Super memories: Review of Super Bowls XLI to XLIX,
SUPER BOWL XLI
Indianapolis Colts 29, Chicago Bears 17
Feb. 4, 2007 at Dolphin Stadium in Miami
Coaches: IND: Tony Dungy (Minnesota); CHI: Lovie Smith (Tulsa)
MVP: Indianapolis QB Peyton Manning (Tennessee) — 25 of 38 passing for 247 yards, TD, INT
How it played out: Trailing by eight points early in the second quarter, Indianapolis got field goals of 29, 24 and 30 yards from Adam
Vinatieri (South Dakota State) and a 1-yard TD run from Dominic Rhodes (Midwestern State) to take a 22-14 lead. Chicago turned the ball over five times.
Did you know: Chicago rookie Devin Hester (Miami) returned the opening kick 92 yards for a touchdown. … Rex Grossman (Florida) finished 20 of 38 passing for 165 yards with a touchdown to Muhsin Mu
hammad (Michigan State) and two interceptions for the Bears. Smith went 8-24 as head coach of the Bucs from 2014-15. … Dungy went 2-4 in the postseason as coach of the Bucs from 1996-2001.
SUPER BOWL XLII
New York Giants 17, New England Patriots 14
Feb. 3, 2008 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz.
Coaches: NY: Tom Coughlin (Syracuse); NE: Bill Belichick ( Wesleyan)
MVP: New York QB Eli Manning (Ole Miss) — 19 of 34 passing for 255 yards, 2 TDs, INT
How it played out: Da
vid Tyree (Syracuse) caught a football off his helmet and Plaxico Burress (Michigan State) hauled in a 13-yard touchdown pass from Manning four plays later with 35 seconds left. New England led 14-10 with
2:42 remaining on a 6-yard TD pass from Tom Brady (Michigan) to Randy Moss (Marshall).
Did you know: Lake Ho
well High’s Kawika Mitch
ell (South Florida) had a sack and was in on eight total tackles for the Giants in his only season in New York. … Apopka High’s Brandon
Meriweather (Miami) started at defensive back for the Patriots and had three tackles. … Asante Samuel (UCF) started at cornerback for the Patriots. …
SUPER BOWL XLIII
Pittsburgh Steelers 27, Arizona Cardinals 23
Feb. 1, 2009 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa
Coaches: PIT: Mike Tomlin (William & Mary);
ARZ: Ken Whisenhunt (Georgia Tech)
MVP: Pittsburgh WR Santonio Holmes (Ohio State) — 9 catches for 131 yards, TD
How it played out:
Holmes caught a 6-yard TD pass from Ben Roethlis
berger (Miami Ohio) with 35 seconds left after the Cardinals rallied in the fourth from a 20-7 deficit. Arizona took a 23-20 lead with 2:37 to play when Kurt Warner (Northern Iowa) and Larry
Fitzgerald (Pittsburgh) hooked up on a 64-yard score.
Did you know: The win gave Pittsburgh its leaguebest sixth Super Bowl win. … Lake Highland Prep’s Max
Starks (Florida) started at right guard for the Steelers in his fifth NFL season.
SUPER BOWL XLIV
New Orleans Saints 31, Indianapolis Colts 17
Feb. 7, 2010 at Sun Life Stadium in Miami
Coaches: NO: Sean Payton (Eastern Illinois); IND:
Jim Caldwell (Iowa) MVP: New Orleans QB
Drew Brees (Purdue) — 32 of 39 passing for 288 yards, 2
TD
How it played out:
Saints outscored the Colts 25-7 in the second half after trailing 10-6. A 2-yard pass from Brees to Jeremy
Shockey (Miami) with 5:42 left gave New Orleans the lead for good. Tracy Porter (Indiana) took an interception back 74 yards for a score on the next possession for Indianapolis.
Did you know: Caldwell took the Colts to the Super Bowl in his first season as
head coach. … Joe Lombardi (Air Force), grandson
of Vince Lombardi (Fordham), won the Lombardi Trophy as QB coach with the Saints.
