Due to the damage caused by Hurricane Andrew, the New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins game that was scheduled for September 6 at Joe Robbie Stadium was rescheduled to October 18.
Buffalo joined the Miami Dolphins of the early 1970s as the second team to reach three straight Super Bowls (the New England Patriots of the late 2010s became the third).
With the first pick, the Indianapolis Colts selected defensive tackle Steve Emtman from the University of Washington.
This was the third year under the league's four-year broadcast contracts with ABC, CBS, NBC, TNT, and ESPN.
With Bill Walsh leaving NBC to become head coach of the Stanford Cardinal college football team, Bob Trumpy was named to replace him as the network's lead color commentator, alongside Dick Enberg.