</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bill_Walsh_(American_football_coach)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bill Walsh (American football coach)">Bill Walsh</a> of <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_49ers" title="San Francisco 49ers">San Francisco</a> as well as the final full year for commissioner <a href="/wiki/Pete_Rozelle" title="Pete Rozelle">Pete Rozelle</a>. </p><p>The season ended with <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXIII" title="Super Bowl XXIII">Super Bowl XXIII</a> when the <a href="/wiki/1988_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1988 San Francisco 49ers season">San Francisco 49ers</a> defeated the <a href="/wiki/1988_Cincinnati_Bengals_season" title="1988 Cincinnati Bengals season">Cincinnati Bengals</a> 20–16 at the <a href="/wiki/Joe_Robbie_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Joe Robbie Stadium">Joe Robbie Stadium</a> in Florida. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transactions">Transactions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1988_NFL_season&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Transactions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <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=1988_NFL_season&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Retirements"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>January 19, 1988: The Pittsburgh Steelers announce that <a href="/wiki/Donnie_Shell" title="Donnie Shell">Donnie Shell</a> and <a href="/wiki/John_Stallworth" title="John Stallworth">John Stallworth</a> have retired from professional football.<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></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=1988_NFL_season&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Draft"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/1988_NFL_draft" title="1988 NFL draft">1988 NFL draft</a> was held from April 24 to 25, 1988, 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/Atlanta_Falcons" title="Atlanta Falcons">Atlanta Falcons</a> selected linebacker <a href="/wiki/Aundray_Bruce" title="Aundray Bruce">Aundray Bruce</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Auburn_University" title="Auburn University">Auburn University</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=1988_NFL_season&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Officiating changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Grier" title="Johnny Grier">Johnny Grier</a> became the first African-American in NFL history to be promoted to referee.<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> Grier replaced long time referee Bob Frederic, who retired in the offseason. Grier was the field judge in the previous season's <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXII" title="Super Bowl XXII">Super Bowl XXII</a>, which was the same game that <a href="/wiki/Doug_Williams_(quarterback)" title="Doug Williams (quarterback)">Doug Williams</a> of the Washington Redskins became the first African-American <a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">quarterback</a> to win the <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl" title="Super Bowl">Super Bowl</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Major_rule_changes">Major rule changes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1988_NFL_season&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Major rule changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>A standard system of two time intervals between plays are established (and would be timed using the play clock): For normal plays, the offensive team has 45 seconds to snap the ball after the previous play is signaled dead. After time outs and other administrative stoppages, the time limit is 30 seconds beginning after the Referee signals that the ball is ready to resume play.</li> <li>If a fumble occurs during an <a href="/wiki/Extra_point" class="mw-redirect" title="Extra point">extra point</a> attempt, only the fumbling player can recover and/or advance the ball. This change closes a loophole in the "Stabler Fumble Rule" that was enacted during the <a href="/wiki/1979_NFL_season" title="1979 NFL season">1979 NFL season</a> in reaction to the <a href="/wiki/Holy_Roller_(football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Holy Roller (football)">Holy Roller Game</a>.</li> <li>The penalty for running into the kicker was changed from five yards and an automatic first down to just five yards.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1988_deaths">1988 deaths</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1988_NFL_season&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 1988 deaths"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Ameche" title="Alan Ameche">Alan Ameche</a>: Having played for the Baltimore Colts in the 1950s, he died of a heart attack on August 8, 1988, at age 55 at <a href="/wiki/Houston_Methodist_Hospital" title="Houston Methodist Hospital">Methodist Hospital</a> in <a href="/wiki/Houston" title="Houston">Houston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a>, a few days after undergoing another heart bypass surgery.<sup id="cite_ref-aad_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aad-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-redag_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-redag-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Chomyszak" title="Steve Chomyszak">Steve Chomyszak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Croudip" title="David Croudip">David Croudip</a>: The Atlanta Falcons cornerback died on October 10 after a cocaine overdose.