SUPER BOWL XLV
Green Bay Packers 31, Pittsburgh Steelers 25
Feb. 6, 2011 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Coaches: GB: Mike McCarthy (Baker); PIT: Mike Tomlin ( William & Mary) MVP: Green Bay QB
Aaron Rodgers (California) – 24 of 39 for 304 yards, 3 TDs
How it played out: Packers led 21-3 late in first half off two TDs from Rodgers and a 37-yard interception
return by Nick Collins (Bethune-Cookman). Green Bay never trailed. Pittsburgh turned the ball over three
times.
Did you know: Pittsburgh lost a Super Bowl for just the second time in eight appearances. … Josh Sitton (UCF) started at right guard in his third season with the Packers.
SUPER BOWL XLVI
New York Giants 21, New England Patriots 17
Feb. 5, 2012 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis
Coaches: NY: Tom Coughlin (Syracuse); NE:
Bill Belichick ( Wesleyan) MVP: New York QB Eli Manning (Ole Miss) – 30 of 40 passing for 296 yards, TD
How it played out: Field goals of 38 and 33 yards from
Lawrence Tynes (Troy) got the Giants within 17-15 entering the fourth. The Giants intercepted Tom
Brady (Michigan) to start the final quarter then later took the lead for good with 1:04 remaining on a 6-yard run by Ahmad Bradshaw (Marshall).
Did you know: Super Bowl XLVI marked the fifth rematch in the game’s history. … Coughlin and Belichick became the third duo to face off as coaches in a Super Bowl two different times.
SUPER BOWL XLVII
Baltimore Ravens 34, San Francisco 49ers 31
Feb. 3, 2013 at Superdome in New Orleans
Coaches: BAL: John Harbaugh (Miami Ohio);
SF: Jim Harbaugh (Michigan)
MVP: Baltimore QB Joe Flacco (Delaware) – 22 of 33 passing for 287 yards, 3 TDs
How it played out: Balti
more opened a 28-6 lead
when Jacoby Jones (Lane) ran a kickoff back 108 yards for a touchdown to start the second half. … The 49ers got within 31-29 with 9:57 to play on a15-yard touchdown run by Colin Kaepernick (Nevada).
Did you know: Bruce
Miller (UCF) suited up for the 49ers in his second NFL season. … Anquan Boldin (Florida State) caught six passes for 104 yards and a touchdown in his final game with the Ravens. … LB Ray
Lewis (Miami) played in his last NFL game with the Ravens.
SUPER BOWL XLVIII
Seattle Seahawks 43, Denver Broncos 8
Feb. 2, 2014 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.
Coaches: SEA: Pete Carroll (Pacific); DEN: John Fox (San Diego State)
MVP: Seattle LB Malcolm Smith (USC) – FR, INT, TD
How it played out: The Seahawks got out to a 36-0 lead with 2:58 left in the third quarter. Smith gave Seattle a 22-0 lead at halftime on an interception return of 69 yards. Denver turned the ball over four times.
Did you know: Leesburg High’s Danny Trevathan (Kentucky) started at linebacker for the Broncos. … Timber Creek High’s Lem
uel Jeanpierre (South Carolina) played special teams for the Seahawks. … Matt
Prater (UCF) was placekicker for the Broncos. … …
Percy Harvin (Florida) returned a kick 87 yards for a touchdown for the Seahawks.
SUPER BOWL XLIX
New England Patriots 28, Seattle Seahawks 24
Feb. 1, 2015 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz.
Coaches: NE: Bill Belichick (Wesleyan); SEA: Pete Carroll (Pacific)
MVP: New England QB Tom Brady (Michigan) – 37 of 50 passing for 328 yards, 4 TDs, 2 INTs
How it played out: New England overcame a 24-14 deficit late in the third with two touchdown passes from Brady. The last was a 3-yard toss to Julian Edelman (Kent State) to give the Pats the lead with 2:02 remain
ing. Malcolm Butler (West Alabama) intercepted Seattle QB Russell Wilson (Wisconsin) at the goal line with 20 seconds left.
Did you know: Timber Creek High’s Lemuel Jean
pierre (South Carolina) played along the offensive line for the Seahawks. … Belichick tied Don Shula (John Carroll) for most Super Bowl appearances as a head coach (6). … Brady set a Super Bowl record for completions in a game (37) and became the second player to win three Super Bowl MVP awards.