January 28, 1996
Super Bowl XXX – Dallas Cowboys 27, Pittsburgh Steelers 17
Dallas cornerback Larry Brown intercepted Pittsburgh quarterback Neil O’Donnell twice in the second half, and the Cowboys converted both of them into Emmitt Smith touchdown runs.
Dallas quarterback Troy Aikman was an efficient 15 of 23 for 209 yards, including a 3-yard touchdown pass to tight end Jay Novacek, on his way to winning his third and final Super Bowl title.
Charles Haley became the first player to win five Super Bowls, and Barry Switzer became the second head coach to win a college football national championship and a Super Bowl (his predecessor Jimmy Johnson was the other).
Fun Facts
Site: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Ariz.
Point Spread: Dallas by 13.5
MVP: Larry Brown
National Anthem: Vanessa Williams
Halftime Show: Diana Ross
Nielsen Ratings: 46.0 share (approximately 94.1 million viewers)
Cost of 30-Second Commercial: $1.085 million
Misc.: This game marked the first time the Vince Lombardi trophy was presented to the winning team during an on-field ceremony rather than in the locker room.
January 28, 1990
Super Bowl XXIV – San Francisco 49ers 55, Denver Broncos 10
Site: Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans
Point Spread: San Francisco by 12
MVP: Joe Montana
National Anthem: Aaron Neville
Halftime Show: Pete Fountain, Doug Kershaw and Irma Thomas
Nielsen Ratings: 39.0 share (approximately 73.8 million viewers)
Cost of 30-Second Commercial: $700,000
Misc.: Montana became the third player in history to win the regular-season and Super Bowl MVP award in the same season (Bart Starr 1966, Terry Bradshaw 1978).
January 28, 2001
Super Bowl XXXV – Baltimore Ravens 34, New York Giants 7
Site: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla.
Point Spread: Baltimore by 3
MVP: Ray Lewis
National Anthem: Backstreet Boys
Halftime Show: Aerosmith, Britney Spears, Nelly, Mary J. Blige and NSYNC
Nielsen Ratings:40.3 share (approximately 84.3 million viewers)
Cost of 30-Second Commercial: $2.1 million
Misc.: CBS play-by-play announcer Greg Gumbel became the first African-American to broadcast a major sports championship on network television.
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