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| Super Bowl XXXI Quick Facts | |
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| Date: | January 26, 1997 |
| Location: | Louisiana Superdome - New Orleans, LA |
| Surface: | Indoors on turf |
| Conditions: | Temp: 73 F (I don't know if this is indoor temp or outdoor) |
| Attendance: | 72,301 |
| Kickoff Time: | 5:00 P.M. Central |
| Commentary: | John Madden and Pat Summerall (FOX) |
| Pre-Game Show: | Ftr: Los Del Rio, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Mardi Gras Parade,
Super Bowl Macarena Hosted by: Terry Bradshaw |
| Halftime Show: | "The Oscar Mayer Super Bowl XXXI Halftime Show: Blues Brothers
Bash" Ftr: Blues Brothers (John Goodman, Dan Aykroyd, James Belushi), James Brown, ZZ Topp Producer: Select Productions |
| Winner Share: | $48,000 |
| Loser Share: | $29,000 |
| Ticket Price: | $275 or $350, depending on seat location |
| Most Valuable Player: | Packers KR Desmond Howard (4 KRs for 154 yds, 1 TD; 6 PRs for 90 yds) |
Desmond Howard returned a kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown and Brett Favre passed for two touchdowns and ran for a score as the Packers won their first Super Bowl in twenty-nine years.
Howard, en route to garnering the MVP trophy, equaled a Super Bowl record with 244 total return yards.
It was Favre's arm that struck first, as he hit Andre Rison for a 54-yard touchdown pass on the Packers' second play from scrimmage to take a 7-0 lead. Two plays later Doug Evans made a diving interception of Drew Bledsoe's pass at the 28-yard line, setting up Chris Jacke's field goal and giving the Packers a 10-0 lead just 6:18 into the Super Bowl.
The Patriots answered with touchdowns on their next two possessions. Craig Newsome's pass interference penalty set up the first touchdown and a 44-yard completion from Bledsoe to Terry Glenn preceeding Ben Coates's touchdown gave New England its first and only lead. The 24 combined first quarter points were the most in Super Bowl history.
Green Bay struck again 56 seconds into the second quarter as Favre hit Antonio Freeman with a Super Bowl-record 81-yard touchdown bomb. Jacke booted his second field goal on Green Bay's next possession. After a Mike Prior interception, Favre orchestrated a 74-yard, nearly 6-minute drive that concluded with a diving Favre touching the ball against the pylon to give Green Bay a 27-14 halftime lead.
Curtis Martin brought the Patriots to within a score by running in from 18 yards out with 3:27 left in the third quarter. But Howard broke the Patriots' spirit by returning the ensuing kickoff a Super Bowl-record 99 yards. Favre found Mark Chmura for the 2-point conversion to finish the scoring.
Bledsoe was intercepted twice in the fourth quarter as the Patriots never crossed midfield in four fourth-quarter possessions.
Reggie White set a Super Bowl record with three sacks. Favre completed 14 of 27 passes for 246 yards, with no interceptions. Bledsoe completed 11 more passes than Favre, but for just seven more yards, and threw four interceptions.
