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SUPER BOWL XLI
Feb. 4, 2007; Dolphin Stadium, Miami (Attd: 74,512)
Colts 29, Bears 17
Indianpolis 6 10 3 10—29 Chicago 14 0 3 0—17
MVP: Peyton Manning, QB, Colts
The game: The Colts bounced back after the Bears’ Devin Hester returned the opening kickoff 92 yards for a touchdown. Manning navigated soggy conditions for the win.
Quick fact: Lovie Smith and Tony Dungy were the first African-American head coaches to reach the Super Bowl. Paycheck bonus: Winner, $78,000; Loser, $40,000.
SUPER BOWL XLVI
Feb. 5, 2012; Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis (Attd: 68,658)
Giants 21, Patriots 17
New York 9 0 6 6—21 New England 0 10 7 0—17
MVP: Eli Manning, QB, Giants
The game: Four years after denying the Pats perfection, the Giants again had New England’s number, driving for the game-clincher in the closing seconds.
Quick fact: The Giants had the lowest winning percentage of any Super Bowl champion.
Paycheck bonus: Winner, $88,000; Loser, $44,000.
SUPER BOWL XLII
Feb. 3, 2008; U of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale (Attd: 71,101)
Giants 17, Patriots 14
SUPER BOWL XLIII
Feb. 1, 2009; Raymond James Stadium, Tampa (Attd: 70,774)
Steelers 27, Cardinals 23
SUPER BOWL XLIV
Feb. 7, 2010; Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens (Attd: 74,059)
Saints 31, Colts 17
New Orleans 0 6 10 15—31 Indianapolis 10 0 7 0—17
MVP: Drew Brees, QB, Saints
The game: Tracy Porter picked off a Peyton Manning pass and returned it 74 yards for a touchdown as the Saints pulled off a stunning upset of heavily favored Indianapolis.
Quick fact: It was the first Super Bowl appeareance for the Saints.
Paycheck bonus: Winner, $83,000; Loser, $42,000.
SUPER BOWL XLIX
Feb. 1, 2015; U of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale (Attd: 70,288)
Patriots 28, Seahawks 24
New England 0 14 0 14—28 Seattle 0 14 10 0—24
MVP: Tom Brady, QB, Patriots
The game: Brady and the Pats captured the franchise’s fourth title by rallying in the fourth quarter and stopping a Seahawks drive with an interception in the closing seconds.
Quick fact: Brady had a Super Bowl-re- cord 37 completions on 50 attempts with fourth touchdown passes. Paycheck bonus: Winner, $97,000; Loser, $49,000.
SUPER BOWL XLV
Feb. 6, 2011 Cowboys Stadium Arlington (Attd: 103,219)
Packers 31, Steelers 25
Pittsburgh 0 10 7 8—25 Green Bay 14 7 0 10—31
MVP: Aaron Rodgers, QB, Packers The game: The Packers won their first title in 14 years as Rodgers and Co. held off Ben Roethlisberger and Pittsburgh.
Quick fact: The Packers were the first No. 5 seed from the NFC to advance to the Super Bowl.
Paycheck bonus: Winner, $83,000; Loser, $42,000.
OUR GAME
>>> 50 YEARS OF THE SUPER BOWL
New York 3 0 0 14—17 Pittsburgh 3 14 3 7—27 New England 0 7 0 7—14 Arizona 0 7 0 16—23
MVP: Eli Manning, QB, Giants
The game: The Giants spoiled the Patriots’ bid to become the first team since the 1972-73 Dolphins to finish a season undefeated.
Quick fact: Manning’s desperation 32-yard heave to David Tyree is considered one of the greatest plays in Super Bowl history.
Paycheck bonus: Winner, $78,000; Loser, $40,000.
SUPER BOWL XLVII
Feb. 3, 2013; Superdome, New Orleans (Attd: 71,024)
Ravens 34, 49ers 31
MVP: Santonio Holmes, WR, Steelers The game: Three quarters of semi-bore- dom was replaced with a final 15 minutes of back-and-forth play as the Steelers held off Arizona’s rally.
Quick fact: The Steelers’ James Har- rison set a record with his 100-yard interception return at the end of the second quarter.
Paycheck bonus: Winner, $78,000; Loser, $40,000.
SUPER BOWL XLVIII
Feb. 2, 2014; Metlife Stadium, East Rutherford (Attd: 82,529)
Seahawks 43, Broncos 8
SUPER BOWL 50
Feb. 7, 6:30 p.m. EST Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara (capacity: 68,500)
TV: CBS (Jim Nantz, Phil Simms, Tracy Wolfson)
Halftime show: Coldplay with Beyonce and Bruno Mars
Cost of 30-second commercial:
$5 million
Quick fact: This is the first Super Bowl played in the San Francisco area since the 49ers beat the Dol- phins in January 1985. That game was played in Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto, Calif.
Paycheck bonus: Winner, $97,000; Loser, $49,000.
Baltimore 7 14 7 6—34 Seattle 8 14 14 7—43 San Francisco 3 3 17 8—31 Denver 0 0 8 0— 8
MVP: Joe Flacco, QB, Ravens
The game: Flacco and the Ravens handed San Francisco its first loss in
a Super Bowl, moving the franchise record to 5-1.
Quick fact: For the first time in Super Bowl history, two brothers — Jim and John Harbaugh — coached against each other.
Paycheck bonus: Winner, $88,000; Loser, $44,000.
MVP: Malcolm Smith, LB, Seahawks The game: In the first Super Bowl played outdoors in a cold-weather city, the Seahawks stunned Peyton Man- ning and the Broncos with a defensive and special teams masterpiece.
Quick fact: It was the largest margin of victory for an underdog.
Paycheck bonus: Winner, $92,000; Loser, $46,000.
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