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1991 Buffalo Bills season

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1991 Buffalo Bills season
OwnerRalph Wilson
Head coachMarv Levy
General managerBill Polian
Home fieldRich Stadium
Results
Record13–3
Division place1st AFC East
Playoff finishWon Divisional Playoffs (vs. Chiefs) 37–14
Won AFC Championship (vs. Broncos) 10–7
Lost Super Bowl XXVI (vs. Redskins) 24–37

The 1991 Buffalo Bills season was the 32nd season and 22nd in the National Football League. They ended their season with their second Super Bowl appearance in a row but lost to the Washington Redskins, 24–37.

1991 Buffalo Bills draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 26 Henry Jones *  S Illinois
2 54 Phil Hansen  DE North Dakota St
3 82 Daryl Wren  DB Pittsburg St
4 138 Shawn Wilbourn  DB Long Beach St
5 166 Millard Hamilton  WR Clark
6 194 Amir Rasul  RB Florida A&M
8 222 Brad Lamb  WR Anderson
9 249 Mark Maddox  LB Northern Michigan University
10 277 Tony DeLorenzo  OG New Mexico St
11 305 Dean Kirkland  OG Washington
12 333 Steve Clark  TE Texas
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 1 Miami Dolphins W 35–31 1–0 Rich Stadium 80,252
2 September 8 Pittsburgh Steelers W 52–34 2–0 Rich Stadium 79,545
3 September 15 at New York Jets W 23–20 3–0 Giants Stadium 65,309
4 September 22 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 17–10 4–0 Tampa Stadium 57,323
5 September 29 Chicago Bears W 35–20 5–0 Rich Stadium 80,366
6 October 7 at Kansas City Chiefs L 6–33 5–1 Arrowhead Stadium 76,120
7 October 13 Indianapolis Colts W 42–6 6–1 Rich Stadium 79,015
8 October 21 Cincinnati Bengals W 35–16 7–1 Rich Stadium 80,131
9 Bye
10 November 3 New England Patriots W 22–17 8–1 Rich Stadium 78,278
11 November 10 at Green Bay Packers W 34–24 9–1 Milwaukee County Stadium 52,175
12 November 18 at Miami Dolphins W 41–27 10–1 Joe Robbie Stadium 71,062
13 November 24 at New England Patriots L 13–16 10–2 Foxboro Stadium 47,053
14 December 1 New York Jets W 24–13 11–2 Rich Stadium 80,243
15 December 8 at Los Angeles Raiders W 30–27 12–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 85,081
16 December 15 at Indianapolis Colts W 35–7 13–2 Hoosier Dome 48,286
17 December 22 Detroit Lions L 14–17 13–3 Rich Stadium 78,059

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

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AFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(1) Buffalo Bills 13 3 0 .813 7–1 10–2 458 318 L1
(6) New York Jets 8 8 0 .500 4–4 6–6 314 293 W1
Miami Dolphins 8 8 0 .500 4–4 5–7 343 349 L2
New England Patriots 6 10 0 .375 4–4 5–9 211 305 L1
Indianapolis Colts 1 15 0 .063 1–7 1–11 143 381 L6

Playoffs

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Schedule

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Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue
Divisional Round January 5, 1992 Kansas City (4) W 37–14 1–0 Rich Stadium
AFC Championship January 12, 1992 Denver Broncos (2) W 10–7 2–0 Rich Stadium
Super Bowl XXVI January 26, 1992 Washington Redskins (1) L 24–37 2–1 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome