Actual Result: Washington Redskins 37 Buffalo Bills 24, the third title for Joe Gibbs and the Redskins
Simulation: The Bills come into this season as defending champs, trying to become only the second AFC team to win a second SB.
NFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
Jan 4, 1992
Atlanta Falcons (10-6) at Washington Redskins (14-2)
49 degrees
Wash -11.5
Wash 24 Atlanta 17
REDSKINS 38 FALCONS 10
Washington's got home field advantage in the NFC playoffs and they roll through the Falcons in the divisional round.
1st: Earnest Byner 10 yd run (Wash 7-0)
Norm Johnson 38 yd (7-3)
2nd: Mike Rozier 2 yd run (Atl 10-7)
Ricky Ervins 2 yd run (Wash 14-10)
Chip Lohmiller 30 yd FG (17-10)
3rd: Art Monk 4 yd reception (Rypien 24-10)
4th: Gary Clark 23 yd reception (Rypien 31-10)
Art Monk 14 yd reception (Rypien 38-10)
MVP: Mark Rypien 18-24, 236 yds 3TD INT
AFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
Jan 4, 1992
Houston Oilers (11-5) at Denver Broncos (12-4)
30 degrees
Denver -3.5
Denver 26 Houston 24
BRONCOS 19 OILERS 13 (OT)
John Elway reached the SB five years ago and he's playing in the AFC Championship game next week against the winners of Bills/Chiefs.
2nd Gaston Green 8 yd run (Den 7-0)
Al Del Greco 50 yd FG (7-3)
Ernest Givens 4 yd reception (Hou 10-7)
David Treadwell 45 yd FG (10-10)
4th: Al Del Greco 39 yd FG (Hou 13-10)
David Treadwell 33 yd FG (13-13)
OT: Vance Johnson 19 yd reception (Elway 19-13)
MVP: John Elway 16-25 242 yds TD
AFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
Jan 5, 1992
Kansas City Chiefs (10-6) at Buffalo Bills (13-3)
37 degrees
Bills -10.5
Bills 37 Chiefs 14
BILLS 55 CHIEFS 13
The defending champs will roar into the AFC Championship game next week as they host the Broncos.
1st: Thurman Thomas 1 yd reception (Kelly Buff 7-0)
Nick Lowery 44 yd FG (7-3)
2nd: Scott Norwood 28 yd FG (10-3)
Harvey Williams 38 yd run (10-10)
Thurman Thomas 44 yd run (Buff 17-10)
Nick Lowery 33 yd FG (17-13)
3rd: Scott Norwood 32 yd FG (20-13)
Kenneth Davis 2 yd run (27-13)
4th: Thurman Thomas 24 yd run (34-13)
Andre Reed 29 yd reception (Kelly 41-13)
Kenneth Davis 11 yd run (48-13)
Thurman Thomas 22 yd run (55-13)
MVP: Thurman Thomas, 25 carries, 190 yds 4 TDs
NFC DIVISIONAL ROUND
Jan 5, 1991
Dallas Cowboys (11-5) at Detroit Lions (12-4)
Pick em
Detroit 38 Dallas 6
COWBOYS 25 LIONS 24
The 6 time Super Bowl Champion Cowboys are back in the NFC Championship game, they head to Washington to take on their division rivals.
1st: DJ Dozier 44 yd run (Det 7-0)
Ken Willis 31 yd FG (7-3)
2nd: Don Overton 5 yd run (14-3)
Eddie Murray 40 yd FG (17-3)
3rd: Herman Moore 8yd reception (Kramer, 24-3)
Ken Willis 34 yd FG (24-6)
4th: Larry Brown 53 yd INT (Kramer, 24-13)
Emmitt Smith 14 yd run (missed 2 pt conversion, 24-19)
under 2 minutes to play
Ricky Blake 2 yd run (missed 2 pt conversion Dall 25-24)
MVP: Larry Brown INT, TD
NFC CHAMPIONSHIP
Jan 12, 1992
Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins
40 degrees
REDSKINS 37 COWBOYS 16
Washington won the SB 8 years prior, their only appearance - and as happened in the actual world, the Redskins head to Super Bowl 26.
1st: Ricky Sanders 24 yd reception (Rypien, Wash 7-0)
Ken Willis 27 yd FG (7-3)
Art Monk 15 yd reception (Rypien 14-3)
2nd: Chip Lohmiller 35 yd FG (17-3)
Michael Irvin 7 yd reception (Aikman 17-10)
Chip Lohmiller 38 yd FG (20-10)
3rd: Earnest Byner 1 yd run (27-10)
Ken Willis 35 yd FG (27-13)
Ken Willis 29 yd FG (27-16)
4th: Chip Lohmiller 49 yd FG (30-16)
Earnest Byner 9 yd reception (Rypien, 37-16)
MVP: Mark Rypien 22-30, 300 yds 3 TD
AFC CHAMPIONSHIP
Jan 12, 1992
Denver Broncos at Buffalo Bills
33 degrees
Buffalo -12
Bills 10 Broncos 7
BILLS 34 BRONCOS 23
The Bills win their 3rd straight AFC Championship and head to the SB looking to go back to back; the real world matchup against the Redskins is duplicated in the simulation.
