1993 National Football League season
| Regular season | |
|---|---|
| Duration | September 5, 1993 – January 3, 1994 |
| Playoffs | |
| Start date | January 8, 1994 |
| AFC Champions | Buffalo Bills |
| NFC Champions | Dallas Cowboys |
| Super Bowl XXVIII | |
| Date | January 30, 1994 |
| Site | Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia |
| Champions | Dallas Cowboys |
| Pro Bowl | |
| Date | February 6, 1994 |
| Site | Aloha Stadium |
The 1993 NFL season was the 74th regular season of the National Football League. It was the only season in league history where all NFL teams played their 16-game schedule over a span of 18 weeks. After the success of expanding the regular season to a period of 17 weeks in 1990, the league hoped this new schedule would generate even more revenue. This was also done to avoid scheduling playoff games on January 1 and competing with College football Bowl games. However, teams felt that having two weeks off during the regular season was too disruptive for their weekly routines, and thus it reverted to 17 weeks immediately after the season ended.
When new TV contracts were signed in December 1993, CBS lost their rights to the then-fledgling Fox Network.
The season ended with Super Bowl XXVIII when the Dallas Cowboys defeated the Buffalo Bills 30-13 for the second consecutive year at the Georgia Dome. This remains the only time both Super Bowl participants have been the same for consecutive years. The Cowboys became the first team to win a Super Bowl after losing their first two regular season games. This game also marked the fourth and final Super Bowl loss by the Bills.
W = Wins, L = Losses, PCT = Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against
Clinched playoff seeds are marked in parentheses and shaded in green. No ties occurred this season.
* Indicates overtime victory
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