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Singer Whitney Houston's rendition of the national anthem during Super Bowl XXV,
backed by the Florida Orchestra, was later released as a single, where it reached
number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100, making her the only artist to turn the national
anthem into a hit single. The single was also reissued after the September
11, 2001 attacks a decade later and charted even higher on the Hot 100, reaching
number six. Former NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle joined the coin toss ceremony. |
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Super Bowl XXV |
Super Bowl XXV was an American football game played on January 27, 1991, at Tampa
Stadium in Tampa, Florida to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion
following the 1990 regular season. The National Football Conference (NFC) Champion
New York Giants (16-3) defeated the American Football Conference (AFC) champion
Buffalo Bills (15-4), 20–19, the smallest margin of victory in Super Bowl
history. Super Bowl XXV was played under much patriotic fervor, due to the Gulf War. The proceedings included a rousing rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" by Whitney Houston. This was the first Super Bowl involving two teams representing the same state (though the New York Giants play in East Rutherford, New Jersey). Giants running back Ottis Anderson, who carried the ball 21 times for 102 yards and one touchdown, was named Super Bowl MVP. Anderson also recorded one reception for seven yards. However, the game is best remembered for Bills placekicker Scott Norwood's last second field goal attempt which went wide right, losing the game for the Bills. |
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The halftime show was titled "A Small World Salute to 25 Years of the Super Bowl".
It was produced by Disney and featured over 3,500 local children from different
ethnic backgrounds and a performance by boy band New Kids on the Block, with
special guest Michael Jackson, who were quite popular at the time. ABC did not broadcast the halftime show live. Instead, they televised a special ABC News report anchored by Peter Jennings on the progress of the war. The halftime show was later shown on tape delay after the game, although most ABC affiliates ran the first episode of Davis Rules following the broadcast. |
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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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