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Topic: Super Bowl VI


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  Super Bowl XXV - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Super Bowl XXV was the 25th Super Bowl, the championship game of the National Football League (NFL).
Super Bowl XXV was played under much patriotic fervor, due to the then-current Gulf War.
This Super Bowl was the inspiration for the Ray Finkle character in the 1994 movie Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and provided a critical plot point for the 1998 Vincent Gallo film Buffalo '66.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Super_Bowl_XXV   (3146 words)

  
 Super Bowl VI - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Super Bowl VI was the sixth Super Bowl, the championship game of the National Football League (NFL).
Later, Miami shutout the defending Super Bowl champion Baltimore Colts, 21-0, in the AFC Championship Game, aided by defensive back Dick Anderson who intercepted 3 passes from Colts quarterback Johnny Unitas and returned one of them for a 62-yard touchdown.
Despite being the second Super Bowl after the AFL-NFL merger, Super Bowl VI was the first one to have the NFL logo painted at the 50-yard line.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Super_Bowl_VI   (1710 words)

  
 Super Bowl VII - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Super Bowl VII was the seventh Super Bowl, the championship game of the National Football League (NFL).
But Super Bowl VII is most memorable for the final two minutes of the game: Miami's quest for a perfect season almost came to a sudden halt after Redskins cornerback Mike Bass picked up Dolphins kicker Garo Yepremian's fumble and returned it 49 yards for a touchdown.
This was the first Super Bowl to be televised in the city in which it was being played.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Super_Bowl_VII   (2008 words)

  
 Super Bowl MVP: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Super bowl v was the fifth super bowl, the championship of american football....
Super bowl iii was the third super bowl, the championship of american football, but the first to officially bear the name super bowl....
Super bowl vi took place on january 16, 1972, at tulane stadium, new orleans, louisiana, between the dallas cowboys and the miami dolphins....
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/su/super_bowl_mvp2.htm   (3535 words)

  
 Super Bowl: Tutte le informazioni su Super Bowl su Encyclopedia.it   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Super Bowl: Tutte le informazioni su Super Bowl su Encyclopedia.it
Il Super Bowl più visto della storia fu il Super Bowl XXXII del 1998, tra i Denver Broncos e i Green Bay Packers, con 90 milioni di spettatori.
Famose campagne pubblicitarie del Super Bowl comprendono lo spot della Budweiser soprannominato "Bud Bowl" e gli spot delle dot-com del biennio 1999-2000.
www.encyclopedia.it /s/su/super_bowl.html   (393 words)

  
 ESPN.com - Greatest Super Bowl moments   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Super Bowl XVII: With the Dolphins leading the Redskins 17-13 in the third quarter, Miami LB Kim Bokamper deflects a Joe Theismann pass and is about to corral the ball for a possible TD.
Super Bowl XXVI: Michael Jackson took the Super Bowl halftime show to a new level with his pyrotechnic extravaganza, including his memorable entrance: standing perfectly in the middle of the field after the smoke cleared, wearing sunglasses and pseudo-military gear.
Super Bowl XIII: Dallas' 38-year-old backup tight end Jackie Smith, wide open in the middle of the end zone, drops a certain TD pass during the third quarter of the Cowboys' 35-31 loss to the Steelers.
sports.espn.go.com /espn/print?id=1714359&type=page2Story   (949 words)

  
 Boston.com / Sports / Bruins
This is the ninth Super Bowl held in New Orleans.
New England is 0-2 in the Super Bowl.
The NFC is 8-1 in Super Bowls held in domed stadiums.
www.boston.com /sports/patriots/superbowl/quiz.htm   (431 words)

  
 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Super Bowl
In terms of household percentage, the most watched was Super Bowl XVI in 1982 which was watched in 49.1% of households (73 share) or 40,020,000 households at the time.
However, Super Bowl XIV (which involved the then-Los Angeles Rams) was played in the Rose Bowl in nearby Pasadena; and Super Bowl XIX (which involved the San Francisco 49ers) was played at the nearby Stanford Stadium on the Stanford University campus in Palo Alto.
Super Bowl XXXIX was the first such game to be tied after three quarters of play.
www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Super_Bowl   (1192 words)