1st: Derek Russell 12 yd reception (Elway, Den 7-0)
Thurman Thomas 3 yd run (7-7)
2nd: Thurman Thomas 5 yd reception (Kelly Buff 14-7)
Scott Norwood 29 yd FG (17-7)
David Treadwell 22 yd FG (17-10)
Thurman Thomas 6 yd run (24-10)
3rd: Thurman Thomas 31 yd run (31-10)
David Treadwell 30 yd FG (31-13)
Scott Norwood 44 yd FG (34-13)
4th: David Treadwell 30 yd FG (34-16)
Gaston Green 7 yd run (34-23)
MVP: Thurman Thomas 22 carries, 121 yds, 4 TDs
SUPER BOWL XXVI
Jan 26, 1992
Buffalo Bills v. Washington Redskins
Minneapolis
Redskins -7
Washington 37 Buffalo 24
BILLS 17 REDSKINS 13
The Buffalo Bills go back to back immediately following the Niners three-peat.
1st: Gary Clark 9 yd reception (Rypien Wash 7-0)
Thurman Thomas 12 yd run (7-7)
2nd: Chip Lohmiller 39 yd FG (Wash 10-7)
Chip Lohmiller 20 yd FG (13-7)
3rd: Scott Norwood 33 yd FG (13-10)
4th: Kenneth Davis 15 yd run (Buff 17-13)
MVP: Gary Clark 8 catches, 111 yds TD, second player from losing team to be MVP
Super Bowl History
SB1: PACKERS 17 BILLS 10 MVP-J.Taylor QB-Starr HC-Lombardi
SB2: RAIDERS 28 COWBOYS 14 MVP-W.Wells QB-Lamonica HC-Rauch
SB3: CHIEFS 19 COLTS 16 MVP-R.Holmes QB-Dawson HC-Stram
SB4: COWBOYS 21 CHIEFS 13 MVP: L.Rentzel QB-Morton HC-Landry
SB5: VIKINGS 20 BENGALS 10 MVP: A.Page QB-Cuozzo HC-Grant
SB6: VIKINGS 27 CHIEFS 16 MVP G.Cuozzo QB-Cuozzo HC-Grant
SB7: STEELERS 20 COWBOYS 6 MVP J.Ham QB-Bradshaw HC-Noll
SB8: COWBOYS 33 BENGALS 27 (OT) MVP: C.Hill QB-Staubach HC-Landry
SB9: STEELERS 20 RAMS 10 MVP: L.McCutcheon QB-Bradshaw HC Noll
SB10: STEELERS 18 RAMS 0 MVP LC Greenwood QB-Bradshaw HC Noll
SB11: COWBOYS 33 PATRIOTS 7 MVP H.Martin QB-Staubach HC-Landry
SB12: COWBOYS 17 RAIDERS 10 MVP T.Dorsett QB-Staubach HC-Landry
SB13: COWBOYS 42 OILERS 21 MVP R.Staubach QB-Staubach HC Landry
SB14: STEELERS 24 EAGLES 7 MVP F.Harris QB-Bradshaw HC-Noll
SB15: FALCONS 24 RAIDERS 8 MVP:W.Andrews QB-Bartkowski HC-Bennett
SB16: 49ERS 39 BENGALS 19 MVP: J.Montana QB-Montana HC-Walsh
SB17: COWBOYS 30 CHARGERS 10 MVP: D.White QB-White HC-Landry
SB18: REDSKINS 30 DOLPHINS 29 MVP: J.Washington QB-Theismann HC-Gibbs
SB19: 49ERS 24 SEAHAWKS 6 MVP: R.Lott QB-Montana HC-Walsh
SB20: BEARS 51 RAIDERS 13 MVP: W.Payton QB-McMahon HC-Ditka
SB21: GIANTS 19 BRONCOS 6 MVP: J.Morris QB-Simms HC-Parcells
SB22: 49ERS 27 BROWNS 9 MVP: R.Craig QB-Montana HC-Walsh
SB23: 49ERS 24 BENGALS 10 MVP: C.Haley QB-Montana HC-Walsh
SB24: 49ERS 34 BILLS 14 MVP: J.Montana QB-Montana HC-Seifert
SB25: BILLS 17 BEARS 14 MVP: B.Smith QB-Kelly HC-Levy
SB26: BILLS 17 REDSKINS 13 MVP: G.Clark QB-Kelly HC-Levy
ALL SB Team (1-25)
QB-J Montana, R,Staubach - only two 4 time winners with an MVP
RB- T.Dorsett, F.Harris, R.Craig - multiple wins and an MVP, Franco, I think, is the top SB performer of the first 25 years
WR-J. Rice, D. Pearson, I think the only receivers with both multiple and TDs in multiple SBs
TE B.J Dupree, easily the most productive SB TE
DL: A.Page, LC Greenwood, H.Martin, B.Smith
LB: J.Ham, C.Haley
DB: R.Lott, those all the defensive MVPs, except for Smith, who is still playing, all have multiple titles
ALL SB Team (26-50)
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