Detailed Play by Play of Super Bowl XXXI
^ topSuper Bowl XXXI MVP Desmond Howard
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Position: Wide Receiver/Kick Returner Height: 5' 10" Weight: 180 lbs. Birthdate: May 15, 1970 Birthplace: Cleveland, OH College: Michigan Team: Green Bay |
Super Bowl XXXI Scoring Summary
Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England | 14 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
21 |
| Green Bay | 10 |
17 |
8 |
0 |
35 |
First Quarter |
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GB: Rison 54 pass from Favre (Jacke
kick), 3:32 GB: FG Jacke 37, 6:18 NE: Byars 1 pass from Bledsoe (Vinatieri kick), 8:25 NE: Coates 4 pass from Bledsoe (Vinatieri kick), 12:27 |
Second Quarter |
GB: Freeman 81 pass from Favre (Jacke
kick), 0:56 GB: FG Jacke 31, 6:45 GB: Favre 2 run (Jacke kick), 13:49 |
Third Quarter |
NE: Martin 18 run (Vinatieri kick),
11:33 GB: Howard 99 kick return (2-pt Chmura from Favre), 11:50 |
Fourth Quarter |
No scoring |
Super Bowl XXXI Team Statistics
NE |
Team Statistics |
GB |
|---|---|---|
16 |
Total First Downs |
16 |
3 |
Rushing |
8 |
12 |
Passing |
6 |
1 |
Penalty |
2 |
257 |
Total Net Yardage |
323 |
66 |
Total Offensive Plays |
68 |
3.9 |
Average Gain |
4.8 |
13 |
Rushes |
36 |
43 |
Yards Gained Rushing |
115 |
3.3 |
Average Yards |
3.2 |
48 |
Passes Attempted |
27 |
25 |
Passes Completed |
14 |
4 |
Had Intercepted |
0 |
5 |
Times Sacked |
5 |
39 |
Yards Lost |
38 |
214 |
Net Yards Passing |
208 |
8 |
Punts |
7 |
45.1 |
Average Distance |
42.7 |
4 |
Punt Returns |
6 |
30 |
Punt Return Yardage |
90 |
6 |
Kickoff Returns |
4 |
135 |
Kickoff Return Yardage |
154 |
0 |
Interception Return Yardage
|
24 |
0 |
Fumbles |
0 |
0 |
Own Recovered |
0 |
0 |
Opponents' Recovered |
0 |
2 |
Penalties |
3 |
22 |
Yards Penalized |
41 |
21 |
Points Scored |
35 |
3 |
Touchdowns |
4 |
1 |
Rushing |
1 |
2 |
Passing |
2 |
0 |
Returns |
1 |
3 |
Extra Points |
4 |
0 |
Field Goals |
2 |
0 |
Field Goals Attempted |
0 |
0 |
Safeties |
0 |
4/14 |
Third-Down Efficiency |
3/15 |
0/2 |
Fourth-Down Efficiency |
0/1 |
25:45 |
Time of Possession |
34:15 |
Super Bowl XXXI Individual Statistics - Rushing
New England |
No. |
Yds |
Lg |
TD |
Green Bay |
No. |
Yds |
Lg |
TD |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin | 11 |
42 |
18t |
1 |
Levens |
14 |
61 |
12 |
0 |
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| Bledsoe | 1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
Bennett |
17 |
40 |
10 |
0 |
|
| Meggett | 1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Favre |
4 |
12 |
12 |
1 |
|
Henderson |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
Super Bowl XXXI Individual Statistics - Passing
New England |
Att |
Com |
Yds |
TD |
Int |
Green Bay |
Att |
Com |
Yds |
TD |
Int |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bledsoe | 48 |
25 |
253 |
2 |
4 |
Favre | 27 |
14 |
246 |
2 |
0 |
Super Bowl XXXI Individual Statistics - Receiving
New England |
No. |
Yds |
Lg |
TD |
Green Bay |
No. |
Yds |
Lg |
TD |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coates | 6 |
67 |
19 |
1 |
Freeman | 3 |
105 |
81t |
1 |
|
| Glenn | 4 |
62 |
44 |
0 |
Levens | 3 |
23 |
14 |
0 |
|
| Byars | 4 |
