We’re an online ticket marketplace where resellers may list tickets above or below face value. On both sidelines, players stood without expression, watching their season about to end in triumph or disappointment. On defense, New York wanted to be physical with Buffalo's wideouts, and play with extra defensive backs to concentrate on stopping the Bills' passing game, while shifting focus away from trying to stop Buffalo's running game. CBS aired the game nationally on radio. "[1], The 1991 Tournament was the last SBOP. Thomas led the Bills' ground attack with 32 carries for 117 rushing yards and two touchdowns, while also catching three passes for 38 yards.

Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. It was a game of finesse running by the Bills, who rushed for 166 yards. James Lofton caught seven passes for 149 yards and a touchdown. [1] Starting in 2011, a World Series of Poker bracelet was awarded to the WSOP Circuit National Champion. On their third play, Thomas ran 22 yards.

Five plays later, Bahr kicked his fifth field goal, a 41-yarder, as time expired to give New York the win. The Giants' triumph helped Belichick and wide receivers coach Tom Coughlin make their names and eventually land head-coaching jobs with the Cleveland Browns and Boston College, respectively. The kick was drifting right, clearly wide of the goal posts. As it turned out, the umbrellas were not needed on this pleasant evening. More so than ever, their offensive plan was to control the ball, to eat up yards and, at the same time, keep the ball from the Bills. Both teams played enough good football today. When it fizzled out on the Bills' 3-yard line, Matt Bahr kicked a 21-yard field goal, and the Giants led, 20-19.

By Frank Litsky, Special To the New York Times. 2Carries Kelly led the Bills on a 12-play, 80-yard scoring drive that consumed 4:27 and moved the ball so effectively that the team never faced a third down. Later on, the Giants got the ball at their own 13-yard line with 3:43 left in the second quarter.

Prior to SBOP, the only high dollar tournament a person could enter was the WSOP. On offense, the plan was to use a power running game utilizing Ottis Anderson, aided by quarterback rollouts, bootlegs, and play-action fakes. The Bills took over on their 10-yard line with 2:16 remaining. 1991 Super Bowl XXVI Champions Take a look back at the Redskins' 1991 Super Bowl victory over the Buffalo Bills, 37-24! Whitney Houston performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" for Super Bowl XXV, backed by the Florida Orchestra under the direction of Maestro Jahja Ling. But on fourth and two, Smith tackled Anderson for a two yard loss. Adam Lingner snapped the ball. Share this story. document.write(currentYear); The Bills and their explosive no-huddle offense were making their first Super Bowl appearance after finishing the regular season with a 13–3 record, and leading the league in total points scored with 428. This marked the second time in Super Bowl history that Tampa had hosted the game. This would not become a regular practice in Super Bowls until Super Bowl XXXII. Hostetler survived it all. [5] The American Broadcasting Company (ABC), who broadcast the game in the U.S., did not air the halftime show (headlined by American boy band New Kids on the Block) live. All rights reserved. The Bills were heavily favored to win Super Bowl XXV. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. NFL owners voted to award Super Bowl XXV to Tampa during a May 20, 1987 meeting held at Coronado, California. After Caesar's Casino in Las Vegas closed its poker room, Amarillo Slim had to find a new location for the event and the best deal that he could find forced participants to drive two hours. The Super Bowl MVP went to Ottis Anderson, who rushed a total of 21 times for 102 yards and one touchdown. When the kick by Scott Norwood sailed wide to the right, the Giants were assured of a 20-19 victory and their second Super Bowl triumph in five seasons. However, the NFL quickly denied those rumors by stating the games would go on as scheduled.

The Bills managed to halt the drive at their own 3-yard line when linebacker Cornelius Bennett broke up Hostetler's third down pass, but Bahr kicked his second field goal to give New York a 20–19 lead. The Giants defeated the Bills by the score of 20–19, winning their second Super Bowl. Because of the war in the Persian Gulf and fears of terrorism, security at Tampa Stadium was stringent. The NFL in its 100 Greatest Games series ranked it at number 10.[8]. A split second later, Roger Brown, one of the Giants' rushers, threw his arm up in triumph. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Super Bowl XXIV was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion San Francisco 49ers and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Denver Broncos to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1989 season.

