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Super Bowl Memories: Super Bowl XXVI
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The Tribune is counting down the 16 remaining days until Super Bowl XLII at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale with a memory from each Super Bowl.
Super Bowl XXVI
When: Jan. 26, 1992
Where: Metrodome, Minneapolis
Score: Washington 37, Buffalo 24
Defining moment: Running back Thurman Thomas missed Buffalo’s first offensive series while on the sidelines searching for his helmet. That set the tone for the game, as Washington dominated.
Quotable: “I’ve never enjoyed coaching a team more. It’s been a fun ride for me since training camp. They all like each other, and the chemistry has been terrific. I’ve kind of gone along for the trip with them. We know we aren’t a great team and that we have to play hard and together to win. And that’s what we did.” — Washington coach Joe Gibbs.
Lasting impact: Gibbs solidified his Hall of Fame credentials by coaching the Redskins to their third Super Bowl championship — with a third different starting quarterback. This time calling the signals was Mark Rypien, whose mostly pedestrian career climaxed in 1991 (his first year as a full-time starter), when he threw for 3,564 yards and 28 touchdowns. The AFC champion lost the Super Bowl for the eighth straight year.
Super Bowl Memories: Super Bowl I
Super Bowl Memories: Super Bowl II
Super Bowl Memories: Super Bowl III
Super Bowl Memories: Super Bowl IV
Super Bowl Memories: Super Bowl V
Super Bowl Memories: Super Bowl VI
Super Bowl Memories: Super Bowl VII
Super Bowl Memories: Super Bowl VIII
Super Bowl Memories: Super Bowl IX
Super Bowl Memories: Super Bowl X
Super Bowl Memories: Super Bowl XI
Super Bowl Memories: Super Bowl XII
Super Bowl Memories: Super Bowl XIII
Super Bowl Memories: Super Bowl XIV
Super Bowl Memories: Super Bowl XIV
Super Bowl Memories: Super Bowl XV
Super Bowl Memories: Super Bowl XVI
Super Bowl Memories: Super Bowl XVII
Super Bowl Memories: Super Bowl XVIII
Super Bowl Memories: Super Bowl XIX
Super Bowl Memories: Super Bowl XX
Super Bowl Memories: Super Bowl XXI
Super Bowl Memories: Super Bowl XXII
Super Bowl Memories: Super Bowl XXIII
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