24 Hours of Le Mans 2025

 

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The 93rd 24 Hours of Le Mans (French: 93e 24 Heures du Mans) was an automobile endurance event on 14–15 June 2025 at the Circuit de la Sarthe in Le Mans, France. It was the 93rd running of the 24-hour race organised by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest, and the fourth round in the 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship. British marque Aston Martin ran two modified Valkyries in the Le Mans Hypercar class, marking a return to the top class for the first time since 2011.

After achieving the fastest lap in the Hyperpole qualifying session, the No. 12 Cadillac V-Series.R run by Hertz Team Jota and driven by Will Stevens, Alex Lynn, and Norman Nato began from pole, the first American car to do so since 1967. The race was won by the privately entered No. 83 Ferrari 499P of AF Corse, driven by Robert Kubica, Yifei Ye, and Phil Hanson, the third consecutive victory for Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The LMP2 class was won by the No. 43 Inter Europol Competition Oreca 07 of Nick Yelloly, Jakub Śmiechowski and Tom Dillmann, the team's second victory in three years. Another consecutive victory went to the LMGT3 winners: Manthey's No. 92 Porsche 911 GT3, driven by Richard Lietz, with the addition of Ryan Hardwick and Riccardo Pera this year.

Official results

The minimum number of laps for classification (70 percent of the overall race winner's distance) was 270 laps. Class winners are denoted in bold and ‡.

Final race classification Pos Class No. Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Time/Reason Engine 1 Hypercar 83  AF Corse  Phil Hanson  Robert Kubica  Yifei Ye Ferrari 499P M 387 24:02:53.332‡ Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 2 Hypercar 6  Porsche Penske Motorsport  Matt Campbell  Kévin Estre  Laurens Vanthoor Porsche 963 M 387 +14.084 Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8 3 Hypercar 51  Ferrari AF Corse  James Calado  Antonio Giovinazzi  Alessandro Pier Guidi Ferrari 499P M 387 +28.487 Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 4 Hypercar 12  Cadillac Hertz Team Jota  Alex Lynn  Norman Nato  Will Stevens Cadillac V-Series.R M 387 +2:18.639 Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8 5 Hypercar 7  Toyota Gazoo Racing  Mike Conway  Kamui Kobayashi  Nyck de Vries Toyota GR010 Hybrid M 386 +1 lap Toyota H8909 3.5 L Turbo V6 6 Hypercar 5  Porsche Penske Motorsport  Julien Andlauer  Michael Christensen  Mathieu Jaminet Porsche 963 M 386 +1 lap Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8 7 Hypercar 38  Cadillac Hertz Team Jota  Earl Bamber  Sébastien Bourdais  Jenson Button Cadillac V-Series.R M 386 +1 lap Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8 8 Hypercar 4  Porsche Penske Motorsport  Felipe Nasr  Nick Tandy  Pascal Wehrlein Porsche 963 M 386 +1 lap Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8 9 Hypercar 35  Alpine Endurance Team  Paul-Loup Chatin  Ferdinand Habsburg  Charles Milesi Alpine A424 M 385 +2 laps Alpine V634 3.4 L Turbo V6 10 Hypercar 36  Alpine Endurance Team  Jules Gounon  Frédéric Makowiecki  Mick Schumacher Alpine A424 M 384 +3 Laps Alpine V634 3.4 L Turbo V6 11 Hypercar 94  Peugeot TotalEnergies  Loïc Duval  Malthe Jakobsen  Stoffel Vandoorne Peugeot 9X8 M 384 +3 Laps Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6 12 Hypercar 009  Aston Martin THOR Team  Roman De Angelis  Alex Riberas  Marco Sørensen Aston Martin Valkyrie M 383 +4 Laps Aston Martin RA 6.5 L V12 13 Hypercar 99  Proton Competition  Neel Jani  Nico Pino  Nicolás Varrone Porsche 963 M 383 +4 Laps Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8 14 Hypercar 007  Aston Martin THOR Team  Tom Gamble  Ross Gunn  Harry Tincknell Aston Martin Valkyrie M 381 +6 Laps Aston Martin RA 6.5 L V12 15 Hypercar 8  Toyota Gazoo Racing  Sébastien Buemi  Brendon Hartley  Ryō Hirakawa Toyota GR010 Hybrid M 380 +7 Laps Toyota H8909 3.5 L Turbo V6 16 Hypercar 93  Peugeot TotalEnergies  Paul di Resta  Mikkel Jensen  Jean-Éric Vergne Peugeot 9X8 M 379 +8 Laps Peugeot X6H 2.6 L Turbo V6 17 Hypercar 20  BMW M Team WRT  Robin Frijns  René Rast  Sheldon van der Linde BMW M Hybrid V8 M 375 +12 Laps BMW P66/3 4.0 L Turbo V8 18 LMP2 43  Inter Europol Competition  Tom Dillmann  Jakub Śmiechowski  Nick Yelloly Oreca 07 G 367 +20 Laps‡ Gibson GK428 V8 19 LMP2 48  VDS Panis Racing  Oliver Gray  Esteban Masson  Franck Perera Oreca 07 G 367 +20 Laps Gibson GK428 V8 20 LMP2 (Pro-Am) 199  AO by TF  Dane Cameron  Louis Delétraz  P. J. Hyett Oreca 07 G 366 +21 Laps‡ Gibson GK428 V8 21 LMP2 9  Iron Lynx – Proton  Macéo Capietto  Reshad de Gerus  Jonas Ried Oreca 07 G 365 +22 Laps Gibson GK428 V8 22 LMP2 (Pro-Am) 29  TDS Racing  Mathias Beche  Clément Novalak  Rodrigo Sales Oreca 07 G 365 +22 Laps Gibson GK428 V8 23 LMP2 (Pro-Am) 11  Proton Competition  René Binder  Giorgio Roda  Bent Viscaal Oreca 07 G 365 +22 Laps Gibson GK428 V8 24 LMP2 22  United Autosports  Pietro Fittipaldi  David Heinemeier Hansson  Renger van der Zande Oreca 07 G 364 +23 Laps Gibson GK428 V8 25 LMP2 25  Algarve Pro Racing  Lorenzo Fluxá  Matthias Kaiser  Théo Pourchaire Oreca 07 G 364 +23 Laps Gibson GK428 V8 26 LMP2 (Pro-Am) 183  AF Corse  António Félix da Costa  François Perrodo  Matthieu Vaxivière Oreca 07 G 364 +23 Laps Gibson GK428 V8 27 LMP2 (Pro-Am) 34  Inter Europol Competition  Nick Boulle  Luca Ghiotto  Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer Oreca 07 G 363 +24 Laps Gibson GK428 V8 28 LMP2 (Pro-Am) 23  United Autosports  Ben Hanley  Oliver Jarvis  Daniel Schneider Oreca 07 G 363 +24 Laps Gibson GK428 V8 29 LMP2 (Pro-Am) 16  RLR MSport  Ryan Cullen  Michael Jensen  Patrick Pilet Oreca 07 G 362 +25 Laps Gibson GK428 V8 30 LMP2 (Pro-Am) 45  Algarve Pro Racing  Nicky Catsburg  George Kurtz  Alex Quinn Oreca 07 G 362 +25 Laps Gibson GK428 V8 31 Hypercar 15  BMW M Team WRT  Kevin Magnussen  Raffaele Marciello  Dries Vanthoor BMW M Hybrid V8 M 361 +26 Laps BMW P66/3 4.0 L Turbo V8 32 LMP2 37  CLX – Pure Rxcing  Tom Blomqvist  Alex Malykhin  Tristan Vautier Oreca 07 G 358 +29 Laps Gibson GK428 V8 33 LMGT3 92  Manthey 1st Phorm  Ryan Hardwick  Richard Lietz  Riccardo Pera Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) G 341 +46 Laps‡ Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 