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Simulated Super Bowl 26 (1991 Playoffs)

Sunday, August 17, 2025


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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