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hall_Haynes" title="Hall Haynes">Hall Haynes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clarke_Hinkle" title="Clarke Hinkle">Clarke Hinkle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Don_Looney" title="Joe Don Looney">Joe Don Looney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Pietrosante" title="Nick Pietrosante">Nick Pietrosante</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Art_Rooney" title="Art Rooney">Art Rooney</a>: The Pittsburgh Steelers founding owner died on August 25 following complications from a stroke.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joey_Sternaman" title="Joey Sternaman">Joey Sternaman</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=1988_NFL_season&action=edit&section=7" 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=1988_NFL_season&action=edit&section=8" 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, the only American Bowl game in 1988 was held at London's Wembley Stadium. </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 31, 1988</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Miami_Dolphins" title="Miami Dolphins">Miami Dolphins</a></td> <td>27</td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_49ers" title="San Francisco 49ers">San Francisco 49ers</a></td> <td>21</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></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=1988_NFL_season&action=edit&section=9" 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=1988_NFL_season&action=edit&section=10" 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 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</td> <td>.500 </td> <td>3–5 </td> <td>5–7 </td> <td>327 </td> <td>352 </td> <td>W1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1988_Los_Angeles_Raiders_season" title="1988 Los Angeles Raiders season">Los Angeles Raiders</a> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>9 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.438 </td> <td>6–2 </td> <td>6–6 </td> <td>325 </td> <td>369 </td> <td>L2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1988_San_Diego_Chargers_season" title="1988 San Diego Chargers season">San Diego Chargers</a> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.375 </td> <td>3–5 </td> <td>4–8 </td> <td>231 </td> <td>332 </td> <td>W2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1988_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="1988 Kansas City Chiefs season">Kansas City Chiefs</a> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>11 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>.281 </td> <td>2–6 </td> <td>4–9–1 </td> <td>254 </td> <td>320 </td> <td>L2 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <table 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<td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1988_New_York_Giants_season" title="1988 New York Giants season">New York Giants</a> </td> <td>10 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.625 </td> <td>5–3 </td> <td>9–5 </td> <td>359 </td> <td>304 </td> <td>L1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1988_Washington_Redskins_season" title="1988 Washington Redskins season">Washington Redskins</a> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>9 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.438 </td> <td>4–4 </td> <td>6–6 </td> <td>345 </td> <td>387 </td> <td>L2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1988_Phoenix_Cardinals_season" title="1988 Phoenix Cardinals season">Phoenix Cardinals</a> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>9 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.438 </td> <td>3–5 </td> <td>6–6 </td> <td>344 </td> <td>398 </td> <td>L5 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1988_Dallas_Cowboys_season" title="1988 Dallas Cowboys season">Dallas Cowboys</a> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>13 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.188 </td> <td>2–6 </td> <td>3–9 </td> <td>265 </td> <td>381 </td> <td>L1 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="10" style="background-color:#D0E7FF"><a href="/wiki/NFC_North" title="NFC North">NFC Central</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th width="150"><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"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:1988_NFC_Central_standings" title="Template:1988 NFC Central standings"><span title="View this template">view</span></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:1988_NFC_Central_standings" title="Template talk:1988 NFC Central standings"><span title="Discuss this template">talk</span></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:1988_NFC_Central_standings" title="Special:EditPage/Template:1988 NFC 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<td>L1 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ffc;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1988_Minnesota_Vikings_season" title="1988 Minnesota Vikings season">Minnesota Vikings</a><sup>(4)</sup> </td> <td>11 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.688 </td> <td>6–2 </td> <td>9–3 </td> <td>406 </td> <td>233 </td> <td>W1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1988_Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers_season" title="1988 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season">Tampa Bay Buccaneers</a> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>11 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.313 </td> <td>4–4 </td> <td>4–8 </td> <td>261 </td> <td>350 </td> <td>W1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1988_Detroit_Lions_season" title="1988 Detroit Lions season">Detroit Lions</a> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>12 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.250 </td> <td>2–6 </td> <td>3–11 </td> <td>220 </td> <td>315 </td> <td>L2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1988_Green_Bay_Packers_season" title="1988 Green Bay Packers season">Green Bay Packers</a> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>12 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.250 </td> <td>2–6 </td> <td>3–9 </td> <td>240 </td> <td>313 </td> <td>W2 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="10" style="background-color:#D0E7FF"><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 rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:1988_NFC_West_standings" title="Template:1988 NFC West standings"><span title="View this template">view</span></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:1988_NFC_West_standings" title="Template talk:1988 NFC West standings"><span title="Discuss this template">talk</span></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a 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49ers</a><sup>(2)</sup> </td> <td>10 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.625 </td> <td>4–2 </td> <td>8–4 </td> <td>369 </td> <td>294 </td> <td>L1 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ffc;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1988_Los_Angeles_Rams_season" title="1988 Los Angeles Rams season">Los Angeles Rams</a><sup>(5)</sup> </td> <td>10 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.625 </td> <td>4–2 </td> <td>8–4 </td> <td>407 </td> <td>293 </td> <td>W3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1988_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="1988 New Orleans Saints season">New Orleans Saints</a> </td> <td>10 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.625 </td> <td>3–3 </td> <td>6–6 </td> <td>312 </td> <td>283 </td> <td>W1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1988_Atlanta_Falcons_season" title="1988 Atlanta Falcons season">Atlanta Falcons</a> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>11 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.313 </td> <td>1–5 </td> <td>4–8 </td> <td>244 </td> <td>315 </td> <td>L3 </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=1988_NFL_season&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Tiebreakers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Cincinnati was the top AFC playoff seed ahead of Buffalo based on head-to-head victory (1–0).</li> <li>Indianapolis finished ahead of New England in the AFC East based on better record against common opponents (7–5 to Patriots' 6–6).</li> <li>Cleveland finished ahead of Houston in the AFC Central based on better division record (4–2 to Oilers' 3–3).</li> <li>San Francisco was the second NFC playoff seed ahead of Philadelphia on better record against common opponents (5–3 to Eagles' 5–4).</li> <li>Philadelphia finished first in the NFC East based on head-to-head sweep of the N.Y. Giants (2–0).</li> <li>Washington finished third in the NFC East based on better division record (4–4) than Phoenix (3–5).</li> <li>Detroit finished fourth in the NFC Central based on head-to-head sweep of Green Bay (2–0).</li> <li>San Francisco finished first in the NFC West based on better head-to-head record (3–1) against the L.A. Rams (2–2) and New Orleans (1–3).</li> <li>The L.A. Rams finished second in the NFC West based on better division record (4–2) than New Orleans (3–3).</li> <li>Rams earned the #2 NFC Wild Card based on better conference record (8–4, .667) than the N.Y. Giants (9–5, .642) and New Orleans (6–6, .500).</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=1988_NFL_season&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Playoffs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:1989_AFC_Championship_Game_-_Buffalo_Bills_at_Cincinnati_Bengals_1989-01-08_(ticket).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/1989_AFC_Championship_Game_-_Buffalo_Bills_at_Cincinnati_Bengals_1989-01-08_%28ticket%29.jpg/125px-1989_AFC_Championship_Game_-_Buffalo_Bills_at_Cincinnati_Bengals_1989-01-08_%28ticket%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="125" height="346" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/1989_AFC_Championship_Game_-_Buffalo_Bills_at_Cincinnati_Bengals_1989-01-08_%28ticket%29.jpg/188px-1989_AFC_Championship_Game_-_Buffalo_Bills_at_Cincinnati_Bengals_1989-01-08_%28ticket%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/1989_AFC_Championship_Game_-_Buffalo_Bills_at_Cincinnati_Bengals_1989-01-08_%28ticket%29.jpg/250px-1989_AFC_Championship_Game_-_Buffalo_Bills_at_Cincinnati_Bengals_1989-01-08_%28ticket%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="298" data-file-height="825" /></a><figcaption>A ticket for the AFC Championship Game between the Bengals and the Bills.</figcaption></figure> <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/1988%E2%80%9389_NFL_playoffs" title="1988–89 NFL playoffs">1988–89 NFL playoffs</a></div> <dl><dd><i>Note: The Cincinnati Bengals (the AFC 1 seed) did not play the Houston Oilers (the 5 seed), nor did the Chicago Bears (the NFC 1 seed) play the Minnesota Vikings (the 4 seed), in the Divisional playoff round because those teams were in the same division.