34 LMGT3 21  Vista AF Corse  François Hériau  Simon Mann  Alessio Rovera Ferrari 296 GT3 G 341 +46 Laps Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 35 LMGT3 81  TF Sport  Rui Andrade  Charlie Eastwood  Tom van Rompuy Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R G 341 +46 Laps Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 36 LMGT3 27  Heart of Racing Team  Mattia Drudi  Ian James  Zacharie Robichon Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo G 341 +46 Laps Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 37 LMGT3 87  Akkodis ASP Team  José María López  Clemens Schmid  Răzvan Umbrărescu Lexus RC F GT3 G 340 +47 Laps Lexus 2UR-GSE 5.0 L V8 38 LMGT3 90  Manthey  Antares Au  Klaus Bachler  Loek Hartog Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) G 340 +47 Laps Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 39 LMGT3 33  TF Sport  Jonny Edgar  Daniel Juncadella  Ben Keating Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R G 339 +48 Laps Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 40 LMGT3 57  Kessel Racing  Takeshi Kimura  Daniel Serra  Casper Stevenson Ferrari 296 GT3 G 339 +48 Laps Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 41 LMGT3 77  Proton Competition  Ben Barker  Bernardo Sousa  Ben Tuck Ford Mustang GT3 G 338 +49 Laps Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 42 LMGT3 13  AWA Racing  Matt Bell  Orey Fidani  Lars Kern Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R G 338 +49 Laps Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 43 LMGT3 150  Richard Mille AF Corse  Riccardo Agostini  Custódio Toledo  Lilou Wadoux Ferrari 296 GT3 G 338 +49 Laps Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 44 LMGT3 61  Iron Lynx  Martin Berry  Lin Hodenius  Maxime Martin Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo G 337 +50 Laps Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 45 LMGT3 10  Racing Spirit of Léman  Eduardo Barrichello  Derek DeBoer  Valentin Hasse-Clot Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo G 336 +51 Laps Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 46 LMGT3 193  Ziggo Sport – Tempesta  Eddie Cheever III  Chris Froggatt  Jonathan Hui Ferrari 296 GT3 G 335 +52 Laps Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 47 LMGT3 63  Iron Lynx  Brenton Grove  Stephen Grove  Luca Stolz Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo G 334 +53 Laps Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 48 LMGT3 85  Iron Dames  Sarah Bovy  Rahel Frey  Célia Martin Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) G 334 +53 Laps Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 DNF LMGT3 59  United Autosports  Sébastien Baud  James Cottingham  Grégoire Saucy McLaren 720S GT3 Evo G 314 Not running McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 DNF LMP2 28  IDEC Sport  Sebastián Álvarez  Paul Lafargue  Job van Uitert Oreca 07 G 308 Lost wheel Gibson GK428 V8 DNF LMGT3 78  Akkodis ASP Team  Finn Gehrsitz  Jack Hawksworth  Arnold Robin Lexus RC F GT3 G 268 Accident damage Lexus 2UR-GSE 5.0 L V8 DNF Hypercar 311  Cadillac Whelen  Jack Aitken  Felipe Drugovich  Frederik Vesti Cadillac V-Series.R M 247 Engine Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8 DNF LMP2 18  IDEC Sport  Jamie Chadwick  Mathys Jaubert  André Lotterer Oreca 07 G 206 Lost wheel Gibson GK428 V8 DNF LMGT3 54  Vista AF Corse  Francesco Castellacci  Thomas Flohr  Davide Rigon Ferrari 296 GT3 G 192 Mechanical Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 DNF Hypercar 101  Cadillac WTR  Filipe Albuquerque  Jordan Taylor  Ricky Taylor Cadillac V-Series.R M 189 Engine Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8 DNF LMP2 (Pro-Am) 24  Nielsen Racing  Cem Bölükbaşı  Colin Braun  Naveen Rao Oreca 07 G 170 Accident Gibson GK428 V8 DNF LMGT3 31  The Bend Team WRT  Timur Boguslavskiy  Augusto Farfus  Yasser Shahin BMW M4 GT3 Evo G 168 Collision damage BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I6 DNF LMGT3 46  Team WRT  Ahmad Al Harthy  Valentino Rossi  Kelvin van der Linde BMW M4 GT3 Evo G 156 Electrical BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I6 DNF LMGT3 95  United Autosports  Sean Gelael  Darren Leung  Marino Sato McLaren 720S GT3 Evo G 80 Drivetrain McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 DNF LMGT3 60  Iron Lynx  Andrew Gilbert  Lorcan Hanafin  Fran Rueda Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo G 57 Engine Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 DNF LMGT3 88  Proton Competition  Stefano Gattuso  Giammarco Levorato  Dennis Olsen Ford Mustang GT3 G 46 Accident Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 DSQ Hypercar 50  Ferrari AF Corse  Antonio Fuoco  Miguel Molina  Nicklas Nielsen Ferrari 499P M 387 Disqualified