  
 ESPN.com - Page2 - 100 Greatest Super Bowl Moments
Super Bowl XXIV: Jerry Rice crosses the goal line with his third TD catch, both arms upraised, as the 49ers clobber the Broncos 55-10.
Super Bowl I: The Chiefs trail 14-10 when, on the their first possession of the second half, the Packers blitz QB Len Dawson and he's picked off by Willie Wood, who returns it 50 yards to the 5-yard line.
Super Bowl XIII: John Stallworth takes a short pass from Terry Bradshaw, breaks a tackle, and goes for a 75-yard TD to tie the score 14-14 in the second quarter against the Cowboys.
espn.go.com /page2/s/superbowlmoments100.html   (927 words)

  
 WXYZ: Super Bowl XL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Super Bowl XII was an intriguing reunion between Broncos quarterback Craig Morton and his former team.
Super Bowl XII was the first Super Bowl played indoors and the first of six to be played in the Superdome.
The only reason Super Bowl IX isn’t in the bottom five is because it was the first of four Super Bowl titles for the Steelers of the 1970s.
www.detnow.com /wxyz/super_bowl_xl/article/0,2671,WXYZ_21456_4414420,00.html   (2417 words)

  
 AskMen.com - Super Bowl
The first five Super Bowl halftime shows were relatively simple affairs, orchestrated without a dedicated producer.
Super Bowl VI ushered in a new era; Jim Skinner became the first designated and credited halftime show producer.
When the Super Bowl was created, the organizers wanted it to be a huge spectacle that would attract the attention of millions of people.
www.askmen.com /sports/business_100/123b_sports_business.html   (734 words)

  
 Super Bowl VI: Champions at Long Last   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Besides limiting the Dolphins to 185 yards, Dallas rushed for a Super Bowl-record 252 yards.
Dallas linebacker Chuck Howley, the MVP of Super Bowl V in a losing effort, intercepted a pass and recovered a fumble against Miami, but the MVP honors in this game went to quarterback Roger Staubach.
Landry said the Cowboys, spurred by the disappointment of NFL title-game losses to Green Bay in 1966 and 1967, playoff losses to the Cleveland Browns in 1968 and 1969 and the Super Bowl V setback to Baltimore, were on a mission against the Dolphins.
www.enter.net /~hound56/miami.htm   (260 words)

  
 Super Bowl VI
The Cowboys' route to their second consecutive Super Bowl was similar to their path of the previous year.
During the early part of the week he imposed no curfew, feeling that the veteran players, in their second Super Bowl in as many years, could be relied upon to exercise mature judgment.
Dallas cornerback Herb Adderley, on his fourth Super Bowl squad in six years, expressed doubt that the Dolphins could cope with pressure on their first venture into the big show.
www.supernfl.com /SuperBowl/sb6.html   (4026 words)

  
 Definition of Super Bowl XXXIX
Super Bowl XXXIX was the 2005 championship game of the National Football League, the major professional league of American football in the United States.
As usual, the television coverage of this year's Super Bowl was the showcase for the most expensive commercials in television -- both to produce, and to buy airtime (at the rate of $2.4 million for 30 seconds).
Branch's Super Bowl record 11 catches tied Cincinnati Bengals' Dan Ross in Super Bowl XVI and San Francisco 49ers' Jerry Rice in Super Bowl XXIII.
www.wordiq.com /definition/Super_Bowl_XXXIX   (1374 words)

  
 WXYZ: Super Bowl XL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Super Bowl VIII was the last game ever played when the goalposts were positioned on the goal line.
A lasting Super Bowl image is the shot of Willie Brown streaking down the sideline on his way to a 75-yard interception return for a touchdown.
Super Bowl XVIII was supposed to be an exercise in dominance for the Redskins.
www.detnow.com /wxyz/super_bowl_xl/article/0,2671,WXYZ_21456_4420391,00.html   (3361 words)

  
 MSNBC - Test your Super Bowl knowledge
Super Bowl II: Who was the Raiders coach in their first Super Bowl appearance, against Green Bay?
Super Bowl III: Joe Namath not only predicted the New York Jets would beat the Colts in Super Bowl III, he nearly got in a fight with a Baltimore player who was popping off about his team’s superiority.
Super Bowl IV: The site of the Kansas City-Minnesota game has hosted the most Super Bowls.
msnbc.com /modules/sports/quiz/football/super1.asp   (245 words)

  
 The Super Bowl turns XL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Super Bowl is turning the big X-L. It has become the country's biggest unofficial holiday and probably accounts for more parties then New Year's Eve and more spreads than Thanksgiving.
Shotgun Late in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl VII, the the Miami Dolphins are set to take a 17-0 lead and nail down a perfect 17-0 season when kicker Garo Yepremian has his 42-yard field-goal try blocked.
Cruisin' On the eve of Super Bowl XXXIII in Miami, Atlanta Falcons free safety Eugene Robinson is arrested and charged with soliciting an undercover police officer for sexual favors.
www.statesman.com /sports/content/sports/stories/other/02/5Super40s.html   (2305 words)