</i></dd></dl> <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" rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;"> </td> <td colspan="2" rowspan="36" style="border-bottom:0px solid"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Jan 1 – <a href="/wiki/New_Era_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="New Era Field">Rich Stadium</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></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;">Houston </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;">10 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Dec 24 – <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Stadium" title="Cleveland Stadium">Cleveland Stadium</a> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Jan 8 – Riverfront 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/1988_Buffalo_Bills_season" title="1988 Buffalo Bills season">Buffalo</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 3px 2px 0; border-style:solid;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </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 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;;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:#FFCCCC;font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/1988_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1988 Houston Oilers season">Houston</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;font-weight:bold;">24 </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;">Buffalo </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;">10 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Dec 31 – <a href="/wiki/Riverfront_Stadium" title="Riverfront Stadium">Riverfront Stadium</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: #D50A0A !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:#FFCCCC;"><a href="/wiki/1988_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1988 Cleveland Browns season">Cleveland</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;">23 </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: #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;">Cincinnati </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;">21 </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 colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;"> </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;;">3 </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/1988_Seattle_Seahawks_season" title="1988 Seattle Seahawks season">Seattle</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;">13 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Jan 22 – <a href="/wiki/Hard_Rock_Stadium" title="Hard Rock Stadium">Joe Robbie Stadium</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: #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;"><a href="/wiki/1988_Cincinnati_Bengals_season" title="1988 Cincinnati Bengals season">Cincinnati</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;">21 </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;"> </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="text-align:center;"><b>Wild Card playoffs</b> </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;;">A1 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;">Cincinnati </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#FFCCCC;">16 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Jan 1 – <a href="/wiki/Candlestick_Park" title="Candlestick Park">Candlestick Park</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: #013369 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;font-weight:bold;">N2 </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;"><span class="nowrap">San Francisco</span> </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;">20 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"><b><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXIII" title="Super Bowl XXIII">Super Bowl XXIII</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: #013369 !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:#D0E7FF;">Minnesota </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;">9 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Dec 26 – <a href="/wiki/Hubert_H._Humphrey_Metrodome" title="Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome">Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome</a> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Jan 8 – Soldier Field </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;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1988_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1988 San Francisco 49ers season">San Francisco</a></span> </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;">34 </td> <td rowspan="10" 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 colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"><b>NFC</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;;">5 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1988_Los_Angeles_Rams_season" title="1988 Los Angeles Rams season">LA Rams</a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;">17 </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;">2 </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;"><span class="nowrap">San Francisco</span> </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;">28 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;">Dec 31 – <a href="/wiki/Soldier_Field" title="Soldier Field">Soldier Field</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;">4 </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/1988_Minnesota_Vikings_season" title="1988 Minnesota Vikings season">Minnesota</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;">28 </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: #013369 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;;">1 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:0 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;">Chicago </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:0 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;">3 </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 colspan="3" rowspan="5" style="vertical-align:bottom;"> </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;;">3 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="padding-left:.5em; border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;"><a href="/wiki/1988_Philadelphia_Eagles_season" title="1988 Philadelphia Eagles