![]() ![]() Temperatures in Minneapolis on game day were a high of 26 ☏ (−3 ☌) and low of 9 ☏ (−13 ☌), about 2 ☏ (1.1 ☌) above average. The first one was Super Bowl XVI on January 24, 1982, at the Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. Super Bowl XXVI became the second Super Bowl to be played in a cold, winter climate city. Indianapolis' unsuccessful bid had seen the city offer the league perks such as free suites at and free limousine rides to the 1992 Indianapolis 500. Indianapolis, Pontiac and Seattle also made bids for the game. ![]() NFL owners voted to award Super Bowl XXVI to Minneapolis during their May 24, 1989, meeting in New Orleans. This was the first time that a major television network successfully scheduled Super Bowl counterprogramming: Fox aired a special live football-themed episode of its popular sketch comedy show In Living Color during the halftime show. The telecast of the game on CBS was seen by an estimated 79.6 million viewers. ![]() Rypien, who completed 18 of 33 passes for 292 yards, two touchdowns and an interception, was named Super Bowl MVP. Washington also sacked Kelly four times and intercepted him four times. Early in the second quarter, the Redskins jumped out to a 17–0 lead from which the Bills could not recover. Super Bowl XXVI was dominated by Washington. However, their defense ranked second to last in the league in total yards allowed. The Bills finished the regular season with a 13–3 record and advanced to their second consecutive Super Bowl, largely through the play of quarterback Jim Kelly and their "K-Gun" no-huddle offense. Washington head coach Joe Gibbs entered the game seeking his third Super Bowl victory with the team, but with his third starting Super Bowl quarterback, Mark Rypien. The Redskins posted a 14–2 regular season record, and led the league during the regular season with 485 points. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the first time the city played host to a Super Bowl.īoth teams finished the regular season with the best record in their respective conference. The game was played on January 26, 1992, at the Hubert H. The Bills became the third team, after the Minnesota Vikings (Super Bowls VIII and IX) and the Denver Broncos (Super Bowls XXI and XXII) to lose back-to-back Super Bowls. The Redskins defeated the Bills by a score of 37–24, becoming the fourth team after the Pittsburgh Steelers, the now Las Vegas Raiders and the San Francisco 49ers to win three Super Bowls. 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. Pat Summerall, John Madden, Lesley Visser, Pat O'Brien and Jim Gray Gloria Estefan, Brian Boitano, Dorothy Hamill, and the Minnesota Marching Band ![]() Redskins: Joe Gibbs (head coach), Darrell Green, Russ Grimm, Art Monkīills: Ralph Wilson (owner), Bill Polian (general manager), Marv Levy (head coach), Jim Kelly, James Lofton, Andre Reed, Bruce Smith, Thurman Thomas For the Super Bowl that was played at the completion of the 1992 season, see Super Bowl XXVII. ![]()
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