Isle of Man TT 2025

 

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2025 Isle of Man TT

The 2025 Isle of Man TT was held between 26 May and 6 June on the Isle of Man TT Mountain Course. Due to windy conditions the Senior TT Race was cancelled on 7 June.

Peter Hickman had a crash in practice and was hospitalized at Nobles Hospital and could not take part in any of the races in this year's event.  Michael Rutter had a crash in the last lap of SuperTwin Race and also was hospitalised and had to be operated with a broken rib cage. [2]

Kieran Clarke in the riders category, Oscar Lawrence in the passengers category and became the fastest newcomer in the Sidecar TT class. 

Results

RST x D3O Superbike TT Race

Results (1–10)[5]

Position Number Rider Machine Time Speed (mph)

1 8 England Davey Todd BMW 01:08:20.628 132.495

2 6 Northern Ireland Michael Dunlop BMW 01:08:21.925 132.453

3 3 England Dean Harrison Honda 01:09:05.444 131.062

4 19 Isle of Man Nathan Harrison Honda 01:10:02.828 129.273

5 2 Australia David Johnson Kawasaki 01:10:19.482 128.763

6 5 England James Hillier Honda 01:10:21.959 128.687

7 1 England John McGuinness Honda 01:10:32.106 128.379

8 7 Australia Joshua Brookes Honda 01:10:37.811 128.206

9 21 Isle of Man Michael Evans Honda 01:11:02.757 127.456

10 20 Northern Ireland Paul Jordan Honda 01:11:13.130 127.146

3wheeling.media Sidecar TT Race 1

Results (1–10)[6]

Position Number Riders Machine Time Speed (mph)

1 1 Isle of Man Ryan Crowe / Isle of Man Callum Crowe Honda LCR 37:39.763 120.214

2 3 England Ben Birchall / England Patrick Rosney Honda LCR 38:57.433 116.22

3 4 England Lee Crawford / Scotland Scott Hardie Kawasaki LCR 39:14.784 115.363

4 6 England Todd Ellis / France Emmanuelle Clement Yamaha CES 39:46.941 113.809

5 15 England Kieran Clarke / Andrew Johnson Yamaha CES 39:55.892 113.384

6 12 England Steve Ramsden / England Mathew Ramsden Yamaha DMR 40:21.500 112.185

7 7 England Lewis Blackstock / England Oscar Lawrence Honda LCR 40:51.483 110.813

8 5 England Greg Lambert / England Andrew Haynes Yamaha LCR 41:20.621 109.511

9 13 England Robert Dawson / Matthew Sims Honda LCR 41:30.146 109.092

10 14 Isle of Man Darren Hope / Lenny Bumfrey Honda LCR 41:36.597 108.811

Monster Energy Supersport TT Race 1

Results (1–10)

Position[7] Number Rider Machine Time Speed (mph)

1 6 Northern Ireland Michael Dunlop Ducati 53:15.950 127.500

2 3 England Dean Harrison Honda 53:26.179 127.093

3 5 England James Hillier Kawasaki 54:11.251 125.331

4 8 England Davey Todd Honda 54:29.244 124.642

5 7 Australia Joshua Brookes Honda 54:39.629 124.247

6 15 England Rob Hodson Yamaha 55:07.481 123.201

7 16 England James Hind Suzuki 55:21.982 122.663

8 13 England Dominic Herbertson Ducati 55:28.440 122.425

9 12 England Ian Hutchinson Yamaha 55:31.041 122.329

10 11 Isle of Man Conor Cummins Ducati 55:47.840 121.716

RL360 Superstock TT Race 1

Results (1–10)[8]

Position Number Rider Machine Time Speed (mph)

