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| Date | January 28, 2001 (2001-01-28) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Stadium | Raymond James Stadium Tampa, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Ray Lewis,linebacker | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Ravens by 3[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Gerald Austin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 71,921[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| National anthem | Backstreet Boys | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coin toss | Marcus Allen,Ottis Anderson,Tom Flores andBill Parcells | ||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Aerosmith,*NSYNC,Britney Spears,Nelly andMary J. Blige | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | SD:Greg Gumbel,Phil Simms,Armen Keteyian andBonnie Bernstein HD:Kevin Harlan andDaryl Johnston | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 40.4 (est. 84.3 million viewers)[4] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Market share | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of 30-second commercial | $2.1 million | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | Westwood One | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Howard David,Matt Millen,Boomer Esiason,John Dockery andJames Lofton | ||||||||||||||||||
Super Bowl XXXV was anAmerican football game between theAmerican Football Conference (AFC) championBaltimore Ravens and theNational Football Conference (NFC) championNew York Giants to decide theNational Football League (NFL) champion for the2000 season. The Ravens defeated the Giants to win their first championship in franchise history. Their 34–7 victory was tied for the seventh largest Super Bowl margin of victory withSuper Bowl XXXVII.[5] The game was played on January 28, 2001, atRaymond James Stadium inTampa, Florida, making it the first time Raymond James Stadium held a Super Bowl.
The Ravens, who posted a 12–4 regular season record, became the thirdwild card team to win the Super Bowl and the second in four years. The Giants entered the game seeking to go 3–0 in Super Bowls after also finishing the regular season with a 12–4 record.
The Ravens allowed only 152 yards of offense by the Giants (the third-lowest total ever in a Super Bowl), recorded 4 sacks, and forced five turnovers. All sixteen of the Giants' possessions ended with punts or interceptions, with the exception of the last one, which ended when time expired in the game. The Giants' lone touchdown, a 97-yard kickoff return, was quickly answered by the Ravens on an 84-yard touchdown return on the ensuing kickoff. The Giants became the first team since theCincinnati Bengals inSuper Bowl XXIII not to score an offensive touchdown and the fifth overall. This was the fourth Super Bowl where the winning team outscored the losing team in all four quarters. Ravens linebackerRay Lewis, who made three solo tackles, two assists, and blocked four passes, was namedSuper Bowl MVP.
This was the fifth meeting between teams fromBaltimore andNew York City for a major professional sports championship, which previously occurred in the1958 and1959 NFL Championship Games,Super Bowl III (in which theNew York Jets famously upset theBaltimore Colts), and the1969 World Series. A team fromBaltimore had not won a Super Bowl sincethe Colts' victory in 1971.
NFL owners awarded Super Bowl XXXV to Tampa during their October 31, 1996, meeting inNew Orleans. A total of five cities submitted bids:Miami (Joe Robbie Stadium),Atlanta (Georgia Dome),Tampa (Raymond James Stadium),Phoenix/Tempe (Sun Devil Stadium), andLos Angeles (Coliseum). The Los Angeles host committee originally was going to partner withPasadena (Rose Bowl),[6] but switched their plans to the Coliseum after a renovation plan was announced.[7][8] However, the Los Angeles bid was dismissed when their delegation failed to convince the owners that planned stadium renovations would be completed in time.[9]
Tampa became a favorite after voters passed a ballot measure in September 1996 to fund the construction of a new stadium.[10][11] NFLcommissionerPaul Tagliabue threw his support behind Tampa based on the new stadium plans.[12] Owners initially planned on selecting only two hosts (XXXIII and XXXIV), but decided to name three after strong showings by the respective delegations. Miami, Atlanta, and Tampa were selected to hostXXXIII,XXXIV, and XXXV, respectively.[13][9] Tampa became the fourthmetropolitan area to host the game at least three times, joiningNew Orleans,Miami, andLos Angeles.
The Tampa contingent expected to win the vote forXXXIV, but unexpectedly lost out to Atlanta. TheGeorgia Dome garnered a sympathy vote asFalcons ownerRankin Smith was terminally ill.[14] Due to logistical conflicts, Atlanta would not be able to host the Super Bowl again until 2005, and some NFL owners desired to award the game to the city before Smith died.Tampa Bay Buccaneers ownerMalcolm Glazer protested afterwards, feeling that he had been promised the game after securing funding for anew stadium.[14] As a result, XXXV was added to agenda, and Tampa was selected.
