1992 NFL season
historyThe 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 - 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.
The season ended with Super Bowl XXVII when the Dallas Cowboys defeated the Buffalo Bills.
- The instant replay system that was in effect since the 1986 NFL season is repealed. Instant replay would not return to the league until 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
W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT = Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against
Clinched playoff seeds are marked in parentheses and shaded in green
{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="3" border="1"
|- bgcolor="#FFCCCC"
| colspan="7" align="center" | AFC East
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!Team!!W!!L!!T!!PCT!!PF!!PA
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align="left"| (2) Miami Dolphins
|11||5||0||.688||340||281
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align="left"| (4) Buffalo Bills
|11||5||0||.688||381||283
|- align="center"
|align="left"| Indianapolis Colts
|9||7||0||.563||216||302
|- align="center"
|align="left"| New York Jets
|4||12||0||.250||220||315
|- align="center"
|align="left"| New England Patriots
|2||14||0||.125||205||363
|- bgcolor="#FFCCCC"
| colspan="7" align="center" | AFC Central
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!Team!!W!!L!!T!!PCT!!PF!!PA
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align="left"| (1) Pittsburgh Steelers
|11||5||0||.688||299||225
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align="left"| (5) Houston Oilers
|10||6||0||.625||352||258
|- align="center"
|align="left"| Cleveland Browns
|7||9||0||.438||272||275
|- align="center"
|align="left"| Cincinnati Bengals
|5||11||0||.313||274||364
|- bgcolor="#FFCCCC"
| colspan="7" align="center" | AFC West
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!Team!!W!!L!!T!!PCT!!PF!!PA
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align="left"| (3) San Diego Chargers
|11||5||0||.688||335||241
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align="left"| (6) Kansas City Chiefs
|10||6||0||.625||348||282
|- align="center"
|align="left"| Denver Broncos
|8||8||0||.500||262||329
|- align="center"
|align="left"| Los Angeles Raiders
|7||9||0||.438||249||281
|- align="center"
|align="left"| Seattle Seahawks
|2||14||0||.125||140||312
|}
{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="3" border="1"
|- bgcolor="#D0E7FF"
| colspan="7" align="center" | NFC East
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!Team!!W!!L!!T!!PCT!!PF!!PA
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align="left"| (2) Dallas Cowboys
|13||3||0||.813||409||243
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align="left"| (5) Philadelphia Eagles
|11||5||0||.688||354||245
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align="left"| (6) Washington Redskins
|9||7||0||.563||300||255
|- align="center"
|align="left"| New York Giants
|6||10||0||.375||306||367
|- align="center"
|align="left"| Phoenix Cardinals
|4||12||0||.250||243||332
|- bgcolor="#D0E7FF"
| colspan="7" align="center" | NFC Central
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!Team!!W!!L!!T!!PCT!!PF!!PA
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align="left"| (3) Minnesota Vikings
|11||5||0||.688||374||249
|- align="center"
|align="left"| Green Bay Packers
|9||7||0||.563||276||296
|- align="center"
|align="left"| Tampa Bay Buccaneers
|5||11||0||.313||267||365
|- align="center"
|align="left"| Chicago Bears
|5||11||0||.313||295||361
|- align="center"
|align="left"| Detroit Lions
|5||11||0||.313||273||332
|- bgcolor="#D0E7FF"
| colspan="7" align="center" | NFC West
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!Team!!W!!L!!T!!PCT!!PF!!PA
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align="left"| (1) San Francisco 49ers
|14||2||0||.875||431||236
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align="left"| (4) New Orleans Saints
|12||4||0||.750||330||202
|- align="center"
|align="left"| Atlanta Falcons
|6||10||0||.375||327||414
|- align="center"
|align="left"| Los Angeles Rams
|6||10||0||.375||313||383
|}
- 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' 9-5).
- 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).
:Home team in capitals
AFC
- Wild-Card playoffs: SAN DIEGO 17, Kansas City 0; BUFFALO 41, Houston 38 (OT)
- Divisional playoffs: Buffalo 24, PITTSBURGH 3; MIAMI 31, San Diego 0
- AFC Championship: Buffalo 29, MIAMI 10 at Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami, Florida, January 17, 1993
- Wild-Card playoffs: Washington 24, MINNESOTA 7; Philadelphia 36, NEW ORLEANS 20
- Divisional playoffs: SAN FRANCISCO 20, Washington 13; DALLAS 34, Philadelphia 10
- NFC Championship: Dallas 30, SAN FRANCISCO 20 at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California, January 17, 1993
Super Bowl
- Super Bowl XXVII: Dallas (NFC) 52, Buffalo (AFC) 17, at Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California, January 31, 1993
- NFL Record and Fact Book (ISBN 1-932994-36-X)
- »NFL History 1991-2000 (Last accessed December 4, 2005)
- »1992 season in details
- Total Football: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League (ISBN 0-06-270174-6)
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