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Super Bowl XXXI
New England Patriots (2)
(AFC)
(11–5)		 Green Bay Packers (1)
(NFC)
(13–3)
21 35
Head coach:
Bill Parcells		 Head coach:
Mike Holmgren
1234 Total
NE 14070 21
GB 101780 35
DateJanuary 26, 1997 (1997-01-26)
StadiumLouisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
MVPDesmond Howard, return specialist
FavoritePackers by 14[1][2]
RefereeGerald Austin
Attendance72,301[3]
Current/Future Hall of Famers
Patriots: Bill Parcells (head coach), Ty Law, Curtis Martin
Packers: Ron Wolf (general manager), LeRoy Butler, Brett Favre, Reggie White
Ceremonies
National anthemLuther Vandross
Coin tossPast Super Bowl winning coaches: Hank Stram, Mike Ditka, Tom Flores, Tom Landry, Chuck Noll, George Seifert
Halftime showThe Blues Brothers, James Brown, and ZZ Top
TV in the United States
NetworkFox
AnnouncersPat Summerall, John Madden, Ron Pitts, and Bill Maas
Nielsen ratings43.3
(est. 87.87 million viewers)[4]
Market share65
Cost of 30-second commercial$1.2 million
Radio in the United States
NetworkWestwood One
AnnouncersHoward David and Matt Millen

Super Bowl XXXI was an American football game. It was between the American Football Conference (AFC) winner New England Patriots and the National Football Conference (NFC) winner Green Bay Packers. The winner would be the National Football League (NFL) winner for the 1996 NFL season. The Packers beat the Patriots 35–21. This was the Packers' 3rd win in the Super Bowl. Their last win was in Super Bowl II in 1968. The Packers also beat their record for most NFL championships. They were now in 12 championships. The game was on January 26, 1997, at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.

This was the first Super Bowl broadcast by Fox. Fox made a contract to air NFL games. This was the highest-rated program ever on Fox at the time.

Box score

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Super Bowl XXXI: Green Bay Packers 35, New England Patriots 21
1 2 3 4 Total
Patriots (AFC) 14 0 7 0 21
Packers (NFC) 10 17 8 0 35

at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: January 26, 1997
  • Game time: 5:25 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C), played indoors, domed stadium[5]
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP NE GB
1 11:28 2 55 0:51 GB Andre Rison 54-yard touchdown reception from Brett Favre, Chris Jacke kick good 0 7
1 8:42 4 9 1:58 GB 37-yard field goal by Jacke 0 10
1 6:35 6 79 2:07 NE Keith Byars 1-yard touchdown reception from Drew Bledsoe, Adam Vinatieri kick good 7 10
1 2:33 4 57 2:11 NE Ben Coates 4-yard touchdown reception from Bledsoe, Vinatieri kick good 14 10
2 14:04 1 81 0:10 GB Antonio Freeman 81-yard touchdown reception from Favre, Jacke kick good 14 17
2 8:15 8 33 2:58 GB 31-yard field goal by Jacke 14 20
2 1:11 9 74 5:59 GB Favre 2-yard touchdown run, Jacke kick good 14 27
3 3:27 7 53 3:25 NE Curtis Martin 18-yard touchdown run, Vinatieri kick good 21 27
3 3:10 — — — GB Desmond Howard 99-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, 2-point pass good (Favre to Mark Chmura) 21 35
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 21 35

Final statistics

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Sources: NFL.com Super Bowl XXXI, Super Bowl XXXI Play Finder GB, Super Bowl XXXI Play Finder NE

Statistical comparison

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New England Patriots Green Bay Packers
First downs 16 16
First downs rushing 3 8
First downs passing 12 6
First downs penalty 1 2
Third down efficiency 4/14 3/15
Fourth down efficiency 0/2 0/1
Net yards rushing 43 115
Rushing attempts 13 36
Yards per rush 3.3 3.2
Passing – Completions/attempts 25/48 14/27
Times sacked-total yards 5–39 5–38
Interceptions thrown 4 0
Net yards passing 214 208
Total net yards 257 323
Punt returns-total yards 4–30 6–90
Kickoff returns-total yards 6–135 4–154
Interceptions-total return yards 0–0 4–24
Punts-average yardage 8–45.1 7–42.7
Fumbles-lost 0–0 0–0
Penalties-total yards 2–22 3–41
Time of possession 25:45 34:15
Turnovers 4 0

Individual statistics

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Patriots Passing
C/ATT1 Yds TD INT Rating
Drew Bledsoe 25/48 253 2 4 46.6
Patriots Rushing
Car2 Yds TD LG3 Yds/Car
Curtis Martin 11 42 1 18 3.82
Drew Bledsoe 1 1 0 1 1.00
Dave Meggett 1 0 0 0 0.00
Patriots Receiving
Rec4 Yds TD LG3 Target5
Ben Coates 6 67 1 19 8
Terry Glenn 4 62 0 44 7
Keith Byars 4 42 1 32 7
Shawn Jefferson 3 34 0 14 8
Curtis Martin 3 28 0 20 5
Dave Meggett 3 8 0 5 6
Vincent Brisby 2 12 0 7 4
Packers Passing
C/ATT1 Yds TD INT Rating
Brett Favre 14/27 246 2 0 107.9
Packers Rushing
Car2 Yds TD LG3 Yds/Car
Dorsey Levens 14 61 0 12 4.36
Edgar Bennett 17 40 0 10 2.35
Brett Favre 4 12 1 12 3.00
William Henderson 1 2 0 2 2.00
Packers Receiving
Rec4 Yds TD LG3 Target5
Antonio Freeman 3 105 1 81 6
Dorsey Levens 3 23 0 14 5
Andre Rison 2 77 1 54 7
William Henderson 2 14 0 8 2
Mark Chmura 2 13 0 8 3
Keith Jackson 1 10 0 10 2
Edgar Bennett 1 4 0 4 1
Terry Mickens 0 0 0 0 1