The Ravens entered the game with the second-best defense in allowing yards in the league, with the fewest points allowed (165) and the fewest rushing yards allowed (970) during the regular season.[15] At the time, they were the only team to hold the opposition to under 1,000 yards rushing in a season since the NFL adopted a 16-game schedule in 1978. The Ravens' 165 points allowed broke the record set by the1986 Chicago Bears, who had given up 187 points. The Ravens' defense had held their opponents to ten or fewer points in eleven games, including four shutouts.
The defense was led by a trio of outstanding linebackers:Peter Boulware,Jamie Sharper, andRay Lewis. During the regular season, Boulware recorded 7 sacks, while Sharper forced five fumbles and made one interception. Lewis was named theNFL Defensive Player of the Year by recording three sacks, making 138 tackles, and intercepting two passes. Pro Bowl defensive tackleSam Adams and veteranTony Siragusa anchored the defensive line, along with defensive endsRob Burnett (10.5 sacks, three forced fumbles, and five fumble recoveries) and Pro BowlerMichael McCrary (6.5 sacks and three fumble recoveries). Baltimore also had an outstanding corps of defensive backs led by Pro Bowl veteran safetyRod Woodson, who along withKim Herring,Duane Starks, andChris McAlister combined for 17 interceptions.
On offense, the Ravens' main strength was rushing, led by rookieJamal Lewis (1,364 yards, six rushing touchdowns, 27 receptions, 298 yards) andPriest Holmes (588 yards, 32 receptions, 221 yards). Also, tight endShannon Sharpe recorded 67 receptions for 810 yards and five touchdowns. ReceiverQadry Ismail added 49 receptions for 655 yards and four touchdowns. The offensive line was anchored by tackleJonathan Ogden, who was named to thePro Bowl for the fourth consecutive season. On special teams,Jermaine Lewis ranked second in the NFL with 36 punt returns for 578 yards and two touchdowns, while also catching nineteen passes for 161 yards and another score. KickerMatt Stover led the NFL in field goals made (35) and attempted (39), while ranking seventh in field goal percentage (89.7) and second in scoring (135 points).
However, the Ravens' offense was mediocre, ranking only thirteenth in the league in scoring (333 points), sixteenth in total yards (5,301), and 23rd in passing yards (3,102). The team had a lot of trouble scoring, and at one point they went through five games without scoring an offensive touchdown (although they managed to win two of those games). But they managed to regroup, as head coachBrian Billick forbade anyone to use the "P-word" (presumably "postseason" or "playoffs") until the team actually played in it. The Ravens' outspoken defensive lineman, Tony Siragusa, did utter the word "playoffs" on two occasions and was fined $500. Since the fine (and Billick's ban) were clearly symbolic and playful, Billick explained himself by saying, "He got a $400 fine for doing it on national television and $100 for doing it on his radio show. The reason being because no one listens to his show anyway." In place of the "P-word", the word "Festivus" was used, the December 23secular holiday featured in anepisode of the popular American televisionsitcomSeinfeld (the Ravens organization played along with this theme for that year's playoffs by showing a clip ofCosmo Kramer saying "A Festivus miracle!" on the stadium screen during the team's only home playoff game that year). The Super Bowl was thereafter referred to as "Festivus Maximus."
Midway through the season, with the team at 5–3, Billick benched starting quarterbackTony Banks and replaced him withTrent Dilfer. Although his statistics were hardly distinguished (twelve touchdowns, eleven interceptions, 76.6 passer rating), and the team lost in his first game as a starter, Dilfer led them to victory in their last seven regular season games to finish in second place in theAFC Central with a 12–4 record and entered the playoffs as awild-card team.
