Super Bowl XXVI Champions: The 1991 Washington Redskins (1991)

'NFL 100 Greatest' Teams, No. 15: 1991 Washington Redskins

FLASHBACK, January 1992: 🏉 The last time Washington and Detroit faced off in a game of tomorrow night's magnitude was the 1991 #NFC Championship game, where the #Redskins dominated the #lions 41-10 at a rabid and raucous RFK Stadium, earning a trip to Super Bowl XXVI. QB Mark Rypien went 12 of 17 for 228 yards, 2 TDs and no interceptions, while CB Darrell Green provided the finishing touches with a 32-yard interception return for a score. The late, great broadcasting duo of Pat Summerall and Jo

Flashback, December 1983: Memorable sequence from a late season showdown in Dallas, with the #Redskins and #Cowboys tied for the league's best record at 12-2. After a brilliant interception from rookie Darrell Green, Joe Theismann hits Art Monk for a 43 yard TD on the very next play to take command. A frustrated Cowboys secondary attempts to stop the "Fun Bunch" from celebrating in the end zone. They failed, as did Dallas: Redskins 31, Cowboys 10. | SuperSkin

FLASHBACK, 1991: In Week 4 of the 1991 season, #Redskins legend Brian Mitchell burns the Cincinnati #Bengals on a 66-yard punt return for a TD. Washington prevailed 34-27, improving to 4-0 en route to a 14-2 regular season record and their third Super Bowl trophy in the span of a decade. The game was played at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, which was closed and demolished by implosion in 2002. Mitchell's 13 special teams touchdowns still rank second in the NFL, trailing only recent Hall of Fa