with the lead Detroit kept allowing Kramer to throw instead of turning to Sanders and it paid off as he completed 29 out of 38 passes for 341 yards and 3 touchdowns helping Detroit to a 38-6 victory. This was the Lions' only playoff win of the Barry Sanders era and as of 2022, the only playoff victory in the Super Bowl era. NFC Championship: at (1) Washington Redskins The Redskins crushed the Lions, 41–10, as quarterback Mark Rypien completed 12 out of 17 passes for 228 yards and 2 touchdowns. Detroit quarterback Erik Kramer was sacked 5 times, three of them by Washington linebacker Wilber Marshall. Lions running back Barry Sanders, who rushed for 1,548 yards during the season, was held to just 44 yards on 11 carries. As of 2022, this was the first and only time that the Lions made an appearance in the NFC Championship Game. Awards and honors Mel Gray, NFL Kickoff Return Leader Mel Gray, All Pro Barry Sanders, All-Pro Barry Sanders, NFC Pro Bowl Selection Barry Sanders, Bert Bell Award Lomas Brown, Pro Bowl Selection Lomas Brown, All Pro Jerry Ball, Pro Bowl Selection Jerry Ball, All Pro Chis Spielman, Pro Bowl Selection Chris Spielman, All Pro Bennie Blades, Pro Bowl Selection Bennie Blades, All Pro References External links 1991 Detroit Lions at Pro-Football-Reference.com Detroit Detroit Lions seasons NFC Central championship seasons Detroit Lions