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Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman was named Super Bowl MVP, completing 22 of 30 passes
for 273 yards and 4 touchdowns, while also rushing for 28 yards. The pregame show featured The Rockettes dance company in a tribute to Hollywood, music, and the movies. Country music singer Garth Brooks sang the national anthem. He was accompanied by actress Marlee Matlin who signed the anthem for the hearing impaired. Brooks very nearly did not perform the anthem -- he left the stadium less than an hour before he was slated to sing, because of a dispute with NBC, regarding a video he asked them to air. |
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Super Bowl MVP XXVII |
Dallas began its run of three Super Bowl titles in four seasons with a 52-17 rout
of Buffalo. Most Valuable Player Troy Aikman was nearly flawless, completing 22-of-30
passes for 273 yards. After Buffalo took a 7-0 lead, Aikman tied the game on a 23-yard pass to tight end Jay Novacek near the end of the first quarter. Aikman teamed up with wide receiver Michael Irvin for a pair of quick strikes -- a 19-yard score and, just 18 seconds later, an 18-yard score near the end of the second quarter. In the second half, Aikman and wide receiver Alvin Harper connected on a 45-yard touchdown pass as the Cowboys rolled to the 35-point win. |
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Michael Jackson performed during the halftime show. Unlike in many previous years,
he was the only performer in the entire halftime show. Jackson's set included
his hits "Billie Jean" and "Black or White". The finale featured an audience
card stunt and a choir of 3,500 local Los Angeles area children joining Jackson
as he sang his single "Heal the World". The halftime show can be found on Michael
Jackson's Dangerous - The Short Films DVD, however the DVD only features the
"Heal The World" performance. |
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Troy Aikman passed for four touchdowns, Emmitt Smith rushed for 108 yards, and the
Cowboys converted nine turnovers into 35 points while coasting to the victory. Dallas's win was its third in its record sixth Super Bowl appearance; the Bills became the first team to drop three in succession. Buffalo led 7-0 until the first two of its record number of turnovers helped the Cowboys take the lead for good late in the opening quarter. First, Dallas safety James Washington intercepted Jim Kelly's pass and returned it 13 yards to the Bills' 47, setting up Aikman's 23-yard touchdown pass to tight end Jay Novacek with 1:36 remaining in the period. On the next play from scrimmage, Kelly was sacked by Charles Haley and fumbled at the Bills' 2-yard line where the Cowboys' Jimmie Jones picked up the loose ball and ran two yards for a touchdown. Dallas, which recovered five fumbles and intercepted four passes, struck just as quickly late in the first half, when Aikman tossed 19- and 18-yard touchdown passes to Michael Irvin 18 seconds apart to give the Cowboys a 28-10 lead at intermission. The second score was set up when Bills running back Thurman Thomas lost a fumble at his 19-yard line. Buffalo scored for the last time when backup quarterback Frank Reich, playing because Kelly was injured while attempting to pass midway through the second quarter, threw a 40-yard touchdown pass to Don Beebe on the final play of the third period to trim the deficit to 31-17. But Dallas put the game out of reach by scoring three times in a span of 2:33 of the fourth quarter. Aikman, the game's most valuable player, completed 22 of 30 passes for 273 yards. The victory was the ninth in succession for the NFC over the AFC. |
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17 Cowboys 14 14 3 21 52 |
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Date January 31, 1993 Stadium Rose Bowl Stadium City Pasadena, California MVP Troy Aikman, Quarterback Favorite Cowboys by 7 National anthem Garth Brooks Coin toss O.J. Simpson Referee Dick Hantak Halftime show Michael Jackson Attendance 98,374 TV in the United States Network NBC Announcers Dick Enberg and Bob Trumpy Nielsen Ratings 45.1 Market share 66 Cost of 30-second commercial US$850,000 |
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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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