Adam Vinatieri (the kicker for the New England Patriots) kicked a 48-yard field goal as time expired gave the New England Patriots their first Super Bowl title. They beat the St. Louis Rams, 20-17.
No santonyo Holmes did not catch the super bowl winning catch. He was out of bounds!
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Joe Montana was the winning quarterback. He was named Super Bowl XXIV MVP. He threw 29 passes, completing 22 of them for 297 yards and made 5 touchdowns.
Ben Roethlisberger made the achievement of winning Pittsburgh's sixth Super Bowl.
There have been 4 times when neither of the Super Bowl teams made the playoffs the following season: 1) Washington Redskins and Denver Broncos played in Super Bowl XXII and neither made the playoffs in 1988. 2) Atlanta Falcons and Denver Broncos played in Super Bowl XXXIII and neither made the playoffs in 1999. 3) St. Louis Rams and New England Patriots played in Super Bowl XXXVI and neither made the playoffs in 2002. 4) Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Oakland Raiders played in Super Bowl XXXVII and neither made the playoffs in 2003.
The Steelers made the playoffs following their wins in Superbowls IX, X and XIII. They failed to make the playoffs after winning Super Bowls XIV, XL and XLIII.
The Green Bay Packers received $15,000 per man for winning the First World Championship Game AFL vs NFL (aka Super Bowl I).
The New England Patriots beat the Carolina Panthers in the 2004 Super Bowl. In addition to the Vince Lombardi Trophy, Super Bowl winners receive a cash bonus from the NFL.NFL.com states that each player upon winning a Super bowl gets a $73,000 bonus (losers get a $38,000 bonus) and a ring.That bonus has risen in recent years and is estimated to be a $88,000 bonus for the 2011 Super Bowl.
The Super Bowl trophy is made of sterling silver.
Besides winning the famous Vince Lombardi Trophy, the winning team of the Super Bowl gets a serious cash bonus. Under the NFL's current agreement with the players, each player will get $88,000 for winning the Super Bowl. This agreement will expire in 2012.Keep in mind that this is the minimum bonus guaranteed by the NFL Players Association. Other star players and MVPs might have millions more written into their contracts.Other information about Super Bowl bonuses:Winners of the 2010 Super Bowl (XLIV) received $83,000 and losers took home $42,000. The amount has grown every year. In the first Super Bowl, the winners took home $15,000 and losers got $7,500.For Super Bowl XLI, each Indianapolis Colts' player received $73,000 for winning the Super Bowl and each Chicago Bears' player received $38,000.For Super Bowl XLII, the Giants share was $78,000 per player for winning the game and the Patriots share was $40,000 per player for losing.According to NBC Sports Feb 5, 2005 Report: The winning team gets $68,000 and a ring and losing team gets $36,500.
2005. They defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 24-21 in Super Bowl XXXIX.
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