The Giants advanced to Super Bowl XXXV after posting a 7–9 record in the previous year.[16][17] Their big draft acquisition during the off-season wasrunning backRon Dayne, the1999Heisman Trophy winner.[18] The plan was to have his power running style complement running backTiki Barber's speed and pass-catching ability. The two would be called the Giants' "Thunder and Lightning" backfield. Although Dayne had a solid rookie year by rushing for 770 yards,[19] the breakout star during the regular season was Barber. Barber had 1,006 rushing yards in 213 attempts, caught seventy passes for 719 yards, and scored ten touchdowns. He also returned 44 punts for 506 yards and gained 266 yards returning kickoffs, giving him 2,495 total yards.[20]
Kerry Collins entered the season as the Giants' unquestioned starting quarterback. Although he helped lead theCarolina Panthers to the1996 NFC Championship Game, he endured a mediocre season in1997. In1998, he quit part way through the season after the team opened the campaign with a four-game losing streak. After spending the remainder of the 1998 season with theNew Orleans Saints, Collins was signed in 1999 as the Giants' second-string quarterback, but soon claimed the starting job. In leading the Giants to Super Bowl XXXV, Collins completed 311 out of 529 passes for 3,610 yards and 22 touchdowns during the regular season. His favorite targets, in addition to Barber, were wide receiversAmani Toomer (78 receptions, 1,094 yards, seven touchdowns), andIke Hilliard (55 receptions, 787 yards, eight touchdowns), along with fullbackGreg Comella (36 receptions for 274 yards). The Giants offensive line featured guardRon Stone, the team's only Pro Bowl selection from the offense.
The Giants also had a powerful defense, led by Pro Bowl defensive endMichael Strahan, who recorded 9.5 sacks, and defensive tackleKeith Hamilton who recorded ten. Defensive backsJason Sehorn,Emmanuel McDaniel,Reggie Stephens, andShaun Williams combined for fourteen interceptions. Pro Bowl linebackerJesse Armstead led the team in total tackles with 102, while also recording five sacks and an interception.
The Giants lost just four games that season, having won six of their first eight games before a subsequent two-game losing streak put them at 7–4 with five games to go. In what would be his defining moment, head coachJim Fassel, at a press conference following the Giants' loss to theDetroit Lions, guaranteed that his team would make the playoffs. The Giants responded by winning their last five regular season games to reach 12–4 and win theNFC East for the first time in three years.
With an explosive defense and a "play-it-safe" offense, the Ravens became the seventh wild-card team to reach the Super Bowl, and third in four seasons, after allowing only a combined one touchdown and three field goals in their playoff wins over theDenver Broncos, 21–3, then theirrivals,Tennessee Titans, 24–10, and theOakland Raiders, 16–3.[21][22][23] Meanwhile, the Giants defeated theirrivals, thePhiladelphia Eagles, 20–10, and shut out theMinnesota Vikings, 41–0, the most lopsided game in NFC Championship game history.[24][25]
Officially, the win made the Ravens the quickestexpansion team in NFL history to win a Super Bowl. The Ravens were established when theCleveland Browns relocated to Baltimore. Although much like the1950 Browns winning theNFL Championship in their first season in the NFL after coming over from theAll-America Football Conference, the Ravens were not an expansion team in the traditional sense of the term that started out as a completely brand new organization, coaching staff and players from scratch.
The Giants, as the designated home team, wore blue jerseys with grey pants. The team had previously worn blue jerseys with white pants in their two prior Super Bowl victories, but before the 2000 season, they replaced theBig Blue Wrecking Crew-era uniforms with a modern version of their early 1960s set. The Ravens donned all-white uniforms for the game.
The game was broadcast in the United States byCBS. It was CBS's first Super Bowl sinceSuper Bowl XXVI in January 1992. Following the1993 season,Fox bought the rights to air theNFC package, leaving CBS without the NFL for the next four years until1998, when they began broadcasting theAFC package.
Greg Gumbel became the third person to both host a Super Bowl pregame show and call the game, joiningDick Enberg andAl Michaels. Gumbel was the host during his first stint with CBS forSuper Bowl XXVI, and he was the pregame host for Super BowlsXXX andXXXII when he was withNBC.
Gumbel was joined in the broadcast booth bycolor commentatorPhil Simms.Armen Keteyian andBonnie Bernstein served assideline reporters.Jim Nantz hosted all the events with help from his then-fellow cast members fromThe NFL Today:Mike Ditka,Craig James,Randy Cross, andJerry Glanville. The studio set was placed aboard the famousBuccaneer Cove pirate ship at the end zone of Raymond James Stadium.
