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

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.

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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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


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)

Coaching changes

Cincinnati Bengals: Dave Shula replaced the fired Sam Wyche.
Green Bay Packers: Mike Holmgren replaced the fired Lindy Infante.
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.
Los Angeles Rams: Chuck Knox replaced the fired John Robinson.
Minnesota Vikings: Dennis Green replaced the retired Jerry Burns.
Pittsburgh Steelers: Bill Cowher replaced the retired Chuck Noll.
San Diego Chargers: Bobby Ross replaced the fired Dan Henning.
Seattle Seahawks: Tom Flores replaced Chuck Knox, who resigned to become the Rams' head coach.
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

External links

1992 team efficiency ratings and Commentary at Football Outsiders

References

NFL Record and Fact Book ( ISBN 1-932994-36-X)
NFL History 1991–2000 (Last accessed December 4, 2005)
Total Football: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League ( ISBN 0-06-270174-6)
1992 NFL season at Pro-Football Reference

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