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The 1991 season was the Washington Redskins' 60th in the National Football League (NFL), their 55th representing Washington, D.C., and the eleventh under head coach Joe Gibbs. The Redskins were coming off two consecutive 10–6 seasons and looking to return to the playoffs for a second straight season.
In 2020, the team retired the controversial Redskins name and briefly played as the Washington Football Team before rebranding as the Commanders in 2022. [ 1 ] Over 93 seasons, the Commanders have a regular season record of 641–648–29 (.497) and a playoff record of 25–21 (.543). [ 2 ]
Postseason starters Season Quarterback(s) Notes Ref 1936: Riley Smith (0–1): 1937: Sammy Baugh (1–0): Baugh led the Redskins to the NFL Championship game against the Chicago Bears, where he finished 17 of 33 for 335 yards and his second-half touchdown passes of 55, 78 and 33 yards gave Washington a 28–21 victory. [155]
The team played as the Washington Football Team for two seasons before rebranding as the Commanders in 2022. Washington won the 1937 and 1942 NFL championship games and Super Bowls XVII, XXII, and XXVI. Washington has finished a season as league runner-up six times, losing the 1936, 1940, 1943, and 1945 title games and Super Bowls VII and XVIII.
Super Bowl XXVI was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Washington Redskins and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Buffalo Bills to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1991 season.
Washington Commanders, 33 years – Won Super Bowl XXVI, 1991 season (played as Washington Redskins) Buffalo Bills, 31 years – Lost Super Bowl XXVIII, 1993 season; Los Angeles Chargers, 30 years – Lost Super Bowl XXIX, 1994 season (played as San Diego Chargers)
The National Football League playoffs for the 1991 season began on December 28, 1991. The postseason tournament concluded with the Washington Redskins defeating the Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl XXVI , 37–24, on January 26, 1992, at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis , Minnesota .
The 1991 Washington team defeated every regular-season opponent with most games providing plenty of playing time for younger and backup players. On January 1, 1992, Brunell played a small role (throwing a touchdown pass to Mario Bailey ) in Washington's second straight Rose Bowl victory, this time over Michigan .