NFL 1994

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1994 NFL season
Regular season
season September 4, 1994 - December 26, 1994
Play-offs
date December 31, 1994
AFC champions San Diego Chargers
NFC champions San Francisco 49ers
Super Bowl XXIX
date January 29, 1995
Venue Joe Robbie Stadium , Miami , Florida
NFL Champion San Francisco 49ers
Pro Bowl
date 5th February 1995
Venue Aloha Stadium , Honolulu , Hawaii
NFL season
 <1993 1995> 

The 1994 NFL season was the 75th season in American football in the National Football League (NFL). The regular season began on September 4, 1994 and ended on December 26, 1994. In Super Bowl XXIX , the San Francisco 49ers won against the San Diego Chargers . The season ended with the Pro Bowl on February 5, 1995 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu , Hawaii . On the occasion of the anniversary season, the National Football League 75th Anniversary All-Time Team , consisting of the best players from the past 75 seasons, was selected.

From this season the Phoenix Cardinals ran under the name Arizona Cardinals for the first time, with the aim of addressing more people .

The Seattle Seahawks played the first three games of the regular season at Husky Stadium because their actual home ground , the Kingdome on the roof, had to be repaired.

It was the last season in which Los Angeles was represented by the NFL, as the Rams then moved from LA to St. Louis and the Raiders went back to Oakland .

The salary cap , the upper limit for total player salaries, was introduced this season.

Rule changes

After the number of touchdowns fell by 22% between 1983 and 1993 and the number of field goals increased by 14%, some new rules were introduced with the aim of promoting the offensive, making it easier to gain points and making the kicking game less popular:

  • Defenders may only "jam" receivers within the first five yards
  • After a failed field goal attempt, the defending team takes the ball at kick height (not the line of scrimmage ) or at the 20-yard line, whichever is further from the goal line.
  • Radio connections from the head coach to a player were allowed
  • During field goal and extra point attempts, defending players may not defend below the waist.
  • the two-point conversion was reintroduced
  • The starting point for the kickoff will be moved from the 35 yard to the 30 yard line. This rule was valid up to and including the 2010 season .
  • The neutral zone infraction penalty is introduced, whereby a play is immediately interrupted if a defensive player enters the neutral zone and thus provokes a reaction from an offensive player.

In addition, a salary cap of 34.6 million US dollars was introduced for the first time .

NFL draft

The 1994 NFL Draft took place April 24-25 at the Marriot Marquis in New York City . The draft ran over seven rounds in which 222 players were selected. Since the Cincinnati Bengals had the worst record in the past 1993 season , they had the right to select the first player in the draft. With the first-round pick they chose defensive tackle Dan Wilkinson from the Ohio State University .

Regular season

AFC East
team S. N SQ P + P-
(3) Miami Dolphins 10 6th .625 389 327
(5) New England Patriots 10 6th .625 351 312
Indianapolis Colts 8th 8th .500 307 320
Buffalo Bills 7th 9 .438 340 356
New York Jets 6th 10 .375 264 320
AFC Central
team S. N SQ P + P-
(1) Pittsburgh Steelers 12 4th .750 316 234
(4) Cleveland Browns 11 5 .688 340 204
Cincinnati Bengals 3 13 .188 276 406
Houston Oilers 2 14th .125 226 352
AFC West
team S. N SQ P + P-
(2) San Diego Chargers 11 5 .688 381 306
(6) Kansas City Chiefs 9 7th .563 319 298
Los Angeles Raiders 9 7th .563 303 327
Denver Broncos 7th 9 .438 347 396
Seattle Seahawks 6th 10 .375 287 323
NFC East
team S. N SQ P + P-
(2) Dallas Cowboys 12 4th .750 414 248
New York Giants 9 7th .563 279 305
Arizona Cardinals 8th 8th .500 235 267
Philadelphia Eagles 7th 9 .438 308 308
Washington Redskins 3 13 .188 320 412
NFC Central
team S. N SQ P + P-
(3) Minnesota Vikings 10 6th .625 356 314
(4) Green Bay Packers 9 7th .563 382 287
(5) Detroit Lions 9 7th .563 357 342
(6) Chicago Bears 9 7th .563 271 307
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 6th 10 .375 251 351
NFC West
team S. N SQ P + P-
(1) San Francisco 49ers 13 3 .813 505 296
New Orleans Saints 7th 9 .438 348 407
Atlanta Falcons 7th 9 .438 317 385
Los Angeles Rams 4th 12 .250 286 365

Legend:

S iege N iederlagen U nentschieden SQ games won (relative)
P + points made P- opposing points Playoff participant

Play-offs

Wild Card Round Divisional Round Conference Championships Super bowl
Jan. 1, 1995 - Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Jan. 7, 1995 - Candlestick Park
1 San Francisco 44
3 Minnesota 18th January 15th - Candlestick Park
6th Chicago 15th
6th Chicago 35
Jan. 8, 1995 - Texas Stadium
1 San Francisco 38
NFC
2 Dallas 28
Dec. 31, 1994 - Lambeau Field
NFC Championship
2 Dallas 35
4th Green Bay 16 Jan. 29, 1995 - Joe Robbie Stadium
4th Green Bay 9
5 Detroit 12
Jan. 8, 1995 - Jack Murphy Stadium
Dec. 31, 1994 - Joe Robbie Stadium N1 San Francisco 49
A2 San Diego 26th
Super Bowl XXIX
2 San Diego 22nd
3 Miami 27 Jan 15, 1995 - Three Rivers Stadium
3 Miami 21st
6th Kansas City 17th
Jan. 7, 1995 - Three Rivers Stadium
1 Pittsburgh 13
AFC
2 San Diego 17th
Jan 1, 1995 - Cleveland Stadium
AFC Championship
1 Pittsburgh 29
4th Cleveland 20th
4th Cleveland 9
5 New England 13


Awards

Most Valuable Player Steve Young , quarterback , San Francisco 49ers
Coach of the Year Bill Parcells , New England Patriots
Offensive Player of the Year Barry Sanders , running back , Detroit Lions
Defensive Player of the Year Deion Sanders , Cornerback , San Francisco 49ers
Offensive Rookie of the Year Marshall Faulk , running back, Indianapolis Colts
Defensive Rookie of the Year Tim Bowens , Defensive Tackle , Miami Dolphins
Comeback Player of the Year Dan Marino , quarterback, Miami Dolphins
NFL Man of the Year Junior Seau , linebacker , San Diego Chargers

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Aaron Tallent, 8/9/19, 11:00 Am Edt: The NFL Salary Cap Turns 25: How it Began and Where It Is Now. Retrieved March 3, 2020 .
  2. ↑ a b c d e f Kevin Craft: How 1994's Pass-Friendly Rule Changes Saved a Moribund League and Created the Modern NFL. In: slate.com. Slate Magazine, 2014, accessed March 25, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Andrew McKillop: NFL Draft Locations. FootballGeography.com, archived from the original on September 5, 2015 ; accessed on March 1, 2017 (English).
  4. ^ National Football League: NFL Draft History. Year 1994. National Football League, accessed March 5, 2020 .