The kickoff for the Super Bowl has such an odd time, like 5:18 CST, because they are trying to time the game to finish before the evening news comes on. The news is usually on at 11pm EST, which would make it 10pm CST.
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Super Bowl kickoff is always late and its suppose to accommodate to to all people that works 9-5pm
Fulton Walker of the Miami Dolphins returned a kickoff 98 yards for a TD for the Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl XVII against the Washington Redskins.
Game time for Super Bowl XXX was 6:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM MST.
The Green Bay Packers who won the first two Super Bowls (1966 & 1967 Seasons) finally returned to Super Bowl XXXI for the 1996 Season, where Desmond Howard, Kick Returner for the Packers, returned a kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown. He was awarded the title of MVP of the Super Bowl, first time honor for a Special Teams player.
In Super Bowl XXXIII in Miami, the Atlanta Falcons' Tim Dwight (nicknamed "White Lighting") returned a kickoff 94 yards for a touchdown against the Denver Broncos.