season">Philadelphia</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-width:1px 1px 1px 0; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000; background:#D0E7FF;">12 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </td> <td colspan="2" rowspan="3"> </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/1988_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1988 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;font-weight:bold;">20 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="border-top:1px solid;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="height:1.6ex;"> </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:1988%E2%80%9389_NFL_playoffs" title="Template:1988–89 NFL playoffs"><span title="View this template">view</span></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:1988%E2%80%9389_NFL_playoffs" title="Template talk:1988–89 NFL playoffs"><span title="Discuss this 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Bengals (448) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Total yards gained</b></td> <td>Cincinnati Bengals (6,057) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Yards rushing</b></td> <td>Cincinnati Bengals (2,710) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Yards passing</b></td> <td>Miami Dolphins (4,516) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Fewest points allowed</b></td> <td>Chicago Bears (215) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Fewest total yards allowed</b></td> <td>Minnesota Vikings (4,091) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Fewest rushing yards allowed</b></td> <td>Chicago Bears (1,326) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Fewest passing yards allowed</b></td> <td>Kansas City Chiefs (2,434) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1988_NFL_season&action=edit&section=16" 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/Boomer_Esiason" title="Boomer Esiason">Boomer Esiason</a>, <a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">quarterback</a>, Cincinnati </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/Mike_Ditka" title="Mike Ditka">Mike Ditka</a>, Chicago </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/Roger_Craig_(American_football)" title="Roger Craig (American football)">Roger Craig</a>, <a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">running back</a>, San Francisco </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/Mike_Singletary" title="Mike Singletary">Mike Singletary</a>, <a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">linebacker</a>, Chicago </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/John_Stephens_(American_football)" title="John Stephens (American football)">John Stephens</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/Erik_McMillan" title="Erik McMillan">Erik McMillan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Safety_(football_position)" class="mw-redirect" title="Safety (football position)">safety</a>, NY Jets </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/Greg_Bell_(running_back,_born_1962)" title="Greg Bell (running back, born 1962)">Greg Bell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">running back</a>, LA Rams </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Walter_Payton_NFL_Man_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award">NFL Man of the Year</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Steve_Largent" title="Steve Largent">Steve Largent</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">wide receiver</a>, Seattle </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award">Super Bowl Most Valuable Player</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Rice" title="Jerry Rice">Jerry Rice</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">wide receiver</a>, San Francisco </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=1988_NFL_season&action=edit&section=17" 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=1988_NFL_season&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Offseason"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Green_Bay_Packers" title="Green Bay Packers">Green Bay Packers</a>: <a href="/wiki/Forrest_Gregg" title="Forrest Gregg">Forrest Gregg</a> left to join the <a href="/wiki/SMU_Mustangs_football" title="SMU Mustangs football">SMU Mustangs</a>. <a href="/wiki/Lindy_Infante" title="Lindy Infante">Lindy Infante</a> was named as Gregg's replacement.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Raiders" title="Los Angeles Raiders">Los Angeles Raiders</a>: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Flores" title="Tom Flores">Tom Flores</a> stepped down to move to the team's front office. <a href="/wiki/Mike_Shanahan" title="Mike Shanahan">Mike Shanahan</a> was named as the team's new head coach.</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=1988_NFL_season&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: In-season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Lions" title="Detroit Lions">Detroit Lions</a>: <a href="/wiki/Darryl_Rogers" title="Darryl Rogers">Darryl Rogers</a> was fired after 11 games and replaced by defensive coordinator <a href="/wiki/Wayne_Fontes" title="Wayne Fontes">Wayne Fontes</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Stadium_changes">Stadium changes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1988_NFL_season&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Stadium changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The relocated <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Cardinals" class="mw-redirect" title="Phoenix Cardinals">Phoenix Cardinals</a> moved from <a href="/wiki/Busch_Memorial_Stadium" title="Busch Memorial Stadium">Busch Memorial Stadium</a> in St. Louis to <a href="/wiki/Sun_Devil_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Sun Devil Stadium">Sun Devil Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Tempe,_Arizona" title="Tempe, Arizona">Tempe, Arizona</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Uniform_changes">Uniform changes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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From 1979 through 1987, the reverse convention was used, with referees wearing black hats with all other officials wearing white hats.