| 1991 Buffalo Bills season |
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| Owner | Ralph Wilson |
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| Head coach | Marv Levy |
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| General manager | Bill Polian |
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| Home field | Rich Stadium |
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| Record | 13–3 |
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| Division place | 1st AFC East |
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| Playoff finish | Won Divisional Playoffs (vs. Chiefs) 37–14 Won AFC Championship (vs. Broncos) 10–7 Lost Super Bowl XXVI (vs. Redskins) 24–37 |
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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.
Draft
| 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 |
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| Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Regular season
Schedule
| 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
| 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
Schedule
| 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 |