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!
In Super Bowl XLII, Plaxico Jeffrey Burress caught the game-winning pass that made the score 17-14 in the Giants favor.
The Chiefs' players made $15,000 for winning Super Bowl IV and the Vikings got $7,500 each for losing.
Santonio Holmes
The Oakland Raiders have made it to 5 Superbowls, winning 3 of them.
Aaron Rodgers has made it to the Super Bowl one time. He was the winning quarterback for the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl XLV.
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.
Winners of the first 11 Super Bowls each made $15,000 each. That cash bonus has risen to $88,000 for the 2011 Super Bowl winners.
Super Bowl catches are receptions made during a 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.
During early Super Bowl games (1960's) the newscasters routinely told us how much the winning and losing players made, and the cost/value of the Super Bowl ring. Now, it's probably so disgustingly huge - they are embarassed to tell the public For Super Bowl XLI, each player on the Colts received $73,000 for winning the Super Bowl and each player on the Bears received $38,000.