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Super Bowl Records | Game-by-game Recaps | Game Day Recipes
The Super Bowl
Name: Opened
in August 2002, Reliant Stadium features the first retractable roof in the National Football League.
Reliant Stadium is part of Reliant Park, which will eventually feature 4 major sports facilities. Reliant
Energy paid $300 million in 2002 to place their name on Reliant Stadium and the other buildings that
will make up Reliant Park.
Opened: August 2002, at a cost of $449 million, $82 million more than the original estimate of $367 million.
Tenants: Houston Texans (NFL)
Site: Reliant Stadium is part of the Reliant Park sports complex, currently featuring three other facilities; Reliant Astrodome, Reliant Center and Reliant Arena. The site could expand to host the olympics should the city of Houston receive the bid to host the event.
Seating: 69,500 total seating. 8,200 club seating, 147 private suites. Including patrons and facility employees, Reliant Stadium's estimated capacity is near 80,000.
Major Events: Super Bowl XXXVIII. Future aspirations include the NCAA Final Four and the Olympics.
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At Stake: National Football League Championship for the Vince Lombardi Trophy.
Participants: Carolina Panthers (NFC) and New England Patriots (AFC). This is the fourth appearance for New England and the first appearance for Carolina.
Site: Reliant Stadium, Houston. This is the second game hosted by Houston.
Seating Capacity: 70,000.
Date: Feb. 1, 2004.
Kickoff: 6:25 p.m. EST.
Network Coverage: By CBS-TV to more than 200 stations throughout the United States plus Bermuda, and Guam.
By CBS Radio/Westwood One to 500 stations within the United States. The Armed Forces Televison will also provide broadcast throughout the world.
The game will be distributed internationally by the NFL and NFL International to 230 countries and territories in 28 languages.
Players Share: Winners: $68,000 per man. Losers: $36,500 per man.
Player Uniforms: AFC will be the home team, will use the West bench, and will have its choice of wearing its colored or white jersey.
Sudden Death: If the game is tied at regulation time 60 minutes, it will continue in sudden death overtime. The team scoring first (by safety, field goal, or touchdown) will win.
At the end of regulation playing time, the referee will immediately toss a coin at the center of the field, in accordance with rules pertaining to the usual pre-game toss. The captain of NFC team (the home team) will call the toss. Following a three-minute intermission after the end of the regular game, play will continue by 15-minute periods with a two-minute intermission between each such overtime period with no halftime intermission. The teams will change goals between each period, there will be a two-minute warning at the end of each period.
Official Time: The scoreboard clock will be official.
Officials: There will be seven officials and two alternates appointed by the Commissioner's office.
Trophy: The winning team receives permanent possession of the Vince Lombardi Trophy, a sterling silver trophy created by Tiffany & Company and presented annually to the winner of the Super Bowl. The trophy was named after the late coach Vince Lombardi of the two-time Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers prior to the 1971 Super Bowl. The trophy is a regulation silver football mounted in a kicking position on a pyramid-like stand of three concave sides. The trophy stands 20 3/4 inches tall, weighs 6.7 pounds. The words "Vince Lombardi" and "Super Bowl XXXVIII" are engraved on the base along with the NFL emblem.
Attendance: To date, 2,912,493 have attended Super Bowl games. The largest crowd was 103,985 the 14th Super Bowl at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif.
| Year | Result | MVP | Ad Rates* | Player Shares^ | TV Ratings@ |
| 2003 | Tampa Bay (NFC) 48, Oakland (AFC) 21 |
Dexter Jackson, FS, Tampa Bay |
$2,300,000 | $63,000/$35,000 | ABC 40.7/61 |
| 2002 | New England (AFC) 20, St. Louis (NFC) 17 |
Tom Brady, QB, New England |
$1,900,000 | $63,000/$34,500 | FOX 40.4/61 |
| 2001 | Baltimore (AFC) 34, N.Y. Giants (NFC) 7 |
Ray Lewis, LB, Baltimore |
$2,100,000 | $58,000/$34,500 | CBS 40.4/61 |
| 2000 | St. Louis (NFC) 23, Tennessee (AFC) 16 |
Kurt Warner, QB, St. Louis |
