San Francisco 49ers quarterback Joe Montana celebrates Super Bowl XXIII victory as he leaves the field on January 22, 1989. Montana was all smiles after winning his third Super Bowl that decade.
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San Francisco 49ers cornerback Darryl Pollard celebrates after beating the Denver Broncos 55 – 10 in Super Bowl XXIV in New Orleans on January 28, 1990.
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Bills kicker Scott Norwood has an unfortunate place in team history thanks to his missed attempt at the end of Super Bowl XXV.
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Dallas Cowboys running back Emmit Smith (L) and wide receiver Michael Irvin celebrating their victory over the Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl XXVII, in Pasadena, California on January 31, 1993.
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Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman Tony Collins, left, congratulates safety James Washington after Washington ran back a Bills’ Thurman Thomas fumble for a third quarter touchdown in Super Bowl XXVIII January 30, 1994.
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Green Bay Packers’ Brett Favre celebrates with teammates Don Beebe (C) and Dorsey Levens (R) after he ran in a touchdown during the second quarter of Super Bowl XXXI, January 26, 1997 in the Louisiana Superdome.
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Green Bay Packers Reggie White pushes a photographer out of the way as he leaves the field with the Lombardi Trophy following the Packers 35-21 victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XXXI, on January 26, 1997.
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Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway celebrates the end of his winless streak in Super Bowls with the team’s 31-24 victory over the Green Bay Packers, January 25, 1998 at San Diego’s Qualcomm Stadium.
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Super Bowl MVP Ray Lewis of the Baltimore Ravens holds up a copy of the Tampa Tribune declaring the Ravens the winners of Super Bowl XXXV after they beat the New York Giants 34-7 in Tampa, Florida on January 28, 2001.
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Atlanta Falcons quarterback Chris Chandler sits dejected on the bench in the fourth quarter of his team’s 34-19 loss to the Denver Broncos during Super Bowl XXXIII, played at Pro Player Stadium January 31, 1999.
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St. Louis Rams’ quarterback Kurt Warner (L) is brought down by Tennessee Titans’ defensive end Jevon Kearse (R) during first half action, January 30, 2000.
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers celebrate with the Vince Lombardi Trophy on
the field after winning Super Bowl XXXVII, at Qualcomm Stadium in San
Diego, January 26, 2003. The Buccaneers, in their first Super Bowl
appearance, defeated the Oakland Raiders 48-21.
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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) runs on the field while teammates Bobby Hamilton (91), Tedy Bruschi (54) and David Givens (87) leave the bench in celebration after winning Super Bowl XXXVIII against Carolina Panthers in Houston February 1, 2004. New England defeated Carolina 32-29 after Adam Vinatieri kicked a 41 yard field goal in the final seconds of the game.
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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady holds the Vince Lombardi Trophy after winning Super Bowl XXXVIII in Houston, February 1, 2004. Brady was named the MVP as the Patriots defeated the Carolina Panthers 32-29.
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Janet Jackson performs with Justin Timberlake during the halftime show at Super Bowl XXXVIII in Houston, Texas, on February 1, 2004. Jackson’s bare breast flash during the nationally televised game cost the CBS television network a record $550,000 for violating indecency rules, U.S. communications regulators said. The Federal Communications Commission said it voted to fine the 20 stations owned by the CBS television network $27,500 each for airing the incident.
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Chicago Bears Devin Hester (23) runs past cheering teammates as he scores a touchdown on the opening kick of the NFL’s Super Bowl XLI football game against the Indianapolis Colts in Miami, Florida on February 4, 2007.
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Indianapolis Colts Bob Sanders (C) makes an interception in front of Chicago Bears wide receiver Bernard Berrian (L), as the Colts Cato June defends, during the fourth quarter of the NFL’s Super Bowl XLI football game in Miami, Florida, on February 4, 2007.
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New England Patriots wide receiver Randy Moss (R) catches a go-ahead touchdown in front of New York Giants defender Corey Webster (23) during the fourth quarter of the NFL’s Super Bowl XLII football game in Glendale, Arizona, on February 3, 2008.
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Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison runs back an interception 100 yards, the longest in Super Bowl history, for a touchdown against the Arizona Cardinals that ended the second quarter of the NFL’s Super Bowl XLIII football game in Tampa, Florida, on February 1, 2009.
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Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Santonio Holmes (L) keeps both feet in the end zone as he beats Arizona Cardinals safety Aaron Francisco to catch the game winning touchdown pass late in the fourth quarter of the NFL’s Super Bowl XLIII football game in Tampa, Florida, on February 1, 2009.
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Green Bay Packers safety Nick Collins (R) scores a touchdown past Pittsburgh Steelers defenders during the first quarter of the NFL’s Super Bowl XLV football game in Arlington, Texas on February 6, 2011. Collins intercepted a Steelers’ quarterback Ben Roethlisberger pass on the play to score.
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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady leaves the field after their loss to the New York Giants
in the NFL Super Bowl XLVI football game in Indianapolis, Indiana, on February 5, 2012.
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New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning holds the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the Giants defeated the New England Patriots
in the NFL Super Bowl XLVI football game in Indianapolis, Indiana, on February 5, 2012.
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Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker (9) is stopped from making a first down by San Francisco 49ers defensive back Darcel McBath (28) on a fake kick in the second quarter of the NFL Super Bowl XLVII football game in New Orleans, Louisiana, on February 3, 2013.
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Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco celebrates as the Ravens defeat the San Francisco 49ers to win the NFL Super Bowl XLVII football game in New Orleans, Louisiana, on February 3, 2013.
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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) celebrates his team’s win over the Seattle Seahawks in the NFL Super Bowl XLIX football game in Glendale, Arizona on February 1, 2015.
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Carolina Panthers running back Jonathan Stewart (28) dives for a touchdown during the second quarter against the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl 50 at Levi’s Stadium on February 7, 2016.
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New England Patriots’ James White scores a touchdown during overtime to win the Super Bowl LI against the Atlanta Falcons in Houston, Texas, on February 5, 2017.
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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) celebrates with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after defeating the Atlanta Falcons during Super Bowl LI at NRG Stadium on February 5, 2017.
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