1990 NFL season
| Preseason | August 9-September 1, 1990 |
|---|---|
| Regular Season | September 9-December 31, 1990 |
| Postseason | January 5-February 3, 1991 |
| ← 1989 • NFL seasons • 1991 → | |
The 1990 NFL season was the 71st regular season of the National Football League. To increase revenue, the league, for the first time since 1966, reinstated bye weeks, so that all NFL teams would play their 16-game schedule over a 17-week period. Furthermore, the playoff format was expanded from 10 teams to 12 teams by adding another wild card from each conference, thus adding two more contests to the postseason schedule; this format remained in use until 2019 (there were four division spots and two wild card spots available with realignment in 2002).
This was the first full season for Paul Tagliabue as the league's Commissioner, after taking over from Pete Rozelle midway through the previous season. The season ended with Super Bowl XXV when the New York Giants defeated the Buffalo Bills 20-19 at Tampa Stadium.
Publications
| 1990 NFL season by team | ||||
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| AFC | East | Central | West | |
| Buffalo Bills • Indianapolis Colts • Miami Dolphins • New England Patriots • New York Jets | Cincinnati Bengals • Cleveland Browns • Houston Oilers • Pittsburgh Steelers | Denver Broncos • Kansas City Chiefs • Los Angeles Raiders • San Diego Chargers • Seattle Seahawks | ||
| NFC | East | Central | West | |
| Dallas Cowboys • New York Giants • Philadelphia Eagles • Phoenix Cardinals • Washington Redskins | Chicago Bears • Detroit Lions • Green Bay Packers • Minnesota Vikings • Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Atlanta Falcons • Los Angeles Rams • New Orleans Saints • San Francisco 49ers | ||
| List of National Football League seasons | |
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| 1920s | 1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 • 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929 |
| 1930s | 1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 |
| 1940s | 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 |
| 1950s | 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 |
| 1960s | 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 |
| 1970s | 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 |
| 1980s | 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 |
| 1990s | 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 |
| 2000s | 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 |
| 2010s | 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 |
| 2020s | 2020 • 2021 • 2022 |