$2,200,000 | $58,000/$33,000 | ABC 43.2/62 |
| 1999 | Denver (AFC) 34, Atlanta (NFC) 19 |
John Elway, QB, Denver |
$1,600,000 | $53,000/$32,500 | FOX 40.2/61 |
| 1998 | Denver (AFC) 31, Green Bay (NFC) 24 |
Terrell Davis, RB, Denver |
$1,300,000 | $48,000/$29,000 | NBC 44.5/67 |
| 1997 | Green Bay (NFC) 35, New England (AFC) 21 |
Desmond Howard, KR, Green Bay |
$1,200,000 | $48,000/$29,000 | FOX 43.3/65 |
| 1996 | Dallas (NFC) 27, Pittsburgh (AFC) 17 |
Larry Brown, CB, Dallas |
$1,085,000 | $42,000/$27,000 | NBC 46.1/72 |
| 1995 | San Fran. (NFC) 49, San Diego (AFC) 26 |
Steve Young, QB, San Francisco |
$1,150,000 | $42,000/$26,000 | ABC 41.3/63 |
| 1994 | Dallas (NFC) 30, Buffalo (AFC) 13 |
Emmitt Smith, RB, Dallas |
$900,000 | $38,000/$23,500 | NBC 45.4/66 |
| 1993 | Dallas (NFC) 52, Buffalo (AFC) 17 |
Troy Aikman, QB, Dallas |
$850,000 | $36,000/$18,000 | NBC 45.1/66 |
| 1992 | Washington (NFC) 37, Buffalo (AFC) 24 |
Mark Rypien, QB, Washington |
$850,000 | $36,000/$18,000 | CBS 40.3/61 |
| 1991 | N.Y. Giants (NFC) 20, Buffalo (AFC) 19 |
Ottis Anderson, RB, N.Y. Giants |
$800,000 | $36,000/$18,000 | ABC 41.8/63 |
| 1990 | San Fran. (NFC) 55, Denver (AFC) 10 |
Joe Montana, QB, San Francisco |
$700,000 | $36,000/$18,000 | CBS 39.0/63 |
| 1989 | San Fran. (NFC) 20, Cincinnati (AFC) 16 |
Jerry Rice, WR, San Francisco |
$675,000 | $36,000/$18,000 | NBC 43.5/68 |
| 1988 | Washington (NFC) 42, Denver (AFC) 10 |
Doug Williams, QB, Washington |
$645,000 | $36,000/$18,000 | ABC 41.9/62 |
| 1987 | N.Y. Giants (NFC) 39, Denver (AFC) 20 |
Phil Simms, QB, N.Y. Giants |
$600,000 | $36,000/$18,000 | CBS 45.8/66 |
| 1986 | Chicago (NFC) 46, New England (AFC) 10 |
Richard Dent, DE, Chicago |
$550,000 | $36,000/$18,000 | NBC 48.3/70 |
| 1985 | San Fran. (NFC) 38, Miami (AFC) 16 |
Joe Montana, QB, San Francisco |
$525,000 | $36,000/$18,000 | ABC 46.4/63 |
| 1984 | L.A. Raiders (AFC) 38, Washington (NFC) 9 |
Marcus Allen, RB, L.A. Raiders |
$368,000 | $36,000/$18,000 | CBS 46.4/71 |
| 1983 | Washington (NFC) 27, Miami (AFC) 17 |
John Riggins, RB, Washington |
$400,000 | $36,000/$18,000 | NBC 48.6/69 |
| 1982 | San Fran. (NFC) 26, Cincinnati (AFC) 21 |
Joe Montana, QB, San Francisco |
$324,000 | $18,000/$9,000 | CBS 49.1/73 |
| 1981 | Oakland (AFC) 27, Philadelphia (NFC) 10 |
Jim Plunkett, QB, Oakland |
$275,000 | $18,000/$9,000 | NBC 44.4/63 |
| 1980 | Pittsburgh (AFC) 31, Los Angeles (NFC) 19 |
Terry Bradshaw, QB, Pittsburgh |
$222,000 | $18,000/$9,000 | CBS 46.3/67 |
| 1979 | Pittsburgh (AFC) 35, Dallas (NFC) 31 |
Terry Bradshaw, QB, Pittsburgh |
$185,000 | $18,000/$9,000 | NBC 47.1/74 |
| 1978 | Dallas (NFC) 27, Denver (AFC) 10 |
Randy White, DT and Harvey Martin, DE, Dallas |
$162,000 | $18,000/$9,000 | CBS 47.2/67 |
| 1977 | Oakland (AFC) 32, Minnesota (NFC) 14 |
Fred Biletnikoff, WR, Oakland |
$125,000 | $15,000/$7,500 | NBC 44.4/73 |
| 1976 | Pittsburgh (AFC) 21, Dallas (NFC) 17 |
Lynn Swann, WR, Pittsburgh |
$110,000 | $15,000/$7,500 | CBS 42.3/78 |
| 1975 | Pittsburgh (AFC) 16, Minnesota (NFC) 6 |
Franco Harris, RB, Pittsburgh |
$107,000 | $15,000/$7,500 | NBC 42.4/72 |
| 1974 | Miami (AFC) 24, Minnesota (NFC) 7 |
Larry Csonka, RB, Miami |
$103,000 | $15,000/$7,500 | CBS 41.6/73 |
| 1973 | Miami (AFC) 14, Washington (NFC) 7 |
Jake Scott, S, Miami |
$88,000 | $15,000/$7,500 | NBC 42.7/72 |
| 1972 | Dallas (NFC) 24, Miami (AFC) 3 |
Roger Staubach, QB, Dallas |
$86,000 | $15,000/$7,500 | CBS 44.2/74 |
| 1971 | Baltimore (AFC) 16, Dallas (NFC) 13 |
Chuck Howley, LB, Dallas |
$72,000 | $15,000/$7,500 | NBC 39.9/75 |
| 1970 | Kansas City (AFL) 23, Minnesota (NFL) 7 |
Len Dawson, QB, Kansas City |
$78,000 | $15,000/$7,500 | CBS 39.4/69 |
| 1969 | N.Y. Jets (AFL) 16, Baltimore (NFL) 7 |
Joe Namath, QB, N.Y. Jets |
$55,000 | $15,000/$7,500 | NBC 36.0/71 |
| 1968 | Green Bay (NFL) 33, Oakland (AFL) 14 |
Bart Starr, QB, Green Bay |
$54,000 | $15,000/$7,500 | CBS 36.8/68 |
| 1967 | Green Bay (NFL) 35, Kansas City (AFL) 10 |
Bart Starr, QB, Green Bay |
$42,000 | $15,000/$7,500 | NBC 18.5/36 CBS 22.6/43 |
| * -- rates for a 30-second commercial; ^ -- winner's share/loser's share; @ -- Rating/Share; rating represents the percentage of televisions tuned in to a program; share is the percentage of televisions on at the time that watched. Both NBC and CBS televised the first Super Bowl. | |||||