1992 Houston Oilers season | |
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Owner | Bud Adams |
General manager | Mike Holovak |
Head coach | Jack Pardee |
Home field | Houston Astrodome |
Results | |
Record | 10–6 |
Division place | 2nd AFC Central |
Playoff finish | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Bills) 38–41 (OT) |
Pro Bowlers | QB Warren Moon RB Lorenzo White WR Haywood Jeffires |
AP All-Pros | WR Haywood Jeffires |
Uniform | |
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The 1992 Houston Oilers season was the team's 33rd season and their 23rd in the National Football League (NFL).
The Oilers reached the playoffs for the 6th consecutive season, which was the longest such streak in the NFL at the time. (They would extend that to seven straight playoff appearances the following season). During their 1992 season, Houston finished the season 10–6, good enough for 2nd place in the AFC Central. However, in the postseason, the Oilers would fall on the losing end of what would become one of the most substantial come from behind victories in NFL history, dropping a 35–3 lead in the Wild Card game against Buffalo to lose by a score of 41–38. As noted, the Buffalo Bills victory in this game was deemed the greatest comeback in NFL history before the Minnesota Vikings' victory over the Indianapolis Colts surpassed it in 2022, and is referred to as "The Comeback" (or by then-Oiler fans, "The Choke").
With the Oilers' home stadium, the Astrodome, hosting the 1992 Republican National Convention; the Oilers would find themselves having to play all of their pre-season games on the road.[1]