Super Bowl XXXI was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion New England Patriots and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Green Bay Packers to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1996 season. New England Patriots 21 vs. Green Bay Packers 35 on January 26th, 1997 - Full team and player stats and box score Super Bowl XXXI - New England Patriots vs. Green How many times has New Orleans hosted the Super Bowl? Packers 35, Patriots 21: Super Bowl 36: Patriots 20, Rams 17: Super Bowl 47: Ravens 34, 49ers 31: MORE 2025 NFL PLAYOFF NEWS: Super Bowl XXXI was played on Jan. 26, 1997, at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Green Bay Packers, the NFC champions, faced off against the New England Patriots, the AFC Green Bay quarterback Brett Farve gets hugged by Don Beebe , foreground, and other Packers, after rushing for a second quarter TD against the New England Patriots in Superbowl XXXI at the The 1997 Super Bowl, officially known as Super Bowl XXXI, was played on January 26, 1997 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. This game saw the Green Bay Packers defeat the New England Patriots by a score of 35-21. The Packers dominated the game, with quarterback Brett Favre throwing for 246 yards and two touchdowns. Jan. 11, 1970, Tulane Stadium: Kansas City 23, Minnesota 7. 1. New Orleans was supposed to get Super Bowl III, in which the New York Jets upset the Baltimore Colts, in part as a thank you to two Super Bowl XXXI: Green Bay Packers 35, New England Patriots 21 MVP: Desmond Howard | Location: Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans | Date: Jan. 26, 1997 Super Bowl XXX: Dallas Cowboys 27, Pittsburgh The Green Bay Packers are Super Bowl champions. Again! Culminating an amazing five-year rebirth under general manager Ron Wolf and coach Mike Holmgren, the Packers staggered a bit early but rebounded in vintage style to dispatch the game New England Patriots, 35-21, in Super Bowl XXXI Sunday night before 72,301 fans at the Superdome. Super Bowl XXXI - New England Patriots at Green Bay Packers Game Statistics Date: January 26, 1997 Location: New Orleans, LA Venue: Louisiana Superdome Attendance: 72301 The countdown to Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans has begun. Packers vs. Patriots; starter; made a sack in a 35-21 win; XXXII, Packers vs. Broncos; starter; started at strong safety in a 31-24 loss. Here is the 28-point preview to the Green Bay Packers' Week 1 showdown against the New Orleans Saints and the big-picture look at why they will win the Super Bowl. Bill Huber | Sep 11, 2021 The San Francisco 49ers would later join them after Super Bowl LIV. New Orleans became the third team to win the Super Bowl after trailing at halftime and failing to score a first-half touchdown. The New York Giants in Super Bowl XLII and the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl XXVIII are the only other two teams to do so. The Packers would also win Super Bowl II, and in 1970, the NFL would rename the “World Professional Football Championship Trophy” to the Vince Lombardi Trophy. New Orleans 31, Indianapolis The sack and interception-laden fourth quarter ended with no extra points on the board, allowing the Packers to win their first Super Bowl in 30 years by a score of 35-21 — as expected. This Green Bay victory also yielded a $48,000 payout for the Packers’ roster, while New England players earned a $29,000 bonus. Packers Unscripted: New vibe from New Orleans the win over the Seahawks, including the strong contingent of Packers fans in attendance (2:49), the standouts for Green Bay on offense (8:48) and Dallas lost to Baltimore in Super Bowl V — Landry’s 11 th year — then came back the next season and defeated Miami, 24-3, in Super Bowl XI. Landry wound up coaching an NFL record 29 The Packers have fond memories of the Super Bowl in New Orleans. Their third Super Bowl title — Super Bowl XXXI — came at the Superdome when Brett Favre, Reggie White and MVP Desmond Howard The Packers breezed to a 34-0 win over the Saints on Monday night, the first shutout in the NFL this season. Against New Orleans, it was a night of firsts for Green Bay. Anderson is one of The first Super Bowl played in New Orleans and one of three contested at the old Tulane Stadium, this game saw the Chiefs win their first Super Bowl with a comfortable win over the Vikings. The Chiefs would then go on a 50-year Super Bowl drought, but they return to New Orleans this year having more than made up for this in recent times.
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