1 3 England Dean Harrison Honda 33:37.235 134.667

2 8 England Davey Todd BMW 33:48.892 133.894

3 6 Northern Ireland Michael Dunlop BMW 34:09.403 132.554

4 5 England James Hillier Honda 34:30.330 131.214

5 12 England Ian Hutchinson BMW 34:34.814 130.930

6 11 Isle of Man Conor Cummins BMW 34:38.504 130.698

7 19 Isle of Man Nathan Harrison Honda 34:40.434 130.577

8 13 England Dominic Herbertson Honda 34:40.659 130.562

9 7 Australia Joshua Brookes Honda 34:48.198 130.091

10 16 England James Hind Honda 34:54.893 129.675

Metzeler Supertwin TT Race 1

Results (1–10)[9]

Position Number Rider Machine Time Speed (mph)

1 6 Northern Ireland Michael Dunlop Paton 37:01.096 122.307

2 15 England Rob Hodson Paton 37:37.236 120.349

3 1 Northern Ireland Paul Jordan Aprilia 37:38.993 120.255

4 8 England Davey Todd Paton 37:43.241 120.03

5 13 England Dominic Herbertson Paton 37:45.173 119.927

6 7 Northern Ireland Adam McLean Yamaha 37:52.627 119.534

7 14 Italy Stefano Bonetti Paton 37:59.021 119.199

8 12 England Baz Furber Yamaha 38:05.184 118.877

9 3 England Michael Rutter Yamaha 38:31.021 117.548

10 24 Republic of Ireland Michael Sweeney Aprilia 38:43.713 116.906

Monster Energy Supersport TT Race 2

Results (1–10)[10]

Position Number Rider Machine Time Speed (mph)

1 6 Northern Ireland Michael Dunlop Ducati 01:11:29.191 126.670

2 3 England Dean Harrison Honda 01:11:55.372 125.902

3 8 England Davey Todd Honda 01:12:11.226 125.441

4 1 Northern Ireland Paul Jordan Honda 01:12:49.232 124.350

5 16 England James Hind Suzuki 01:12:52.316 124.262

6 7 Australia Joshua Brookes Honda 01:13:01.532 124.000

7 9 Republic of Ireland Mike Browne Yamaha 01:13:23.794 123.374

8 13 England Dominic Herbertson Ducati 01:13:25.136 123.336

9 12 England Ian Hutchinson Yamaha 01:13:34.682 123.069

10 18 Isle of Man Michael Evans Triumph 01:13:39.168 122.944

Opul Superstock TT Race 2

Results (1–10)[11]

Position Number Rider Machine Time Speed (mph)

1 3 England Dean Harrison Honda 51:24.933 132.088

2 8 England Davey Todd BMW 51:40.964 131.406

3 6 Northern Ireland Michael Dunlop BMW 52:13.774 130.030

4 5 England James Hillier Honda 52:23.726 129.618

5 11 Isle of Man Conor Cummins BMW 52:31.213 129.310

6 7 Australia Joshua Brookes Honda 52:37.123 129.068

7 19 Isle of Man Nathan Harrison Honda 52:41.450 128.891

8 1 England John McGuinness Honda 52:52.367 128.448

9 13 England Dominic Herbertson Honda 52:55.968 128.302

10 2 Australia David Johnson Kawasaki 53:05.826 127.905

3wheeling.media Sidecar TT Race 2

Results (1–10)[12]

Position Number Riders Machine Time Speed (mph)

1 1 Isle of Man Ryan Crowe / Isle of Man Callum Crowe Honda LCR 37:42.692 120.059

2 3 England Ben Birchall / England Patrick Rosney Honda LCR 38:51.595 116.511

3 4 England Lee Crawford / Scotland Scott Hardie Kawasaki LCR 39:14.612 115.372

4 6 England Todd Ellis / France Emmanuelle Clement Yamaha CES 39:31.416 114.554

5 15 England Kieran Clarke / Andrew Johnson Yamaha CES 39:42.255 114.033

6 12 England George Holden / England Mark Wilkes Yamaha DMR 40:27.182 111.922

7 10 England Stephen Kershaw / England Rhys Gibbons Honda LCR 40:59.409 110.456

8 13 England Greg Lambert / England Andrew Haynes Yamaha LCR 41:26.479 109.253

9 7 England Steve Ramsden / England Mathew Ramsden Yamaha DMR 41:26.909 109.234

10 18 Belgium Renzo Van der Donckt / Belgium Vale Van der Donckt Suzuki LCR 41:39.132 108.700

