NFL 1993

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1993 NFL season
Regular season
season September 5, 1993 - January 3, 1994
Play-offs
date January 8, 1994
AFC champions Buffalo Bills
NFC champions Dallas Cowboys
Super Bowl XXVIII
date January 30, 1994
Venue Georgia Dome , Atlanta, Georgia
NFL Champion Dallas Cowboys
Pro Bowl
date February 6, 1994
Venue Aloha Stadium , Honolulu , Hawaii
NFL season
 <1992 1994> 

The 1993 NFL season was the 74th season in American football in the National Football League (NFL). The regular season began on September 5, 1993 and ended on January 3, 1994.

It was the only season in which all NFL teams played their 16 games over 18 game days. The positive response to the introduction of the 17th matchday in 1990 , after which every team has one week off play per season, prompted the league to extend the season for another week. However, this innovation was reversed after this season after criticism from the teams who saw their rhythm as impaired.

On March 1, 1993 , the current free agent system was introduced into the league. One of the first to use the free agency and its freedoms to his advantage was defensive end Reggie White , arguably the best defensive player and most sought-after free agent at the time. The Packers brought him to Green Bay on April 6 with a $ 17 million contract over a period of four years.

The negotiated collective bargaining agreement ran until 2000. The contract included pension benefits, medical benefits and other post-career support totaling 1 billion dollars. This was the most valuable contract in professional sport to date. This ended the period without a contract since June 29, 1987.

The play-offs took place from January 8th to 30th, 1994. In the Super Bowl ( XXVIII ), the Dallas Cowboys won for the second time in a row against the Buffalo Bills . To date, it has never happened again that the same teams faced each other in two consecutive Super Bowls. In addition, the Cowboys succeeded as the only team so far to win the Super Bowl after losing the first two games of the season.

At the team owner meetings in October and November, the new expansion franchises for the Carolina Panthers and Jacksonville Jaguars were awarded.

Rule changes

  • The time limit in which the offense must perform the next snap has been reduced from 45 to 40 seconds.
  • The rule “Ineligible Receiver Downfield” was introduced, in which a penalty is pronounced if an unauthorized pass recipient (members of the offensive line ) catches a pass beyond the line of scrimmage without having blocked an opponent at the time of the pass.
  • The passer can throw the ball away without an offense player having a chance to catch the ball. He has to be out of pocket and the ball has to cross the line of scrimmage . Thus, for. B. the quarterback, who notices an incoming defender and sees no chance to serve a free pass recipient, prevent a sack by throwing the ball away . Previously, this action was punished as intentional grounding with a 10-yard penalty.

NFL draft

The 1993 NFL Draft took place April 25-26 at the Marriot Marquis in New York City . The draft ran over eight rounds in which 224 players were selected. Since the New England Patriots had the right to the first player selected in the draft, they selected with the first-round pick to quarterback Drew Bledsoe of Washington State University .

Regular season

AFC East
team S. N SQ P + P-
(1) Buffalo Bills 12 4th .750 329 242
Miami Dolphins 9 7th .563 349 351
New York Jets 8th 8th .500 270 247
New England Patriots 5 11 .313 238 286
Indianapolis Colts 4th 12 .250 189 378
AFC Central
team S. N SQ P + P-
(2) Houston Oilers 12 4th .750 368 238
(6) Pittsburgh Steelers 9 7th .563 308 281
Cleveland Browns 7th 9 .438 304 307
Cincinnati Bengals 3 13 .188 187 319
AFC West
team S. N SQ P + P-
(3) Kansas City Chiefs 11 5 .688 328 291
(4) Los Angeles Raiders 10 6th .625 306 326
(5) Denver Broncos 9 7th .563 373 284
San Diego Chargers 8th 8th .500 322 290
Seattle Seahawks 6th 10 .375 280 314
NFC East
team S. N SQ P + P-
(1) Dallas Cowboys 12 4th .750 376 229
(4) New York Giants 11 5 .688 288 205
Philadelphia Eagles 8th 8th .500 293 315
Phoenix Cardinals 7th 9 .438 326 269
Washington Redskins 4th 12 .250 230 345
NFC Central
team S. N SQ P + P-
(3) Detroit Lions 10 6th .625 298 292
(5) Minnesota Vikings 9 7th .563 277 290
(6) Green Bay Packers 9 7th .563 340 282
Chicago Bears 7th 9 .438 234 230
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 5 11 .313 237 376
NFC West
team S. N SQ P + P-
(2) San Francisco 49ers 10 6th .625 473 295
New Orleans Saints 8th 8th .500 317 343
Atlanta Falcons 6th 10 .375 316 385
Los Angeles Rams 5 11 .313 221 367

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. 9, 1994 - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Jan 15, 1994 - Rich Stadium
1 Buffalo 29
4th LA Raiders 42 Jan 23, 1994 - Rich Stadium
4th Los Angeles Raiders 23
5 Denver 24
January 16, 1994 - Astrodome
1 Buffalo 30th
AFC
3 Kansas City 13
Jan. 8, 1994 - Arrowhead Stadium
AFC Championship
2 Houston 20th
3 Kansas City 27 * Jan. 30, 1994 - Georgia Dome
3 Kansas City 28
6th Pittsburgh 24
Jan 16, 1994 - Texas Stadium
Jan 8, 1994 - Pontiac Silverdome A1 Buffalo 13
N1 Dallas 30th
Super Bowl XXVIII
1 Dallas 27
3 Detroit 24 Jan. 23, 1994 - Texas Stadium
6th Green Bay 17th
6th Green Bay 28
Jan 15, 1994 - Candlestick Park
1 Dallas 38
NFC
2 San Francisco 21st
Jan 9, 1994 - Giants Stadium
NFC Championship
2 San Francisco 44
4th New York Giants 17th
4th New York Giants 3
5 Minnesota 10


  • The team with the lower seeding number had home rights.
  • (*) after extension

Awards

Most Valuable Player Emmitt Smith , running back , Dallas Cowboys
Coach of the Year Dan Reeves , New York Giants
Offensive Player of the Year Jerry Rice , wide receiver , San Francisco 49ers
Defensive Player of the Year Rod Woodson , cornerback , Pittsburgh Steelers
Offensive Rookie of the Year Jerome Bettis , running back, Los Angeles Rams
Defensive Rookie of the Year Dana Stubblefield , Defensive Tackle , San Francisco 49ers
Comeback Player of the Year Marcus Allen , running back, Kansas City Chiefs
NFL Man of the Year Derrick Thomas , linebacker , Kansas City Chiefs

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Steve Springer: Freedom Comes to NFL: Pro football: On first day of free agency, 484 players become eligible to sign with new teams. Los Angeles Times, March 2, 1993, accessed March 10, 2020 .
  2. ^ Zach Kruse: Remembering Ron Wolf's Hall of Fame Career. In: bleacherreport.com. August 4, 2015, accessed March 10, 2020 .
  3. ^ Evolution of the rules: from hashmarks to crackback blocks. nfl.com, August 2, 2013, accessed March 11, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Andrew McKillop: NFL Draft Locations. FootballGeography.com, archived from the original on September 5, 2015 ; accessed on March 1, 2017 (English).
  5. ^ National Football League: NFL Draft History. Year 1993. National Football League, accessed March 5, 2020 .