Super Bowl XXVI Play by Play

Super Bowl XXVI play-by-play | Final: Washington 37 Buffalo 24
Super Bowl XXVI odds: Washington -7 Super Bowl XXVI Total: 49

Washington won the coin toss and elected to receive.

First quarter
Washington (15:00)
Daluiso kick to end zone, touchback.
W 20 1-10 Byner 2 run left (Smith, Seals).
W 22 2-8 Rypien 4 pass to Clark right (Jackson).
W 26 3-4 Rypien pass to Monk left incomplete (Jackson).
W 26 4-4 Goodburn 33 punt, downed at B 41.
Buffalo (13:12)
B 41 1-10 Davis 1 run middle (Stokes, Marshall).
B 42 2-9 Kelly 4 run right on broken play (Marshall, Stokes).
B 46 3-5 Kelly sacked, loss of 10 (Geathers).
B 36 4-15 Mohr 53 punt, Mitchell fair catch.
Washington (11:38)
W 11 1-10 Rypien rollout left, 12 pass to Monk (Odomes).
W 23 1-10 Rypien 17 pass to Monk right (Bennett).
W 40 1-10 Byner 8 run left (Kelso).
W 48 2-2 Byner 4 run middle (Seals).
B 48 1-10 Byner run middle, loss of 4 (Bennett).
W 48 2-14 Rypien pass to Clark middle underthrown, incomplete.
W 48 3-14 Rypien 19 pass to Monk right (Williams).
B 33 1-10 Rypien 31 pass to Monk right sideline (caught at B 27) (Kelso).
B 2 1-goal Riggs run right, no gain (Bentley, Bennett).
B 2 2-goal Riggs run middle, no gain (Lodish).
B 2 3-goal Rypien 2 pass to Monk, touchdown. Play reversed by replay official (Monk did not get both feet in bounds), ruled incomplete.
B 2 4-goal Rutledge (holder) fumbled snap on field-goal attempt, recovered for Washington at B 14.
Buffalo (5:46)
B 14 1-10 Kelly pressured, pass to Reed intercepted at B 33 off Green's tip, B. Edwards 21 return (Ritcher).
Washington (5:38)
B 12 1-10 Ervins sweep right, no gain (Jackson).
B 12 2-10 Sanders 1 reverse right (Jackson).
B 11 3-9 Rypien pass tipped at line (Wright) and intercepted at B 7, Jackson 4 return (Jacoby).
Buffalo (4:02)
B 11 1-10 Thomas 3 run middle (Collins).
B 14 2-7 Kelly 12 pass to Reed right (Gouveia, Marshall).
B 26 1-10 Thomas 2 run middle (Coleman).
B 28 2-8 Kelly pass to Thomas middle dropped, incomplete.
B 28 3-8 Kelly 18 pass to Lofton middle (B. Edwards).
B 46 1-10 Thomas 2 run right (T. Johnson, Gouveia).
B 48 2-8 Lofton reverse left, loss of 3 (Stokes), fumbled ball out of bounds.
B 45 3-11 Kelly 3 scramble middle (Marshall).
B 48 4-8 Mohr 33 punt, out of bounds.
Washington (:42)
W 19 1-10 Rypien 4 pass to Byner left flat (Bailey).
END OF FIRST QUARTER:
Buffalo 0, Washington 0