To date, this is the Redskins' most recent appearance in the NFC Championship Game and the Super Bowl. Statistics site Football Outsiders ranks the 1991 Redskins as the best team they have measured (from 1986 to present). Ingram caught a short pass and broke five Buffalo tackles to get the first down and keep the drive alive. Today, they won the Super Bowl when the Buffalo … Hostetler took the snap, retreating a step and kneeled. Safety, Smith tackled Hostetler in end zone. He also directed a rushing attack that gained 194 yards, including 43 (and a touchdown) from Hostetler himself. Big, Big Plays. The 1991 Super Bowl halftime show was history’s worst ever. "I told them the first drive of the third quarter was the most important of the game. "1991 Super Bowl" redirects here.

This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. However, Buffalo scored a touchdown on their first drive of the period with a 5-yard run by Thurman Thomas. After trading punts, the Giants were pinned at their own 7-yard line. Their outstanding defense was led by future Hall of Fame defensive back Ronnie Lott and linebacker Charles Haley, who led the NFC in sacks. Kicker Scott Norwood then recovered a fumble from Miami on the ensuing kickoff, allowing the Bills to put the game away with Kelly's 26-yard touchdown pass to Andre Reed. The Bills had taken control of the game with 12-3 second quarter lead before Hostetler completed a 14-yard touchdown pass to Stephen Baker to close the deficit to 12-10 going into halftime. [12][13], Houston's rendition was critically acclaimed and regarded as one of the best performances of the U.S. national anthem in history. Their scoring drives ran off 6 minutes 15 seconds, 3:24, 9:29 (a Super Bowl record) and 7:32. Three plays later, on third-and-1, with the Bills' defense pinching in, Anderson sprinted around left end for 24 yards. The Bills won that game, 17-13, at Giants Stadium. Find out more. Despite their good defense, it was the Bills' flashy, high-powered offense that gained the most attention. 1 – Dates in the list denote the season, not necessarily the calendar year in which the championship game was played. In the Giants' locker room, Pepper Johnson, the Pro Bowl inside linebacker, led a group of players to Hostetler's locker. On December 15, in another nationally televised game, the Bills completed a season sweep at Giants Stadium, beating the Giants 17–13, a game which was close, but would prove to be not as close as this one. The game was held at Tampa Stadium in Tampa, Florida, on January 27, 1991, during the time of the Gulf War. The Giants set a Super Bowl record-holding possession of the ball for 40 minutes and 33 seconds. As tight end Mark Bavaro later recalled, "We came out with three tight ends, fat slobs picking you up and moving you and letting you tackle O.J. For the first time, each player wore a Super Bowl logo patch on his jersey. Despite their super defensive effort, the Giants still trailed 13–9 midway through the fourth quarter, but a 30-yard run from linebacker Gary Reasons on a fake punt set up kicker Matt Bahr's fourth field goal, cutting their deficit to 13–12. Thomas' touchdown run marked 1,000 points scored in Super Bowl history (1,001 with the extra point). In that drive, New York ran five rushing plays and five passing plays. At halftime, Parcells had a message for his players. Giants Use Unusual Defenses. On the play, Smith had a chance to force a fumble, since Hostetler was holding the football with only his throwing hand. The opening play of the fourth quarter saw Buffalo recapture the lead after Thurman Thomas put in a 31-yard run for a touchdown that put the Bills ahead 20-19. Simms's replacement, Jeff Hostetler, had started only two games in his seven years as a backup with the Giants. Because of Thomas's high production, some sports writers, such as Sports Illustrated's Paul Zimmerman, felt that he should have won the game MVP even though his team lost, just as Chuck Howley had done in Super Bowl V.[20], Sources: NFL.com Super Bowl XXV, Super Bowl XXV Play Finder NYG, Super Bowl XXV Play Finder Buf, 1Completions/attempts One week after losing to division rival Philadelphia Eagles, 31–13, the 10–1 Giants met defeat on Monday Night Football in a 7–3 defensive battle with the 10–1 San Francisco 49ers, who had won the previous two Super Bowls and ultimately finished the regular season with an NFL best 14–2 record. With Ottis Anderson, Matt Bahr, Carlton Bailey, Stephen Baker.



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