Super Bowl XXV
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| Date | January 27, 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Stadium | Tampa Stadium, Tampa, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Ottis Anderson, Running back | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Bills by 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Jerry Seeman | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 73,813 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Giants: Wellington Mara (owner/administrator), Bill Parcells (coach), Lawrence Taylor. Bills: Ralph Wilson (owner), Bill Polian (general manager), Marv Levy (coach), Jim Kelly, James Lofton, Andre Reed, Bruce Smith, Thurman Thomas. |
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| Ceremonies | |||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Whitney Houston | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coin toss | Pete Rozelle | ||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | New Kids on the Block | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, and Dan Dierdorf | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 41.8 (est. 79.51 million viewers) |
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| Market share | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of 30-second commercial | $800,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Super Bowl XXV was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Buffalo Bills and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion New York Giants to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1990 season. The Giants defeated the Bills by the score of 20–19, winning their second Super Bowl. It is the only Super Bowl decided by one point.
The game was held at Tampa Stadium in Tampa, Florida, on January 27, 1991, during the height of the Gulf War. It was thus played under much patriotic fervor, highlighted by a rousing rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" by Whitney Houston during the pre-game ceremonies. The American Broadcasting Company (ABC), who broadcast the game in the U.S., did not broadcast the Super Bowl XXV halftime show (headlined by the American boy band New Kids on the Block) live. Instead, the network televised a special ABC News report anchored by Peter Jennings on the progress of the war, and then aired the halftime show on tape delay after the game.
The Bills and their explosive no-huddle offense were making their first Super Bowl appearance after finishing the regular season with a 13–3 record, and leading the league in total points scored with 428. In advancing to their second Super Bowl, the Giants also posted a 13–3 regular season record, but with a ball-control offense and a defense that allowed a league-low 211 points.
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