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 PatriotsMiami 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 (this would happen again between 1999 and 2001).

Atlanta opened the Georgia Dome.

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 Super Bowl losses.

Major rule changes

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.

W = Wins, L = Losses, PCT = Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against

Clinched playoff seeds are marked in parentheses and shaded in green. No ties occurred this season.

AFC East
TeamWLPCTPFPA
(2) Miami Dolphins 115.688340281
(4) Buffalo Bills 115.688381283
Indianapolis Colts 97.563216302
New York Jets 412.250220315
New England Patriots 214.125205363
AFC Central
TeamWLPCTPFPA
(1) Pittsburgh Steelers 115.688299225
(5) Houston Oilers 106.625352258
Cleveland Browns 79.438272275
Cincinnati Bengals 511.313274364
AFC West
TeamWLPCTPFPA
(3) San Diego Chargers 115.688335241
(6) Kansas City Chiefs 106.625348282
Denver Broncos 88.500262329
Los Angeles Raiders 79.438249281
Seattle Seahawks 214.125140312
NFC East
TeamWLPCTPFPA
(2) Dallas Cowboys 133.813409243
(5) Philadelphia Eagles 115.688354245
(6) Washington Redskins 97.563300255
New York Giants 610.375306367
Phoenix Cardinals 412.250243332
NFC Central
TeamWLPCTPFPA
(3) Minnesota Vikings 115.688374249
Green Bay Packers 97.563276296
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 511.313267365
Chicago Bears 511.313295361
Detroit Lions 511.313273332
NFC West
TeamWLPCTPFPA
(1) San Francisco 49ers 142.875431236
(4) New Orleans Saints 124.750330202
Atlanta Falcons 610.375327414
Los Angeles Rams 610.375313383

Tiebreakers

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  
 
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 – 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)

Awards

Most Valuable PlayerSteve Young, quarterback, San Francisco
Coach of the YearBill Cowher, Pittsburgh
Offensive Player of the YearSteve Young, Quarterback, San Francisco
Defensive Player of the YearCortez Kennedy, Defensive Tackle, Seattle
Offensive Rookie of the YearCarl Pickens, Wide Receiver, Cincinnati
Defensive Rookie of the YearDale Carter, Cornerback, Kansas City

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