Super Bowl XXII
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| Date | January 31, 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Stadium | Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Doug Williams, Quarterback | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Broncos by 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Bob McElwee | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 73,302 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Redskins: Joe Gibbs (coach), Darrell Green, Russ Grimm, Art Monk Broncos: John Elway |
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| National anthem | Herb Alpert | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coin toss | Don Hutson | ||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Chubby Checker and The Rockettes | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, and Dan Dierdorf | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 41.9 (est. 80.14 million viewers) |
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| Market share | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of 30-second commercial | $645,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Super Bowl XXII was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Washington Redskins and American Football Conference (AFC) champion Denver Broncos to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1987 season. The Redskins defeated the Broncos by the score of 42–10, winning their second ever Super Bowl. The game was played on January 31, 1988 at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego, the first time that the Super Bowl was played in that city.
This Super Bowl came at the end of a season that was shortened by a players' strike. Each team only missed one regular season game due to the labor dispute, but three games were played mostly with replacement players until the dispute was settled. The Broncos were making their second consecutive Super Bowl, and third overall appearance, after posting a 10–4–1 regular season record, largely through the strength of their quarterback, John Elway. This would be the last time that a team with a tie in their regular season record would play in a Super Bowl until the 2012 San Francisco 49ers played in Super Bowl XLVII with an 11–4–1 record.
The Redskins, who were making their fourth Super Bowl appearance after posting an 11–4 regular season record, were led by quarterback Doug Williams. After Williams entered the season as a backup, he was promoted to starter midway through the season and led Washington to two playoff victories. In games not started by Williams, the team was 11-2 (including a 3-0 record in games played by replacement players). Williams was 0-2 as a starter during the regular season.
After trailing 10–0 at the end of the first quarter of Super Bowl XXII, the Redskins scored 42 unanswered points, including a record-breaking 35 points in the second quarter, and setting several other Super Bowl records. Williams, who was named the Super Bowl MVP, completed 18 of 29 passes for a Super Bowl record 340 yards and four touchdowns, with one interception. He also became the first player in Super Bowl history to pass for four touchdowns in a single quarter, and four in a half. Williams was the first African American starting quarterback to win a Super Bowl. The 10-point deficit was the largest deficit overcome by a team to win the Super Bowl in any given season until Super Bowl LI (2017).
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