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SuperBowlConcierge.com > Super Bowls > Super Bowl 35 MVP Ray Lewis |
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Linebacker Ray Lewis made 3 tackles, 2 assists, and blocked 4 passes and was named
Super Bowl MVP. Lewis became the first linebacker to win the Super Bowl MVP award
on a winning team. Chuck Howley won the Super Bowl MVP in Super Bowl V but
is the only one to win it as a member of the losing team. NFL owners awarded Super Bowl XXXV to Tampa during their October 31, 1996 meeting in New Orleans. Tampa became the fourth metropolitan area to host the game at least three times, joining New Orleans, Miami, Florida, and the Greater Los Angeles Area. |
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Super Bowl XXXV MVP |
In the span of a year, Ray Lewis went from Super Bowl sideshow to Super Bowl Most
Valuable Player. Standing atop the Super Bowl winners' celebratory stage after
the game, the same player who oftentimes found himself vilified, testified to
a faith in his maker and his team. "The man upstairs tells you: I never will take you through hell without bringing you to triumph," Lewis said after his Baltimore Ravens' 34-7 victory over the New York Giants in Super Bowl XXXV. "And that's why I'm sitting up here now." There's a reason why just seven defenders now have been selected Most Valuable Player in 35 Super Bowls. Voters usually lean toward tangible statistical factors from the big game's offensive stars. Lewis' statistical stats from Super Bowl XXXV (3 tackles, 2 assists and 4 passes defensed) weren't necessarily his best. The NFL Defensive Player of the Year didn't intercept a pass or return a fumble for a touchdown. |
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The halftime show was produced by MTV and featured Aerosmith, 'N Sync, Britney Spears,
Nelly, Tremors & The Earthquake Horns, and Mary J. Blige. The show ended
with all of the performers singing Aerosmith's "Walk This Way". |
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The Ravens' defense completed a dominating season by permitting just 152 yards, forcing
5 turnovers, recording 4 sacks, and not allowing an offensive touchdown
en route to the franchise’s first Super Bowl victory. Jermaine Lewis’s punt return into Giants’ territory midway through the first quarter was followed two plays later by Trent Dilfer’s 38-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Stokley, which gave the Ravens a 7-0 lead. Early in the second quarter, Jessie Armstead intercepted a short pass by Dilfer and returned it 43 yards for a touchdown, but the play was nullified by a penalty. Dilfer’s 36-yard pass to Qadry Ismail in the second quarter set up Matt Stover’s 47-yard field goal with 1:48 left in the half. Tiki Barber’s 27-yard run gave the Giants their deepest penetration of the game, to the Ravens’ 29, but Chris McAlister intercepted Kerry Collins’s pass on the next play to preserve a 10-0 lead. In the third quarter, Duane Starks stepped in front of Amani Toomer and intercepted Collins’s pass. Starks returned it 49 yards untouched for a 17-0 lead. The Giants immediately cut the lead to 10 points when Ron Dixon returned the ensuing kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown. However, Jermaine Lewis then matched Dixon’s kickoff return as he cut across the field and raced 84 yards for a 24-7 lead with 3:13 left in the third quarter. The 3 touchdowns in 36 seconds were a Super Bowl record. The Giants gained just 1 first down on their final four possessions. Jamal Lewis’s 3-yard touchdown run midway through the fourth quarter game Baltimore a 31-7 lead, and Robert Bailey recovered Dixon’s fumble on the ensuing kickoff return to set up Stover’s 34-yard field goal with 5:27 remaining to finish the scoring. Dilfer completed 12 of 25 passes for 153 yards and 1 touchdown. Jamal Lewis had 27 carries for 102 yards. Collins was 15 of 39 for 112 yards, with 4 interceptions. Ray Lewis was named Super Bowl most valuable player. |
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Date January 28, 2001 Stadium Raymond James Stadium City Tampa Bay, Florida MVP Ray Lewis, Linebacker Favorite Ravens by 3 National anthem Backstreet Boys Coin toss Marcus Allen, Ottis Anderson, Tom Flores, Bill Parcells Referee Gerald Austin Halftime show Aerosmith, Britney Spears, Nelly, Mary J. Blige and *NSYNC Attendance 71,921 TV in the United States Network CBS Announcers Greg Gumbel and Phil Simms Nielsen Ratings 40.3 Market share 60 Cost of 30-second commercial US$2.1 million |
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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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The select panel of voters and Internet voters simply recognized that he was the
heart, soul, and leader of perhaps the best defensive unit and performance in Super
Bowl history. And in accordance with his role, Lewis evoked confidence during
his postgame press conference. "I told Shannon Sharpe and I told Jamal Lewis: Give us 10 points and the game is over," Lewis said. "That's not boasting. If you give us 10 points, game over. You go down against our defense, you're in a whole lot of trouble. We've dominated people like that all year. And they didn't score on us. Make sure you quote that. They didn't score on our defense." Lewis repeatedly used the spotlight of the most valuable player press conference to praise his defensive teammates and promote their place in history. "It was incredible to see the way we came out and played as a team," Lewis said. "Our defense has been doing this all year. And never, never got the credit. No one can ever take this away from us. We're the best ever." Amidst the postgame fireworks, confetti, and championship acclaim, Lewis seemed once, and for all, to be at peace when contemplating his journey through the past year. "To be where I was last year and to hear everyone say that it's going to affect me, I had a higher power that said everything's going to be all right," he said. "And that's why I'm here right now. If you put this in a storybook, nobody would believe it." Despite the afterglow of winning the biggest game of his career, Lewis couldn't help but take the opportunity to address any critics who still want to see him fail. "If the world wants to see me stumble now," he said. "I'll stumble with a [Super Bowl] ring on my finger." |