This season’s Tremendous Bowl will not be performed till February, however there shall be a number of video games with Tremendous Bowl relevance that may happen all through the course of the season. The league’s 2021 schedule contains 11 rematches of Tremendous Bowls previous, beginning with the NFL’s opening weekend. A number of Tremendous Bowl rematches maintain main historic significance. Washington, a franchise that performed in 5 Tremendous Bowls between 1973-1992, will face three former Tremendous Bowl foes through the common season. 

With the beginning of the 2021 season simply across the nook, let’s check out every Tremendous Bowl rematch, together with a abstract of every sport. 

Week 1: Tremendous Bowl XXI: Giants 39, Broncos 20 

Trailing 10-9 at halftime, the Giants outscored the Broncos 30-10 through the ultimate half-hour. John Elway threw for extra yards, however Phil Simms gained MVP honors after going 22 of 25 for 268 yards and three touchdowns. Simms was an ideal 10-for-10 passing within the second half, as his 88 completion share stays a Tremendous Bowl report. 

Week 3: Tremendous Bowl XXV: Washington 37, Payments 24 

Thurman Thomas’ misplaced helmet simply earlier than kickoff was the beginning of a irritating day for the Payments, who had been hoping to make amends for his or her 20-19 loss to the Giants within the earlier yr’s Tremendous Bowl. Buffalo by no means had an opportunity on this one, as Washington cruised out to a 24-0 lead. After the Payments make it semi-close with two scores within the third quarter, Mark Rypien’s 30-yard landing cross to Gary Clark put the sport on ice. Rypien earned MVP honors after throwing for 292 yards and two touchdowns. Joe Gibbs grew to become the primary coach to win Tremendous Bowls with three completely different beginning quarterbacks. 

Week 4: Tremendous Bowl XLV: Packers 31, Steelers 25 

Two gamers who performed on this sport are nonetheless members of their respective groups: quarterbacks Aaron Rodgers and Ben Roethlisberger. Roethlisberger, who was attempting to grow to be solely the fifth quarterback with three Tremendous Bowl rings, engineered three second half scoring drives after Pittsburgh fell behind 21-3. Roethlisberger was unable to finish the comeback, nevertheless, as Rodgers and the Packers’ offense made simply sufficient performs within the second half to win the franchise’s fourth Tremendous Bowl. Inexperienced Bay was additionally the beneficiary of a key compelled fumble by linebacker Clay Matthews that arrange a Packers rating. Rodgers gained MVP honors after throwing for 304 yards and three touchdowns. 

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Week 6: Tremendous Bowl XXII: Washington 42, Broncos 10 

This is a report that may by no means be damaged: Washington scored 35 factors within the second quarter of Tremendous Bowl XXII after trailing 10-0 after one quarter. That is still the all-time playoff report for many factors scored in a single quarter. Doug Williams did many of the injury, as he threw 4 touchdowns that included two to Ricky Sanders. The fifth landing of the quarter was scored by Timmy Smith, who for the sport rushed for a still-standing Tremendous Bowl report 204 yards on simply 22 carries. 

Week 6: Tremendous Bowl XL: Steelers 21, Seahawks 10 

Two massive performs by the Steelers’ offense was the distinction in a sport between two evenly matched groups. Keyed by a monstrous block by Alan Faneca, Willie Parker’s Tremendous Bowl report 75-yard landing run gave the Steelers a 14-3 lead within the third quarter. After Seattle had reduce Pittsburgh’s result in 4 factors, Antwaan Randle-El’s 43-yard landing cross to fellow receiver and eventual sport MVP Hines Ward clinched the Steelers’ fifth title. The win was the ultimate sport of Jerome Bettis’ Corridor of Fame profession. Pittsburgh’s win marked the primary time a sixth-seeded staff gained the Tremendous Bowl. 

Week 9: Tremendous Bowl I: Packers 35, Chiefs 10 

The primary sport between the NFL and AFL was shut for the primary half-hour, till Packers security Willie Wooden picked off Chiefs quarterback Len Dawson early within the third quarter. The decide arrange the primary of three unanswered scores by the Packers, who had been led by sport MVP Bart Starr and receiver Max McGee, who caught seven passes for 138 yards and two touchdowns regardless of notoriously enjoying with a hangover. Inexperienced Bay would win the next yr’s Tremendous Bowl in what was Vince Lombardi’s ultimate sport because the Packers’ coach. Kansas Metropolis would get again to the large sport, defeating the Vikings within the ultimate sport earlier than the merge. 