1Completions/attempts 2Carries 3Long gain 4Receptions 5Times targeted

Records set

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These records were set in Super Bowl XXXI[6][7][8]

Player Records Set[8]
Longest pass 81 yards (TD) Brett Favre
(Green Bay)
Longest reception 81 yards (TD) Antonio Freeman
(Green Bay)
Longest scoring play 99 yards kickoff return Desmond Howard
(Green Bay)
Longest kickoff return 99 yards
Highest kickoff return average, career (4 returns) 38.5 yards
(4–154)
Most punt return yards gained, game 90 yards
Records Tied
Most combined yardage† gained, game 244 Desmond Howard
(Green Bay)
Most kickoff returns for touchdowns, game 1
Most punt returns, game 6
Most punt returns, career 6
6 David Meggett
(New England)
Most interceptions thrown, game 4 Drew Bledsoe
(New England)
Most 2 point conversions, game 1 Mark Chmura
(Green Bay)
  • † This also includes rushing, receiving, interception returns, punt returns, kickoff returns, and fumble returns.[9]
Team Records Set[8]
Most punt returns yards gained 90 yards Packers
Records Tied
Most points, first quarter 14 points Patriots
Most Interceptions by 4 Packers
Fewest turnovers, game 0
Most kickoff returns for touchdowns 1
Most punt returns, game 6

Turnovers are the number of times losing the ball on interceptions and fumbles.

Records Set, both team totals[8]
00Total00 Packers Patriots
Most points, first quarter 24 points 10 14
Most punt returns, game 10 6 4
Most punt return yards gained 120 yards 90 30
Records tied, both team totals
Fewest rushing attempts 49 36 13
Most times sacked 10 5 5
Fewest fumbles 0 0 0

Teams

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Source:[10][11]

Hall of Fame‡

New England Position Position Green Bay
Offense
Shawn Jefferson WR Antonio Freeman
Bruce Armstrong LT Bruce Wilkerson
William Roberts LG Aaron Taylor
Dave Wohlabaugh C Frank Winters
Todd Rucci RG Adam Timmerman
Max Lane RT Earl Dotson
Ben Coates TE Mark Chmura
Terry Glenn WR Andre Rison
Drew Bledsoe QB Brett Favre‡
Curtis Martin‡ RB Edgar Bennett
Keith Byars FB William Henderson
Defense
Ferric Collons LE Reggie White‡
Mark Wheeler LT DT Santana Dotson
Pio Sagapolutele RT NT Gilbert Brown
Willie McGinest RE Sean Jones
Chris Slade LLB Wayne Simmons
Ted Johnson MLB Ron Cox
Todd Collins RLB Brian Williams
Ty Law‡ LCB Craig Newsome
Otis Smith RCB Doug Evans
Lawyer Milloy SS LeRoy Butler‡
Willie Clay FS Eugene Robinson

Officials

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  • Referee: Gerald Austin #34 second Super Bowl (XXIV as side judge)
  • Umpire: Ron Botchan #110 fourth Super Bowl (XX, XXVII, XXIX)
  • Head Linesman: Earnie Frantz #111 second Super Bowl (XXIV)
  • Line Judge: Jeff Bergman #32 first Super Bowl
  • Back Judge: Scott Steenson #88 first Super Bowl
  • Side Judge: Tom Fincken #47 second Super Bowl (XXIX)
  • Field Judge: Phil Luckett #59 first Super Bowl
  • Alternate Referee: Ed Hochuli #85
  • Alternate Umpire: Neil Gereb #50

References

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Specific
  1. ↑ DiNitto, Marcus (January 25, 2015). "Super Bowl Betting History – Underdogs on Recent Roll". Sporting News. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Super Bowl History". Vegas Insider. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Super Bowl Winners". NFL.com. National Football League. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Historical Super Bowl Nielsen TV Ratings, 1967–2009 – Ratings". TVbytheNumbers. Archived from the original on February 8, 2010. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Super Bowl Game-Time Temperatures". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on March 7, 2018. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Super Bowl XXXI boxscore". NFL.com. Archived from the original on February 21, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  7. ↑ "2016 NFL Factbook" (PDF). NFL. pp. 654–666. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2015. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 "Super Bowl XXXI statistics". Pro Football reference.com. Archived from the original on December 28, 2017. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Super Bowl record definition". NFL.com. Archived from the original on May 4, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Super Bowl XXXI–National Football League Game Summary" (PDF). National Football League. January 26, 1997. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 31, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  11. ↑ Neft, David S., Cohen, Richard M., and Korch, Rick. The Complete History of Professional Football from 1892 to the Present. 1994 ISBN 0-312-11435-4
General

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