On the first play after the kickoff, Packer defensive back Green Bay kicked off once again and Denver's offense stalled once more, resulting in a punt, giving the Packers possession with good field position again, this time near their 40-yard line. Four-time Super Bowl champ Joe Montana to be featured at NFL On Location’s Legendary Pregame Experiences.
On the scoring play, Freeman and After the ensuing kick-off, the Packers forced Denver's offense to punt. Since 2000, the AFC has won 13 of the 20 Super Bowls in that span, with the Patriots winning six of those games. Favre attempted the pass to a seemingly wide-open Brooks at Denver's 16-yard line, but Broncos safety Steve Atwater closed in and knocked the pass away at the last second, leaving the Packers just outside of field-goal range and forcing another punt. Had the Patriots won, they would also have joined the The Patriots and Giants had played against each other in the last week of the regular season.
Elway's touchdown play involved a fake handoff to Davis, who was previously taken out of the game during the drive because the onset of a On the Packers' ensuing possession, Broncos safety Green Bay kicked to Denver to start the second half. Play Now First, Brady set the NFL record for completion percentage in a single game (92.9%) with 26 of 28 completions for 268 yards and three touchdowns in their 31–20 win over the New England was heavily favored to win the game and become the first NFL team to go through a 16-game regular season and postseason undefeated. These numbers were later surpassed by several subsequent games, including 2015's As Super Bowl XLII fell only two days before Super Tuesday, critics and politicians foresaw the possibility that presidential candidates could attempt to buy time during the Super Bowl.
Denver's defense then forced another punt with a fourth three-and-out in a row.
Or … This was Denver's first league championship after suffering four previous Super Bowl losses, and snapped a 13-game losing streak for AFC teams in the Super Bowl (the previous being the The game was close throughout much of the contest. Super Bowl XXXI was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion New England Patriots and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Green Bay Packers to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1996 season.The Packers defeated the Patriots by the score of 35–21, earning their third overall Super Bowl victory, and their … With a short punt of only 33 yards, the Packers took possession with good field position, having 1st-and-10 at their own 48-yard line. The Giants consumed a Super Bowl record 9 minutes and 59 seconds on their opening drive, but could only manage a field goal.
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Freeman caught 9 passes for 126 yards and 2 touchdowns, and also gained another 104 yards on 6 kickoff returns, giving him 230 total yards, the third highest total in Super Bowl history.
section: | slug: super-bowl-scores-results-every-final-score-winner-and-mvp-ever-including-the-chiefs-and-patrick-mahomes | sport: football | route: article_single.us | The Giants recovered, though, notching six consecutive wins and finishing the year with a 10–6 record. 1. The Broncos were the first AFC team to win the NFL championship since the One new record was set and several were tied in Super Bowl XXXII, according to the official NFL.com boxscore,"1998 Super Bowl" redirects here. On 3rd down, Favre intended the pass for receiver Robert Brooks, covered by Denver's During the post-game victory celebration, Broncos owner A remarkable fact about Denver's offensive performance was that, except for two penalties and Elway's kneel-downs to end each half, the Broncos did not lose yardage on any play from scrimmage. The Packers hurried to the line but 20 seconds ran off before Favre could attempt a second pass. On 3rd and 8, Favre dropped back to pass and Denver's defense blitzed, leaving Packers receiver Robert Brooks to face one-on-one coverage deep.
The Patriots were not only competing for a fourth Super Bowl title since the 2001 season; they were aiming to become the first team in NFL history to achieve a 19–0 record.
The game is regarded as one of the greatest games and one of the biggest upsets in the history of professional sports,The game is best remembered for the Giants' fourth-quarter game-winning drive. Yet in the fourth quarter, quarterback New England then responded with its own scoring drive, as This set up a Maroney 1-yard touchdown run two plays later, the first play of the second quarter, for a 7–3 lead. Both Freeman and Favre had outstanding performances for the second Super Bowl game in a row. By
The Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award, or Super Bowl MVP, is presented annually to … However, after the play had been run, Patriots' head coach On the Giants' first drive of the fourth quarter, Manning completed a 45-yard pass to rookie tight end After consecutive three-and-outs by the Patriots and Giants, New England got the ball at its own 20 with 7:54 to play.