1991 Washington Redskins season

1991 Washington Redskins season
1991 Washington Redskins season
Owner	Jack Kent Cooke
President	John Kent Cooke
General manager	Charley Casserly
Head coach	Joe Gibbs
Offensive coordinator	Joe Gibbs
Defensive coordinator	Richie Petitbon
Home stadium	RFK Stadium
Results
Record	14–2
Division place	1st NFC East
Playoffs	Won Divisional Round; (vs. Falcons) 24–7; Won NFC Championship; (vs. Lions) 41–10; Won Super Bowl XXVI; (vs. Bills) 37–24
All-Pros	9 QB Mark Rypien (2nd team) ; RB Earnest Byner (2nd team) ; WR Gary Clark (2nd team) ; OT Jim Lachey (1st team) ; K Chip Lohmiller (2nd team) ; KR Brian Mitchell (2nd team) ; CB Darrell Green (2nd team) ; LB Wilber Marshall (2nd team) ; DE Charles Mann (2nd team) ;
Pro Bowlers	8 QB Mark Rypien ; RB Earnest Byner ; WR Gary Clark ; OT Jim Lachey ; G Mark Schlereth ; DE Charles Mann ; CB Darrell Green ; K Chip Lohmiller ;

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. Not only did the Redskins improve their position, but they also put together a season that is considered by some to be one of the best any team has ever played. Washington won a franchise record-tying 14 games, the best record in the league, and their two losses (to two of their division rivals) were by a combined five points. The Redskins ended their campaign as world champions, knocking off the defending AFC Champion Buffalo Bills 37–24, in Super Bowl XXVI.

The Redskins led the league in scoring with 485 points and allowed the second-fewest points (224) in the league, which was an average of 14 points per game. (As of the 1991 season, this was the third-highest total in NFL history, and still ranks in the top 20 all-time.) They had a +18 turnover ratio, also best in the NFL. Their point differential of +261 was the best in franchise history, and the sixth-highest of all time. In 2016, Chris Chase of USA Today ranked the team as the greatest to ever win a Super Bowl. As of 2024, this is the most recent season Washington appeared in a Super Bowl. They would not return to the NFC Championship Game or win more than 10 regular season games again until the 2024 season, by which time the team had changed its name.

Statistics site Football Outsiders ranks the 1991 Redskins as the best team they have measured (from 1986 to present). The team ranked No. 15 on the 100 greatest teams of all time presented by the NFL on its 100th anniversary.