| Who was the MVP of the first Super Bowl? | |
|---|---|
| Len Dawson | Bart Starr |
| Johnny Unitas | Joe Namath |
| Bart Starr was MVP of the first two Super Bowls, regular season MVP in 1966, NFL Man of the Year, Professional Player of the Decade, and the first winner of the Byron White Award. Starr led the Green Bay Packers to 5 NFL titles and 2 Super Bowl wins. He later served as head coach of the Packers (1975-83). | |
| What Dallas Cowboy had his helmet stolen at the 1994 Super Bowl? | |
|---|---|
| Michael Irvin | Larry Brown |
| Troy Aikman | Emmitt Smith |
| Emmitt Smith's stolen Super Bowl helmet was returned to him several weeks after Super Bowl XXVIII, following an anonymous phone call to Valley Ranch. The caller was granted assurance that no questions would be asked. | |
| What was the first wild-card team to win a Super Bowl? | |
|---|---|
| Bears | Jets |
| Raiders | Redskins |
| On January 25, 1981, the Oakland Raiders defeated Philadelphia 27-10 in Super Bowl XV. MVP Jim Plunkett passed for 3 touchdowns, including an 80-yard strike to Kenny King. | |
| What player holds the record for most rushing yards in a single Super Bowl? | |
|---|---|
| Emmitt Smith | Franco Harris |
| Marcus Allen | Timmy Smith |
| In Super Bowl XXII, rookie running back Timmy Smith rushed for a Super Bowl record 204 yards, leading the Redskins to victory and breaking the previous mark of 191 yards set by Marcus Allen of the Raiders in Super Bowl XVII. Smith also scored twice on runs of 58 and 4 yards. | |
| What player holds the record for most career fumbles in a Super Bowl? | |
|---|---|
| Thurman Thomas | Roger Staubach |
| Jim Kelly | Terry Bradshaw |
| Roger Staubach coughed the ball up five times in four Super Bowl appearances. | |
| What performer had a now infamous "costume malfunction" during the halftime show of Super Bowl XXXVIII? | |
|---|---|
| Madonna | Janet Jackson |
| Brittany Spears | Jennifer Lopez |
| During the halftime show of Super Bowl XXXVIII, Justin Timberlake tore off part of Janet Jackson's bodice, exposing her breast. The performers would later claim that the incident was a "costume malfunction". | |
| Who is the only player from a losing team to be awarded Super Bowl MVP? | |
|---|---|
| Randy White | Von Miller |
| Chuck Howley | Tom Brady |
| Dallas Cowboys linebacker Chuck Howley was named the MVP of Super Bowl V despite losing to the Baltimore Colts. | |
| What QB led the biggest comeback in Super Bowl history? | |
|---|---|
| Tom Brady | Bart Starr |
| Eli Manning | Joe Montana |
| After scoring just 3 points in the first half of Super Bowl LI, Tom Brady led five consecutive scoring drives after halftime to overcame a 25-point deficit and defeat the Atlanta Falcons 34-28. | |
| Who is the only starting quarterback to win a Super Bowl with two different teams? | |
|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | Tom Brady |
| Brett Favre | John Elway |
| Peyton Manning won Super Bowls with the Indianapolis Colts in 2007 and the Denver Broncos in 2016. | |
| How much were the most expensive tickets to Super Bowl I? | |
|---|---|
| $96 | $48 |
| $24 | $12 |
| Tickets for the very first Super Bowl topped out at $12. And the game still didn't sell out! | |
| What was unusual about the coin flipped before Super Bowl XLIV? | |
|---|---|
| It contained a hologram | It was from outer space |
| It was shaped like a football | It was made of silly putty |
| The coin toss featured a coin that had spent the previous 11 days orbiting the Earth on a NASA space mission. | |
| How fast was the quickest score in Super Bowl history? | |
|---|---|
| 26 seconds | 7 seconds |
| 1 minute 15 seconds | 42 seconds |
| In Super Bowl XLVIII, the Seahawks defense scored a safety on the first play from scrimmage, just 7 seconds into the game and the quickest score in Super Bowl history. | |
| Who kicked the first field goal in Super Bowl history? | |
|---|---|
| Gene Mingo | Mike Mercer |
| Don Chandler | Jan Stenrud |
| Mike Mercer of the Kansas City Chiefs booted a 31-yard field goal in the second quarter of Super Bowl I, bringing the Chiefs to within 14-10 of the eventual world-champion Green Bay Packers. Earlier in the game, he also missed the first field goal in Super Bowl history. | |
| How many passing yards did Dallas' Doomsday Defense allow in Super Bowl XII? | |
|---|---|
| 61 yards | 145 yards |
| 91 yards | 321 yards |
| The Doomsday Defense, led by DT Randy White and DE Harvey Martin, allowed only eight pass completions by the Broncos for just 61 yards. | |
| What was the only Super Bowl to be simulcast in the United States by two networks? | |
|---|---|
| Super Bowl I | Super Bowl L |
| Super Bowl XIX | Super Bowl V |
| Because NBC had the rights to nationally televise AFL games and CBS held the rights to broadcast NFL games, both networks were allowed to televise Super Bowl I. | |
| What product was featured in a 1980 Super Bowl ad starring Mean Joe Greene? | |
|---|---|
| Xerox | Coca-Cola |
| Budweiser | Master lock |
