By Zane Miller
On Sunday, January 27th, 1991, the New York Giants defeated the Buffalo Bills 20-19 in Super Bowl XXV to win the 71st championship in NFL history. It was the sixth championship for the Giants franchise as Giants running back Ottis Anderson won the Super Bowl MVP Award. The game was held at the Tampa Stadium in Tampa, Florida.
49ers quarterback Joe Montana won the 1990 MVP Award with 26 passing touchdowns and 3944 passing yards, while Bills defensive end Bruce Smith won the 1990 Defensive Player of the Year Award with 19 sacks and four forced fumbles.
Out of Playoffs: Seattle Seahawks (9-7), Pittsburgh Steelers (9-7), Indianapolis Colts (7-9), Dallas Cowboys (7-9), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-10), Detroit Lions (6-10), Green Bay Packers (6-10), San Diego Chargers (6-10), New York Jets (6-10), Minnesota Vikings (6-10), Atlanta Falcons (5-11), Los Angeles Rams (5-11), Denver Broncos (5-11), Phoenix Cardinals (5-11), Cleveland Browns (3-13), New England Patriots (1-15)
Out in first round: Philadelphia Eagles (L 20-6 to Redskins), Kansas City Chiefs (L 17-16 to Dolphins), Houston Oilers (L 41-14 to Bengals), New Orleans Saints (L 16-6 to Bears)
Out in second round: Cincinnati Bengals (L 20-10 to Raiders), Chicago Bears (L 31-3 to Giants), Miami Dolphins (L 44-34 to Bills), Washington Redskins (L 28-10 to 49ers)
Out in third round: San Francisco 49ers (L 15-13 to Giants), Los Angeles Raiders (L 51-3 to Bills)
Most passing touchdowns: #1 Warren Moon (Oilers)- 33 TD
Most rushing touchdowns: #44 Derrick Fenner (Seahawks)- 14 TD & 859 yds
Most receiving touchdowns: #80 Jerry Rice (49ers)- 13 TD
Most sacks: #58 Derrick Thomas (Chiefs)- 20 sacks
Most interceptions: #20 Mark Carrier (Bears)- 10 INT
Best field goal percentage (min. 12 attempts): #8 Nick Lowery (Chiefs)- 34 for 37, 91.9%
Scoring Summary
Link to stats database: https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1990/
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