Super Bowl XXVI
1992 edition of the Super Bowl / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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Date | January 26, 1992 (1992-01-26) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Stadium | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota | ||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Mark Rypien, quarterback | ||||||||||||||||||
Favorite | Redskins by 7[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||
Referee | Jerry Markbreit | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 63,130[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
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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. | |||||||||||||||||||
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National anthem | Harry Connick Jr. | ||||||||||||||||||
Coin toss | Chuck Noll | ||||||||||||||||||
Halftime show | Gloria Estefan, Brian Boitano, Dorothy Hamill, and the Minnesota Marching Band | ||||||||||||||||||
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Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Pat Summerall, John Madden, Lesley Visser, Pat O'Brien and Jim Gray | ||||||||||||||||||
Nielsen ratings | 40.3 (est. 79.6 million viewers)[4] | ||||||||||||||||||
Market share | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Cost of 30-second commercial | $850,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Radio in the United States | |||||||||||||||||||
Network | CBS Radio | ||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Jack Buck and Hank Stram | ||||||||||||||||||
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