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Green_Bay_Packers" title="Green Bay Packers">Green Bay Packers</a> removed the elliptical green circles with the player's number from the hip area of the pants, also removing the gold stripe in the middle, one of the additions made in <a href="/wiki/1984_Green_Bay_Packers_season" title="1984 Green Bay Packers season">1984</a> by former coach <a href="/wiki/Forrest_Gregg" title="Forrest Gregg">Forrest Gregg</a>; the team also added a small gold stripe on their socks.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/New_England_Patriots" title="New England Patriots">New England Patriots</a> dropped the red road pants they had worn since 1984; the red pants would return in 1990.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Chargers" title="San Diego Chargers">San Diego Chargers</a> switched to a darker shade of blue on their jerseys, from gold to blue face masks, and from gold to white lightning bolts. The helmets remained unchanged until a complete redesign in <a href="/wiki/2007_San_Diego_Chargers_season" title="2007 San Diego Chargers season">2007</a>.</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=1988_NFL_season&action=edit&section=22" 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 three-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>, and ESPN to televise <i><a href="/wiki/Monday_Night_Football" title="Monday Night Football">Monday Night Football</a></i>, the NFC package, the AFC package, and <i><a href="/wiki/ESPN_Sunday_Night_Football" title="ESPN Sunday Night Football">Sunday Night Football</a></i>, respectively. <a href="/wiki/Joe_Theismann" title="Joe Theismann">Joe Theismann</a> took over as lead color commentator in ESPN's booth, replacing <a href="/wiki/Roy_Firestone" title="Roy Firestone">Roy Firestone</a>, while the weekly "guest color commentator" spot was discontinued. Meanwhile, <a href="/wiki/Dick_Butkus" title="Dick Butkus">Dick Butkus</a> joined <i><a href="/wiki/The_NFL_Today" title="The NFL Today">The NFL Today</a></i> as analyst, alongside host <a href="/wiki/Brent_Musburger" title="Brent Musburger">Brent Musburger</a> and <a href="/wiki/Irv_Cross" title="Irv Cross">Irv Cross</a>.<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> </p><p>A number of NBC's regular NFL commentators were temporarily replaced while they called the network's coverage of the <a href="/wiki/1988_Summer_Olympics" title="1988 Summer Olympics">1988 Summer Olympics</a> in <a href="/wiki/Seoul" title="Seoul">Seoul</a>, South Korea from September 17 to October 2. Among them, <a href="/wiki/Len_Berman" title="Len Berman">Len Berman</a> returned to <a href="/wiki/The_NFL_on_NBC_pregame_show" title="The NFL on NBC pregame show">the NFL on NBC pregame show</a> to fill-in for host <a href="/wiki/Bob_Costas" title="Bob Costas">Bob Costas</a>, while <a href="/wiki/Curt_Gowdy" title="Curt Gowdy">Curt Gowdy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ray_Scott_(sportscaster)" title="Ray Scott (sportscaster)">Ray Scott</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Thompson" title="Chuck Thompson">Chuck Thompson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marty_Glickman" title="Marty Glickman">Marty Glickman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Merle_Harmon" title="Merle Harmon">Merle Harmon</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Al_DeRogatis" title="Al DeRogatis">Al DeRogatis</a> filled-in on the network's various broadcast crews. </p> <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=1988_NFL_season&action=edit&section=23" 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"><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"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .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><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/1988/01/19/sports/sports-people-2-steelers-retire.html">"Sports People; 2 Steelers Retire"</a>. <i>New York Times</i>. 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title="1939 NFL season">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_NFL_season" title="1940 NFL season">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_NFL_season" title="1941 NFL season">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_NFL_season" title="1942 NFL season">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_NFL_season" title="1943 NFL season">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_NFL_season" title="1944 NFL season">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_NFL_season" title="1945 NFL season">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_NFL_season" title="1946 NFL season">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_NFL_season" title="1947 NFL season">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_NFL_season" title="1948 NFL season">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_NFL_season" title="1949 NFL season">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_NFL_season" title="1950 NFL season">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_NFL_season" title="1951 NFL season">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_NFL_season" title="1952 NFL season">1952</a></li> 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