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| SUPER BOWL SUNDAY | 25 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2016 Jan. 29, 1995 at Miami San Diego 7 3 8 8 — 26 San Francisco 14 14 14 7 — 49 Attendance — 74,107 See page 9. SUPER BOWL XXIX 49ERS DOMINATE CHARGERS 49-26 Jan. 28, 1996 at Tempe, Ariz. Dallas 10 3 7 7 — 27 Pittsburgh 0 7 0 10 — 17 Attendance — 76,347 The Cowboys became the first team to win three Super Bowls in four seasons with a big li from cornerback Larry Brown, who was the game's MVP. With Dallas leading 13-7 midway through the third quarter, Brown grabbed an er- rant pass by Neil O'Donnell and returned it 44 yards. That set up a 1-yard TD run SUPER BOWL XXX COWBOYS FEND OFF STEELERS 27-17 Jan. 26, 1997 at New Orleans New England 14 0 7 0 — 21 Green Bay 10 17 8 0 — 35 Attendance — 72,301 The NFL title returns to Titletown. Brett Favre threw two touchdown passes and ran for one score as the Packers won their first Super Bowl in 29 years. The big play was Desmond Howard's 99-yard kickoff return in the third quarter. Howard, the Most Valu- able Player, set a Super Bowl record with 244 return yards. On the second play from scrimmage, Favre hit Andre Rison with a 54-yard touchdown pass. Following Doug Evans' interception, the Packers went ahead 10-0 just 6:18 into the game. The Patriots rallied with Drew Bledsoe's touchdown passes to Keith Byars and Ben Coates to give them their only lead of the game at 14-10. Green Bay scored 56 seconds into the second quarter when Favre hit Anto- nio Freeman with a Super Bowl record 81-yard touchdown pass. Favre later scored on a 2-yard run to give the Pack- ers a 27-14 halime lead. New England closed the gap on Curtis Martin's 18-yard run late in the third quarter. Howard took the ensuing kickoff all the way to stop the Patriots' momentum. The Packers' defense took over in the fourth quarter, intercept- ing Bledsoe twice, and preventing the Patriots from crossing midfield in four possessions. SUPER BOWL XXXI FAVRE, PACKERS TOO MUCH FOR PATRIOTS 35-21 Jan. 25, 1998 at San Diego Green Bay 7 7 3 7 — 24 Denver 7 10 7 7 — 31 Attendance — 68,912 Finally, a Broncos breakthrough. Terrell Davis rushed for 157 yards and a record three touchdowns to lead the Broncos to their first NFL title and break the NFC's streak of 13 consecu- tive Super Bowl victories. Defending champion Green Bay took the opening kickoff and scored on Brett Favre's 22-yard pass to Antonio Free- man. Denver responded with a 10-play, 58-yard drive capped by Davis' 1-yard run. Two plays later, Tyrone Braxton inter- cepted Favre on the Green Bay 45 and John Elway scored on a 1-yard run. Steve Atwater forced Favre to fumble three plays later, which resulted in a 51-yard field goal by Jason Elam and 17-7 lead. Green Bay ended the first half SUPER BOWL XXXII ELWAY, DAVIS GIVE BRONCOS 1ST SUPER BOWL TITLE DOUG MILLS — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre celebrates a touchdown against the New England Patriots during Super Bowl XXXI in New Orleans. Jan. 30, 1994 at Atlanta Dallas 6 0 14 10 — 30 Buffalo 3 10 0 0 — 13 Attendance — 72,817 In the only rematch in back-to-back years, Emmitt Smith rushed for 132 yards and two second-half touchdowns to lead the Cowboys to their second straight NFL title — and give the Bills a record four consecutive Super Bowl losses. Buffalo has not been back to the Super Bowl since. The Bills built a 13-6 halime lead on Thurman Thomas' 4-yard run and two field goals by Steve Christie, including a record 54-yarder. One minute into the second half, Thomas was stripped by Dallas defen- sive tackle Leon Lett. Safety James Washington recovered the fumble and ran 46 yards for the tying touchdown. The Cowboys forced the Bills to punt on the next possession and started on their 36-yard line. Smith carried seven times for 61 yards, including a 15-yard touchdown run, in an eight-play scoring drive. Washington set up the Cowboys' final touchdown in the fourth quarter when he intercepted Jim Kelly's pass and returned it 12 yards to the Bills 34. On the 10th play of the drive, Smith scored on fourth-and-goal from the 1 to put the Cowboys in front 27-13. SUPER BOWL XXVIII COWBOYS BEAT BILLS AGAIN, 30-13 by Emmitt Smith. Aer Pittsburgh closed within 20-17 with the help of an onside kick, Brown came through again. With four min- utes le and Pittsburgh threatening to score, Brown grabbed another pass and returned it 33 yards to set up a 4-yard TD run by Smith. Brown parlayed his performance into a big free agent contract with Oakland, but was never as successful as in Super Bowl 30. The Cowboys scored on their first three possessions, including two field goals by Chris Boniol, for a 13-0 lead in the first half. O'Donnell threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Yancey Thigpen with 13 seconds le in the half. It was Pittsburgh's first loss in a Super Bowl. with a 17-play, 95-yard drive to close the gap to three. Ryan Longwell's 27-yard field goal tied the game early in the third period. Aer exchanging punts, Davis scored his second touchdown, capping a 13-play, 92-yard drive. The Packers tied the game early in the fourth quarter on Favre's 13-yard pass to Freeman. Then the Broncos got great field position following Craig Hentrich's 39-yard punt to the Packers 49. Darius Holland's 15-yard facemask penalty aer Davis' 2-yard run moved the ball to the Packers 32. Davis scored several plays later with 1:45 remaining — Green Bay coach Mike Holmgren had his defense intentionally allow Davis to score from the 1 to preserve time for the Packers' offense. The strategy didn't work. The Packers reached the Broncos 35 with 1:04 le. But when on fourth- and-6, John Mobley batted down Fa- vre's pass with 32 seconds le, Denver had its long-awaited title.