Super Bowl XXVI (26) Washington VS Buffalo Recap

Super Bowl XXVI Washington 37, Buffalo 24 Recap

Washington Defeats Buffalo in Super Bowl XXVI. Mark Rypien named MVP

Mark Rypien passed for 292 yards and two touchdowns as the Redskins overwhelmed the Bills to win their third Super Bowl in the past 10 years.

Rypien, the game's most valuable player (MVP), completed 18 of 33 passes, including a 10-yard touchdown pass to Earnest Byner and a 30-yard strike to Gary Clark. Clark's came late in the third quarter after Buffalo had trimmed a 24-0 deficit to 24-10.

Washington went on to lead by as much as 37-10 before the Bills made it close wih a pair of touchdowns late in the fourth.

The Redskins struggled early, converting their first three drives inside the Bills' 20-yard line into only three points, they built a 17-0 halftime lead. Just 16 seconds into the second half they made it 24-0, after Kurt Gouveia intercepted Buffalo quarterback Jim Kelly's pass on the first play of the third quarter and returned it 23 yards to the Bills' 2. With that Gerald Riggs scored his second touchdown of the game to make it 24-0. Kelly, forced to bring Buffalo from behind, completed 28 of a Super Bowl-record 58 passes for 275 yards and two touchdowns, but was intercepted four tlmes.

Bills running back Thurman Thomas, who had an AFC-high 1,407 yards rushing and an NFL-best 2,038 total yards from scrimmage during the regular season, ran for only 13 yards on 10 carries and was limited to 27 yards on four receptions.

Clark had seven catches for 114 yards and Art Monk added seven for 113 for the Redskins, who amassed 417 yards of total offense while limiting the explosive Bills to 283.

Washington's Joe Gibbs became only the third head coach to win three Super Bowls.

Scoring Information

                       1  2  3  4  Final
                       _________________
Washington Redskins    0 17 14  6     37
Buffalo Bills          0  0 10 14     24

Washington - FG Lohmiller 34                              
1:58 2nd

Washington - Byner 10 pass from Rypien (Lohmiller kick)   
5:06 2nd

Washington - Riggs 1 run  (Lohmiller kick)                
7:43 2nd

Washington - Riggs 2 run  (Lohmiller kick)                
0:16 3rd

Buffalo    - FG Norwood 21                                
3:01 3rd

Buffalo    - Thomas 1 run  (Norwood kick)                 
9:02 3rd

Washington - Clark 30 pass from Rypien (Lohmiller kick)  
13:36 3rd

Washington - FG Lohmiller 25                              
0:06 4th

Washington - FG Lohmiller 39                              
3:24 4th

Buffalo    - Metzelaars 2 pass from Kelly (Norwood kick)  
9:01 4th

Buffalo    - Beebe 4 pass from Kelly (Norwood kick)      
11:05 4th

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Score:

Super Bowl XXVI

Washington 37
Buffalo 24

Location:
Metrodome
Minneapolis, Minnesota
January 26, 1992
Attendance: 63,130

MVP:
Mark Rypien, Quarterback
of the Washington Redskins

Coaches
WAS Joe Gibbs
BUF Marv Levy

Super Bowl XXVI Ring, Washington 37 vs Buffalo 24, Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota, MVP Mark Rypien, Quarterback of the Washington Redskins

Super Bowl XXVI Ring