Super Bowl XLI
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| Date | February 4, 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Stadium | Dolphin Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Peyton Manning, Quarterback | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Colts by 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Tony Corrente | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 74,512 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Colts: Bill Polian (general manager), Tony Dungy (coach), Marvin Harrison. Bears: None |
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| Ceremonies | |||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Billy Joel, ASL performed by Marlee Matlin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coin toss | Dan Marino and Norma Hunt (widow of Lamar Hunt) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Prince and the Florida A&M University Marching 100 | ||||||||||||||||||
| TV in the United States | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Jim Nantz, Phil Simms, Steve Tasker, Solomon Wilcots, Sam Ryan and Lesley Visser | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 42.6 (national) (est. 93.2 million viewers) 50.2 (Chicago) 55.5 (Indianapolis) |
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| Market share | 64 (national) 77 (Chicago) 83 (Indianapolis) |
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| Cost of 30-second commercial | US$2.6 million | ||||||||||||||||||
Super Bowl XLI was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Indianapolis Colts and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Chicago Bears to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 2006 season. The Colts defeated the Bears by the score of 29–17. The game was played on February 4, 2007, at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.
This game featured two teams ending long Super Bowl appearance droughts. Indianapolis, who finished with a 12–4 regular season record, were making their first Super Bowl appearance since winning Super Bowl V in the 1970 season during the team's tenure in Baltimore; they had moved to Indianapolis in 1984. Meanwhile, the Bears, who posted an NFC-best 13–3 regular season record, were making their first appearance since winning Super Bowl XX in the 1985 season. In addition, the Bears' Lovie Smith and the Colts' Tony Dungy both became the first African-American head coaches to coach in the Super Bowl.
In the first Super Bowl played in rainy conditions, the Colts overcame a 14–6 first-quarter deficit to outscore the Bears 23–3 in the last three quarters. Chicago posted the then-earliest lead in Super Bowl history when returner Devin Hester ran back the opening kickoff 92 yards for a touchdown after 14 seconds had elapsed (a record later broken in Super Bowl XLVIII when the Seattle Seahawks scored a safety 12 seconds into the game). The Colts forced five turnovers, including cornerback Kelvin Hayden's 56-yard interception return for a touchdown. Indianapolis kicker Adam Vinatieri also scored three field goals. Colts quarterback Peyton Manning was named the game's Most Valuable Player (MVP), completing 25 of 38 passes for 247 yards and a touchdown, with one interception for a passer rating of 81.8.
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