42 |
32 |
1 |
Rison | 2 |
77 |
54t |
1 |
|
| Jefferson | 3 |
34 |
14 |
0 |
Henderson | 2 |
14 |
8 |
0 |
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| Martin | 3 |
28 |
20 |
0 |
Chmura | 2 |
13 |
8 |
0 |
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| Meggett | 3 |
8 |
5 |
0 |
Jackson | 1 |
10 |
10 |
0 |
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| Brisby | 2 |
12 |
7 |
0 |
Bennett | 1 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
Super Bowl XXXI Individual Statistics - Punting
New England |
No |
Ave. |
Lg |
Blk |
Green Bay |
No. |
Ave |
Lg |
Blk |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tupa | 8 |
45.1 |
53 |
0 |
Hentrich | 7 |
42.7 |
58 |
0 |
Super Bowl XXXI Individual Statistics - Punt Returns
New England |
No. |
FC |
Yds |
Lg |
TD |
Green Bay |
No. |
FC |
Yds |
Lg |
TD |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meggett | 4 |
2 |
30 |
20 |
0 |
Howard | 6 |
1 |
90 |
34 |
0 |
Individual Statistics - Kickoff Returns
New England |
No. |
Yds |
Lg |
TD |
Green Bay |
No. |
Yds |
Lg |
TD |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meggett | 5 |
117 |
26 |
0 |
Howard | 4 |
154 |
99t |
1 |
|
| Graham | 1 |
18 |
18 |
0 |
Super Bowl XXXI Starting Lineups
New England Patriots |
Offense |
Green Bay Packers |
|---|---|---|
Wohlabaugh, Dave |
C |
Winters, Frank |
Roberts, William |
G |
Taylor, Aaron |
Rucci, Todd |
G |
Timmerman, Adam |
Armstrong, Bruce |
T |
Dotson, Earl |
Lane, Max |
T |
Wilkerson, Bruce |
Byars, Keith |
TE |
Chmura, Mark |
Coates, Ben |
TE |
Freeman, Antonio |
Glenn, Terry |
WR |
Rison, Andre |
Jefferson, Shawn |
WR |
Bennett, Edgar |
Martin, Curtis |
RB |
Henderson, William |
Bledsoe, Drew |
QB |
Favre, Brett |
Defense |
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Sagapolutele, Pio |
DT |
Brown, Gilbert |
Wheeler, Mark |
DT |
Dotson, Santana |
Collons, Ferric |
DE |
Jones, Sean |
McGinest, Willie |
DE |
White, Reggie |
Collins, Todd |
OLB |
Simmons, Wayne |
Slade, Chris |
OLB |
Williams, Brian |
Johnson, Ted |
MLB |
Cox, Ron |
Law, Ty |
CB |
Evans, Doug |
Smith, Otis |
CB |
Newsome, Craig |
Clay, Willie |
FS |
Robinson, Eugene |
Milloy, Lawyer |
SS |
Butler, LeRoy |
Super Bowl XXXI Substitutes
New England |
Green Bay |
|---|---|
Bartrum, Mike |
Beebe, Don |
Brisby, Vincent |
Dellenbach, Jeff |
Brown, Corwin |
Harris, Bernardo |
Bruschi, Tedy |
Hayes, Chris |
Burke, John |
Hentrich, Craig |
Eaton, Chad |
Holland, Darius |
Gisler, Mike |
Hollinquest, Lamont |
Graham, Hason |
Howard, Desmond |
Grier, Marrio |
Jacke, Chris |
Henderson, Jerome |
Jackson, Keith |
Jones, Mike |
Jervey, Travis |
Kratch, Bob |
Jones, Calvin |
Lucas, Ray |
Knapp, Lindsay |
McGruder, Mike |
Levens, Dorsey |
Meggett, Dave |
McKenzie, Keith |
Moore, Marty |
Michels, John |
Ray, Terry |
Mickens, Terry |
Sabb, Dwayne |
Mullen, Roderick |
Sullivan, Chris |
Prior, Mike |
Tupa, Tom |
Thomason, Jeff |
Vinatieri, Adam |
Wilkins, Gabe |
Whigham, Larry |
Williams, Tyrone |
Super Bowl XXXI Officials
| Referee: Gerry Austin (34), Umpire: Ron Botchan (110), Line Judge: Jeff Bergman (32), Side Judge: Tom Fincken (47), Head Linesman: Earnie Frantz (111), Back Judge: Scott Steenson (88), Field Judge: Phil Luckett (59) |