The broadcast featured the brand-new EyeVision instant-replay system, which provided rapid-fire sequential shots from a series of cameras positioned around the top of the stadium. It allowed forbullet time effects, similar to those used in the movieThe Matrix. It was extremely unusual for CBS to debut a major new technology system at an event the size of the Super Bowl.[26] The EyeVision system proved its mettle when it helped to uphold a replay challenge on aJamal Lewis 4th-quartertouchdown. EyeVision was also used during the broadcast of theSuper Bowl XXXV halftime show.[26] EyeVision would mostly fall out of use after Super Bowl XXXV, not being used in an NFL game until an upgraded version was announced forSuper Bowl 50.[27]
CBS also produced a separateHDTV broadcast of the game in the1080i format,[28] withKevin Harlan andDaryl Johnston announcing. It was the second year that the game was televised in both standard-definition TV (NTSC) and HDTV.[26]
Before the game, a pregame show titled "Life's Super in Central Florida" was held, featuringSting,Styx, andPYT. The show was directed and choreographed by Lesslee Fitzmorris from Covington, Louisiana.
To honor the 225th anniversary of the birth of the United States, singerRay Charles performed "America the Beautiful". The song was signed (ASL) by Tom Cooney. To honor the 10th anniversary of thePersian Gulf War, 10 military veterans from the conflict including former generalNorman Schwarzkopf were introduced on the field. Thevocal group (and Florida natives)Backstreet Boys then sang the national anthem becoming the only boyband to sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl. The anthem concluded with a flyover by aU.S. Air ForceB-2 Spirit "stealth" bomber.[29]
Thecoin toss ceremony honored the two previous Super Bowls that were played in Tampa. Representing theNew York Giants' win inSuper Bowl XXV was the game's MVP,Ottis Anderson, and former head coachBill Parcells (coincidentally, tight endHoward Cross was the only Giants player on the 1990 team that was still active). Representing theLos Angeles Raiders' win inSuper Bowl XVIII was that game's MVP,Marcus Allen, and former head coachTom Flores.
This was the last Super Bowl to have individual player introductions for both teams (both the Ravens' and Giants' defenses were announced). InSuper Bowl XXXVI, the New England Patriots bucked this trend and were introduced all at once as a team; the Rams, however, still used individual player introductions in that game. Starting withSuper Bowl XXXVII, the league decided to have both participating teams introduced collectively as teams, instead of introducing them individually by player.
The halftime show was produced byMTV, then a sister network of CBS before the re-merger. The show was titled, "The Kings of Rock and Pop".[30] It was headlined byAerosmith and'N Sync, and also featured appearances fromBritney Spears,Nelly,Mary J. Blige, and Tremors featuring The Earthquake Horns. The show featured a back-and-forth medley between Aerosmith and 'N Sync.
The city of Tampa moved its annualGasparilla Pirate Festival from its usual date in early February to the Saturday before the game. It was the largest Gasparilla in history, with over 750,000 attending.[31]
Both defenses dominated early in the first quarter as the first five possessions of the game ended in punts. On the fifth punt, Ravens wide receiverJermaine Lewis returned the ball 43 yards to the Giants' 22-yard line. Although a holding penalty on Ravens cornerbackCorey Harris during the return moved the ball back to the 41-yard line, the Ravens took only two plays to take an early 7–0 lead. First, running backJamal Lewis picked up 3 yards, then quarterbackTrent Dilfer completed a 38-yard touchdown pass to wide receiverBrandon Stokley.
After the teams exchanged punts three times each going into the second quarter, the Giants advanced to midfield, only to lose the ball when quarterbackKerry Collins threw a pass that was deflected by linebackerRay Lewis and intercepted by linebackerJamie Sharper. Then on the next play, a holding penalty against defensive tackleKeith Hamilton nullified linebackerJessie Armstead's 43-yard interception return for a touchdown that could have tied the game. After the teams exchanged punts again, Dilfer completed a 44-yard pass to wide receiverQadry Ismail to set up a 47-yard field goal by Ravens kickerMatt Stover to extend the Ravens' lead to 10–0. Aided by a face-mask penalty against Ravens linebackerBrad Jackson, a 16-yard completion from Collins to wide receiverRon Dixon, and a 27-yard run by running backTiki Barber, the Giants advanced all the way to the Ravens' 29-yard line on their ensuing drive, but cornerbackChris McAlister intercepted Collins' pass intended for wide receiverIke Hilliard at the 1-yard line to keep the Giants scoreless at halftime.
