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SuperBowlConcierge.com > Super Bowls > SB 25 Champion New York Giants |
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New York began the regular season by winning their first 10 games, but then went
into a tailspin and lost three of their next four. One week after losing to division
rival Philadelphia Eagles, 31-13, the Giants were defeated on Monday Night
Football in a 7-3 defensive battle with the San Francisco 49ers, who had won
the previous two Super Bowls and ultimately finished the regular season with an
NFL best 14-2 record. Then, in their 17-13 loss to the Bills, New York suffered
a major setback when starting quarterback Phil Simms went down for the season
with a broken bone in his foot. |
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SB 25 Champion New York Giants |
The Giants were built to head coach Bill Parcells' specifications of "power football":
a powerful defense and an offense that sustained extremely long drives. The
Giants' defense ranked second in the league in fewest total yards allowed (4,392)
and first in fewest points allowed, and boasted three Pro Bowl selections:
defensive tackle Erik Howard, and linebackers Pepper Johnson and Lawrence Taylor.
The secondary was led by defensive back Everson Walls, an offseason acquisition
from the Dallas Cowboys, who recorded 6 interceptions. The Giants' offense
was unspectacular, ranking just 17th in the league in yards gained and 13th in
points scored. But they wore down opposing teams' defenses with extremely long
drives, thus keeping their opponents' offense on the sidelines and preventing
them from scoring. More importantly, the Giants set an NFL record by losing only
14 turnovers in a 16-game regular season. A big reason for the team's offensive
success was the blocking of linemen Bart Oates and William Roberts, the only
Pro Bowlers on the offense. Kick returner Dave Meggett led the NFL in punt return
yards (467), while also gaining 492 yards on kickoff returns, rushing for
164 yards, and catching 39 passes for 410 yards. |
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Simms' replacement, Jeff Hostetler, had started only two games in his seven years
as a backup with the Giants. However, Hostetler displayed fine passing and scrambling
ability in his limited playing time during the season, and threw only one
interception and committed no fumbles. With Hostetler at the helm during the
final two regular season games, the Giants ended up with a 13-3 record. |
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The NFC champion New York Giants won their second Super Bowl in five years with a
20-19 victory over AFC titlist Buffalo. New York, employing its ball-control offense, had possession for 40 minutes, 33 seconds, a Super Bowl record. The Bills, who scored 95 points in their previous two playoff games leading to Super Bowl XXV, had the ball for less than eight minutes in the second half and just 19:27 for the game. Fourteen of New York's 73 plays came on its initial drive of the third quarter, which covered 75 yards and consumed a Super Bowl-record 9:29 before running back Ottis Anderson ran one yard for a touchdown. Giants quarterback Jeff Hostetler kept the long drive going by converting three third-down plays – an 11-yard pass to running back David Meggett on third-and-eight, a 14-yard toss to wide receiver Mark Ingram on third-and-13, and a 9-yard pass to Howard Cross on third-and-four-to give New York a 17-12 lead in the third quarter. Buffalo jumped to a 12-3 lead midway through the second quarter before Hostetler completed a 14-yard scoring strike to wide receiver Stephen Baker to close the score to 12-10 at halftime. Buffalo's Thurman Thomas ran 31 yards for a touchdown on the opening play of the fourth quarter to help Buffalo recapture the lead 19-17. Matt Bahr's 21-yard field goal gave the Giants a 20-19 lead, but Buffalo's Scott Norwood had a chance to win the game with seconds remaining before his 47-yard field-goal attempt sailed wide right. Hostetler completed 20 of 32 passes for 222 yards and one touchdown. Anderson rushed 21 times for 102 yards and a touchdown to capture most-valuable-player honors. Thomas totaled 190 scrimmage yards, rushing 15 times for 135 yards and catching five passes for 55 yards. |
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Date January 27, 1991 Stadium Tampa Stadium City Tampa, Florida MVP Ottis Anderson, Running back Favorite Bills by 6 National anthem Whitney Houston Coin toss Pete Rozelle Referee Jerry Seeman Halftime show New Kids on the Block Attendance 73,813 TV in the United States Network ABC Announcers Al Michaels, Dan Dierdorf, and Frank Gifford Nielsen Ratings 41.8 Market share 63 Cost of 30-second commercial US$800,000 |
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Future Super Bowl Locations |
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Super Bowl XLII, Glendale, Ariz. Feb. 3, 2008 Super Bowl XLIII, Tampa, Fla. Feb. 1, 2009 Super Bowl XLIV, South Florida TBA, 2010 Super Bowl XLV, North Texas TBA, 2011 |
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