We have had some very exciting Super Bowls over the years. The Super Bowl is the championship game between the NFC & AFC. This game was first played after the NFL & AFL Merger. During the time of this article we will be playing Super Bowl 51 in the next couple of weeks. We have The Atlanta Falcons playing The New England Patriots. We expect this game to be high scoring & very entertaining.
Who will win Super Bowl 51? Who will be the MVP? What will be the MVP’s stats during this game.
We don’t have the answers to those questions, but we do have the past winners in those categories over the past 50 Super Bowls. Enjoy.
| Super Bowl # | Date | Arena | Winner / Loser | MVP | MVP’s Stats | |
| 1 | I | Jan. 15, 1967 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Green Bay 35, Kansas City 10 | Bart Starr, QB, Green Bay | Two touchdown passes |
| 2 | II | Jan. 14, 1968 | Orange Bowl (Miami) | Green Bay 33, Oakland 14 | Bart Starr, QB, Green Bay | 202 yards passing, 1 TD |
| 3 | III | Jan. 12, 1969 | Orange Bowl (Miami) | New York Jets 16, Baltimore 7 | Joe Namath, QB, New York | 206 yards passing |
| 4 | IV | Jan. 11, 1970 | Tulane Stadium (New Orleans) | Kansas City 23, Minnesota 7 | Len Dawson, QB, Kansas City | 142 yards passing, 1 TD |
| 5 | V | Jan. 17, 1971 | Orange Bowl (Miami) | Baltimore 16, Dallas 13 | Chuck Howley, LB, Dallas | Two interceptions, fumble recovery |
| 6 | VI | Jan. 16, 1972 | Tulane Stadium (New Orleans) | Dallas 24, Miami 3 | Roger Staubach, QB, Dallas | 119 yards passing, 2 TDs |
| 7 | VII | Jan. 14, 1973 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Miami 14, Washington 7 | Jake Scott, S, Miami | Two interceptions |
| 8 | VIII | Jan. 13, 1974 | Rice Stadium (Houston) | Miami 24, Minnesota 7 | Larry Csonka, FB, Miami | 33 carries, 145 yards rushing, 2 TDs |
| 9 | IX | Jan. 12, 1975 | Tulane Stadium (New Orleans) | Pittsburgh 16, Minnesota 6 | Franco Harris, RB, Pittsburgh | 158 yards rushing, 1 TD |
| 10 | X | Jan. 18, 1976 | Orange Bowl (Miami) | Pittsburgh 21, Dallas 17 | Lynn Swann, WR, Pittsburgh | 4 catches, 161 yards, 1 TD |
| 11 | XI | Jan. 9, 1977 | Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.) | Oakland 32, Minnesota 14 | Fred Biletnikoff, WR, Oakland | 4 catches, 79 yards |
| 12 | XII | Jan. 15, 1978 | Superdome (New Orleans) | Dallas 27, Denver 10 | Harvey Martin & Randy White, DL, Dallas | Led Dallas defense that forced eight turnovers |
| 13 | XIII | Jan. 21, 1979 | Orange Bowl (Miami) | Pittsburgh 35, Dallas 31 | Terry Bradshaw, QB, Pittsburgh | 318 yards passing, 4 TDs |
| 14 | XIV | Jan. 20, 1980 | Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.) | Pittsburgh 31, Los Angeles 19 | Terry Bradshaw, QB, Pittsburgh | 309 yards passing, 2 TDs |
| 15 | XV | Jan. 25, 1981 | Superdome (New Orleans) | Oakland 27, Philadelphia 10 | Jim Plunkett, QB, Oakland | 261 yards passing, 3 TDs |
| 16 | XVI | Jan. 24, 1982 | Silverdome (Pontiac, Mich.) | San Francisco 26, Cincinnati 21 | Joe Montana, QB, San Francisco | 157 yards passing, 1 TD |
| 17 | XVII | Jan. 30, 1983 | Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.) | Washington 27, Miami 17 | John Riggins, RB, Washington | 166 yards rushing, 1 TD |
| 18 | XVIII | Jan. 22, 1984 | Tampa (Fla.) Stadium | Los Angeles 38, Washington 9 | Marcus Allen, RB, Los Angeles | 20 carries, 191 yards rushing, 2 TDs |
| 19 | XIX | Jan. 20, 1985 | Stanford (Calif.) Stadium | San Francisco 38, Miami 16 | Joe Montana, QB, San Francisco | 331 yards passing, 3 TDs |
| 20 | XX | Jan. 26, 1986 | Superdome (New Orleans) | Chicago 46, New England 10 | Richard Dent, DE, Chicago | 2 sacks, 2 forced fumbles |
| 21 | XXI | Jan. 25, 1987 | Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.) | New York Giants 39, Denver 20 | Phil Simms, QB, New York | 268 yards passing, 3 TDs |
| 22 | XXII | Jan. 31, 1988 | Jack Murphy Stadium (San Diego) | Washington 42, Denver 10 | Doug Williams, QB, Washington | 340 yards passing, 4 TDs |
| 23 | XXIII | Jan. 22, 1989 | Joe Robbie Stadium (Miami) | San Francisco 20, Cincinnati 16 | Jerry Rice, WR, San Francisco | 11 catches, 215 yards, 1 TD |
| 24 | XXIV | Jan. 28, 1990 | Superdome (New Orleans) | San Francisco 55, Denver 10 | Joe Montana, QB, San Francisco | 297 yards passing, 5 TDs |
