Super Bowl XXVI

Super Bowl XXVI
1234 Total
WAS 017146 37
BUF 001014 24
DateJanuary 26, 1992 (1992-01-26)
StadiumHubert H. Humphrey Metrodome,
Minneapolis, Minnesota
MVPMark Rypien, quarterback
FavoriteRedskins by 7[1][2]
RefereeJerry Markbreit
Attendance63,130[3]
Current/Future Hall of Famers
Redskins: Joe Gibbs (head coach), Emmitt Thomas‡ (assistant coach), Darrell Green, Russ Grimm, Art Monk
Bills: Ralph Wilson (owner), Bill Polian (general manager), Marv Levy (head coach), Jim Kelly, James Lofton, Andre Reed, Bruce Smith, Thurman Thomas
‡ elected as a player.
Ceremonies
National anthemHarry Connick Jr.
Coin tossChuck Noll
Halftime showGloria Estefan, Brian Boitano, Dorothy Hamill, and the Minnesota Marching Band
TV in the United States
NetworkCBS
AnnouncersPat Summerall, John Madden, Lesley Visser, Pat O'Brien and Jim Gray
Nielsen ratings40.3
(est. 79.6 million viewers)[4]
Market share61
Cost of 30-second commercial$850,000
Radio in the United States
NetworkCBS Radio
AnnouncersJack Buck and Hank Stram

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. The Redskins beat the Bills by a score of 37–24, bringing the number of Super Bowls they won to three. The Bills lost two Super Bowls in a row. The game was played on January 26, 1992, at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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