The Giants forced the Ravens to punt on the opening drive of the second half. Five plays later, Ravens safetyKim Herring intercepted a pass intended for Hilliard at the Giants' 41-yard line. The Ravens then advanced to the 24-yard line, but Stover missed a 41-yard field goal attempt wide left.
After another exchange of punts, Ravens cornerbackDuane Starks intercepted a pass intended for wide receiverAmani Toomer and returned it 49 yards for a touchdown, setting off a chain of events never seen before in Super Bowl history: three touchdowns on three consecutive plays in 36 seconds. On the ensuing kickoff, Dixon returned the ball 97 yards for the Giants' only score of the game to cut their deficit to 17–7. But Jermaine Lewis returned the next kickoff 84 yards for a touchdown of his own, making the score 24–7 in favor of the Ravens and essentially putting the game away. It was the first time in history two kickoffs were returned for touchdowns in the same Super Bowl game, and on back-to-back kickoffs.
The Giants gained only one first down on their final four possessions and were never able to move the ball into Ravens territory. Meanwhile, the Ravens added 10 more points to their lead, making the final score 34–7. Three possessions after Jermaine Lewis' touchdown, going into the fourth quarter, Giants punterBrad Maynard's 34-yard punt from his own 4-yard line to the 38-yard line and tight endBen Coates' 17-yard reception from Dilfer set up a 3-yard touchdown run by Jamal Lewis. The Giants challenged the call, as Lewis appeared to fumble the ball out of the end zone for a touchback while being tackled by linebackerMicheal Barrow and defensive tackleCornelius Griffin, but the officials determined that Lewis had stretched the ball across the goal line before he lost it, therefore confirming the score. Dixon returned the ensuing kickoff 25 yards, but he was stripped of the ball by cornerbackJames Trapp, and cornerbackRobert Bailey recovered the fumble, setting up Stover's 34-yard field goal with 5:27 left in the game. The next two possessions ended in punts, and the Giants advanced to their own 49-yard line before the game ended.
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| Ravens (AFC) | 7 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 34 |
| Giants (NFC) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
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Dilfer threw for 153 yards and a touchdown, with no interceptions. Jamal Lewis rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown (only the second rookie to rush for 100 yards in the Super Bowl, joiningTimmy Smith inSuper Bowl XXII, while also being the first rookie to score a rushing touchdown in a Super Bowl since Smith in 1988), and caught a pass for four yards. Stokley was the top receiver of the game with three receptions for 52 yards and a touchdown. Jermaine Lewis recorded 152 total all-purpose yards (111 kickoff return yards, 34 punt return yards, seven receiving yards, one rushing yard) and a touchdown.
Collins had a passer rating for the game of only 7.1, the second worst in Super Bowl history,[33] threw four interceptions (tying a Super Bowl record that has since been surpassed byOakland quarterbackRich Gannon's five interceptions inSuper Bowl XXXVII) and completed only 15 of 39 passes for 112 yards. Barber was the Giants' leading rusher with 49 yards, also catching six passes for 26 yards and returning two punts for thirteen yards, while Dixon tallied six kickoffs for 154 yards and a touchdown with a sixteen-yard pass catch. While Giants punterBrad Maynard set an undesirable Super Bowl record with eleven punts, Baltimore punterKyle Richardson nearly matched him with ten punts.
Overall, both teams combined for only 396 total yards, the lowest in Super Bowl history. The Ravens joinedSuper Bowl XVIII'sLos Angeles Raiders in the record books as the only teams to score offensive, defensive and special teams touchdowns in the same Super Bowl. The third team to do the same were theSeattle Seahawks inSuper Bowl XLVIII. Super Bowl XXXV was the second Super Bowl since 1975 in which the losing team failed to score at least ten points, after Super Bowl XVIII.
