Originally published on Sept. 10, 2020
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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