The Redskins defeated the Broncos by the score of 42–10, winning their second Super Bowl. The game was played on January 31, 1988, at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego, California, which was the first time that the Super Bowl was played there. Only two franchises have ever won the Super Bowl while hosting at their home stadiums: the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl LV and the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LVI. Numbers in parentheses in the table are Super Bowl appearances as of the date of that Super Bowl and are used as follows: Washington Redskins 42 vs. Denver Broncos 10 on January 31st, 1988 - Full team and player stats and box score XXII (22) Washington Redskins: 42: Denver Broncos: 10: Doug Williams: Jack Murphy Stadium: San Diego: Super Bowl Winners. Super Bowl Leaders, Super Bowl Standings View a comprehensive list of every single NFL Super Bowl champion from 1967 to present on ESPN. Includes the finals opponent, site of the game and the final result. Redskin running back, Timmy Smith, set a Super Bowl record for rush yards with 204 yards in the blowout. Subscribe to NFL: The NFL YouTube channel is your home for immediate Super Bowl XXII: Washington 42, Denver Broncos 10 MVP: Doug Williams | Location: Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego | Date: Jan. 31, 1988 Super Bowl XXI: New York Giants 39, Denver Broncos 20 Relive the epic showdowns and crowning moments of professional football's finest warriors. Patrick Mahomes hoists the NFL's Lombardi Trophy after defeating the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 during Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) Super Bowl I. View the Box Score for the NFL football game between the Washington Redskins and the Denver Broncos on January 31, 1988. Rushing yards: Washington vs. Denver, SB XXII - 377 rushing yards; Rushing touchdowns: Biggest X-factors for the other 30 NFL teams to win the Super Bowl within 3 years NFL owners voted to award Super Bowl XXIII to Miami, Florida on March 14, 1985, during their March 10–15, 1985 meetings held in Phoenix. This was the sixth time that Miami hosted the game, and the first at Joe Robbie Stadium; the 5 previous Super Bowls in the area were played at the Miami Orange Bowl. Cincinnati Bengals 16 vs. San Francisco 49ers 20 on January 22nd, 1989 - Full team and player stats and box score For the 49ers, it was their first Super Bowl appearance since they defeated the Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl XIX.They had made the playoffs in the three seasons between Super Bowl XIX and Super Bowl XXIII, but were eliminated each time in the first round, primarily because of the poor performances by their offensive stars in those games; quarterback Joe Montana, receiver Jerry Rice, and Super Bowl 23. By the time the NFL penned Super Bowl XXIII into the schedule, the San Francisco 49ers were asserting themselves as a dynasty. The 49ers — led by two-time Super Bowl MVP Joe Montana — were looking to go three for three on their Super Bowl appearances, the first of which was seven years earlier. On January 31, 1988, in San Diego, California, Doug Williams of the Washington Redskins—now known as the Washington Commanders—becomes the first African American quarterback to play in a Super Super Bowl XXIII: 49ers def. Bengals, 20-16. Super Bowl XXII: Redskins def. Broncos 42-10. Super Bowl XXI: Giants def. Broncos, 39-20. Super Bowl XX: Bears def Williams was a history maker; he became the first black quarterback to play in a Super Bowl when Washington knocked off Minnesota to go to Super Bowl XXII. Running back George Rogers led the team with 613 rushing yards and six touchdowns, but he was nursing an injury going into the Super Bowl. Kansas beat the Buffalo Bills 32-29 on January 26 to win the AFC Championship and reach the Super Bowl, with Philadelphia earning their place in one of the most watched sporting spectacles of the View the Box Score for the NFL football game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the San Francisco 49ers on January 22, 1989. The 1988 San Francisco 49ers were not supposed to win the Super Bowl. The 1987 49ers were. In ’87, the Niners went 13-2, and they were clearly the NFL’s best team in the regular season.
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