| At Super Bowl XIV, Coca-Cola aired an advertisement popularly known as "Hey Kid, Catch!", featuring Pittsburgh Steelers All-Pro defensive lineman "Mean Joe" Greene being offered a Coca-Cola by a young fan, drinking it in one sip, and tossing the kid his game-worn jersey as repayment | |
| What was the first team to lose three consecutive Super Bowls? | |
|---|---|
| Broncos | Vikings |
| Bills | Steelers |
| After losing Super Bowl XXVII to the Dallas Cowboys 52-17, the Buffalo Bills became the first team to lose three consecutive Super Bowls. The following year, they would lose a rematch with the Cowboys in Super Bowl XXVIII, making them the first team to lose FOUR consecutive Super Bowls. | |
| What team holds the record for forcing the most turnovers in a Super Bowl? | |
|---|---|
| Cowboys | Vikings |
| Steelers | Ravens |
| In Super Bowl XXVII, Dallas forced a record nine turnovers--four interceptions and five lost fumbles--en route to their win over Buffalo. | |
| What is the lowest passer rating by a Super Bowl winning quarterback | |
|---|---|
| 56.7 | 38.4 |
| 65.8 | 22.6 |
| In Super Bowl XL, Ben Roethlisberger completed just 9 of 21 passes for 123 yards and two interceptions, giving him a passer rating of 22.6, but somehow the Steelers still managed to defeat the Seahawks 21-10 | |
| Which Super Bowl champion recorded the Grammy Award nominated "Super Bowl Shuffle"? | |
|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | New York Jets |
| San Francisco 49ers | New England Patriots |
| The 1985 Chicago Bears were the first sports team to have their own rap video. The song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group, but eventually lost to Prince & the Revolution's "Kiss". | |
| Who was the headliner of the first Super Bowl halftime show? | |
|---|---|
| The Three Stooges | Ella Fitgerald |
| Elvis Presley | Doc Severinsen |
| The Super Bowl I halftime show featured the Three Stooges, trumpeter Al Hirt, two college marching bands, two men in jet packs, and 300 pigeons. | |
| What was the first Super Bowl in which the winning points came on the final play? | |
|---|---|
| Super Bowl XXXVI | Super Bowl XXX |
| Super Bowl XIV | Super Bowl I |
| Super Bowl XXXVI marked the first time in Super Bowl history that the winning points came on the final play, a 48-yard field goal by New England Patriots kicker Adam Vinatieri. Super Bowl XXXVI was viewed by 131.7 million viewers, making it the fifth-most watched program in television history. | |
| What traditional ingredient was missing from Super Bowl XLV? | |
|---|---|
| TV cameras | Goalposts |
| Referees | Cheerleaders |
| Since the Steelers and Packers had both dissolved their cheerleading squads prior to the 2010 NFL season, Super Bowl XLV became the first one in history without cheerleaders. | |
| What was the first team to win five Super Bowls? | |
|---|---|
| Packers | Steelers |
| Cowboys | 49ers |
| The San Francisco 49ers became the first team to win five Super Bowls on January 29, 1995, when they defeated the San Diego Chargers 49-26 in Super Bowl XXIX. | |
| How many official footballs does each team get for the Super Bowl? | |
|---|---|
| 18 | 88 |
| 48 | 108 |
| Each team playing in the Super Bowl gets 108 footballs. Of those, 54 are for practice and 54 are for the actual game. | |
| What team won the lowest-scoring game in Super Bowl history? | |
|---|---|
| Steelers | Patriots |
| Cowboys | Dolphins |
| The New England Patriots won Super Bowl LIII 13-3, defeating the Los Angeles Rams who had averaged 32.9 points per game during the regular season. The Rams joined the Miami Dolphins from Super Bowl VI as only the second team not to muster a touchdown in the title game. | |
| What player holds the record for most consecutive completions in a Super Bowl? | |
|---|---|
| Tom Brady | Phil Simms |
| Joe Montana | Troy Aikman |
| Super Bowl XLVI, Tom Brady completed a Super Bowl record 16 consecutive passes. He finished the day with 276 passing yards and two touchdown passes in a losing effort against the New York Giants who won 21-17. | |
| What was the first Super Bowl to feature Y-shaped goalposts? | |
|---|---|
| Super Bowl IV | Super Bowl X |
| Super Bowl VII | Super Bowl II |
| Super Bowl II was the first to use the Y-shaped goalposts (with one supporting post instead of two) invented by Jim Trimble and Joel Rottman; they had made their debut at the start of the season for both the AFL and NFL. | |
| What Dallas DB had 2 interceptions in Super Bowl XXX? | |
|---|---|
| Larry Brown | Brock Marion |
| Deion Sanders | Darren Woodson |
| What Dallas DB had 2 interceptions in Super Bowl XXX? | |
| What player was knocked out cold in Super Bowl I? | |
|---|---|
| Boyd Dowlee | Bart Starr |
| Fred Williamson | Len Dawson |
| In the week prior to the game, Chiefs cornerback Fred "The Hammer" Williamson garnered considerable publicity by boasting he would use his "hammer" (forearm blows to the head) to destroy the Packers receivers. Ironically, it was Willamson himself who was knocked out cold and carried off the field on a stretcher near the end of the game. | |