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Super Bowl history

By Yahoo! Sports Staff Friday, Feb 4, 2011

Winner Loser	Scores	MVP/Recaps

	XLV Green Bay Packers 31 Pittsburgh Steelers 25 Feb. 6, 2011: Dallas	MVP: QB Aaron Rodgers (notes) passed for three touchdowns, including two to Greg Jennings (notes). His third down conversion in the fourth quarter to Jennings helped seal the win.

	XLIV New Orleans Saints 31 Indianapolis Colts 17 Feb. 7, 2010: Miami	MVP: QB Drew Brees(notes) Brees passed for two touchdowns. Tracy Porter's (notes) interception of Peyton Manning (notes) in the fourth quarter secured the win for the Saints.

	XLIII Pittsburgh Steelers 27 Arizona Cardinals 23 Feb. 1, 2009: Tampa, Fla.	MVP: WR Santonio Holmes (notes) Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger (notes) passed a 6-yard game-winning TD pass to Holmes in the final minute of the fourth quarter.

	XLII N.Y. Giants 17 N.E. Patriots 14 Feb. 3, 2008: Glendale, Ariz.	MVP: QB Eli Manning (notes) A lob in the final minute to Plaxico Burress (notes) from Manning upset the unbeaten Patriots and gave the Giants their third Super Bowl win.

	XLI Indianapolis Colts 29 Chicago Bears 17 Feb. 4, 2007: Miami	MVP: QB Peyton Manning (notes) At a soggy Miami field Manning had 246 yards, one TD and one INT, which combined with the Bears' six turnovers was enough for the Colts to win.

	XL Pittsburgh Steelers 21 Seattle Seahawks 10 Feb. 5, 2006: Detroit	MVP: WR Hines Ward (notes) The clinching 43-yard TD was scored by Ward on a trick pass play from Antwaan Randle El (notes) as the Steelers became the third team to win five Super Bowls.

	XXXIX New England Patriots 24 Philadelphia Eagles 21 Feb. 6, 2005: Jacksonville, Fla.	MVP: WR Deion Branch (notes) Branch had a Super Bowl record-tying 11 catches for 133 yards as the Patriots won their third Super Bowl in four seasons, matching the Cowboys' feat.

	XXXVIII New England Patriots 32 Carolina Panthers 29 Feb. 1, 2004: Houston	MVP: QB Tom Brady (notes) With the score tied, Brady led the Patriots down the field to set up Adam Vinatieri's (notes) 43-yard game-winning field goal in the final seconds.

	XXXVII Tampa Bay Buccaneers 48 Oakland Raiders 21 Jan. 26, 2003: San Diego	MVP: FS Dexter Jackson The Bucs defense intercepted five passes (including two by Jackson), scored three touchdowns and recorded five sacks of Rich Gannon.

	XXXVI New England Patriots 20 St. Louis Rams 17 Feb. 3, 2002: New Orleans	MVP: QB Tom Brady (notes) A game-winning drive by Brady resulted in a 48-yard field goal by Adam Vinatieri (notes) and gave the Patriots their first Super Bowl win.

	XXXV Baltimore Ravens 34 New York Giants 7 Jan. 28, 2001: Tampa, Fla.	MVP: LB Ray Lewis (notes) The Ravens defense forced five turnovers and didn't allow an offensive TD, with the only Giants score coming on a Ron Dixon kickoff return.

	XXXIV St. Louis Rams 23 Tennessee Titans 16 Jan. 30, 2000: Atlanta	MVP: QB Kurt Warner (notes) Warner passed for a Super Bowl-record 414 yards and two TDs, but the game was won on the final play after Mike Jones tackled Kevin Dyson on the 1-yard line.

	XXXIII Denver Broncos 34 Atlanta Falcons 19 Jan. 31, 1999: Miami	MVP: QB John Elway In his final game, Elway passed and ran for TDs as the Broncos became the first AFC team to repeat since the Steelers.

	XXXII Denver Broncos 31 Green Bay Packers 24 Jan. 25, 1998: San Diego	MVP: RB Terrell Davis The Broncos broke the NFC's streak of 13 consecutive Super Bowl wins as Davis rushed for 157 yards and a Super Bowl-record three TDs.

