Super Bowl XXII Washington Redskins vs Denver Broncos Washington Redskins vs 1987 NFL Super Bowl Scoreboard. Super Bowl XXII MVP: Loss Rate; John Elway J Washington Redskins 42 vs. Denver Broncos 10 on January 31st, 1988 - Full team and player stats and box score Super Bowl XXII - Washington Redskins vs. Denver NFL owners voted to award Super Bowl XXII to San Diego on May 24, 1984, during their May 23–25, 1984 meetings in Washington, D.C. This was the first of three Super Bowls played at Jack Murphy Stadium (the others being XXXII and XXXVII, both of which occurred after it was renamed Qualcomm Stadium). Super Bowl XXII - Washington Redskins 42 Denver Broncos 10 - MVP Redskins QB Doug Williams - Throwing four touchdown passes in an electric second quarter, Doug Williams led Washington to its second Super Bowl victory. Williams accrued 340 yards via the pass -- a Super Bowl record at the time. Trailing 10-0 after one quarter of play, the Redskins erupted for 42 straight points en route to a 42 TEAM STATS REDSKINS REDSKINS OPPONENTS Points Scored 379 285 First Downs 301 296 Rushing Yards SUPER BOWL XXII : WASHINGTON REDSKINS vs. DENVER BRONCOS Clippers, minus Norman Powell, close The Denver Broncos have been to the Super Bowl 8 times, losing five of them. Redskins passing against the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXII in Jack Murphy Satdium on January 31, l988 in San Put your football knowledge to the test with our daily football trivia game. Can you complete the grid? DENVER BRONCOS VS. WASHINGTON REDSKINS SUPER BOWL XXII THEN THE BRONCOS BUSTED Washington went 10 points down, then zoomed past the Broncos in the most spectacular quarter ever witnessed in a Super Bowl game Last year, in the Super Bowl at Pasadena, Denver was ahead of the New York Giants at halftime, 10-9, but ended up losing, 39-20. Advertisement “It was a wake. The Broncos played the Redskins in Super Bowl XXII on Sunday, January 31, 1988. The Broncos entered the game with a record of 10-4-1, while the Redskins entered the game with a record of 11-4-0. The Redskins won 42-10 to win Super Bowl XXII, finishing their championship season with a record of 11-4-0 in the regular season, 3-0 in the playoffs. It was the Broncos’ second straight loss in the Super Bowl. In the second quarter alone, the Redskins scored a record five touchdowns, erasing an early 10-0 Denver lead. The cast divides roughly into large and small. The so-called Three Amigos average 5 feet 9 1/2 inches and 175 pounds. The Big Four average 6-4 and 225 pounds. Super Bowl XXIV: San Francisco 55, Denver 10 -- The 49ers' 55-10 win is still the largest margin of victory in Super Bowl history and San Francisco's 55 points are the most ever scored in a Super Today we have Super Bowl XXII, which was held on January 31, 1988, between the third-time AFC champion Denver Broncos and the fourth-time NFC champion Washington Redskins at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego, California, the second straight Super Bowl in southern California. At this point the anticipation was killing me. Super Bowl XXII Tim Lynch The 1987 Denver Broncos entered this game as favorites, only to get blown out in a single 15 minute stretch of surreal For two weeks leading up to the Washington Redskins' 42–10 victory over the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXII, Doug Williams was asked the same question. Broncos quarterback John Elway (7) stands dejected on the sideline during the final two minutes of Super Bowl XXII between Denver and the Washington Redskins on Jan. 31, 1988 in San Diego. The 1986-87: Broncos lost Super Bowl XXI to the New York Giants 39-20; 1987-88: Broncos lost Super Bowl XXII to the Washington Redskins 42-10; 1989-90: Broncos lost Super Bowl XXIV to the San Francisco 49ers 55-10; 1997-98: Broncos won Super Bowl XXXII over the Green Bay Packers 31-24; 1998-99: Broncos won Super Bowl XXXIII over the Atlanta Falcons Doug Williams threw four touchdown passes, two of them to Ricky Sanders on plays of 80 and 50 yards, and Timmy Smith ran for 204 yards Sunday to lead the Washington Redskins to a 42-10 rout of the It was like clockwork. Five possessions, 18 plays, 5 touchdowns, 35 points. Nobody had ever scored more than 21 points in a Super Bowl quarter or 28 in a half.
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