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| SUPER BOWL SUNDAY | 24 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2016 Jan. 31, 1993 at Pasadena, California Buffalo 7 3 7 0 — 17 Dallas 14 14 3 21 — 52 Attendance — 98,374 Troy Aikman threw four touchdown passes, Emmitt Smith rushed for 108 yards, and the Cowboys converted nine turnovers into 35 points. Dallas won its third Super Bowl in a re- cord six appearances and Buffalo lost its third straight, also a record. Buffalo scored first on a 2-yard run by Thurman Thomas. Dallas came back when James Washington intercepted Jim Kelly's pass and returned it to the Bills 47. Aikman hit Jay Novacek with a 23-yard touchdown pass. On the next play from scrimmage, Kelly was sacked by Charles Haley and fumbled at the 2. Jimmie Jones recovered the fumble and scored. Dallas put the game out of reach by scoring three times in a 2:33 span of the fourth quarter. The Cowboys recovered five fumbles and had four interceptions. But Dallas didn't score on one of the most infamous plays in Super Bowl history. Defensive tackle Leon Lett picked up a fumble at the Dallas 35 and sprinted toward the end zone. Lett slowed a bit to prematurely celebrate his TD, but a streaking Bills receiver Don Beebe caught up and swatted the ball through the end zone for a touchback. Aikman, who completed 22 of 30 passes for 273 yards, was the Most Valuable Player. SUPER BOWL XXVII COWBOYS BACK ON TOP, ROUT BILLS 52-17 Jan. 22, 1989 at Miami Cincinnati 0 3 10 3 — 16 San Francisco 3 0 3 14 — 20 Attendance — 75,129 See page 8. SUPER BOWL XXIII MONTANA'S TD PASS TO TAYLOR LIFTS 49ERS 20-16 Jan. 28, 1990 at New Orleans San Francisco 13 14 14 14 — 55 Denver 3 0 7 3 — 10 Attendance — 72,919 See page 8. SUPER BOWL XXIV THE BIG EASY: 49ERS DOMINATE BRONCOS 55-10 Jan. 27, 1991 at Tampa, Fla. Buffalo 3 9 0 7 — 19 N.Y. Giants 3 7 7 3 — 20 Attendance — 73,813 With the Gulf War underway, patriotism was at a peak in the United States. Whitney Houston's pregame rendition of the "Star Spangled Banner" brought fans in Tampa and folks watching on TV to an emotional peak. So did the game. The New York Giants survived the closest Super Bowl ever when Scott Norwood's 47-yard field goal attempt went wide right with 8 seconds le in the game. The Giants won their second Super Bowl in five years with a ball-control of- fense — they had possession for 40:33, a Super Bowl record. Fourteen of New York's 73 plays came on its initial drive of the third quarter that covered 75 yards and a Super Bowl record 9:39 before running back Ottis Anderson scored on 1-yard run. Anderson's touch- down gave the Giants a 17-12 lead. Thurman Thomas opened the fourth SUPER BOWL XXV NORWOOD'S FG MISS GIVES GIANTS 20-19 WIN OVER BILLS Jan. 26, 1992 at Minneapolis Washington 0 17 14 6 — 37 Buffalo 0 0 10 14 — 24 Attendance — 63,130 Most Valuable Player Mark Rypien passed for 292 yards and two touch- downs to lead the Redskins to their third Super Bowl title. Sixteen seconds into the second half, Kurt Gouveia intercepted Buffalo quar- terback Jim Kelly's pass and returned it 23 yards to the Bills 2-yard line. One play later, Gerald Riggs scored his second touchdown of the game to make it 24-0. SUPER BOWL XXVI REDSKINS ROUT BILLS FOR 3RD SUPER BOWL TITLE CHRIS O'MEARA — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE Buffalo Bills' Scott Norwood walks off the field aer missing what would have been the game-winning field goal in Super Bowl XXV against the New York Giants in Tampa. The Giants won 20-19. Jan. 31, 1988 at San Diego Washington 0 35 0 7 — 42 Denver 10 0 0 0 — 10 Attendance — 73,302 The Washington Redskins, with the greatest quarter in NFL playoff history, scored 35 points in the second period to overcome a 10-0 deficit and win their second Super Bowl champion- ship. John Elway threw a 56-yard touch- down pass to Ricky Nattiel on the Broncos' first play from scrimmage and Rich Karlis kicked a 24-yard field goal on the next possession to take a 10-0 lead. The Redskins scored five touchdowns on consecutive possessions in the second quarter, four on passes by MVP Doug Williams, who set a record with 340 yards passing in the game. Wash- ington scored the five touchdowns in 18 plays with a total time of possession of only 5:47. Williams became the first African- American quarterback to win a Super Bowl. Tim Smith, a rookie backup who gained 126 yards for the entire season, was given the start by Redskins coach Joe Gibbs. Smith rushed for a record 204 yards. Ricky Sanders caught nine pass- es for 193 yards and two touchdowns, breaking one record and tying another. Just as in the 1982 season, the Red- skins won the title in a season short- ened by a players' strike. SUPER BOWL XXII DOUG WILLIAMS LEADS REDSKINS TO 35-POINT 3RD QUARTER Kelly was 28 for 58 for 275 yards and two touchdowns and four interceptions. The 58 attempts were a Super Bowl record. AFC rushing leader Thurman Thomas was held to 13 yards on 10 car- ries and 27 yards on four receptions. Even more embarrassing, he didn't start the game for the Bills because he couldn't locate his helmet on the sideline. Redskins receivers Gary Clark had seven catches for 114 yards and a touchdown. Art Monk added seven catches for 113 yards. Joe Gibbs became the third head coach to win three Super Bowls, joining Chuck Noll and Bill Walsh. quarter with a 31-yard touchdown burst to put Buffalo ahead 19-17. Matt Bahr put the Giants ahead with a 21-yard field goal. Giants quarterback Jeff Hostetler, play- ing for the injured Phil Simms, com- pleted 20 of 32 passes for 222 yards and one touchdown. Anderson rushed 21 times for 102 yards and a touchdown to capture the Most Valuable Player award.