	XXXI Green Bay Packers 35 New England Patriots 21 Jan. 26, 1997: New Orleans	MVP: KR-PR Desmond Howard A 99-yard kick return by Howard in the third quarter sealed the win as the Packers won the Super Bowl for the first time in 29 years.

	XXX Dallas Cowboys 27 Pittsburgh Steelers 17 Jan. 28, 1996: New Orleans	MVP: CB Larry Brown Two interceptions by Brown and two rushing TDs by Emmitt Smith helped the Cowboys win their third Super Bowl in four years.

	XXIX San Francisco 49ers 49 San Diego Chargers 26 Jan. 29, 1995: Miami	MVP: QB Steve Young The 49ers became the first team to win five Super Bowls as Young passed for six TDs, breaking Joe Montana's record of five TDs in a Super Bowl.

	XXVIII Dallas Cowboys 30 Buffalo Bills 13 Jan. 30, 1994: Atlanta	MVP: RB Emmitt Smith In a rematch of XXVII, the Cowboys joined the 49ers and Steelers as winners of four Super Bowls, with the help of Smith's 132 rushing yards and two TDs.

	XXVII Dallas Cowboys 52 Buffalo Bills 17 Jan. 31, 1993: Pasadena, Calif.	MVP: QB Troy Aikman The Bills committed nine turnovers and QB Jim Kelly was injured in the second quarter as Aikman led the Cowboys with four TD passes.

	XXVI Washington Redskins 37 Buffalo Bills 24 Jan. 26, 1992: Minneapolis	MVP: RB Mark Rypien Rypien scored two passing TDs and Gerald Riggs rushed for two scores as Joe Gibbs (notes) became the third coach to win three Super Bowls.

	XXV New York Giants 20 Buffalo Bills 19 Jan. 27, 1991: Tampa, Fla.	MVP: RB Ottis Anderson Anderson helped the Giants control the clock, but the Bills had a chance to win before Scott Norwood's 47-yard field goal missed in the final seconds.

	XXIV San Francisco 49ers 55 Denver Broncos 10 Jan. 28, 1990: New Orleans	MVP: QB Joe Montana The 49ers broke the record for most points in a Super Bowl as Montana earned his third MVP, passing for 297 yards and five TDs, three to Jerry Rice (notes).

	XXIII San Francisco 49ers 20 Cincinnati Bengals 16 Jan. 22, 1989: Miami	MVP: WR Jerry Rice Rice had a record 215 receiving yards, but the game was won on a 92-play drive ending in a Joe Montana TD pass to John Taylor with 34 seconds remaining.

	XXII Washington Redskins 42 Denver Broncos 10 Jan. 31, 1988: San Diego	MVP: QB Doug Williams The Redskins, down 10-0, scored a record 35 points in the second quarter, including four TD passes by Williams, who ended with 340 passing yards.

	XXI New York Giants 39 Denver Broncos 20 Jan. 25, 1987: Pasadena, Calif.	MVP: QB Phil Simms The Giants exploded in the second half with 30 points as Simms ended with a record 88-percent completion percentage (22 for 25).

	XX Chicago Bears 46 New England Patriots 10 Jan. 26, 1986: New Orleans	MVP: DE Richard Dent The Bears tied a Super Bowl record with seven sacks, including 1½ by Dent, and limited the Patriots to 7 total rushing yards.

	XIX San Francisco 49ers 38 Miami Dolphins 16 Jan. 20, 1985: Stanford, Calif.	MVP: QB Joe Montana Montana passed for three TDs, including two to Roger Craig, and rushed for one score as the 49ers held the passing game of Dan Marino in check.

	XVIII Los Angeles Raiders 38 Washington Redskins 9 Jan. 22, 1984: Tampa, Fla.	MVP: RB Marcus Allen The Raiders pounded the Redskins with 231 rushing yards, including a record 191 yards by Allen, who also ran for two scores.

	XVII Washington Redskins 27 Miami Dolphins 17 Jan, 30, 1983: Pasadena, Calif.	MVP: RB John Riggins Riggins put the Redskins ahead in the fourth quarter with a 43-yard TD run on a fourth-and-one play and ended with 166 total rushing yards.