Second quarter
W 23 2-6 Byner 19 run left (Kelso).
W 42 1-10 Rypien rollout right, 41 pass to Sanders deep left (Kelso).
B 17 1-10 Byner 3 run left (Seals). Play nullified and Washington penalized 10 for holding (Bostic).
B 27 1-20 Rypien 10 pass to Byner middle (Talley).
B 17 2-10 Rypien pass to Sanders right end zone incomplete.
B 17 3-10 Rypien pass to Clark middle underthrown, incomplete.
B 17 4-10 Lohmiller, 34-yard field goal (13:02).
Washington scoring drive: 64 yards, 6 plays, 2:40.
Washington 3, Buffalo 0
Buffalo (13:02)
Lohmiller kick to B 5, A. Edwards 24 return (Lohmiller, Mitchell).
B 29 1-10 Thomas run middle, loss of 1 (Collins, T. Johnson).
B 28 2-11 Kelly flushed from pocket, pass to Reed deep right overthrown, incomplete.
B 28 3-11 Kelly pressured, pass to A. Edwards right overthrown, incomplete.
B 28 4-11 Mohr 23 punt, out of bounds.
Washington (12:06)
W 49 1-10 Rypien 16 pass to Clark left sideline (Odomes).
B 35 1-10 Byner 6 run left (Bailey, Talley).
B 29 2-4 Rypien 8 pass to Monk left (Odomes).
B 21 1-10 Rypien pass to Monk right incomplete. Play nullified and Buffalo penalized 10 (half the distance) for roughing the passer (Bennett).
B 11 1-10 Byner 1 run right (Seals).
B 10 2-9 Rypien 10 pass to Byner crossing left, touchdown (9:54). Lohmiller kicked extra point.
Washington scoring drive: 51 yards, 5 plays, 2:12.
Washington 10, Buffalo 0
Buffalo (9:54)
Lohmiller kick to B 3, A. Edwards 11 return (Hoage).
B 14 1-10 Kelly pass to Lofton left broken up (Mayhew), incomplete.
B 14 2-10 Kelly deep pass to Lofton left intercepted at W 45, Green no return (Lofton).
Washington (9:35)
W 45 1-10 Rypien pass to Monk deep right incomplete. Play nullified and Buffalo penalized 5 for illegal contact (Jackson). Automatic first down.
50 1-10 Ervins 1 run right (Bentley, Seals).
B 49 2-9 Rypien pass to Clark middle incomplete.
B 49 3-9 Rypien 34 pass to Clark middle (caught at B 35) (Jackson).
B 15 1-10 Ervins 14 run left (Odomes, Kelso).
B 1 1-goal Riggs 1 run right, touchdown (7:17). Lohmiller kicked extra point.
Washington scoring drive: 55 yards, 5 plays, 2:18.
Washington 17, Buffalo 0
Buffalo (7:17)
Lohmiller kick into end zone, touchback.
B 20 1-10 Kelly 6 pass to Reed crossing middle (Collins).
B 26 2-4 Thomas 1 run middle (Williams).
B 27 3-3 Kelly 12 pass to Lofton left (Mays).
B 39 1-10 Kelly 8 pass to Reed crossing right (Marshall), fumbled ball out of bounds.
B 47 2-2 Thomas run middle, loss of 4 (Collins).
B 43 3-6 Kelly pass to McKeller left underthrown, incomplete.
B 43 4-6 Mohr 43 punt, Mitchell fair catch.
Washington (5:02)
W 14 1-10 Byner 8 sweep right (Bailey).
W 22 2-2 Byner run middle, no gain (Bennett).
W 22 3-2 Rypien pass to Monk middle dropped, incomplete.
W 22 4-2 Goodburn 45 punt, Hicks 7 return (Hobbs).
Buffalo (3:47)
B 40 1-10 Kelly 4 pass to Reed left (Mayhew).
B 44 2-6 Kelly pass to Lofton left broken up (Mays), incomplete.
B 44 3-6 Kelly 8 pass to McKeller crossing left (S. Johnson).
W 48 1-10 Kelly 10 pass to Lofton left (Mays).
W 38 1-10 Kelly deep pass to McKeller right dropped, incomplete.
W 38 2-10 Kelly sacked, loss of 11 (Buck). Two-Minute Warning.
W 49 3-21 Kelly pass to Lofton broken up (S. Johnson), incomplete.
W 49 4-21 Mohr 48 punt, downed at W 1 (Tasker).
Washington (1:46)
W 1 1-10 Rypien 2 sneak middle (Talley). Buffalo-first time out (1:41).
W 3 2-8 Byner run middle, loss of 2 (Wright). Buffalo-second time out (1:32).
W 1 3-10 Rypien deep pass to Orr overthrown, incomplete.
W 1 4-10 Goodburn 42 punt, Hicks 2 return (Hobbs).
Buffalo (1:16)
W 41 1-10 Kelly 21 pass to McKeller left (B. Edwards).
W 20 1-10 Kelly pass to Beebe goal line broken up (B. Edwards), incomplete.
W 20 2-10 Kelly sacked, loss of 8 (Marshall), fumbled, Ballard recovered for Buffalo at W 28. Buffalo-third time out (:34).
W 28 3-18 Kelly pass to Reed broken up (B. Edwards), incomplete. Buffalo penalized 15 for unsportsmanlike conduct (Reed).
W 43 4-33 Mohr 10 punt (bounced backwards from W 12), downed at W 33 (Drane).
Washington (:16)
W 33 1-10 Rypien knelt down, loss of 1.
END OF SECOND QUARTER:
Washington 17, Buffalo 0

