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This day in football · September 16, 1923: Ironwood Legion visited the Duluth Kelleys at Duluth Athletic Park. Duluth Kelleys 7, Ironwood Legion 0. W1923 NFL season↗

From the vault · December 26, 1964 · 1964 AFL Championship Game: The Buffalo Bills beat the San Diego Chargers 20–7 at War Memorial Stadium to win the 1964 AFL championship. Box score

1990 seasonW1990 NFL season↗

28 teams in NFL · 224 regular-season games, 1990-09-09 to 1990-12-31 · attendance 13,192,170

◀ 1989 1991 ▶

<a href="/superbowl/1990">Super Bowl XXV</a>

New York Giants
20–19 over Buffalo Bills
MVP Ottis Anderson

MVP

Joe Montana San Francisco 49ers

Offensive Player

Warren Moon Houston Oilers

Defensive Player

Bruce Smith

Offensive Rookie

Emmitt Smith Dallas Cowboys

Defensive Rookie

Mark Carrier Chicago Bears

Coach of the Year

Jimmy Johnson Dallas Cowboys

Hall of Fame class of 1990

Bob Griese, Bob St. Clair, Buck Buchanan, Franco Harris, Jack Lambert, Ted Hendricks, Tom Landry

Playoffs

Round	Date	Result	Stadium
Wild Card	1991-01-05	Miami Dolphins 17–16 Kansas City Chiefs	Joe Robbie Stadium
Wildcard	1991-01-05	Washington Redskins 20–6 Philadelphia Eagles	Veterans Stadium
Wildcard	1991-01-06	Cincinnati Bengals 41–14 Houston Oilers	Riverfront Stadium
Wildcard	1991-01-06	Chicago Bears 16–6 New Orleans Saints	Soldier Field
Divisional	1991-01-12	San Francisco 49ers 28–10 Washington Redskins	Candlestick Park
Divisional	1991-01-13	Los Angeles Raiders 20–10 Cincinnati Bengals	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Divisional	1991-01-13	New York Giants 31–3 Chicago Bears	Giants Stadium
NFC Championship	1991-01-20	New York Giants 15–13 San Francisco 49ers	Candlestick Park
Super Bowl XXV	1991-01-27	New York Giants 20–19 Buffalo Bills	Tampa Stadium

Standings

NFL AFC Central

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Cincinnati Bengals	9	7	0	.562	360	352	Sam Wyche	Won Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Oilers) 41–14 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at
2	Houston Oilers	9	7	0	.562	405	307	Jack Pardee	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Bengals) 14–41
3	Pittsburgh Steelers	9	7	0	.562	292	240	Chuck Noll	Did not qualify
4	Cleveland Browns	3	13	0	.188	228	462	Bud Carson	Did not qualify

NFL AFC East

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Buffalo Bills	13	3	0	.812	428	263	Marv Levy	Won Divisional Playoffs (vs. Dolphins) 44–34 Won AFC Championship (vs.
2	Miami Dolphins	12	4	0	.750	336	242	Don Shula	Won Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Chiefs) 17–16 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at
3	Indianapolis Colts	7	9	0	.438	281	353	Ron Meyer	Did not qualify
4	New York Jets	6	10	0	.375	295	345	Bruce Coslet	Did not qualify
5	New England Patriots	1	15	0	.062	181	446	Rod Rust	Did not qualify

NFL AFC West

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Los Angeles Raiders	12	4	0	.750	337	268	Art Shell	Won Divisional Playoffs (vs. Bengals) 20–10 Lost AFC Championship (at
2	Kansas City Chiefs	11	5	0	.688	369	257	Marty Schottenheimer	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Dolphins) 16–17
3	Seattle Seahawks	9	7	0	.562	306	286	Chuck Knox	Did not qualify
4	San Diego Chargers	6	10	0	.375	315	281	Dan Henning	Did not qualify
5	Denver Broncos	5	11	0	.312	331	374	Dan Reeves	Did not qualify

NFL NFC Central

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Chicago Bears	11	5	0	.688	348	280	Mike Ditka	Won Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Saints) 16–6 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at
2	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	6	10	0	.375	264	367	Ray Perkins	Did not qualify
3	Detroit Lions	6	10	0	.375	373	413	Wayne Fontes	Did not qualify
4	Green Bay Packers	6	10	0	.375	271	347	Lindy Infante	Did not qualify
5	Minnesota Vikings	6	10	0	.375	351	326	Jerry Burns	Did not qualify

NFL NFC East

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	New York Giants	13	3	0	.812	335	211	Bill Parcells	Won Divisional Playoffs (vs. Bears) 31–3 Won NFC Championship (at 49er Champion
2	Philadelphia Eagles	10	6	0	.625	396	299	Buddy Ryan	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Redskins) 6–20
3	Washington Redskins	10	6	0	.625	381	301	Joe Gibbs	Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Eagles) 20–6 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at 4
4	Dallas Cowboys	7	9	0	.438	244	308	Jimmy Johnson	Did not qualify
5	Phoenix Cardinals	5	11	0	.312	268	396	Joe Bugel	Did not qualify

NFL NFC West

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	San Francisco 49ers	14	2	0	.875	353	239	George Seifert	Won Divisional Playoffs (vs. Redskins) 28–10 Lost NFC Championship (vs
2	New Orleans Saints	8	8	0	.500	274	275	Jim Mora	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Bears) 6–16
3	Los Angeles Rams	5	11	0	.312	345	412	John Robinson	Did not qualify
4	Atlanta Falcons	5	11	0	.312	348	365	Jerry Glanville	Did not qualify

League leaders

passing yards

1. 4,689Warren Moon Houston Oilers

passing tds

1. 33Warren Moon Houston Oilers

rushing yards

1. 1,304Barry Sanders Detroit Lions

rushing tds

1. 14Cleveland Gary Los Angeles Rams

rushing tds

1. 14Derrick Fenner Seattle Seahawks

receiving yards

1. 1,502Jerry Rice San Francisco 49ers

receiving tds

1. 13Jerry Rice San Francisco 49ers

receptions

1. 100Jerry Rice San Francisco 49ers

interceptions

1. 10Mark Carrier Chicago Bears

sacks

1. 20Derrick Thomas Kansas City Chiefs

points

1. 139Nick Lowery Kansas City Chiefs