Week 9: Tremendous Bowl XXXVIII: Patriots 32, Panthers 29

This Tremendous Bowl was akin to a film that was principally boring earlier than hitting the almost-asleep viewers with an exhilarating climax. The 2 groups scored a mixed 24 factors through the first three quarters; they scored a whopping 37 factors through the ultimate quarter-hour. Carolina, who trailed 21-10 11 seconds within the ultimate stanza, took a short lead following Muhsin Muhammad’s 85-yard landing cross from Jake Delhomme with 6:53 left. However the Panthers’ protection had no solutions for Brady, who directed three fourth quarter scoring drives that included Adam Vinatieri’s game-winning subject aim with 4 seconds left. Brady gained his second MVP award after throwing for 354 yards and three touchdowns. 

Week 11: Tremendous Bowl LI: Patriots 34, Falcons 28 

Down 28-3, the Patriots accomplished the best comeback in Tremendous Bowl historical past by scoring the primary extra time landing in Tremendous Bowl historical past. Dont’a Hightower’s momentum-changing sack/compelled fumble of Matt Ryan and Julian Edelman’s fingertip catch on the Patriots’ game-tying drive are the enduring performs from the Patriots’ epic comeback. After successful the extra time coin flip, Brady went 5-for-5 on the Patriots’ game-winning drive, a drive that ended with James White’s two-yard scoring plunge. Brady gained his fourth Tremendous Bowl MVP, as New England joined the Steelers, Cowboys and 49ers as the one franchises with 5 Vince Lombardi Trophies. 

Week 13: Tremendous Bowl XVIII: Raiders 38, Washington 9 

This was the knockout nobody exterior of Los Angeles noticed coming. Defending champion Washington was kayoed by the Raiders, who gained their third Tremendous Bowl in seven years in emphatic trend. Marcus Allen’s 191 yards and two touchdowns — that included his back-breaking 74-yard landing run within the third quarter — gained him MVP honors. The Raiders’ protection held league MVP Joe Theismann, reigning Tremendous Bowl MVP John Riggins and the remainder of Washington’s high-scoring offense to simply 283 complete yards. Forward 14-3 with simply seconds left within the first half, Raiders linebacker Jack Squirek’s pick-six off Theismann’s display screen cross try and Joe Washington (a play that labored in Washington’s common season win over Los Angeles) summed up the Raiders’ dominant efficiency. 

Week 14: Tremendous Bowl IX: Steelers 16, Vikings 6

Pittsburgh’s first of 4 Tremendous Bowl wins through the Nineteen Seventies was gained throughout a chilly, grey afternoon inside New Orleans’ Tulane Stadium. Dwight White (who misplaced almost 20 kilos that week whereas battling pneumonia) secured the smallest halftime lead in Tremendous Bowl historical past together with the primary security in Tremendous Bowl historical past together with his second quarter sack of Fran Tarkenton. Sport MVP Franco Harris made it a 9-0 sport together with his third quarter landing, whereas Terry Bradshaw’s fourth quarter landing cross to Larry Brown clinched the Steelers’ first title. Led by reigning Defensive Participant of the Yr Joe Greene, the Steelers held the Vikings’ offense to 119 complete yards, 17 dashing yards and 9 first downs whereas forcing 5 turnovers. 

Week 14: Tremendous Bowl XXIII: 49ers 20, Bengals 16 

Down 16-13 and wanted to journey 92 yards with 3:10 left, Joe Montana lived as much as his “Joe Cool” persona. Within the huddle throughout a TV timeout, Montana shared his enjoyment upon recognizing comic John Sweet seated within the reverse finish zone. Montana’s statement relaxed the remainder of the 49ers’ offense, who then proceeded to place collectively what many think about to be the best drive in Tremendous Bowl historical past. With everybody on earth anticipating Montana to throw to eventual sport MVP Jerry Rice, Montana stead threw the game-winning landing cross to John Taylor, who to that time had not caught a cross. Montana threw for a then-Tremendous Bowl report 356 yards, whereas Rice recorded a still-standing Tremendous Bowl report 215 receiving yards. It was the ultimate sport on the 49ers’ sideline for Invoice Walsh, the innovator of the West Coast Offense.