Third quarter
Buffalo (15:00)
Lohmiller kick into end zone, touchback.
B 20 1-10 Kelly pressured, pass to McKeller middle intercepted at B 25, Gouveia 23 return right sideline (Thomas). Washington-first time out (14:47).
Washington (14:47)
B 2 1-goal Riggs 2 run left, touchdown (14:44). Lohmiller kicked extra point. Buffalo penalized 5 for offsides (Williams) on kick, assessed on kickoff.
Washington scoring drive: 2 yards, 1 play, :03.
Washington 24, Buffalo 0
Buffalo (14:44)
Lohmiller kick out of end zone, touchback.
B 20 1-10 Kelly 8 pass to Thomas middle (Gouveia).
B 28 2-2 Kelly 4 pass to Reed crossing middle (Gouveia).
B 32 1-10 Kelly pass to Reed middle incomplete.
B 32 2-10 Kelly pass to Lofton right broken up (Mayhew), incomplete.
B 32 3-10 Kelly 14 pass to Lofton middle (Mayhew).
B 46 1-10 Kelly pass to Lofton middle broken up (B. Edwards), incomplete.
B 46 2-10 Kelly 43 pass to Beebe deep middle (B. Edwards).
W 11 1-10 Kelly 8 pass to Thomas left (Collins).
W 3 2-2 Kelly pass to Beebe end zone broken up (S. Johnson, B. Edwards), incomplete.
W 3 3-2 Kelly pass to Lofton end zone incomplete.
W 3 4-2 Norwood, 21-yard field goal (11:59).
Buffalo scoring drive: 77 yards, 10 plays, 2:45.
Washington 24, Buffalo 3
Washington (11:59)
Daluiso kick into end zone, touchback.
W 20 1-10 Byner 4 run left (Garner).
W 24 2-6 Byner 6 run right (Bennett, Bailey).
W 30 1-10 Byner run right, no gain (Garner, Seals).
W 30 2-10 Rypien 9 pass to Monk left (Talley, Kelso).
W 39 3-1 Byner sweep left, loss of 3 (Talley).
W 36 4-4 Goodburn 30 punt, Hicks muffed catch, ball bounced forward, out of bounds at B 44.
Buffalo (8:17)
B 44 1-10 Kelly 11 pass to Lofton left (out of bounds).
W 45 1-10 Kelly 9 pass to Beebe middle (T. Johnson).
W 36 2-1 Thomas 6 Shotgun draw middle (Stokes).
W 30 1-10 Kelly deep pass to Lofton right incomplete. Play nullified and Washington penalized 29 for pass interference in end zone (Mayhew).
W 1 1-goal Thomas run middle, no gain (Caldwell, Mann).
W 1 2-goal Davis run middle, no gain (Geathers).
W 1 3-goal Thomas 1 run left, touchdown (5:58). Norwood kicked extra point.
Buffalo scoring drive: 56 yards, 6 plays, 2:19.
Washington 24, Buffalo 10
Washington (5:58)
Daluiso kick to W 5, Mitchell 16 return (Hale, Patton).
W 21 1-10 Rypien 6 pass to Clark left sideline (Drane).
W 27 2-4 Rypien hit, pass to Clark middle incomplete.
W 27 3-4 Rypien 10 pass to Clark middle (Bailey).
W 37 1-10 Ervins 6 draw middle (Seals, Talley).
W 43 2-4 Rypien 14 pass to Clark left (Talley).
B 43 1-10 Ervins 8 sweep left (Bailey, Drane).
B 35 2-2 Ervins 1 run right (Smith, Bailey).
B 34 3-1 Riggs 4 run right (Bailey).
B 30 1-10 Rypien pass to Sanders right underthrown, incomplete.
B 30 2-10 Rypien pass to Clark middle incomplete.
B 30 3-10 Rypien 30 pass to Clark right end zone, touchdown (1:24). Lohmiller kicked extra point. Buffalo penalized 5 for offsides (Bennett) on kick, assessed on kickoff.
Washington scoring drive: 79 yards, 11 plays, 4:34.
Washington 31, Buffalo 10
Buffalo (1:24)
Lohmiller kick into end zone, touchback.
B 20 1-10 Kelly 10 pass to Lofton left (out of bounds).
B 30 1-10 Kelly pass batted back (E. Williams), caught by Kelly, loss of 8 (Stokes).
B 22 2-18 Kelly sacked, loss of 8 (Mays), fumbled, Stokes recovered for Washington at B 14.
Washington (:51)
B 14 1-10 Byner 9 sweep right (Bailey). Play nullified and Washington penalized 10 for holding (McKenzie).
B 24 1-20 Rypien dump-off pass to Byner incomplete.
B 24 2-20 Rypien 17 pass to Monk left (Drane, Bailey).
END OF THIRD QUARTER:
Washington 31, Buffalo 10