| 25 | XXV | Jan. 27, 1991 | Tampa (Fla.) Stadium | New York Giants 20, Buffalo 19 | Ottis Anderson, RB, New York | 102 yards rushing, 1 TD |
| 26 | XXVI | Jan. 26, 1992 | Metrodome (Minneapolis) | Washington 37, Buffalo 24 | Mark Rypien, QB, Washington | 292 yards passing, 2 TDs |
| 27 | XXVII | Jan. 31, 1993 | Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.) | Dallas 52, Buffalo 17 | Troy Aikman, QB, Dallas | 273 yards passing, 4 TDs |
| 28 | XXVIII | Jan. 30, 1994 | Georgia Dome (Atlanta) | Dallas 30, Buffalo 13 | Emmitt Smith, RB, Dallas | 30 carries, 132 yards, 2 TDs |
| 29 | XXIX | Jan. 29, 1995 | Joe Robbie Stadium (Miami) | San Francisco 49, San Diego 26 | Steve Young, QB, San Francisco | 325 yards passing, 6 TDs |
| 30 | XXX | Jan. 28, 1996 | Sun Devil Stadium (Tempe, Ariz.) | Dallas 27, Pittsburgh 17 | Larry Brown, CB, Dallas | Two interceptions |
| 31 | XXXI | Jan. 26, 1997 | Superdome (New Orleans) | Green Bay 35, New England 21 | Desmond Howard, KR, Green Bay | 244 all-purpose yards, 99-yard kick return TD |
| 32 | XXXII | Jan. 25, 1998 | Qualcomm Stadium (San Diego) | Denver 31, Green Bay 24 | Terrell Davis, RB, Denver | 30 carries, 157 yards, 3 TDs |
| 33 | XXXIII | Jan. 31, 1999 | Pro Player Stadium (Miami) | Denver 34, Atlanta 19 | John Elway, QB, Denver | 336 yards passing, 1 TD |
| 34 | XXXIV | Jan. 30, 2000 | Georgia Dome (Atlanta) | St. Louis 23, Tennessee 16 | Kurt Warner, QB, St. Louis | 414 yards passing, 2 TDs |
| 35 | XXXV | Jan. 28, 2001 | Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Fla.) | Baltimore 34, New York Giants 7 | Ray Lewis, LB, Baltimore | Led a dominant Ravens defense |
| 36 | XXXVI | Feb. 3, 2002 | Superdome (New Orleans) | New England 20, St. Louis 17 | Tom Brady, QB, New England | 145 yards passing, 1 TD |
| 37 | XXXVII | Jan. 26, 2003 | Qualcomm Stadium (San Diego) | Tampa Bay 48, Oakland 21 | Dexter Jackson, CB, Tampa Bay | Two first-half interceptions |
| 38 | XXXVIII | Feb. 1, 2004 | Reliant Stadium (Houston) | New England 32, Carolina 29 | Tom Brady, QB, New England | 354 yards passing, 3 TDs |
| 39 | XXXIX | Feb. 6, 2005 | Alltel Stadium (Jacksonville, Fla.) | New England 24, Philadelphia 21 | Deion Branch, WR, New England | 11 catches, 133 yards |
| 40 | XL | Feb. 5, 2006 | Ford Field (Detroit) | Pittsburgh 21, Seattle 10 | Hines Ward, WR, Pittsburgh | 5 catches, 123 yards, 1 TD |
| 41 | XLI | Feb. 4, 2007 | Dolphin Stadium (Miami) | Indianapolis 29, Chicago 17 | Peyton Manning, QB, Indianapolis | 247 yards passing, 1 TD |
| 42 | XLII | Feb. 3, 2008 | University of Phoenix Stadium (Glendale, Ariz.) | New York Giants 17, New England 14 | Eli Manning, QB, New York Giants | 255 yards passing, 2 TDs |
| 43 | XLIII | Feb. 1, 2009 | Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Fla.) | Pittsburgh Steelers 27, Arizona Cardinals 23 | Santonio Holmes, WR, Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 catches, 131 yards, 1 TD |
| 44 | XLIV | Feb. 7, 2010 | Sun Life Stadium (Miami) | New Orleans Saints 31, Indianapolis Colts 17 | Drew Brees, QB, New Orleans Saints | 32-of-39, 288 yards, 2 TDs |
| 45 | XLV | Feb. 6, 2011 | Cowboys Stadium (Arlington, Texas) | Green Bay Packers 31, Pittsburgh Steelers 25 | Aaron Rodgers, QB, Green Bay Packers | 24-of-39, 304 yards, 3 TDs |
| 46 | XLVI | Feb. 5, 2012 | Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis) | New York Giants 21, New England Patriots 17 | Eli Manning, QB, New York Giants | 30-of-40, 296 yards, 1 TD |
| 47 | XLVII | Feb. 3, 2013 | Mercedes-Benz Superdome (New Orleans) | Baltimore Ravens 34, San Francisco 49ers 31 | Joe Flacco, QB, Baltimore Ravens | 22-of-33, 287 yards, 3 TDs |
| 48 | XLVIII | Feb. 2, 2014 | MetLife Stadium (East Rutherford, N.J.) | Seattle Seahawks 43, Denver Broncos 8 | Malcolm Smith, LB, Seattle Seahawks | INT for TD, fumble recovery, 10 tackles |
| 49 | XLIX | Feb. 1, 2015 | University of Phoenix Stadium (Glendale, Ariz.) | New England Patriots 28, Seattle Seahawks 24 | Tom Brady, QB, New England Patriots | 37-of-50, 328 yards, 4 TDs |
| 50 | L | Feb. 7, 2016 | Levi’s Stadium (Santa Clara, Calif.) | Denver Broncos 24, Carolina Panthers 10 | Von Miller, LB, Denver Broncos | Six tackles, 2.5 sacks, one pass defended |
