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National Football League (NFL) Super Bowl XXXI

National Football League (NFL) Super Bowl XXXI

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Super Bowl XXXI January 26, 1997 - Louisiana Superdome - New Orleans, LA

Patriots Logo New England
Patriots
(13-5)
Super Bowl XXXI Logo Green Bay
Packers
(15-3)
Packers Logo
  New England -21
Green Bay -35
 

AFC

Wildcard Game:
Indianapolis 14, Pittsburgh 42
Wildcard Game:
Jacksonville 30, Buffalo Bills 27
Divisional Playoff:
Jacksonville Jaguars 30, Denver 27
Divisional Playoff:
Pittsburgh 3, New England 28
Championship Game:
Jacksonville 6, New England 20


Louisiana Superdome
New Orleans, LA

NFC

Wildcard Game:
Minnesota 15, Dallas 40
Wildcard Game:
Philadelphia 0, San Francisco 14
Divisional Playoff:
Dallas 17, Carolina 26
Divisional Playoff:
San Francisco 14, Green Bay 35
Championship Game:
Carolina 13, Green Bay 30

 

Super Bowl XXXI Quick Facts
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

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Super Bowl XXXI MVP -Desmond Howard

Super Bowl XXXI MVP Desmond Howard

Position: Wide Receiver/Kick Returner
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 180 lbs.
Birthdate: May 15, 1970
Birthplace: Cleveland, OH
College: Michigan
Team: Green Bay

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Super Bowl XXXI Scoring Summary

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
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

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Super Bowl XXXI Team Statistics

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

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Super Bowl XXXI Individual Statistics - Rushing

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
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

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Super Bowl XXXI Individual Statistics - Passing

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

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Super Bowl XXXI Individual Statistics - Receiving

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
Martin
3
28
20
0
  Chmura
2
13
8
0
Meggett
3
8
5
0
  Jackson
1
10
10
0
Brisby
2
12
7
0
  Bennett
1
4
4
0

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Super Bowl XXXI Individual Statistics - Punting

Super Bowl XXXI Individual Statistics - Punting

New England
No
Ave.
Lg
Blk
 
Green Bay
No.
Ave
Lg
Blk
Tupa
8
45.1
53
0
  Hentrich
7
42.7
58
0

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Super Bowl XXXI Individual Statistics - Punt Returns

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

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Individual Statistics - Kickoff Returns

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

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Super Bowl XXXI Starting Lineups

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
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

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Super Bowl XXXI Substitutes

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

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Super Bowl XXXI Officials

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)