1992 NFL season

1992 National Football League season

Regular season
Duration	September 6 – December 28, 1992
Playoffs
Start date	January 2, 1993
AFC Champions	Buffalo Bills
NFC Champions	Dallas Cowboys
Super Bowl XXVII
Date	January 31, 1993
Site	Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
Champions	Dallas Cowboys
Pro Bowl
Date	February 7, 1993
Site	Aloha Stadium
← 1991 NFL seasons 1993 →

The 1992 NFL season was the 73rd regular season of the National Football League.
Due to the damage caused by Hurricane Andrew, the New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins game that was scheduled for September 6 at Joe Robbie Stadium was rescheduled to October 18. Both teams originally had that weekend off. This marked the first time since the 1966 NFL season and the AFL seasons of 1966 and 1967 that there were byes in week 1; in those years, byes were necessary every week since there were an odd number of teams, which would happen again between 1999 and 2001. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Dolphins also had their 2017 season opener postponed due to Hurricane Irma.

The Atlanta Falcons played their first season in the new Georgia Dome, replacing Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, playing there until 2016.

The season ended with Super Bowl XXVII when the Dallas Cowboys defeated the Buffalo Bills 52–17 at the Rose Bowl. This would be the third of the Bills’ four consecutive Super Bowl losses.

Contents

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  1 Major rule changes
  


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  2 Final regular season standings
  
  
  
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    2.1 Tiebreakers
    
  
  
  
  


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  3 Playoffs
  


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  4 Coaching changes
  


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  5 Awards
  


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  6 Draft
  


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  7 Coaches
  
  
  
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    7.1 American Football Conference
    
  
  
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    7.2 National Football Conference
    
  
  
  
  


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  8 External links
  


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  9 References
  

Major rule changes

• The NFL ceases to use the instant replay system that was in effect since the 1986 NFL season to review questionable on-field calls, due to many reviews taking up long periods of time. Instant replay would not return to the league until a more comprehensive instant replay review system with time limits was introduced in the 1999 NFL season.


• To reduce injuries, any offensive player who is lined up in the backfield before the snap cannot chop block a defensive player who is already engaged above the waist by another offensive player.

Final regular season standings

There was an unusual deviation between good teams and bad teams in the NFL in 1992. Only one team, the Denver Broncos; finished with eight wins and eight losses, nine teams had at least 11 wins, and eight teams had at least 11 losses. Only six teams had between seven, eight or nine wins in 1992.

AFC East view talk edit W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK (2)Miami Dolphins 11 5 0 .688 5–3 9–3 340 281 W3 (4)Buffalo Bills 11 5 0 .688 5–3 7–5 381 283 L1 Indianapolis Colts 9 7 0 .563 5–3 7–7 216 302 W5 New York Jets 4 12 0 .250 3–5 4–8 220 315 L3 New England Patriots 2 14 0 .125 2–6 2–10 205 363 L5 AFC Central view talk edit W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK (1)Pittsburgh Steelers 11 5 0 .688 5–1 10–2 299 225 W1 (5)Houston Oilers 10 6 0 .625 3–3 7–5 352 258 W2 Cleveland Browns 7 9 0 .438 3–3 5–7 272 275 L3 Cincinnati Bengals 5 11 0 .313 1–5 4–8 274 364 L1 AFC West view talk edit W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK (3)San Diego Chargers 11 5 0 .688 5–3 9–5 335 241 W7 (6)Kansas City Chiefs 10 6 0 .625 6–2 8–4 348 282 W1 Denver Broncos 8 8 0 .500 4–4 7–5 262 329 L1 Los Angeles Raiders 7 9 0 .438 4–4 5–7 243 281 W1 Seattle Seahawks 2 14 0 .125 1–7 2–10 140 312 L4

NFC East view talk edit W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK (2)Dallas Cowboys 13 3 0 .813 6–2 9–3 409 243 W2 (5)Philadelphia Eagles 11 5 0 .688 6–2 8–4 354 245 W4 (6)Washington Redskins 9 7 0 .563 4–4 7–5 300 255 L2 New York Giants 6 10 0 .375 2–6 4–8 306 367 L1 Phoenix Cardinals 4 12 0 .250 2–6 4–10 243 332 L2 NFC Central view talk edit W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK (3)Minnesota Vikings 11 5 0 .688 7–1 8–4 374 249 W2 Green Bay Packers 9 7 0 .563 4–4 6–6 276 296 L1 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 5 11 0 .313 3–5 5–9 267 365 W1 Chicago Bears 5 11 0 .313 3–5 4–8 295 361 L2 Detroit Lions 5 11 0 .313 3–5 3–9 273 332 L1 NFC West view talk edit W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK (1)San Francisco 49ers 14 2 0 .875 6–0 11–1 431 236 W8 (4)New Orleans Saints 12 4 0 .750 4–2 9–3 330 202 W1 Atlanta Falcons 6 10 0 .375 1–5 4–8 327 414 L2 Los Angeles Rams 6 10 0 .375 1–5 4–8 313 383 W1

Tiebreakers

• Pittsburgh was the top AFC playoff seed, and Miami was the second AFC playoff seed ahead of San Diego, based on conference record (10–2 to Dolphins’ 9–3 to Chargers’ 7–5).


• Miami finished ahead of Buffalo in the AFC East based on better conference record (9–3 to Bills” 7–5).