Entire Cover insurance Supertwin TT Race 2

Results (1–10)[13]

Position Number Rider Machine Time Speed (mph)

1 6 Northern Ireland Michael Dunlop Paton 56:04.007 121.131

2 8 England Davey Todd Paton 56:30.782 120.174

3 13 England Dominic Herbertson Paton 56:51.368 119.449

4 1 Northern Ireland Paul Jordan Aprilia 56:54.510 119.339

5 9 Republic of Ireland Mike Browne Kawasaki 57:00.537 119.129

6 7 Northern Ireland Adam Mclean Yamaha 57:05.882 118.943

7 12 England Baz Furber Yamaha 57:11.476 118.749

8 11 Isle of Man Joe Yeardsley Aprilia 57:55.661 117.239

9 22 Czech Republic Michal Dokoupil Aprilia 58:15.956 116.559

10 24 Republic of Ireland Michael Sweeney Aprilia 58:26.685 116.202

Wins table

Rider Wins

7 Northern Ireland Michael Dunlop 4

7 England Dean Harrison 2

2 Isle of Man Ryan Crowe / Isle of Man Callum Crowe 2

7 England Davey Todd 1

NFL Season 1995 / 96 - Super Bowl XXX : Dallas Cowboys vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

 

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The 1995 NFL season was the 76th regular season of the National Football League (NFL). The league expanded to 30 teams with the addition of the Carolina Panthers and the Jacksonville Jaguars. The two expansion teams were slotted into the two remaining divisions that previously had only four teams (while the other four had five teams): the AFC Central (Jaguars) and the NFC West (Panthers).

Meanwhile, the two teams in Los Angeles relocated to other cities: the Rams transferred to St. Louis and the Raiders moved back to Oakland; this would be the start of a 20-year absence for the NFL in Los Angeles. During the course of the season it emerged that the Cleveland Browns would relocate to Baltimore for the 1996 season. The Raiders' move was not announced until after the schedule had been announced, which resulted in a problem in the third week of the season when both the Raiders and the San Francisco 49ers had games scheduled to air on NBC which ended up overlapping each other. The Raiders game was rescheduled for 10:00 a.m. PDT in case they were to relocate and NBC was given the doubleheader so that both Bay Area teams had their games televised locally.

The season ended with Super Bowl XXX, when the Dallas Cowboys defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 27–17 at Sun Devil Stadium. They became the first team in NFL history to win three Super Bowls in four years. This season was Miami Dolphins head coach Don Shula's last season as coach.

NFL Season 1993 / 94 - Super Bowl XXVIII : Dallas Cowboys vs. Buffalo Bills

 

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The 1993 NFL season was the 74th regular season of the National Football League (NFL). It was the only season in league history where all NFL teams were originally scheduled to play their 16-game schedule over a span of 18 weeks and did so (the league again played 16 games over 18 weeks in 2001, but this was caused by the postponement of a week of games due to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, where all of the Week 2 scheduled games were moved to an 18th week and the entire postseason was delayed by 7 days before starting). 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. The NFL's teams, however, felt that having two weeks off during the regular season was too disruptive for their weekly routines, and thus the regular season reverted to 17 weeks immediately after the season ended. 2021 marked the first season where an 18-week schedule would include 17 regular-season games. On March 1, 1993, the current free agent system was introduced to the league, replacing the Plan B system instituted in 1989. The season ended with Super Bowl XXVIII when the Dallas Cowboys defeated the Buffalo Bills 30–13 for the second consecutive season at the Georgia Dome. This remains the only time both Super Bowl participants have been the same in successive seasons. 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 consecutive Super Bowl loss by the Bills, who remain the only team to reach four straight Super Bowls.