The 1991 New England Patriots season was the team's 32nd season, and the 22nd in the National Football League. The team finished the season with a record of six wins and ten losses, and finished fourth in the AFC East Division. Though the Patriots scored twenty or more points just five times during the season, they were able to upset playoff teams such as the Houston Oilers, Buffalo Bills and New York Jets.
It was the last season where the Patriots were owned by Victor Kiam, who was forced to sell the team to St. Louis businessman James Orthwein in order to settle a debt.
After the season, George Adams and Marvin Allen decided they had played their final NFL games.
Offseason
NFL draft
Round Pick Player Position School/Club team 1 11 Pat Harlow Offensive tackle Southern California 1 14 Leonard Russell Running back Arizona State 2 41 Jerome Henderson Defensive back Clemson 3 56 Calvin Stephens Guard South Carolina 4 84 Scott Zolak Quarterback Maryland 5 112 Jon Vaughn Running back Michigan 5 124 Ben Coates Tight end Livingstone 6 140 David Key Defensive back Michigan 7 168 Blake Miller Center Louisiana State 8 196 Harry Colon Defensive back Missouri 9 224 O'Neil Glenn Guard Maryland 10 251 Randy Bethel Tight end Miami (FL) 11 279 Vince Moore Wide receiver Tennessee 11 303 Paul Alsbury Punter Texas State 12 307 Tim Edwards Defensive tackle Delta State
Staff
Roster
Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 at Green Bay Packers L 7–28 0–1 Lambeau Field 52,852 2 Washington Redskins L 6–27 0–2 Foxboro Stadium 16,757 3 at Phoenix Cardinals L 0–46 0–3 Sun Devil Stadium 51,070 4 New York Giants W 24–3 1–3 Foxboro Stadium 21,147
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 1 at Indianapolis Colts W 16–7 1–0 Hoosier Dome 49,961 2 September 8 Cleveland Browns L 0–20 1–1 Foxboro Stadium 35,377 3 September 15 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 6–20 1–2 Three Rivers Stadium 53,703 4 September 22 Houston Oilers W 24–20 2–2 Foxboro Stadium 30,702 5 September 29 at Phoenix Cardinals L 10–24 2–3 Sun Devil Stadium 26,043 6 October 6 Miami Dolphins L 10–20 2–4 Foxboro Stadium 49,749 7 Bye 8 October 20 Minnesota Vikings W 26–23 3–4 Foxboro Stadium 45,367 9 October 27 Denver Broncos L 6–9 3–5 Foxboro Stadium 43,994 10 November 3 at Buffalo Bills L 17–22 3–6 Rich Stadium 78,278 11 November 10 at Miami Dolphins L 20–30 3–7 Joe Robbie Stadium 56,065 12 November 17 New York Jets L 21–28 3–8 Foxboro Stadium 30,743 13 November 24 Buffalo Bills W 16–13 4–8 Foxboro Stadium 47,053 14 December 1 at Denver Broncos L 3–20 4–9 Mile High Stadium 67,116 15 December 8 Indianapolis Colts W 23–17 5–9 Foxboro Stadium 20,131 16 December 15 at New York Jets W 6–3 6–9 Giants Stadium 55,689 17 December 22 at Cincinnati Bengals L 7–29 6–10 Riverfront Stadium 46,394 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
See also New England Patriots seasons
References