All the main contributors for the Ravens on offense, defense, and special teams were namedLewis. LinebackerRay Lewis, a native ofLakeland, Florida, less than an hour from Super Bowl host cityTampa, who made three solo tackles, two assists, and blocked four passes, became the second linebacker to be namedSuper Bowl MVP afterChuck Howley inSuper Bowl V. Lewis also became the first defensive player to be honored sinceLarry Brown inSuper Bowl XXX, and at the time the seventh defensive player to be Super Bowl MVP, joining Howley,Jake Scott,Harvey Martin,Randy White,Richard Dent, and Brown (since Lewis, only three additional defensive players have been named Super Bowl MVP:Tampa Bay Buccaneers safetyDexter Jackson inSuper Bowl XXXVII,Seattle Seahawks linebackerMalcolm Smith inSuper Bowl XLVIII, andDenver Broncos linebackerVon Miller inSuper Bowl 50). Despite being named the game's Most Valuable Player, Lewis did not go to Walt Disney World because of an investigation during the previous year. Quarterback Trent Dilfer went in his place.
Jamal Lewis was the top rusher of the game, Jermaine Lewis notched 145 yards and a touchdown on special teams. In addition, the Ravens defense was coached byMarvin Lewis. The Ravens defense has since been considered among the greatest of all time.[34] The Ravens defense became the third to shut-out their opponent in Super Bowl history; the Giants' only points came on a kickoff return. Washington inSuper Bowl VII scored against Miami only after the late fumble byGaro Yepremian, which was returned for a touchdown. The only points Pittsburgh allowed to Minnesota inSuper Bowl IX came on the return of a blocked punt.
TheNew York Giants started a trend of seven different NFC Champions in seven years. The Giants would return to the Super Bowl in 2007 and again in 2011 defeating theNew England Patriots on both occasions, ending the current trend at the time, but starting a new one. Beginning with the 2001St. Louis Rams, who played inSuper Bowl XXXVI, there were ten different NFC Champions in ten years. Once again, the Giants ended the trend and started another one. Beginning with the 2008Super Bowl XLIII participantArizona Cardinals, there were six different NFC Champions in six years. This streak was finally ended by theSeattle Seahawks, who advanced to the Super Bowl in both 2013 and 2014.
TheBaltimore Ravens would later winSuper Bowl XLVII in 2013 against theSan Francisco 49ers (which was also aired on CBS). Ray Lewis was a member of both Ravens' Super Bowl wins. In between the Ravens' victories, theIndianapolis Colts, thePittsburgh Steelers, and the Patriots would have a Super Bowl appearance more than once, with New England and Pittsburgh winning more than once. The only other AFC team to make the Super Bowl in that stretch were theOakland Raiders, inSuper Bowl XXXVII.
Had the Giants won, it would have marked the first year since 1989 that a Super Bowl and World Series champion came from the same metropolitan area. TheNew York Yankees won theWorld Series during the Giants' season. Including theNew Jersey Devils' win in theStanley Cup Finals and theNew York Mets' runner-up finish to therival Yankees, there were four teams from theNew York metropolitan area that made the championship round of their respective leagues in the same year.