• Houston was the second AFC Wild Card based on head-to-head victory over Kansas City (1–0).


• Washington was the third NFC Wild Card based on better conference record than Green Bay (7–5 to Packers' 6–6).


• Tampa Bay finished ahead of Chicago and Detroit in the NFC Central based on better conference record (5–9 to Bears’ 4–8 and Lions’ 3–9).


• Atlanta finished ahead of L.A. Rams in the NFC West based on better record against common opponents (5–7 to Rams’ 4–8).

Playoffs

Main article: 1992–93 NFL playoffs

	Jan. 3 – Rich Stadium					Jan. 9 – Three Rivers Stadium
	5	Houston	38
						4	Buffalo	24
	4	Buffalo	41*								Jan. 17 – Joe Robbie Stadium
						1	Pittsburgh	3
						AFC
	Jan. 2 – Jack Murphy Stadium										4	Buffalo	29
						Jan. 10 – Joe Robbie Stadium
											2	Miami	10
	6	Kansas City	0								AFC Championship
						3	San Diego	0
	3	San Diego	17													Jan. 31 – Rose Bowl
						2	Miami	31
	Wild card playoffs
						Divisional playoffs
	Jan. 3 – Louisiana Superdome															A4	Buffalo	17
						Jan. 10 – Texas Stadium
																N2	Dallas	52
	5	Philadelphia	36													Super Bowl XXVII
						5	Philadelphia	10
	4	New Orleans	20								Jan. 17 – Candlestick Park
						2	Dallas	34
						NFC
	Jan. 2 – Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome										2	Dallas	30
						Jan. 9 – Candlestick Park
											1	San Francisco	20
	6	Washington	24								NFC Championship
						6	Washington	13
	3	Minnesota	7
						1	San Francisco	20

* Indicates overtime victory; see The Comeback (American football)

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Coaching changes

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  Cincinnati Bengals: Dave Shula replaced the fired Sam Wyche.


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  Green Bay Packers: Mike Holmgren replaced the fired Lindy Infante.


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  Indianapolis Colts: Ted Marchibroda was named the permanent replacement, after Ron Meyer was fired after five games in 1991 and Rick Venturi served as interim for the final 11 games.


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  Los Angeles Rams: Chuck Knox replaced the fired John Robinson.


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  Minnesota Vikings: Dennis Green replaced the retired Jerry Burns.


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  Pittsburgh Steelers: Bill Cowher replaced the retired Chuck Noll.


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  San Diego Chargers: Bobby Ross replaced the fired Dan Henning.


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  Seattle Seahawks: Tom Flores replaced Chuck Knox, who resigned to become the Rams' head coach.


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  Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Sam Wyche replaced the fired Richard Williamson.

Awards

Most Valuable Player	Steve Young, quarterback, San Francisco
Coach of the Year	Bill Cowher, Pittsburgh
Offensive Player of the Year	Steve Young, Quarterback, San Francisco
Defensive Player of the Year	Cortez Kennedy, Defensive Tackle, Seattle
Offensive Rookie of the Year	Carl Pickens, Wide Receiver, Cincinnati
Defensive Rookie of the Year	Dale Carter, Cornerback, Kansas City
NFL Comeback Player of the Year	Randall Cunningham, Quarterback, Philadelphia
NFL Man of the Year	John Elway, Quarterback, Denver
Super Bowl Most Valuable Player	Troy Aikman, Quarterback, Dallas

Draft

The 1992 NFL Draft was held from April 26 to 27, 1992 at New York City's Marriott Marquis. With the first pick, the Indianapolis Colts selected defensive tackle Steve Emtman from the University of Washington.

Coaches

American Football Conference

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  Buffalo Bills: Marv Levy
  


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  Cincinnati Bengals: Dave Shula
  


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  Cleveland Browns: Bill Belichick
  


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  Denver Broncos: Dan Reeves
  


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  Houston Oilers: Jack Pardee
  


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  Indianapolis Colts: Ted Marchibroda
  


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  Kansas City Chiefs: Marty Schottenheimer
  


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  Los Angeles Raiders: Art Shell
  


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  Miami Dolphins: Don Shula
  


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  New England Patriots: Dick MacPherson
  


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  New York Jets: Bruce Coslet
  


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  Pittsburgh Steelers: Bill Cowher
  


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  San Diego Chargers: Bobby Ross
  


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  Seattle Seahawks: Tom Flores
  

National Football Conference

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  Atlanta Falcons: Jerry Glanville
  


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  Chicago Bears: Mike Ditka
  


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  Dallas Cowboys: Jimmy Johnson
  


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  Detroit Lions: Wayne Fontes
  


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  Green Bay Packers: Mike Holmgren
  


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  Los Angeles Rams: Chuck Knox
  


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  Minnesota Vikings: Dennis Green
  


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  New Orleans Saints: Jim Mora
  


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  New York Giants: Ray Handley
  


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  Philadelphia Eagles: Rich Kotite
  


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  Phoenix Cardinals: Joe Bugel
  


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  San Francisco 49ers: George Seifert
  


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  Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Sam Wyche
  


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  Washington Redskins: Joe Gibbs
  

External links

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  1992 team efficiency ratings and Commentary at Football Outsiders
  

References

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  NFL History 1991–2000 (Last accessed December 4, 2005)


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  Total Football: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League (
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• 1992 NFL season at Pro-Football Reference

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