Fourth quarter
B 7 3-3 Rypien pass to Byner middle incomplete.
B 7 4-3 Lohmiller, 25-yard field goal (14:54).
Washington scoring drive: 7 yards, 3 plays, :57.
Washington 34, Buffalo 10
Buffalo (14:54)
Lohmiller kick to B 3, A. Edwards 21 return (Caldwell).
B 24 1-10 Kelly sacked, loss of 9 (Stokes).
B 15 2-19 Kelly pass to Beebe right broken up (B. Edwards), incomplete.
B 15 3-19 Kelly deep pass to Beebe intercepted at W 32 off Mayhew's deflection, B. Edwards 35 return.
Washington (14:06)
B 33 1-10 Ervins 14 run right (Jackson).
B 19 1-10 Ervins run middle, loss of 3 (Bennett).
B 22 2-13 Ervins run right, no gain (Wright).
B 22 3-13 Rypien pass tipped (Smith), incomplete.
B 22 4-13 Lohmiller, 39-yard field goal (11:36).
Washington scoring drive: 11 yards, 4 plays, 2:30.
Washington 37, Buffalo 10
Buffalo (11:36)
Lohmiller kick to goal line, A. Edwards 21 return (Mayhew).
B 21 1-10 Kelly 9 scramble right (Mayhew).
B 30 2-1 Thomas 10 run middle (Collins). Play nullified and Buffalo penalized 10 for holding (Hull).
B 20 2-11 Kelly pass to Lofton right incomplete. Washington penalized 15 for personal foul (Mays). (After penalty walk-off and first down, ball officially listed at B 36 because it was closer to that yard mark.)
B 36 1-10 Kelly 4 pass to Thomas right (Marshall).
B 40 2-6 Kelly 5 pass to Beebe right (Marshall).
B 45 3-1 Thomas 3 dive middle (Geathers, T. Johnson).
B 48 1-10 Kelly 17 pass to Lofton left (Hoage).
W 35 1-10 Kelly pass to Lofton left overthrown, incomplete.
W 35 2-10 Kelly 11 pass to A. Edwards left (out of bounds).
W 24 1-10 Kelly 7 dump-off pass to Thomas right (Mayhew).
W 17 2-3 Kelly pass to Lofton in end zone incomplete.
W 17 3-3 Kelly pass to Reed right broken up (Green), incomplete.
W 17 4-3 Kelly 6 pass to Davis middle (Marshall).
W 11 1-10 Kelly 9 pass to Davis middle (Hoage).
W 2 2-1 Kelly pass to Beebe in end zone incomplete. Washington-second time out (6:04).
W 2 3-1 Kelly 2 pass to Metzelaars middle end zone, touchdown (5:59). Norwood kicked extra point.
Buffalo scoring drive: 79 yards, 15 plays, 5:37.
Washington 37, Buffalo 17
Norwood onside kick to B 45, Bailey recovered for Buffalo at 50.
Buffalo (5:59)
50 1-10 Kelly 12 pass to Davis crossing middle (Green).
W 38 1-10 Kelly pass to Reed left broken up (Green), incomplete.
W 38 2-10 Kelly pressured, pass to Davis overthrown, incomplete.
W 38 3-10 Kelly pass to Lofton incomplete. Play nullified and Washington penalized 18 for pass interference (Mays).
W 20 1-10 Kelly fumbled, recovered, pass thrown away, incomplete.
W 20 2-10 Davis 13 Shotgun draw middle (Marshall).
W 7 1-goal Davis 3 Shotgun draw middle (T. Johnson).
W 4 2-goal Kelly pass to Davis right incomplete.
W 4 3-goal Kelly pass to Metzelaars broken up (Green), incomplete.
W 4 4-goal Kelly 4 pass to Beebe (leaping catch), touchdown (3:55). Norwood kicked extra point.
Buffalo scoring drive: 50 yards, 9 plays, 2:04.
Washington 37, Buffalo 24
Washington (3:55)
Norwood onside kick to B 48, Hoage covered for Washington at 50.
50 1-10 Ervins 21 run left (Drane).
B 29 1-10 Ervins 1 run left (Bennett). Buffalo-first time out (2:54).
B 28 2-9 Ervins 7 sweep right (Bailey, Kelso). Buffalo-second time out (2:38).
B 21 3-2 Ervins 2 run right (Bailey). Two-Minute Warning.
B 19 1-10 Rypien knelt down, loss of 1. Buffalo-third time out (1:56).
B 20 2-11 Rypien knelt down, loss of 1.
B 21 3-12 Rypien knelt down, loss of 1.
B 22 4-13 Rypien knelt down, loss of 2.
Buffalo (:25)
B 24 1-10 Reich 11 pass to Davis left (Mayhew).

FINAL SCORE:
Washington 37, Buffalo 24

FINAL RECORDS:
Washington 17-2, Buffalo 15-4