Sources:NFL.com Super Bowl XXXV,Super Bowl XXXV Play Finder Bal,Super Bowl XXXV Play Finder NYG
| Baltimore Ravens | New York Giants | |
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| First downs | 13 | 11 |
| First downs rushing | 6 | 2 |
| First downs passing | 6 | 6 |
| First downs penalty | 1 | 3 |
| Third down efficiency | 3/16 | 2/14 |
| Fourth down efficiency | 0/0 | 1/1 |
| Net yards rushing | 111 | 66 |
| Rushing attempts | 33 | 16 |
| Yards per rush | 3.4 | 4.1 |
| Passing – Completions-attempts | 12/26 | 15/39 |
| Times sacked-total yards | 3–20 | 4–26 |
| Interceptions thrown | 0 | 4 |
| Net yards passing | 133 | 86 |
| Total net yards | 244 | 152 |
| Punt returns-total yards | 3–34 | 5–46 |
| Kickoff returns-total yards | 2–111 | 7–170 |
| Interceptions-total return yards | 4–59 | 0–0 |
| Punts-average yardage | 10–43.0 | 11–38.4 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Penalties-total yards | 9–70 | 6–27 |
| Time of possession | 34:06 | 25:54 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 5 |
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| C/ATT1 | Yds | TD | INT | Rating | |
| Trent Dilfer | 12/25 | 153 | 1 | 0 | 80.9 |
| Tony Banks | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Ravens rushing | |||||
| Car2 | Yds | TD | LG3 | Yds/Car | |
| Jamal Lewis | 27 | 102 | 1 | 19 | 3.78 |
| Priest Holmes | 4 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2.00 |
| Jermaine Lewis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Trent Dilfer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ravens receiving | |||||
| Rec4 | Yds | TD | LG3 | Target5 | |
| Brandon Stokley | 3 | 52 | 1 | 38T | 6 |
| Ben Coates | 3 | 30 | 0 | 17 | 3 |
| Qadry Ismail | 1 | 44 | 0 | 44 | 3 |
| Patrick Johnson | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 5 |
| Jermaine Lewis | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Shannon Sharpe | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Jamal Lewis | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Priest Holmes | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Giants passing | |||||
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| C/ATT1 | Yds | TD | INT | Rating | |
| Kerry Collins | 15/39 | 112 | 0 | 4 | 7.1 |
| Giants rushing | |||||
| Car2 | Yds | TD | LG3 | Yds/Car | |
| Tiki Barber | 11 | 49 | 0 | 27 | 4.45 |
| Kerry Collins | 3 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 4.00 |
| Joe Montgomery | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2.50 |
| Giants receiving | |||||
| Rec4 | Yds | TD | LG3 | Target5 | |
| Tiki Barber | 6 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Ike Hilliard | 3 | 30 | 0 | 13 | 11 |
| Amani Toomer | 2 | 24 | 0 | 19 | 5 |
| Ron Dixon | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 3 |
| Howard Cross | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Pete Mitchell | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| Greg Comella | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Joe Jurevicius | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
1Completions/attempts2Carries3Long gain4Receptions5Times targeted
The following records were set in Super Bowl XXXV, according to the official NFL.com boxscore,[35] the 2016 NFL Record & Fact Book[36] and the ProFootball reference.com game summary.[37]
| Player records set[37] | ||
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| Most fair catches, game | 4 | Jermaine Lewis (Baltimore) |
| Most punts, game | 11 | Brad Maynard (New York) |
| Records tied | ||
| Most interceptions thrown, game | 4 | Kerry Collins (New York) |
| Most interceptions returned for touchdown, game | 1 | Duane Starks (Baltimore) |
| Most kickoff returns for touchdown, game | 1 | Ron Dixon (New York) Jermaine Lewis (Baltimore) |
| Team records set[37] | ||
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| Most punts, game | 11 | Giants |
| Records tied | ||
| Most Interceptions by | 4 | Ravens |
| Most touchdowns scored by interception return | 1 | |
| Fewest turnovers, game | 0 | |
| Most kickoff returns for touchdowns | 1 | Ravens Giants |
| Fewest points, first half | 0 pts | Giants |
| Fewest rushing touchdowns | 0 | |
| Fewest passing touchdowns | 0 | |
Turnovers are defined as the number of times losing the ball on interceptions and fumbles.
| Records set, both team totals[37] | |||
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| Total | Ravens | Giants | |
| Fewest net yards, rushing and passing | 396 yds | 244 | 152 |
| Most punts, game | 21 | 10 | 11 |
| Records tied, both team totals | |||
| Fewest rushing attempts | 49 | 33 | 16 |
| Fewest first downs | 24 | 13 | 11 |
| Fewest first downs rushing | 8 | 6 | 2 |
Source:[38]
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TheAmerican Civil Liberties Union criticized a test of a system used at the event to monitor the people in attendance. A group of four companies installed aface recognition system to scan the faces of fans entering the stadium and compare them with a database of criminals. Attendees were not told that they were subject to thissurveillance.[40] Tampa police reported that the system identified nineteen criminals, but due to complaints and trouble withfalse positive results, it was not re-used the next year.[41]Super Bowl XXXVI and all subsequent Super Bowls have been designated as aNational Special Security Event, qualifying for extra security detail from theSecret Service.
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