Super Bowl XXXV - Superbowl XXXV- Super Bowl 35 - Baltimore Ravens - New York Giants

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.

Super Bowl XXXV was an American football game played on January 28, 2001 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion following the 2000 regular season. The American Football Conference (AFC) champion Baltimore Ravens (16-4) defeated the National Football Conference (NFC) champion New York Giants (14-5), 34�7. The Ravens became the third wild card team to win the Super Bowl and the second in four years. Also, the city of Baltimore had its first Super Bowl title in 30 years.

The Ravens joined the Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl VII and the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl IX as the only teams in Super Bowl history to shut out the opposing offense. All three teams gave up points on special teams plays. Furthermore, Baltimore allowed only 152 yards of offense by the Giants (the third lowest total ever in a Super Bowl), recorded 4 sacks, and forced 5 turnovers. All 16 of the Giants possessions ended with punts or interceptions, with the exception of the last one which ended when time expired in the game.

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.

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