Saturday, February 5, 2011

Super Bowl Weekend

Tomorrow is the 25th anniversary of Super Bowl XXI that featured the John Elway led Denver Broncos and the Phil Simms led NY Giants. Simms was outstanding and the Giants pounded the Broncos.

The highlights with comments from Simms, Lawrence Taylor, and coach Bill Parcells...



Super Bowl XXI
Super Bowl XXI Logo.svg
Denver Broncos New York Giants
(AFC) (NFC)
20 39
1 2 3 4 Total
DEN 10 0 0 10 20
NYG 7 2 17 13 39

Date January 25, 1987 (1987-01-25)
Stadium Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena, California
MVP Phil Simms, Quarterback
Favorite Giants by 9½
National anthem Neil Diamond
Coin toss Willie Davis
Referee Jerry Markbreit
Halftime show "Salute to Hollywood's 100th Anniversary" with Southern California high school drill teams and dancers
Attendance 101,063
TV in the United States
Network CBS
Announcers Pat Summerall and John Madden
Nielsen ratings 45.8
(est. 87.2 million viewers)[1]
Market share 66
Cost of 30-second commercial US$600,000

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