	XVI San Francisco 49ers 26 Cincinnati Bengals 21 Jan. 24, 1982: Pontiac, Mich.	MVP: QB Joe Montana The 49ers opened up a 20-0 halftime lead with a controlled passing game by Montana, who also rushed for the game's first score.

	XV Oakland Raiders 27 Philadelphia Eagles 10 Jan. 25, 1981: New Orleans	MVP: QB Jim Plunkett The Raiders became the first wild-card team to win the Super Bowl with the help of three Plunkett TD passes, including an 80-yard strike to Kenny King (notes).

	XIV Pittsburgh Steelers 31 Los Angeles Rams 19 Jan. 20, 1980: Pasadena, Calif.	MVP: QB Terry Bradshaw The Steelers became the first team to win four Super Bowls as Bradshaw led the team from behind twice in the second half.

	XIII Pittsburgh Steelers 35 Dallas Cowboys 31 Jan. 21, 1979: Miami	MVP: QB Terry Bradshaw Bradshaw passed for 318 yards and four TDs, but the Cowboys kept in the game until Rocky Bleier recovered the Cowboys' last onside kick.

	XII Dallas Cowboys 27 Denver Broncos 10 Jan. 15, 1978: New Orleans	MVPs: DT Randy White, DE Harvey Martin Tony Dorsett scored the first TD, and the Cowboys never relinquished the lead as their defense forced six Broncos turnovers.

	XI Oakland Raiders 32 Minnesota Vikings 14 Jan. 9, 1977: Pasadena, Calif.	MVP: WR Fred Biletnikoff The Raiders opened up a 16-0 halftime lead and never trailed in the game, with the help of four key receptions by Biletnikoff.

	X Pittsburgh Steelers 21 Dallas Cowboys 17 Jan. 18, 1976: Miami	MVP: WR Lynn Swann Swann, who gained 161 yards on four receptions, sealed the win with a 64-yard fourth-quarter TD pass from Terry Bradshaw.

	IX Pittsburgh Steelers 16 Minnesota Vikings 6 Jan. 12, 1975: New Orleans	MVP: RB Franco Harris The Steelers led at halftime 2-0, but Harris scored the game's first TD in the third quarter en route to a 158-yard rushing performance.

	VIII Miami Dolphins 24 Minnesota Vikings 7 Jan. 13, 1974: Houston	MVP: RB Larry Csonka Csonka scored the game's first TD and rushed for a total of 145 yards, while the Dolphins defense held the Vikings scoreless until the fourth quarter.

	VII Miami Dolphins 14 Washington Redskins 7 Jan. 14, 1973: Los Angeles	MVP: S Jake Scott (notes) The Dolphins capped off their perfect regular season with a Super Bowl title, helped by Scott's two INTs, including one in the end zone.

	VI Dallas Cowboys 24 Miami Dolphins 3 Jan. 16, 1972: New Orleans	MVP: QB Roger Staubach Staubach passed for 119 yards and two TDs as the Cowboys defense dominated, holding the Dolphins to a lone field goal.

	V Baltimore Colts 16 Dallas Cowboys 13 Jan. 17, 1971: Miami	MVP: LB Chuck Howley Howley had two INTs, becoming the only player from the losing team to win MVP honors. The Colts won on a Jim O'Brien field goal in the final seconds.

	IV Kansas City Chiefs 23 Minnesota Vikings 7 Jan. 11, 1970: New Orleans	MVP: QB Len Dawson Dawson had 142 yards passing with one TD pass to Otis Taylor, while the Chiefs defense had three INTs and two fumble recoveries.

	III New York Jets 16 Baltimore Colts 7 Jan. 12, 1969: Miami	MVP: QB Joe Namath Namath's "guaranteed" victory came to fruition as he passed for 206 yards, while the Jets defense held the Colts to one TD.

	II Green Bay Packers 33 Oakland Raiders 14 Jan. 14, 1968: Miami	MVP: QB Bart Starr Starr had 202 yards and one TD, leading the Packers to a NFL championship repeat in Vince Lombardi's last game as the Packers' coach.

	I Green Bay Packers 35 Kansas City Chiefs 10 Jan. 15, 1967: Los Angeles	MVP: QB Bart Starr The Packers won the "First World Championship Game" behind the passing of Starr, who tossed for two TDs.