Those numbers in 16 games, earned him 2nd team All-NFL by the AP and 1st Team All-NFC by Pro Football Weekly.
Rypien also led the NFL by averaging 14.3 yard per completion.
He was a Pro Bowler following the season.
On Nov. 10th he set a team record with six TD tosses in a 56-17 rout of Atlanta.
In the NFC Championship game against Detroit he was 12-17 for 226 yards and two second half TDs, as the Redskins strolled to the Super Bowl 41-10.
In Super Bowl XXVI against Buffalo, Rypien ripped through the Bills defensive. He threw for 292 yards and 2 more TDs. Rypien propelled Washington to a 37-10 4th quarter lead in a 37-24 win.
The Redskins went 14-2 in regular season and won the NFC East. They led the NFL with 30.3 points per game, and started the season 11-0.
2. Thurman Thomas: Was the NFL MVP and Offensive Player of the Year. Was also named first team All-NFL and a Pro Bowler.
He led the NFL in yards from scrimmage (rushing and receiving) with 2038 and yards per carry.
In 15 games, Thomas ran for an AFC best 1407 yards (3rd in the NFL). He scored 12 total TDs, 4th in the NFL. Thomas added 62 receptions for 631 yards.
He started his MVP season with a bang. He ran for 165 yards and hauled in eight passes for 103 yards and scored 2 TDs, in a 35-31 win over Miami.
In the divisional playoffs vs. Kansas City Thomas ran for an even 100 yards and added 21 more in the air in the Bills 37-14 rout.
Buffalo went on to beat Denver to go to the Super Bowl, where they lost to Washington. The Bills went 13-3 and won the AFC East by five games. Thomas helped Buffalo to the league’s top rush offense and second best total offense that average 28.6 points per game.
3. Barry Sanders: He was named first team All-NFL and to the Pro Bowl. He was awarded the Bert Bell award, as player of the year. Sanders finished second in the NFL with 1536 rush yards. He topped the league with 103.2 yards per game (15 games) and 17 total touchdowns, the most in Lions history.
He was second in the league with 342 carries and 1855 yards from scrimmage.
Scampered for team records 220 yards and 4 TDs on just 23 carries in the Metrodome vs. Minnesota on Nov. 24. It one of eight 100 yard games.
His 47 yard burst sealed a 38-6 divisional playoff win over Dallas, thie first playoff win since 1957.
Detroit was 12-4 and won the NFC Central. The advanced to the NFC title game, where they lost to eventual Super Bowl champion Washington.
Maybe a little biased with having Rypien as the best player in the league that season. I would've had Barry Sanders myself.
ReplyDeleteWhen they went head to head Rypien dominated Sanders and he had a great Super Bowl
ReplyDeleteYeah, good points.
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