  
 Pennants - Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl Souvenir Pennants   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
One from each of the five Super Bowls won by the Dallas Cowboys.
We have re-designed all of the Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl pennants using the original art work from their Super Bowl games.
Super Bowl XII pennant autographed by Tony Dorsett.
www.sportspennants.com /dallascowboys   (151 words)

  
 Member - Pro Football Hall of Fame
But for the nine seasons he was in command of the potent Cowboys attack, the Dallas played in six NFC championship games, winning four of them, and also scored victories in Super Bowls VI and XII.
He was the MVP of Super Bowl VI and provided the offensive spark in a defense dominated Super Bowl XII victory.
In 1972, he missed most of the season with a separated shoulder but he relieved Craig Morton in a divisional playoff against San Francisco and threw two touchdown passes in the last 90 seconds to defeat the 49ers, 30-28.
www.profootballhof.com /hof/member.jsp?player_id=201   (366 words)

  
 ESPN.com - Page2 - A Super Monday to forget
Certainly I was stiff and sore from the game, but as I came to consciousness early that Monday morning, the magnitude of our victory in Super Bowl VI smacked me. I burst out laughing as I lay in my bed.
College sweethearts, we had married the previous January, flush in the wake of the club's first Super Bowl appearance, a heartbreaking loss to the Baltimore Colts.
The Super Bowl ring, I knew, would be even more of a grabber.
espn.go.com /page2/s/toomay/020205.html   (1759 words)

  
 Super Advancement quiz -- free game
In Super Bowl XXV the New York Giants squeaked past Buffalo 20-19.
In Super Bowl XV the Raiders defeated the Eagles.
In January of 1978 the Dallas Cowboys defeated the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XII.
www.funtrivia.com /playquiz.cfm?qid=70816   (308 words)

  
 Bucs: Some alphabet soup for the Super Bowl-stricken soul
The Cowboys linebacker was MVP of Super Bowl V, the first defensive player chosen and still the only one from a losing team.
For Super Bowl VIII, the Vikings practiced at a high school with no lockers and sparrows nesting in the showers.
There have been 10 "ugly" games in 36 Super Bowls, ugly being a game in which the winner beats the loser by at least 21, thereby making the fourth quarter pointless.
www.sptimes.com /2003/01/22/news_pf/Bucs/Some_alphabet_soup_fo.shtml   (808 words)

  
 Dallas Cowboys Silver Super Bowl Collection price comparison at MSN Shopping
Super Bowl VI: This coin features the NFL Shield as a replacement of the Lombardi Trophy and includes the score of the game on the front of the coin.
Super Bowl XII: This Coin features the NFL Shield as a replacement of the Lombardi Trophy and includes the score of the game on the front of the coin.
Super Bowl XXX: This coin features the Vince Lombardi Trophy since it is a replica of the actual coin flipped at the game.
shopping.msn.com /prices/shp/?itemId=23026299   (280 words)

  
 Washingtonpost.com: Super Bowl VI: Cowboys on Top at Last, 24-3
The 24-3 conquest of the Miami Dolphins before a sellout Super Bowl crowd of 81,023 in Tulane Stadium proved that a scrambling quarterback could take a team all the way.
The Cowboys set a Super Bowl rushing record by running for 252 yards, enabling Staubach to set up two touchdown throws, seven yards to flanker Lance Alworth and seven yards to tight end Mike Ditka.
Garrison and Thomas shot the rapids for the last hard yards and coach Don Shula began facing up to the threat of losing his second Super Bowl as a coach.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/sports/nfl/longterm/superbowl/stories/sb6.htm   (1210 words)

  
 Super Bowl notes & quotes: South Florida Sun-Sentinel
The highest TV rating for a Super Bowl was Super Bowl XXXVII between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Oakland Raiders, registering a 40.7 national rating with a 61 share or 138.9 million viewers.
The average margin of victory in a Super Bowl with a two-week break between the championship games and the Super Bowl is 17.3 points.
The Super Bowl is broadcast in 220 countries with live broadcasts in 27 languages.
www.sun-sentinel.com /sports/sfl-sbnotes012804,0,1667063.story   (568 words)

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